Cornerstone Literacy
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Essential Literacy Learning:
The Code, the Concepts, the Conversations
February 14-16 | Springfield, Mass.
Lesson Study Assignments
Lesson Study and related activities will take place at six schools: Frank H. Freedman, German Gerena Community, Lincoln, Mary M. Lynch, Rebecca Johnson, and Samuel Bowles. To determine your school assigment, review the list below. For a printer-friendly version, click here . If you have any questions, please contact jberry@cornerstoneliteracy.org.
SCHOOL |
GRADE |
TEACHER |
UNIT TOPIC & STRATEGY FOCUS |
SCHOOLS
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FACILITATORS |
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Bowles |
1st |
Lori LaBombard |
Lead 21 Unit 5 Social Studies Stories of Our Past: Stories of the Past of our families, long ago, amazing people, & communities |
Beal
|
Gabrielle Agron Edna Varner
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Bowles |
4th
|
Kristin Burns |
Lead 21 Unit 5 Social Studies America’s Heartland: Geography & Economy of the Midwest and So Central States |
Janet Cumbee Carolann Motto |
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|
Lynch |
4th
|
Kristy George |
Lead 21 Unit 4 Science Forces of Nature: Changes in Earth’s surface (by destructive forces), the power of water, effects of climate change, the effects of a changing earth on living things |
Milton Bradley |
Sue Hucul |
|
Lynch |
5th |
Linda McCarthy |
Lead 21 Unit 4 Science Forces of Nature: Changes in Earth’s surface (by destructive forces), the power of water, effects of climate change, the effects of a changing earth on living things |
Joe Mills |
|
|
Gerena |
1st |
Cindy McCarthy |
Lead 21 Unit 4 Earth Science Earth’s Treasures - Students learn about natural resources and the importance of conservation. Theme Question – How do we use and keep Earth’s treasures? |
Balliet Brunton Dryden Freedman (Palazzi) IOE Johnson Lynch (Gilligan, Grinstead) Warner Washington Glickman Zanetti (Ameral, Munoz, Chapell, Fifield)
|
Karen Wetherell Michelle Keating |
|
Gerena |
2nd
|
Eileen O’Shea |
Lead 21 Unit 4 Earth Science Seasons & Weather – Students examine seasons and weather patterns and their effect on living things? Theme Question - How do weather and seasons affect our lives? |
Kelly Williams Michelle Bilodeau |
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|
Gerena |
3rd
|
Kelsey Bishop |
Lead 21 Unit 4 Earth Science Digging up a Story Students uncover Earth’s materials, history, and the importance of the water cycle. |
Lorilee Cabrera Siobhan Conz |
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|
Johnson |
2nd
|
Judy Kamps |
Lead 21 Unit 4- Science The World of Weather (Earth Science) Theme Question- How do seasons and weather affect our lives? How does an understanding of a subject (schema) help us to acquire new learning? |
Boland Brookings Dorman Gerena (Buchman, Roux, Rodriguez, Wilcox)
|
Carole Leverock Martha Roberts MJ Whitelaw |
|
Freedman |
3rd
|
Laura Rita |
Lead 21 Unit 7- Social Studies Making a Difference (Government & Citizenship) Students look at how historical and ordinary citizens have made or can make a difference |
Balliet Middle Kiley South End |
Becky McKay Andrea Frasier |
|
Lincoln |
1st |
1st Grade Team Kristina Verdile |
Lead 21 Unit 2- Science On the Move Students learn about movement, states of matter, and how nature affects living things. |
Bowles Milton Bradley (Dakers) DeBerry Liberty Talmadge
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Wendy Seger |
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Lincoln |
3rd
|
3rd Grade Team Jillian Abdow |
Lead 21 Unit 3 – Social Studies The Shape of the Land (Geography and Economics) Students examine how geography affects where we live, the economy, and what we do for recreation.
|
Melanie Kornacki |