Administrators, Grades K-12/Teachers, Grades K-12
Some people call it Common Core—in reality, it’s common sense. This one-day session will improve educators’ understanding of the Common Core State Standards while guiding them through every stage of implementing them – in the classroom and across the curriculum. No matter where you are in the transition process, Katie will demonstrate valuable tools for gap analysis, lesson design and differentiation, addressing text complexity, assessment, and more. This session is based on Katie’s (2014) book: The Common Sense Guide to the Common Core: Teacher-Tested Tools for Implementation.
(Full day)

Professional Development Sessions

Reading, Writing, and Literacy

Common Core State Standards

The Common Core State Standards are the next generation of standards for K-12 students. Katie McKnight is uniquely qualified to explain the key points of these new standards to both teachers and administrators.

• The Common Sense Guide to the Common Core
• Transitioning to the Common Core State Standards
• Creating a School-Wide Literacy Plan that Meets Common Core State Standards
• Creating a School-Wide Technology Plan that Meets Common Core State Standards
• Common Core, Student Inquiry and Learning for 21st Century
• Mastery Learning for the CCSS/Differentiated Instruction Focused Classroom
• Project Based Learning to Meet Common Core State Standards
• Getting Ready for Common Core State Standards: Textual Complexity
• Old World, New World and Common Core State Standards
• Formative Assessment & Common Core State Standards

Technology