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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.

This site has tons of resources by grade level.

Wondering how many points PARCC assigns to each Task Type on the EOY (end of year) assessment? This page will show you.

Want to try a PARCC test yourself? Maybe your students need a little preview of coming attractions? This page should allow you to access the various PARCC samples and practice tests. Note: Many pages on the PARCC site are constantly changing, so let me know if this link no longer works.

This "All Things CCSS" resource page may be your one-stop shopping site for PARCC and CCSS.

Whether it's ELA or Math Common Core resources you seek, this page from the Northern Valley Curriculum Center is a wealth of links.

Comprehensive PARCC document from 2012 (version 3.0) of what is happening at each grade level and what the major, supporting, and additional areas of focus are.

While this site is not the easiest to navigate, it has a wealth of information. Keep an eye out for the PLDs (Performance Level Descriptors) for each grade level (3-8). These will help guide your instruction as you move your students toward PARCC success. Use this link to get to the PLDs: scroll down and click math or language arts to see the grade level links you want. If you want to print the PLDs for a grade level, make sure you've got the paper tray full in your printer--some of them are over 30 pages long.

This is the PARCC page where you can click on links that take you to the actual online "live" samples of PARCC questions. You can click on math only questions for grade bands (3-5, 6-8, high school), or ELA only questions.