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		<title>Season of Sessions Completed</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve completed our 2011-2012 season of VTCLA sessions.  Thank you so much to our attendees, presenters and supporters.]]></description>
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		<title>COPS Session 3 &#8211;  May 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 18:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Capital Plaza  9:00- 3:00 Topic #1: Math – assessments and interventions for struggling students Panel Discussion/Presentation on collaborative math curriculum work among Lamoille North, Orleans Southwest, Lamoille South, and Orange North (Val Sullivan, Dave White, Bill Kimble, Michaela North, and Bob Stanton of LAPDA) Outcomes: •    Participants will learn about a multi-year collaborative curriculum and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community of Practice Session (COPS) March 9</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Topic #1:  Common Core Implementation- Follow up on resources identified at last session and since then.  (See notes on website) Topic #2:  Translating Assessment Data into Changes in Instructional Practice •    What evidence do we have that teachers are using data to inform their instructional practices? •    What processes have we found that support the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Followup Docs for Feb. 3 Session (COPS)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listed here are four documents contining follow up information for the February 3rd, 2012 Community of Practice Session. Click their titles to download.  If you have problems opening these files please comment below and we&#8217;ll see about getting alternate formats uploaded. VTCLA Resources to share FEB 3 2012 VTCLA Common Core Implementation NOTES FEB 3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community of Practice Session (COPS)  Feb. 3</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community of Practice Sessions (COPS) provide an opportunity for practitioners to learn from each other’s current work. Topics for these sessions are developed as a result of the sessions planned in the fall. This year, in addition to following up on the work at each session on what we each are doing to respond to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Followup to January 6, 2012 Session &#8211; Sue Biggam</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve uploaded copies of the Powerpoint presentation used on the 6th. There are downloadable copies in both .pdf (~176KB) and .pptx (~325KB) formats. Here is a list of downloadable files related to Sue Biggam&#8217;s session on January 6th, 2012. Comprehension (.doc) VTCLA_1_6_2012v2 (.pptx) Template_for_unpackingCCSS (.doc) Put_it_in_your_own_words_template3 (.doc) Ode_to_a_Root (.doc) Lesson_outline_for_powerful_vocabv2 (.doc) ELA_LPF_12.2011_final (.pdf) Comprehension_Conversations_cards4 (.docx) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 6 &#8211; Sue Biggam &#8211; Changes in Thinking, Common Core</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transitioning from VT&#8217;s GEs to the Common Core: Benefits/Opportunities? Challenges? The focus for this day will be on the Reading and Writing Common Core Standards with special attention given to the significant changes in thinking about text complexity, close reading, balance of informational text vs literary text, and genres in writing.  We will also look [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nov. 4 &#8211; Implications of CC Math (7-12)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Julie Conrad &#8211; Implications of the Common Core math standards for 7-12 math curriculum and instruction, with a particular focus on mathematical practices, especially modeling (examples and curriculum and instruction resources) and suggested processes for engaging 7-12 math teachers in understanding and beginning to take steps toward alignment with the CC. The session will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Common Core Resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lyn Parker Haas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Info gained at DOE Update session&#8230; Common Core in Vermont (The transition plans for ELA and Math are here and other resources will be added) Units of study www.commoncore.org/free Hunt videos (youtube.com) these provide varying levels of information about different aspects of the common core standards.]]></description>
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		<title>Oct. 7th &#8211; Common Core K-6 Math</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Loree Silvis &#8211; Implications of the Common Core math standards for K-6 math curriculum and instruction.  CAPITOL PLAZA 8:30-3:00 In this session, Loree will walk us through the main issues of the Common Core as they unfold for K-6 math curriculum and instruction. Together we will discuss and plan various strategies to take as we [...]]]></description>
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