CCSS-K12

This site, launched recently by ASCD, is one you've got to spend some time exploring. As you would expect from an ASCD production, it's incredibly well-designed and contains a wealth of useful resources and tools.

Dave (@davestuartjr on twitter) has a great blog that we've featured here before. This activity suggestion could be adapted for a wide range of grades, and it definitely puts the idea of argument in the spotlight from day one.

What do you think...is there something we can learn from this poll about common standards?

While this isn't technically a post about the Common Core, in it Bill Ferriter does raise some excellent questions about curriculum that I think educators need to think about as they make the CCSS transition.

If you live in a PARCC state, that organization is in the process of releasing item and task "prototypes." This is what educators have been waiting for. Is this what the tests will really end up looking like???

Love this blog I just discovered. Great annotations of non-fiction texts for middle and high school. 

Like so many articles from Burkins & Yaris, this one's a winner. 

Assessment info is definitely starting to come out, as you can see here in this week's round-up. And that's a good thing.

A more detailed exploration of the information coming out of the consortia about the assessments.

The info we want is slowly coming out of the consortia...

I haven't explored this a great deal. But from what I can tell is that they've collected resources, games, and hands on activities. Also looks like printables are available, too.

Also good resources here for math from TN.

Great resources for K-3 reading teachers here from Tennessee's Dept of Ed.

Worth exploring. Has great "flip books" and other resources for math teachers. 

Not sure how the CCSS will change teaching and learning? Behold the possibilities...this article provides a great overview.

I am, you could say, a Common Core advocate. I'm in favor of the standards...but the reason I'm in favor of them is because I see them as an opportunity to shift the way we teach. There are, however, other things to consider, so I like to make sure I read as much as I can about the opposing point of view, that the standards are NOT a good idea. This article certainly makes a compelling case and is worth the read.