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All of these ideas here are tied to the units created by the folks at commoncore.org (which is NOT the official CCSS website...corestandards.org). However, even if you're not using their curriculum, this offers some interesting ideas about how to integrate art in a more in-depth, standards-based manner.

The International Reading Association's Common Core resource center.

Twitter can be a great resource for educators working on the Common Core. This article reviews a recent #teaching2030 chat (an awesome chat to follow). The topic was the CCSS. Using social media to connect and collaborate as we move forward toward full implementation is a great idea. Please follow and use the #CCchat hashtag for even more Common Core resources.

We created this paper.li newsletter to help curate articles and posts about the Common Core. It comes out weekly and offers a free subscription so you can have it delivered directly to you.

A collection of links, websites and resources devoted to the Common Core, all on one page.

This looks potentially awesome. A rubric creation tool that's fully customizable and CCSS aligned. Check this out and let us know what you think!

This grammar practice site was mentioned in the Huffington Post article above. Looks like a very interesting option. 

What is your school's plan for addressing the Language standards? Interesting article here.

Yet another collection of high quality, well organized resources from a state department of education. This math toolbox is not to be missed, whether you live in Twin Falls or beyond! (That's in Idaho.)

An important question. Is it a possibility we need to prepare for?

More good stuff from the Common Core Ninjas at CoreStand. Their site is worth checking out.

A thoughtful post from a teacher making the CCSS happen. 

This is a weighty, but much needed, read. It's the mathematical standards of practice that truly need to be understood in order to fully make a CCSS transition. If you're a math teacher of any level, you've got to explore them, and this article unpacks them in a valuable way.

An article from the NASSP for leaders who find themselves charged with leading a CCSS transition.

Everything I share for this "Common Sense" roundup is, in my opinion, great stuff. But here's a post that, if you're an ELA teacher or educational leader, you've got to read. Great, great, great stuff here. Honestly. While there may be several reasons to object to common standards, this post dispels some of the least accurate "legends."

What about literature? Many teachers ask this when they learn of the CCSS's emphasis on informational text. 

Not reading these 2 blogs on a regular basis? You should be!

We've always maintained that it's important to become informed about both sides of the CCSS debate. However, more often than not, it's the work of CCSS critics that gets the most attention. Still believe we need to think about all sides, but definitely need more published by educators who feel the Common Core may be a good thing...like this post. 

In my opinion, the best article I've seen about the role poetry can and should play as we move toward full CCSS implementation. (Full disclosure: I wrote it.)