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Nice list of resources for understanding Common Core State Standards.

An interesting read from the perspective of keeping an eye on how education changes as the CCSS influences standardized testing.

How will your instruction change as you teach with the Common Core State Standards? This Engage NY page outlines the instructional shifts.

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.

K-6 Teachers might like these checklists of Common Core State Standards.

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.

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.

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

This document from Achieve the Core (www.achievethecore.org) will help you focus your instruction in math. It lists the standards in a hierarchy for each grade. Worth a look if you find you are short on time.

This website is by teachers for teachers! Visit here to find or to upload Common Core lessons that you can use.

Achieve the Core is the website for Student Achievement Partners. This is a non-profit group dedicated to helping us all understand and use the Common Core State Standards effectively in our teaching.

The State of NJ has produced four documents about the Common Core State Standards that teachers can give to parents. They are all here.

How do you know if your students are meeting the standards? The Evidence Statements from PARCC will help you determine whether or not your students are making progress toward the PARCC assessments.