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"Great resources released for our PARCC Educator Leader Cadre on the last day of our first convening:"

is a website launched by Student Achievement Partners, an organization founded by authors of the Common Core State Standards, to share free, open-source resources to support Common Core implementation at all levels. Resources currently available include the most recent edition of the English Language Arts (ELA) Publishers' Criteria (designed to guide publishers and curriculum developers as they work to ensure alignment with the K-2 and 3-12 standards in English language arts (ELA) and literacy for history/social studies, science, and technical subjects); Publishers' Criteria for the CCSS in Mathematics for Grades K-8; close reading exemplars; a guide to creating text dependent questions; and a series of tools for addressing the major instructional shifts in the CCSS, as developed by classroom educators.

The Teaching Channel aims to provide innovative videos and resources to educators to meet its goals of building teacher-driven professional learning, deepening and improving opportunities for teacher learning, and elevating and celebrating teachers in society. The website includes a growing collection of videos that focus on the CCSS, some of which focus on the background of the Common Core in certain grades/subjects, while others highlight instructional practices aligned to specific standards.

"New York's educators are always investigating better ways to improve what is being taught, how it's being taught, and what to do about obstacles to student learning. It was with these concerns in mind that we designed the Content Areas that Network Teams, administrators, principals, and teachers will use to facilitate change in schools: Common Core standards The Data-Driven Instruction cycle (DDI) and School-Based Inquiry (SBI) Teacher/Leader effectiveness (performance management systems) As reform priorities grow and evolve over time, EngageNY will grow and evolve, too - so that you always have the resources you need to ensure success in your school. "

The Illustrative Mathematics Project offers guidance to states, assessment consortia, testing companies, and curriculum developers by illustrating the range and types of mathematical work that students will experience in a faithful implementation of the CCSS. The website features a clickable version of the Common Core in mathematics and the first round of "illustrations" of specific standards with associated classroom tasks and solutions. **log-in required

These might serve as good discussion pieces when working w teachers to consider CC lessons through lens of NL upgrade template. 10 Common Core Units in American History... "These are all skills and strategies that students must learn before they can gain academic independence. The guiding principle behind the following ten units is the development of these investigative and analytical skills in all students. All history students must be able to read a primary source document, understand the significance of the author's words, and write a critical analysis that examines that significance."

"Videos of teachers practicing the new Common Core State Standards. Teaching Channel is a video showcase online and on TV of inspired and effective teaching practices."

edWeb.net is a highly-acclaimed professional social and learning network that has become a vibrant online community for exceptional educators, decision-makers, and influencers who are on the leading edge of innovation in education. edWeb members are teachers, faculty, administrators, and librarians at K12 and post-secondary institutions. edWeb is a place where educators who are looking for ways to improve teaching and learning can gather and share information and ideas with peers and thought leaders in the industry. Any educator can use edWeb for free to create a personal learning network or professional learning community to make it easier to collaborate, share ideas, and move forward faster with new ideas and initiatives, particularly those than leverage technology to accelerate improvement.