This page is designed to give teachers and administrators quick access to resources that support Hertford County Public Schools' initiatives.  The resources range from powerpoints presented in district workshops, links, lessons and explemars that will assist educators in our effort of continuous improvement and building capacity among Hertford County educators.

Understanding the Common Core State Standards

Overview of Common Core State Standards:

Common Core Videos and Lessons

SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium: This is a consortium that will create the assessment aligned with the New Common Core Standards.  The state of North Carolina will use the assessment created by this consortium which will supplant our current EOG/EOC accountability system. Teachers will find sample questions for ELA and math linked to this website.

http://www.k12.wa.us/SMARTER/

English Language Arts:

Common Core Instructional Shifts

Text Complexity in Reading:

http://www.lexile.com/using-lexile/lexile-measures-and-the-ccssi/the-common-core-and-text-complexity/

Math:

http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/mathematics

Eight Mathematical Practices:

http://www.carrollk12.org/instruction/instruction/elementary/math/teacher/common/default.asp

NC Science & Social Studies Essential Standards

Science and Social Studies:

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/support-tools/#crsocial

Best Practices

Revised Blooms:

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/acre/standards/rbt-knowledge-chart.pdf

Robert Marzano Instructional Strategies:

http://www.tltguide.ccsd.k12.co.us/instructional_tools/Strategies/Strategies.html

http://www.marzanoresearch.com/research/researched_strategies.aspx

Rigor in the Common Core Classroom

Layered Curriculum

http://help4teachers.com/how.htm

Seven Elementary Tips for Teaching with Technology:

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/technology-tips-younger-elementary

Standards Solution:

30,000 items of High Quality Instructional Content: English-Narrative Stories, Informal Articles, Writing Prompts, Math-Multiple-Choice, Short Constructed Responses, Extended Construction Responses and Science-living science items

Go to www.standardssolution.com; enter your username and password (Hertford County elementary and middle school instructors should have a username and password)

Khan Academy:

Lesson demonstrations in a varitey of disciplines

http://www.khanacademy.org/#browse

New Horizons for Learning:

Teachers, school administrators, students, consultants, or parents, will find information from this website useful:

http://education.jhu.edu/newhorizons

• Neurosciences includes information about the development and function of the human brain applied to learning
• Transforming Education includes descriptions of successful projects and methods that are transforming schools and other educational institutions
• Teaching and Learning Strategies offers a synthesis of the most effective ways to facilitate and enhance teaching and learning
• Perspectives on the Future includes illuminating discussions of the kinds of future we are preparing our children and students to face
• Special Needs/Inclusion is a comprehensive collection of information and resources on this topic for parents, teachers, and students
• Lifelong Learning is about learning in childhood and parenting, adolescence, higher education, the adult years, the workplace, and the senior years
• Student Voices offers students' views about learning and ways to help them to use their voices constructively and effectively