This is an experiment in blogging. It is an experiment in blogging as a way to journal a second experiment: My foray into the Engage New York lessons designed for the Common Core State Standards in English. Hence the title of my blog: CCSS, ENY etc.

SBACC and CAASPP are both names for our state test here in California based on the aforementioned CCSS. Since I have a pretty serious hunch that my students did not do particularly well last year, despite our hard work and best intentions, I am trying out the Engage NY materials, mostly because I don't have much in the way of materials available to me here in sunny CA. besides, why reinvent the wheel.

This whole decision was made yesterday, Friday. School starts on Tuesday. I am so glad I am not one of those wonderful teachers who spend their entire summer vacation planning curriculum and lessons for the school year. I would be seriously upset if I were. Instead, I roll with the punches and I will spend a lot of time this weekend trying to figure out which way is up.