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The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) videos are designed to support states, schools, and teachers in the implementation of the CCSS. The videos were created in collaboration with the states in the Southeast Comprehensive Center region based on their needs for professional development support for the implementation of the Common Core State Standards. Each video is an audiovisual resource that focuses on one or more specific standards and usually includes examples/illustrations geared to enhancing understanding. The intent of each content-focused video is to clarify the meaning of the individual standard rather than to be a guide on how to teach each standard although the examples can be adapted for instructional use.

o provide states with additional Common Core State Standards implementation support, the Council of Chief State School Officers hosted a one-hour webinar on Thursday, January 26th at 2 p.m. EST to share tools and resources to support teachers and districts on text complexity, which is the linchpin of the ELA standards. The webinar featured Sue Pimentel, a member of the Common Core State Standards English language arts writing committee, as well as representatives from the Kansas and Louisiana Departments of Education.

Great source of creative commons material for presentations and digital products. A must resource if working with people new to the idea of creative commons and copyright issues. 

Common Core Learning Network. 

Great common core math tools site from Bill McCallum's work in Arizona for PARCC

Bill McCallum's analysis of the common core standards. Well done!

Through its Copyright Advisory Group, the Australian Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) has published a Creative Commons information pack online, a bundle of eight documents that distills the basics of CC licensing and the philosophy behind it. This pack is a great resource for educators and students, and we encourage you to use it in your schools by adapting it however you like. Read more: http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/13982#ixzz0MJNj0MUM Under Creative Commons License: Attribution

I think I totally disagree with Diane on this one, but am happy to read more carefully.

The Common Core State Standards focus on core conceptual understandings and procedures starting in the early grades, thus enabling teachers to take the time needed to teach core concepts and procedures well-and to give students the opportunity to master them.

"Reading and writing in the content fields (content literacy) represents one of the major changes in the recently adopted Common Core Standards. In only a few short years, content teachers will be held accountable for supporting literacy standards in their content instruction. "

Smarter Balanced consortium page for CC tools and resources

Another description of the creative commons discussion and working with students to develop their understanding of what they can and 'should' do when creating classroom presentations.

Have been looking for more cc (creative commons) or copyright free photos to use in the work I'm doing. Catherine Rubin and I have been discussing the issues involved in cc. Here's another site that might provide more options to teachers looking to include images in the work they are doing.

This wikispace has been designed to help mathematics teachers and teacher leaders examine effective mathematics instruction, as outlined in the book Accessible Mathematics: Ten Instructional Shifts that Raise Student Achievement by Steven Leinwand. The suggestions are intended to serve as sample activities and discussion prompts for preparing all mathematics teachers to plan, teach, assess, and promote a mathematical learning environment that is considered "Common Core-ready."

If you are looking for materials to support new ELA standards, here is a series from NY. this particular video addresses Shift 4: text based answers. 

Ray Salazar's argument for changing our approach to writing essays in light of the Common Core State Standards...very interesting.

Videos supporting instruction that aligns with the Common Core vision. 

Quantitative analysis for readability from the makers of Accelerated Reader. Compares nicely to the Lexile Reading Levels, and is in the Common Core for use in analyzing text. 

Nice discussion of tools for doing image searches on the web. Some creative commons options that are useful for using with students.