Shifting to text-based planning brings exciting results
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The Common Core standards clearly advocate placing texts front and center in planning and instruction. For many schools, transitioning to this approach in ELA has required a significant shift.
Watch as leaders and teachers from Garfield Elementary School in Revere, Massachusetts share their experience making this shift. Their enthusiasm is palpable.
Ready to try this approach in your classroom? Here are resources to begin text based planning, and here is a quick refresher on focus questions.