"Illustrative Mathematics provides guidance to states, assessment consortia, testing companies, and curriculum developers by illustrating the range and types of mathematical work that students experience in a faithful implementation of the Common Core State Standards, and by publishing other tools that support implementation of the standards."
A Rubric for Implementing Standards for Mathematical Practice. It was written in July of 2011 by Danielle Maletta, Mimi Yang, and Mariam Youssef as part of the Visualizing Functions working group at PCMI. It gives an observer specific items to look for in a task, as well as specific teacher behaviors, to help evaluate how faithfully a standard is being met in a particular lesson. The accompanying Resources document will also give you a deeper understanding of each standard.
