CCSS-K12

Interesting article about how to use Celly, an online text messaging service, in a way that aligns with the CCSS.

Core Math Tools is a downloadable suite of interactive software tools for algebra and functions, geometry and trigonometry, and statistics and probability. The tools are appropriate for use with any high school mathematics curriculum and compatible with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics in terms of content and mathematical practices. Java required.

Might help students and teachers alike! Really clarifies what each of the practices calls for. 

A great collection for math teachers.

What do ninjas and the Common Core have in common? You'd be surprised.

Could the need for billions in professional development be the CCSS's Achilles heel?

From the article, which highlights the divisive turn conversations about the Core have taken: "The debate over the Common Core is now caught up in a larger fight about the merits of education reform writ large. In this increasingly toxic environment, Common Core has become one more conspiracy to uncover, one more grand scheme for the fringe on the right and left to fight against."

Great post on Appendix A of the ELA standards, specifically the few pages that outline the keys to CCSS writing standards. Very informative.

An update on where the CCSS stands now...and a look at where it might be headed thanks to Race to the Top grants in three states.

Livebinders are great ways to organize content. There are scads of them being created about the CCSS. Here are a few.

Here's an example of a 21st Century way to address Speaking and Listening anchor standards.