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I attended a workshop about PARCC and middle school math at the NJ Principals and Supervisors Association in March 2014. The presentation was made by people from TMI Education, and these links are from their presentation.

The NJ DOE Office of Assessment prepared this slide show about the Spring 2014 NJ ASK. This document is a PDF version of their PowerPoint, and its relevant sections will be shared with you at CPT and department meetings.

Want to see a standard next to an explanation of what it would look like in the classroom? This page leads you to the "unpacked" standards that North Carolina's department of education put together. It's a fabulous resource that you can use on almost a daily basis.

This is a booklet published by Louisiana's department of education. It is valuable for ECR questions and discussion of the mathematical practices.

Do you ask your students to show their work? Should they? This article has an interesting perspective.

I ask them too because I teach alg, these problems become more complicated as the year moves on and they need to write their steps down because there are multiple steps. The ones that have been doing it in their heads for years suddenly cant seem to do that anymore and find themselves in a tricky situation because they don't know how to show their work.

Ready to turn math instruction on its head?

Concept of Whole Numbers in Arithmetic and know the purpose of whole numbers and understand how to use them in mathematics and also know the method of representing the whole numbers in mathematical language.

How to develop a circle equation in algebraic form when the circle touches the horizontal x-axis and learn how algebra is used in geometry to derive the equation of a circle in algebraic form in mathematics.

"This site provides an extensive collection of free resources, math games, and hands-on math activities aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Our math printables are suitable for use in math centers, small group or whole class settings. Instructions for each activity are presented in large print on a task card in child-friendly language to enable students to work on tasks independently after a brief introduction to the task. All files are in PDF format and can be accessed using Adobe Reader. Also available are Math Journal Tasks (K-5), Math Vocabulary Resources (Gds. 2-5) and Math Projects (Gds. 3-5) for teachers looking for ways to support students' math writing skills while developing key concepts and skills. See our E-Books page for more information on these resources."

Online Free Percentage Calculator

A great tool

Ohio's Online Resource Center has a very good collection of inquiry-oriented, open-ended math questions that you can choose based upon grade level and topic! The range is from third grade to high school, so finding a quality question that meets your students' needs is easy!

How can you answer the perennial math question: "Am I ever going to use this in real life?" PBS's "Get the Math" website is a great way to show students how math is used in areas like music, fashion, and video game design. Thanks to Emily B. for sharing this one!

Nice EdWeek article and video with many links about how teaching of fractions has changed because it is considered integral to math skills.