What do you C? How do you C?
- C: Common Core State Standards
 - C: Critical Thinking
 - C: Creative Thinking
 - C: Communication
 - C: Collaboration
 - C: Continuous Assessment
 
It can be overwhelming, but let's use a Checklist, on a Clipboard, to keep track of our C's.
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS:
http://www.state.nj.us/education/sca/
CRITICAL THINKING:
http://www.p21.org/overview/skills-framework/260
http://www.edutopia.org/stw-kipp-critical-thinking-10-tips-for-teaching
CREATIVE THINKING:
- WHY? http://www.jrimagination.com/blog/2011/11/11/the-powerful-fours-of-creative-thinking.html
 - FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: http://www.p21.org/overview/skills-framework/262
 - FLUENCY STRATEGIES: http://www.minds-in-bloom.com/2009/09/creative-thinking-fluency.html
 - FLEXIBILITY STRATEGIES: http://www.minds-in-bloom.com/2009/10/creative-thinking-flexibility.html
 - SCAMPER FOR CREATIVITY: http://creativiteach.me/creative-thinking-strategies/scamper/
 
CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING:
http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/Questioning
http://pinterest.com/reallyrachel/creative-and-critical-thinking-activities-and-idea/
http://21stcenturytechtools.wikispaces.com/ (Use left sidebar to navigate.)
COMMUNICATION:
http://www.p21.org/overview/skills-framework/261
COLLABORATION:
http://www.p21.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=263&Itemid=132
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT:
http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/Continous+Assessment
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/bulletin/article.aspx?id=50316
...and how about CLIPBOARDS AND CHECKLISTS... For teachers? For learners?
A Teacher Checklist to guide you:  Put a check beside or highlight what/how you’ve taught today:
Today, I can “C” the effective use of multiple means in my teaching via the “7 C’s” 
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CCSS 
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Critical  
Thinking 
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Creative 
Thinking 
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Collaboration 
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Communication 
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Continuous 
Formative 
Assessment 
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Clipboards/ 
Checklists 
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Reading: Foundational Skills 
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 HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONING/ ACTIVITIES:  
-Applying 
-Analyzing 
-Evaluation 
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Fluency! Flexibility! 
Elaboration! 
Originality! 
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FLEXIBLE GROUPS: Varied Small Groups? Partners?    
SKILLS: Flexibility? 
Compromise? 
SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES. 
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ARTICULATION ACTIVITIES: 
Oral? Written? Nonverbal? 
PURPOSE: To Inform? To Instruct? 
To Motivate? To Persuade? 
LISTENING SKILLS 
MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY  
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MONITORING STUDENT UNDERSTANDING VIA: Exit cards? Think-Pair- Share? One Question? 
3-2-1? Journal? Q & A? Discussion? Project? 
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Teacher? 
Learner? 
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Reading: Literature 
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Reading: Informational Text 
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Writing 
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HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONING/ ACTIVITIES:  
-Applying 
-Analyzing 
-Evaluation 
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Fluency! Flexibility! 
Elaboration! 
Originality! 
 | 
FLEXIBLE GROUPS: Varied Small Groups? Partners?    
SKILLS: Flexibility? 
Compromise? 
SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES. 
 | 
ARTICULATION ACTIVITIES: 
Oral? Written? Nonverbal? 
PURPOSE: To Inform? To Instruct? 
To Motivate? To Persuade? 
LISTENING SKILLS 
MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY  
 | 
MONITORING STUDENT UNDERSTANDING VIA: Exit cards? Think-Pair- Share? One Question? 
3-2-1? Journal? Q & A? Discussion? Project? 
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Teacher? 
Learner? 
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Speaking and Listening 
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Language 
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 Measurement and Data 
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HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONING/ ACTIVITIES:  
-Applying 
-Analyzing 
-Evaluation 
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Fluency! Flexibility! 
Elaboration! 
Originality! 
 | 
FLEXIBLE GROUPS: Varied Small Groups? Partners?    
SKILLS: Flexibility? 
Compromise? 
SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES. 
 | 
ARTICULATION ACTIVITIES: 
Oral? Written? Nonverbal? 
PURPOSE: To Inform? To Instruct? 
To Motivate? To Persuade? 
LISTENING SKILLS 
MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY  
 | 
MONITORING STUDENT UNDERSTANDING VIA: Exit cards? Think-Pair- Share? One Question? 
3-2-1? Journal? Q & A? Discussion? Project? 
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Teacher? 
Learner? 
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Numbers/Operations-Base 10 
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HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONING/ ACTIVITIES:  
-Applying 
-Analyzing 
-Evaluation 
 | 
Fluency! Flexibility! 
Elaboration! 
Originality! 
 | 
FLEXIBLE GROUPS: Varied Small Groups? Partners?    
SKILLS: Flexibility? 
Compromise? 
SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES. 
 | 
ARTICULATION ACTIVITIES: 
Oral? Written? Nonverbal? 
PURPOSE: To Inform? To Instruct? 
To Motivate? To Persuade? 
LISTENING SKILLS 
MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY  
 | 
MONITORING STUDENT UNDERSTANDING VIA: Exit cards? Think-Pair- Share? One Question? 
3-2-1? Journal? Q & A? Discussion? Project? 
 | 
Teacher? 
Learner? 
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking 
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**Numbers and Operations-Fractions 
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*Geometry 
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HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONING/ ACTIVITIES:  
-Applying 
-Analyzing 
-Evaluation 
 | 
Fluency! Flexibility! 
Elaboration! 
Originality! 
 | 
FLEXIBLE GROUPS: Varied Small Groups? Partners?    
SKILLS: Flexibility? 
Compromise? 
SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES. 
 | 
ARTICULATION ACTIVITIES: 
Oral? Written? Nonverbal? 
PURPOSE: To Inform? To Instruct? 
To Motivate? To Persuade? 
LISTENING SKILLS 
MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY  
 | 
MONITORING STUDENT UNDERSTANDING VIA: Exit cards? Think-Pair- Share? One Question? 
3-2-1? Journal? Q & A? Discussion? Project? 
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Teacher? 
Learner? 
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*Statistics and Probability 
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HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONING/ ACTIVITIES:  
-Applying 
-Analyzing 
-Evaluation 
 | 
Fluency! Flexibility! 
Elaboration! 
Originality! 
 | 
FLEXIBLE GROUPS: Varied Small Groups? Partners?    
SKILLS: Flexibility? 
Compromise? 
SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES. 
 | 
ARTICULATION ACTIVITIES: 
Oral? Written? Nonverbal? 
PURPOSE: To Inform? To Instruct? 
To Motivate? To Persuade? 
LISTENING SKILLS 
MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY  
 | 
MONITORING STUDENT UNDERSTANDING VIA: Exit cards? Think-Pair- Share? One Question? 
3-2-1? Journal? Q & A? Discussion? Project? 
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Teacher? 
Learner? 
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*Number systems 
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*Expressions/Equations 
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*Ratios and proportional relationships 
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Would any of these make sense for your learners? How about if you tweaked them?
Be sure you continue to have a plethora of M & M's in your daily diet:
- Multiple Means are available via the websites above!
 - Making Meaning: (Check out the videos on this site, too!) http://www.woodridge68.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=7283
 - Move Ment: http://www.minds-in-bloom.com/2012/04/20-three-minute-brain-breaks.html
 
"C" you soon...








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