Technology to Support

CCSS Instruction
Robin Hecht
Director of Curriculum & Instruction
Marlboro Central School District
John Marallo
Middle School Mathematics Teacher
Marlboro Central School District
DSEA Professional Development Conference
March 28, 2015

WELCOME!!
Lets see who we have in the room today

What is any of this good for?

What is a QR Code?

Purpose of QR Codes

S Scanning a QR code can lead you to a variety of different

media:
S Video
S Web page
S Advertisements
S Text
S Other information

Free QR Code Generators

S QR Stuff
S QR Droid
S QR Code Scavenger Hunt
S Unitag Design QR Code Creator

Ideas for QR Code Use

S Business Cards
S T-Shirt
S Homework
S Contact Us
S Scavenger Hunt
S Parent Open House
S Ideas are ENDLESS!!!

Experience a QR Code

S Please walk around our room, and experience a variety of

different QR Codes:
S Math 8 Skills Review Scavenger Hunt
S HW Help Video
S Math 8 Course Information
S Parent Resources to Support Student Success
S School-Specific QR Code Trees

How to Make a QR Code

QR Droid

 Engaging, standards-aligned rich media and interactive

digital textbooks, coupled with professional development

and assessment services, take students beyond the
classroom.
Online access to educational videos
Diagnostic Assessments available
Supplemental materials for teachers accompany videos

 Online assessment tool

Questions aligned to the Common Core Learning

Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics

Questions aligned to state standards in Social Studies

and Science

Three types of question types available:

Multiple Choice
Fill-in
Constructed Response

Castle Learning

Useful for regular monitoring of student performance

Can be used to assign independent question sets

tailored to independent students needs

Can be used to assign online classroom assessments,

including Student Learning Objectives (SLO)
Mass assign question sets quickly
Assignments are automatically graded

Reports available for individual student progress

Castle Learning

 Online videos aligned to the CCSS

Math
Science
Economics/Finance
History

Students can make use of the extensive library of

content, including interactive challenges,

assessments, and videos from any computer with
access to the web.

Khan Academy

S Created by educators to give students access to quality

lessons outside of the classroom

S Video lessons in English Language Arts and

Mathematics aligned to the Common Core Learning

Standards

S Online quizzes available that accompany videos

S Easily monitor the viewing of assigned videos and the

completion of assigned quizzes

LearnZillion
S Download videos as individual slides of a Powerpoint

presentation to adapt and use in the classroom

S Additional commentary available for both teachers and

students

S Coachs Commentary helps teachers incorporate

LearnZillion videos into their instruction

S Guided Practice gives students additional problems
to complete, with support
S Parent Letter helps teachers communicate their use of

LearnZillion in the classroom with parents

S Notes Template helps students follow along videos

shown in the classroom with their teacher

LearnZillion
Common Core Navigator

LearnZillion
Common Core Navigator

S Short animated videos available for many subject areas

S Closed captioning available for hearing impaired

students

S Additional resources accompany videos:

S Multiple choice quiz based on the video shown
S Experiments to help students understand the material

being covered
S Activity pages that include standard worksheets,
graphic organizers, and vocabulary reinforcement

Brain Pop &

Brain Pop Jr.

S Contains tasks meant to help engage students in

mathematics

S Tasks are aligned to the Common Core Learning

Standards

S Explains the eight Standards of Mathematical Practice and

has videos and tangible examples to explain each of them

S Explains the progression of teaching fractions, beginning

with the concept of a unit fraction in the third grade, and

ending with the division of fractions in the fifth grade

Illustrative Mathematics
Standards Navigator
K-8 Mathematics Standards

High School Mathematics Standards

S Online library of educational hip-hop songs and

videos for grades K-12.

S Videos available for multiple content areas:

S English Language Arts
S Mathematics
S Social Studies
S Science
S Life Skills

Flocabulary
S Videos can be searched by Common Core Standard

Alignment for English Language Arts and Mathematics

Flocabulary

Think of ways you could use this resource in your classroom

What a Flipped Classroom

Looks Like

Technology to Support
Common Core
Questions or Comments?

robin.hecht@marlboroschools.org
john.marallo@marlboroschools.org

Planning Time
Take some time to think about how you can use what you have learned
today to impact your classroom instruction:
S Content-specific material
S Target specific issues
S Groups of students to use various resources with
S Where will resources fit into the instructional day
S How will you use resources with parents?
S What is your plan for sharing this new knowledge with colleagues?