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This is the NJ DOE's model curriculum site. If you need course overviews that put the Common Core standards into units of study, this site can really help. A point to the DOE for a quality product! One of the best features is the sample assessment (and answer key) for each unit. They are username/password protected. You may use "model" for the username and "curriculum" for the password.

Scholastic has quality resources, and this overview of the Common Core's mathematical practices is an excellent source of information and links. If you want to ensure your expectations are high enough to prepare students for PARCC testing, this page is a useful start.

This is the organization that Dr. Adam Fried belongs to. He gave the PARCC presentation at NJPSA/FEA on January 14, 2014.

PARCC is the organization New Jersey is associated with for State testing, but the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium is also a good resource for Common Core standard-related assessment items.

Sarah Brown Wessling is the Teaching Channel's Teacher of the Year spokeswoman, and this page has a handful of links near the bottom that allow you to view great explanatory videos related to the Common Core standards.