App of the Week for October 15th:
Common Core Look-fors (CCLS)
Price: $2.99
Why should you buy this app?
This fantastic app is very timely, given the transition many states and districts are making toward Common Core. With the implementation of Common Core, teachers will be teaching differently and students will be asked to learn in a new, more project-based environment. Along with these changes, administrators will be changing their evaluative process in order to better judge the efficacy of the teaching and learning taking place in their schools. This week's app is an evaluative Common Core app aimed at helping administrators look for key components of the CCSS. It also makes a fabulous resource for teachers who are planning CCSS lessons. Here are a few of the features of Common Core Look-fors:
Why should you buy this app?
This fantastic app is very timely, given the transition many states and districts are making toward Common Core. With the implementation of Common Core, teachers will be teaching differently and students will be asked to learn in a new, more project-based environment. Along with these changes, administrators will be changing their evaluative process in order to better judge the efficacy of the teaching and learning taking place in their schools. This week's app is an evaluative Common Core app aimed at helping administrators look for key components of the CCSS. It also makes a fabulous resource for teachers who are planning CCSS lessons. Here are a few of the features of Common Core Look-fors:
- Easy to use interface
- Preloaded CCSS standards for Language Arts and Math, broken down by grade level and strand
- Preloaded NETS standards for technology integration
- In-app photo and video capture for future reference during post-evaluation conferences
- Appropriate, desirable teacher and student behaviors outlined for each strand in all standards
- Convenient check-lists to maintain the rigor of CCSS
