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Common Core State Standards
2011-2012
The Arkansas State Department of Education has a website dedicated to information about the Common Core State Standards in the state. Go to Arkansas Common Core State Standards Initiative.
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Summer Professional Development
Teachers & Administrators
Register for Summer PD sessions on escWorks. If you've forgotten your passord, or have trouble logging into your account, send an email to Sue Fabert. She can reset your account. The escWorks online link for "forgotten your password" is not working and will not send you an email.
Social Studies Pacing Guides
Social Studies Resources
[Please note: The Social Studies Resources link is only for CPSD network use.]
Testing Schedules
TLI Interim Assessments
ACTAAP Benchmark & EOC
Please do not schedule events on testing dates.
Social Studies
We believe...
We believe social studies involves students in a systematic study of history, geography, economics, society, and government. Social studies empowers students to become critical thinkers, effective communicators, and participating members of local, state, national, and global communities.
Common Core and Social Studies
A coalition of eighteen states and fifteen professional organizations are involved in the development of Common State Standards for Social Studies. (more...)
Links
The following links provide quick access to websites of educational institutions, textbook publishers, products, or services used by the Conway School District. Some may require a password.
- Common Core State Standards Initiative
- Arkansas Department of Education
- Arkansas Common Core State Standards Initiative
- National Council for the Social Studies
- Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative
- The Learning Institute
- A+ Digital Nation
- Benchmark Education Company
- SMART Technologies
Other External Links
The following links will take you to other websites. Please use wisdom and discretion when using external resources. Check for accuracy and adherance to Arkansas Frameworks, Common Core Standards, and the CPSD Acceptable Use Policy.
- StudyZone.Org
- Read-Write-Think
- Choice Literacy
- Myths & Legends Story Creator 2 (Read myths or write and illustrate your own.)
- Museum Box Create a virtual memory or storytelling box with text, photos, videos, and more.
- ABCya! Word cloud maker for Kindergarten through Fifth Grade.
- Wordle Generate word clouds.
- Tagxedo Generate a word cloud in a specific shape.
- WordItOut Generate a word cloud with all horizontal words.
- Visuwords Graphical dictionary.
- Prezi Create, share, and publish online presentations.
- Xtranormal Create your own 3D animated movies.
- Weebly for Education Build a website.
- PBworks for Education Build a wiki for online team collaboration.
- Blooms for Technology Pryamid with links to presentation and web tools for every level.
- Google Blooms Similar to Blooms for Technology but specific to Google web tools.
- Glogster Poster yourself...mix, media, emotions, and ideas.
- SMART Exchange SMART Notebook and Response files created by teachers.
- Simple Smart Skills SMART Notebook files from various sources.
- Marzano's High Yield Strategies
(CPSD is not responsible for content or subscription services of other websites.)