CCSS-K12

Resources documenting the connections between the Fountas and Pinnell Continuum of Literacy Learning and CCSS for ELA.

The folks at ASCD can always be counted on for great resources. This is definitely true when it comes to the Common Core. You'll definitely want to bookmark & explore this site during the summer.

I'm guilty as charged on this one. Do you agree with the author? He makes a compelling case, for sure.

It's our hope that the shift to the CCSS will bring about a needed move towards more critical thinking activities in the classroom. Here are some great tips for making that move!

There's a lot of criticism out there about the CCSS. And while it's important to read opinions from all sides, it can be hard to find teachers writing about their positive stance about the new standards. This post, as a result, is refreshing and uplifting. And also, it might shift your thinking a little if you're a member of the anti-CCSS camp.

This is written for librarians. But my school doesn't have a library, so I think for teachers in my situation, this offers some great advice about how to approach the shift to non-fiction that the Common Core calls for. 

I'm not in a PARCC state...so I wonder how similar the consortia's assessments will be and thus how useful posts like this will be. BUT, if you are in a PARCC state, I think this is a great read. Interesting stuff.

An archive of a live chat held last week. A great discussion about math and the Common Core.

Are you following the Burkins & Yaris blog yet? You should be. Every post is an insightful look at some aspect of the ELA Common Core. This post asks whether shorter texts should play a part in reading instruction. Their answer? A resounding "yes."

The move to performance task-based assessment will be a huge shift for many schools. This guide offers a means of assisting teachers in creating rigorous, CCSS-aligned performance tasks.

Useful tip sheets provided and summarized here for school boards, superintendents, principals and teachers for implementation of the CCSS. I wonder how many schools/districts haven't even started yet. Hopefully not many.

This article goes in depth to examine what the CCSS and the Transcontinental Railroad have in common. There's more to it that you might think. This is a lengthy piece (5 pages) but worth the read if you are still trying to understand how to wrap your head around all the changes that come along with the CCSS.

From the Buck Institute for Education, leaders in Project Based Learning, a great post about how well PBL fits into the Common Core.