Common Core Readington

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

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.

Achieve the Core has put together this list of major, supporting, and additional content areas with the key instructional shifts. This is helpful when deciding which areas demand the most attention.

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

Are your students stressed-out about learning? This article discusses how students learn better when content and activities are relevant to their lives. Very good Edutopia article.

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.

ERB may just have the online solution to student writing practice for PARCC. It's a subscription service, but worth investigating.

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.

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

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