Cross-Curricular Resources & Ideas

Topic outline

• General
  

  General

  Cross-Curricular Resources and Ideas Page

  A place to share your ideas and resources with the CMS staff!

  *In order to prevent students from viewing an activity or video multiple times, please indicate if you used or plan to use any of these resources with your class. 

  • News forum
  • Study Hall Passes for Students URL

    I made these so if a student needed to come to my class during 5th period, they could fill it out, and I could sign it ahead of time.  

• Grit and Perserverance
  

  Grit and Perserverance

  Post any videos, photos, activities, or resources that may benefit the staff.

   

  • Video, "You Can Learn Anything" By Khan Academy URL
  • The Power of Mistakes-Article File
  • The Perils Promises of Praise File
  • talent myth gladwell File
  • OET-Draft-Grit-Report-2-17-13 - Long Federal Report on Grit and Perseverance File
  • KIPP and Private Schools - character Ed article File
  • Ideas for Developing Perseverance File
  • How to Foster Grit - summary of federal report File
  • How To Create a Growth Mindset Classroom File
  • How Not to Talk to Your Kids File
  • Grading and Mindset-Article File
  • Even Geniuses Work Hard File
  • DuckworthPetersonMatthewsKelly 2007 PerseveranceandPassion - Formal Scientific Paper from Duckworth File
  • Does Teaching Kids To - NPR Article File
  • Can Perseverance Be Taught - Duckworth File
  • Article - Who Gets to Graduate File
  • 5 Steps to Foster Grit in the Classroom - Andrew Miller File
  • Tough Teachers - Wall Street Journal File
  • True Grit - Duckworth summary article File
• Collaborative Conversations and Academic Dialogue
  

  Collaborative Conversations and Academic Dialogue

  

  • Collaborative Conversation Starters Handout for Students URL

    These conversation starters are designed to help students use more academic language in their peer and group conversations.  They are based on handouts from Kate Kinsella. 

  • Group Discussion & Collaborative Discussion Power Point from Fall 2013 Professional Development URL
  • Socratic Seminar Peer Observations Form URL
  • Collaborative Conversation Starters Posters URL

    Same as the handout, but formatted for bulletin boards and walls. 

• Critical Thinking & Higher Order Thinking
  

  Critical Thinking & Higher Order Thinking

  
• Smarter Balance & Common Core
  

  Smarter Balance & Common Core

  • California Common Core State Standards-English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects URL
  • California Common Core State Standards Mathematics URL
  • Smarter Balance Home Page URL
• Teacher Collaboration
  

  Teacher Collaboration

   Teacher Collaboration

  

  • Teacher Collaborative Lesson Study URL
• Topic 6
  

  Topic 6
• Topic 7
  

  Topic 7
• Topic 8
  

  Topic 8
• Topic 9
  

  Topic 9
• Topic 10
  

  Topic 10