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Generate powerful learning results with the CCSS Partner with leading experts, researchers, and practitioners to seamlessly integrate the Common Core into your curriculum. Explore our selection of books, online courses, events, and on-site PD to uncover implementation strategies that are a perfect fit for your school or district. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll discover sustainable practices and techniques for transformative learning in every classroom.

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Common Core Packages Common Core Coaching Academy This dynamic series of PD engagements is designed to help leadership teams navigate the CCSS for full and sustained implementation. At each in-depth group session, teams will gain a new set of skills and strategies—plus an action plan for implementing what they have learned.

Carefully designed by CCSS experts, this academy: • Develops your school’s or district’s capacity for meeting the demands of the CCSS • Is facilitated by one or more experts who are trained in the CCSS and have considerable experience in education • Includes six days on-site with an expert (three sessions, two days each) over nine to twelve months and these resources:

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Common Core Mathematics in a PLC at Work™, Leader’s Guide Cultures Built to Last Leading by Design School Leader’s Guide to the Common Core Teaching Students to Read Like Detectives • Offers strategies and activities that can be replicated in any setting • Extends beyond session days with phone and email support

Understanding and Transitioning to the Common Core Gain a comprehensive overview of the CCSS, and learn what distinguishes them from other state standards. Identify the gap between current practices and the expectations of the CCSS. Power implementation with CCSS-aligned resources.

• Two days on-site with an expert • Two interactive web conferences • Resource: Collaborating for Success With the Common Core

Administrator Training Gain a big-picture view of the CCSS and how to provide the support needed for comprehensive implementation. Learn how to recognize evidence that indicates teachers have made necessary shifts in their classroom practices. Obtain strategies for aligning resources, providing time and support, and monitoring implementation.

• One day on-site with an expert • Resource: School Leader’s Guide to the Common Core

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Realize your school’s vision Attend a Solution Tree workshop and gain new Common Core strategies you can implement the minute you return to the classroom. You’ll work with our experts to gain critical knowledge and leave with an action plan for improving student learning.

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2-Day Workshop March 27–28 Sacramento, CA November 3–4 San Diego, CA

Implementing Common Core Standards With Total Instructional Alignment Presenter: Lisa Carter Plan ahead to ensure a seamless transition • Learn tools and processes to successfully unpack and from current state standards to the new national align the national Common Core Standards through Common Core Standards. This workshop is curriculum, assessment, and quality instruction. designed to help forward-thinking schools and • Write clear learning goals that are specific, districts prepare teachers and administrators to measurable, and aligned to higher-order thinking. smoothly accomplish this transition. • Create high-quality assessments designed to frequently measure individual student learning progress.

Beyond the Common Core Mathematics in a Professional Learning Community Presenters: Timothy D. Kanold and Diane J. Briars or Sarah Schuhl Helping students meet or exceed CCSS-M expectations requires providing them with a vision and process for learning mathematics. Learn how with your teacher team, school, or district at this high-energy, dynamic workshop led by mathematics thought leader Dr. Timothy D. Kanold.

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• Use and design daily lesson-planning protocols that reflect the expectations of rigorous, focused, coherent CCSS-aligned mathematics instruction. • Understand why and how to develop high cognitive demand tasks aligned to the CCSS-M.

Common Core for English Language Arts Presenter: Nancy Frey The CCSS for English language arts demand that students learn to justify their responses with evidence and to read increasingly complex text. Learn what changes to curriculum and instruction are necessary to meet the standards and ensure student achievement.

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• Identify the conceptual shifts in the CCSS for English language arts. • Enumerate the anchor standards in reading, writing, speaking and listening, language, and foundational skills. • Comprehend the components of text complexity, text-dependent questions, and close reading.

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Deeper implementation, stronger results Transform stress into success. At this empowering event, discover the promise of learning embedded in the implementation challenges of the Common Core. Find strategies to successfully prepare students and staff for high-stakes testing—to persevere from the first raw results to lasting achievement. You’ll leave equipped with techniques for tackling specific requirements for English language arts and mathematics; collaborating with peers on work that really impacts learning; reaching English learners; enlisting parental support; and measuring student progress every step of the way.

Learning Outcomes • Align curriculum design, resource selection, instruction, and assessment to ensure college and career readiness. • Gain up-to-date information on the PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments. • Acquire strategies proven to help students develop critical thinking skills. • Examine and try highly engaging reading, vocabulary, and writing strategies. • Make sense of teaching for depth through the Standards for Mathematical Practice. • Learn how to identify and adapt tasks for cognitive demand.

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Building a Common Core–Based Curriculum Mapping With Focus and Fidelity By Susan Udelhofen NEW! Discover your road map for creating a curriculum based on the Common Core State Standards. Explore various stages of curriculum development, from the preliminary work of building academic support to creating Common Core curriculum maps and tracking school improvement goals. Learn to effectively share information during the curriculum-building process, and engage in significant, collaborative conversations around the curriculum. 42BCE–BKF549 $24.95 ISBN 978-1-936764-68-6

Teaching Students to Think Like Scientists Strategies Aligned With Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards By Maria C. Grant, Douglas Fisher, and Diane Lapp It is essential that students learn to examine, review, and evaluate knowledge and ideas through a process of scientific investigation and argumentation. Using these instructional methods and lesson scenarios, teachers of all disciplines will gain the tools needed to offer students a richer, lasting understanding of science, its concepts, and its place in their lives and the global community. 232 pages 42BCE–BKF555 $29.95 ISBN 978-1-936765-38-6

Using Common Core Standards to Enhance Classroom Instruction & Assessment By Robert J. Marzano, David C. Yanoski, Jan K. Hoegh, and Julia A. Simms With Tammy Heflebower and Phil Warrick Bestseller Discover how to weave an in-depth understanding of the Common Core into successful classroom practice with this two-part resource. You’ll learn how to power the standards with guided assessment and measure student progress in a way that accurately reflects learning. Included are hundreds of ready-to-use, research-based proficiency scales for both English language arts and mathematics. 304 pages 42BCE–BKL015 $34.95 ISBN 978-0-9833512-9-0

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Bringing the Common Core to Life in K–8 Classrooms 30 Strategies to Build Literacy Skills By Eric Jensen and LeAnn Nickelsen Actively engage students in their own learning. Discover strategies to promote student mastery of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts across the curriculum. Explore techniques to lead students in close reading, activate their background knowledge to prepare them for learning, and gain insight into habit formation. You’ll develop the know-how to effectively structure teaching to empower all students. 240 pages 42BCE–BKF442 $29.95 ISBN 978-1-936764-64-8

How to Teach Thinking Skills Within the Common Core 7 Key Student Proficiencies of the New National Standards By James A. Bellanca, Robin J. Fogarty, and Brian M. Pete Bestseller Packed with examples and tools, this practical guide prepares teachers across all grade levels and content areas to teach the most critical cognitive skills from the Common Core State Standards. Discover a doable three-phase model of explicit teaching, guided practice in content-based lessons, and authentic application in standards-based performance tasks that will strengthen students’ ability to learn across the curriculum. 240 pages 42BCE–BKF576 $29.95 ISBN 978-1-936764-07-5

Collaborating for Success With the Common Core A Toolkit for Professional Learning Communities at Work™ By Kim Bailey, Chris Jakicic, and Jeanne Spiller Leverage teamwork to integrate the CCSS into your curriculum, and build on a foundational knowledge of PLCs. You’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of the shifts required to implement the standards in core content areas and find valuable tips and strategies for creating strong collaborative practices. Identify the essential standards, determine learning targets, define proficiency, learn how to design rigorous assessments, and more. 232 pages 42BCE–BKF556 $29.95 ISBN 978-1-936764-72-3

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Common Core English Language Arts in a PLC at Work™ series By Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Cynthia L. Uline

These teacher guides illustrate how to sustain successful implementation of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts in K–12 instruction, curriculum, assessment, and intervention practices within the powerful Professional Learning Communities at Work™ process. Teachers will discover the fundamental learning targets necessary for college and career readiness and how students can master them for each grade level. Each book includes comprehensive and research-affirmed analysis tools and strategies to help collaborative teams develop and assess student understanding.

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Solution Tree is proud to partner with the International Reading Association and distinguished English language arts experts to copublish this series aligned with the CCSS and PLC at Work™ process.

Let our experts come to you! Implementing the CCSS for English Language Arts Recognize the conceptual shifts required for English language arts, and support CCSSalignment in areas of curriculum design, instruction, assessment, and intervention. Leaders will unpack the standards for English language arts, and teachers and leaders will discuss the transitional process and next steps.

• Three days on-site with an expert • One interactive web conference • Resource: Common Core English Language Arts in a PLC at Work™ series (choose your grade level)

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Literacy

Teaching Students to Read Like Detectives Comprehending, Analyzing, and Discussing Text By Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Diane Lapp Bestseller Prompt students to become the sophisticated readers, writers, and thinkers they need to be to achieve higher learning. The authors explore the important relationship between text, learner, and learning. With an array of methods and assignments to establish critical literacy in a discussion-based and reflective classroom, you’ll encourage students to find meaning and cultivate thinking from even the most challenging expository texts. 176 pages 42BCE–BKF499 $24.95 ISBN 978-1-935543-52-7

What Principals Need to Know About Teaching and Learning Writing By Ruth Culham Discover practical strategies for supporting and assessing writing instruction in all content areas while equipping teachers with instructional practices that emphasize this critical skill, which students need to adapt to the demands of the CCSS and thrive in the 21st century. This guide offers the pedagogical expertise every administrator needs to serve as an effective leader. 136 pages; grades K–8 42BCE–BKF557 $24.95 ISBN 978-1-936765-43-0

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20 Literacy Strategies to Meet the Common Core Increasing Rigor in Middle & High School Classrooms By Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins and Allyson J. Burnett With the advent of the Common Core State Standards and high expectations with regard to content literacy, some secondary teachers are scrambling for what to do and how to do it. This book provides an accessible plan for implementing content literacy and offers 20 research-based literacy strategies designed to help students meet those standards and become expert readers. 328 pages; grades 6–12 42BCE–BKF588 $34.95 ISBN 978-1-936764-28-0

Vocabulary for the Common Core By Robert J. Marzano and Julia A. Simms Bestseller The Common Core State Standards present unique demands on students’ ability to learn vocabulary and teachers’ ability to teach it. The authors address these challenges in this resource. Work toward the creation of a successful vocabulary program, guided by both academic and content-area terms taken directly from the mathematics and English language arts standards. 280 pages 42BCE–BKL014 $34.95 ISBN 978-0-9858902-2-3

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Mathematics

Common Core Mathematics in a PLC at Work™ series Edited by Timothy D. Kanold By Thomasenia Lott Adams, Harold Asturias, Diane J. Briars, John A. Carter, Juli K. Dixon, Francis (Skip) Fennell, David Foster, Mardi A. Gale, Timothy D. Kanold, Beth McCord Kobett, Matthew R. Larson, Mona Toncheff, Jonathan A. Wray, and Gwendolyn Zimmermann

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These teacher guides illustrate how to sustain successful implementation of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics. Discover what students should learn and how they should learn it at each grade level. Comprehensive and research-affirmed analysis tools and strategies will help you and your collaborative team develop and assess student demonstrations of deep conceptual understanding and procedural fluency. You’ll also learn how fundamental shifts in collaboration, instruction, curriculum, assessment, and intervention can increase college and career readiness in every one of your students. Bestseller

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District Solutions for Mathematics Beyond the Common Core Empower your students to meet the demands of the CCSS for mathematics. The Beyond the Common Core program, designed and implemented by Dr. Timothy D. Kanold and his team, is a researchaffirmed and evidence-based K–12 solution used by diverse districts across the country with proven increases in student performance.

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K–12 Mathematics Vision, Vision Implementation, and Vision Focus Overview

K–12 Mathematics Teaching and Learning

Implement sustainable systematic change in your district. This session integrates the lessons from The Five Disciplines of PLC Leaders and the Common Core Mathematics in a PLC at Work™ series to significantly improve districtwide results in mathematics.

Impact student learning with mathematics instruction and assessment. Learn to teach mathematics based on the Common Core’s eight mathematical practices, and discover how to create and use high-quality assessments and assessment processes in the classroom. • Program Length: One day on-site with an expert

• Audience: District- and site-based leaders

• Audience: District- and site‐based leaders, teachers, teacher teams, and teacher leaders

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Coaching Academy: Deep Mathematics Teaching, Assessing, and Learning in a PLC

Embedded On-Campus Coaching: Deep Mathematics Teaching, Assessing, and Learning in a PLC

• Program Length: One day on-site with an expert

Learn to design high-quality assessments based on the Common Core’s eight mathematical practices. This session uses the PLC at Work™ teaching-assessinglearning cycle to teach the necessary rigor, coherence, and focus of the CCSS-M assessments. • Program Length: Three or four days on-site with an expert • Audience: Instructional mathematics coaches, district- and sitebased leaders, teacher teams, and teacher leaders

Re-engage students with high-quality assessments and assessment processes. Learn to effectively teach the mathematics instructional shifts based on the Common Core’s eight mathematical practices, and discover how to use effective formative assessment processes in the classroom. • Program Length: Three or four on-site sessions, two days each • Audience: Grade-level or course-based mathematics teams and teacher leaders

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Assessment and the Common Core State Standards Presenter: Kay Burke Learning Outcomes • Identify power standards. • Repack the Common Core State Standards as part of a collaborative team.

Develop assessment tools and strategies for the Common Core State Standards that will improve instruction as well as gauge its success. Included ebook: Balanced Assessment

• Collaborate with grade-level or subject-area teams to create common assessments.

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Common Core State Standards in Literacy, Grades 3–8 Presenters: Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey Learning Outcomes • Identify the major goals of the CCSS for English language arts. • Release responsibility to students to foster their learning. • Check for understanding using oral language, questions, writing, projects, performances, and tests.

Tackle the demands of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts, and differentiate instruction while aligning assessment practices. Included ebook: Common Core English Language Arts in a PLC at Work™ , Grades 3–5 CEUs: 42BCE–KDS032 $279.00 3 Semester Hours: 42BCE–KDS033 $499.00

Common Core State Standards in Mathematics, Grades 3–8 Presenters: Diane J. Briars and Timothy D. Kanold Learning Outcomes • Support the eight mathematical practices. • Maintain high cognitive demand. • Include assessing and advancing questions for formative assessment. • Meet the needs of all learners.

Watch and learn how teachers in professional learning community classrooms successfully implement and apply the new standards in mathematics instruction. Included ebook: Common Core Mathematics in a PLC at Work™ , Grades 3–5 CEUs: 42BCE–KDS034 $279.00 3 Semester Hours: 42BCE–KDS035 $499.00

Teaching Reading and Comprehension to English Learners, Grades K–5 Presenter: Margarita Calderón Learning Outcomes • Learn a seven-step process to preteach vocabulary. • Implement strategies to teach reading comprehension, including think-alouds and partner reading. • Create strategies to teach writing and editing.

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Discover how to align instruction with the CCSS to ensure strong reading and comprehension skills become a solid foundation for young ELs. Included ebook: Teaching Reading & Comprehension to English Learners, K–5 CEUs: 42BCE–KDS019 $279.00 3 Semester Hours: 42BCE–KDS020 $499.00

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Driving success in the Common Core classroom Schools throughout the nation face a new challenge of transitioning to the Common Core State Standards. How do you align current curriculum with these new initiatives? Which assessments best monitor students’ progress and engage them in learning? For answers to these questions and more, we’re bringing you experts who have worked on the new CCSS for mathematics and English language arts. You’ll have time to explore, network, and discover new tools for implementing practical strategies.

Learning Outcomes • Learn how to design standards-based assessments that tell you immediately whether your students are hitting their learning targets. • Examine how instruction and assessment will need to change in order for students to be successful with the CCSS for mathematics and English language arts. • Determine how to “power” the Common Core. • Learn the current status of the assessment consortia (PARCC and Smarter Balanced), and analyze contentspecific implications for your school or district. • Discover a process to unpack the new CCSS and design simple formative assessments.

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