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Websites for Common Core and
Next Generation Standards
Compiled by Jay McTighe
I have compiled the following collection of websites that support implementation
of the Common Core Standards. I hope that you will find these useful. Please email me others that you discover and I will add them to the list
(jaymctighe@verizon.net).
General Resources
Download the English/Language Arts and Mathematics Common Core Standards
and other resources from the main CCS website.
http://www.corestandards.org
Common Core Standards APP – iTunes Store
For curriculum geeks! Download the E/LA and Math CC Standards to your smart
phone with this FREE APP.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/common-core-standards/id439424555?mt=8
Twitter feed #commoncore
Pinterest, the on-line pinboard offers numerous CCSS resources.
http://pinterest.com/lianec/common-core-resources/
CCSSO, Achieve, and NASBE have published a set of Publishers’ Criteria for
the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy,
Grades 3–12. Useful for curriculum developers as well as textbook companies.
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Publishers_Criteria_for_3-12.pdf
The Hunt Institute offers a series of excellent, short videos on various aspects
of the Common Core State Standards. These videos
are described below.
• Introduction to Common Core State Standards
http://www.youtube.com/TheHuntInstitute
• The English/Language Arts Standards: Development Principles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1MVErnOD7c&feature=related
• E/LA Standards: Writing to Inform and Make Arguments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt_2jI010WU&feature=related
• E/LA Standards: Literary Non-Fiction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0uvIAqZbNI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC5lgdf0-W8&feature=related
• E/LA Standards: Literacy in the Other Disciplines
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zHWMfg_8r0&feature=related
The Mathematics Standards: Guiding Principles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNP5MdDDFPY&feature=related
The Importance of Mathematical Practice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1rxkW8ucAI&feature=related
The Teaching Channel offers more than 80 free videos providing lesson ideas
and demonstrations of teaching practices lined to the CCSS. Videos vary in
length from five to thirty minutes.
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?categories=topics_common-core
Elementary Level – http://tinyurl.com/3ucr9t9
Middle School – http://tinyurl.com/3pwyz35
High School – http://tinyurl.com/3z72fdt
The School Improvement Network offers a series of free webinars on various
topics related to the Common Core State Standards.
http://www.commoncore360.com/
http://www.commoncore360.com/webinars.php
ASCD has established a website, EduCore, for consolidating resources to
support the implementing of the CCSS.
http://educore.ascd.org/
Achieve offers a variety of implementation tools and resources.
http://www.achieve.org/achievingcommoncore_implementation
Professional development modules to deepen staff understanding of the ELA and
Math Common Core:
http://www.achievethecore.org/steal-these-tools/professional-developmentmodules
Share My Lesson presents aligned curricula and lesson plans and relevant
videos and weblinks.
http://www.sharemylesson.com/article.aspx?storyCode=50000148
Education Week offers free webinars. Click on this link to view a presentation on
“Common Assessments: What You Need to Know.”
http://tinyurl.com/cytm6t
Edutopia presents many CCSS resources on its website.
http://www.edutopia.org/common-core-state-standards-resources
Partnership for 21st Century Skills provides a guide and Tool Kit for aligning
the Common Core Standards with the Framework for 21st Century Skills.
http://www.p21.org/index.php?Itemid=236&task=view&option=com_content
&id=1005
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http://www.p21.org/tools-and-resources/publications/p21-common-coretoolkit
Common Core Conversation offers a large collection of CCSS resources and
associated websites.
http://tinyurl.com/blmgpzu
The New York City BOE Common Core Library includes a searchable database
of units, assessment tasks and samples of student work aligned to the Common
Core Standards for pre-K – 12 in E/LA, Mathematics, Science and Social
Studies.
http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/CommonCoreLibrary/TasksUnitsStudent
Work/default.htm
Thinkfinity The Verizon Foundation provides resources aligned to both State
Standards and Common Core Standards. In the State Standards tab, State
Standards can be found at the top of the Standards dropdown list and reflect the
state's version of the Common Core (if officially adopted).
www.thinkfinity.org
The National Parent-Teacher Association offers a series of documents that
spell out the Common Core expectations for each grade level. These documents
can be used as a resource for curriculum mapping as well as a guide for parentteacher discussions.
http://www.pta.org/4446.htm
Stanford University has developed resources to support the teaching the
Common Core Standards to English Language Learners (ELLs).
http://www.ell.stanford.edu
Assessment Consortia
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) – One of the two national
consortia developing assessments of the Common Core Standards. The website
offers information and resources for educators, an interactive project timeline that
illustrates Smarter Balanced activities by school year, and a new e-newsletter to
stay connected to Smarter Balanced activities. www.smarterbalanced.org
SBAC has released sets of example questions for grades 3–8 and 11 in both
English language arts/literacy and mathematics to provide a preview of the types
of questions that will be featured in the summative assessment beginning in
2014-15, including selected-response items, constructed-response items,
technology-enhanced items, and performance tasks – extended activities that
challenge students to apply their knowledge and skills to respond to real-world
problems. The Practice Tests are available on the Smarter Balanced website.
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You will need to sign in to view these on-line items.
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/practice-test/
Performance Tasks from SBAC – Click “Sign in” (no need to enter anything),
Select “grade level”, then “Yes,” then “Start E/LA G__ Performance Task,” then
“Select,” then “Yes, start my test,” finally click on Green Arrow (“next page”)
https://sat1.sbacpt.tds.airast.org/Student/Pages/TestShellModern.aspx
The Smarter Balanced Consortium offers a series of videos (with
accompanying audio files and Power Point presentations on the item and
performance task development process.
http://tinyurl.com/cdpvg79
Sample test items and performance tasks
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/sample-items-and-performance-tasks/
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)
One of two national consortia developing assessments of the Common Core
Standards. PARCC, has produced content frameworks to guide teachers and
curriculum developers, and plans to launch an online resource center that will
include model instructional units and released assessment tasks.
http://www.parcconline.org/
Analytic rubrics for CCSS E/LA in reading and writing from PARCC.
http://tinyurl.com/b9vvns8
Education Testing Service (ETS) has created graphic illustrations to explain
each of the two systems. (Download the PDF for PARCC or the PDF for
Smarter Balanced by clicking these links.
ETS presents sample assessment tasks (summative and formative) in Reading,
Writing, Language Arts and Mathematics based on their CBALTM Competency
Model.
http://www.ets.org/research/topics/cbal/examples/
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The New York City BOE Common Core Library includes a searchable database
of assessment tasks aligned to the Common Core Standards for pre-K – 12 in
E/LA, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies.
http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/CommonCoreLibrary/TasksUnitsStudent
Work/default.htm
NYC BOE Common Core Library offers an informative video that describes the
use of Norman Webb’s Depth of Knowledge (DOK) framework for teaching and
assessing the Common Core Standards.
http://vimeo.com/42788913
English/Language Arts
English Language Arts Appendix A describes the significance of text complexity
of what students read and the demands in college and workforce training
programs; explains how text complexity can be measured and made a regular
part of instruction.
English Language Arts Appendix B provides a set of text samples to exemplify
the level of complexity and quality that the Standards require of students in a
given grade band. Sample performance tasks are included here.
English Language Arts Appendix C offers many performance task ideas as well
as student writing samples to illustrate what is takes to meet the standards.
http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards
Curriculum maps and unit plans based on the English/Language Arts CC
Standards, K-12.
http://www.commoncore.org/free
A set of curriculum maps in English/Language Arts and Mathematics based on
the Common Core Standards.
http://curriculumdesignerspublic.rubiconatlas.org/Atlas/Browse/View/Default
Allen County Educational Service Center (OH) has created a set of curriculum
mapping templates based on CCSS in English/Language Arts and Mathematics
based on the Common Core Standards. (They also have templates for science
and social studies based on Ohio’s Standards.)
http://www.allencountyesc.org/DepartmentsPrograms/Curriculum/Common
CoreOhioRevisedStandardsTemplates
The Curriculum Corner offers a set of CCSS core standards checklists for E/LA
(Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening) for grades K-6. Grade level standards
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and indicators are linked to the Anchor Standards to help teachers keep the “end
in mind.”
http://www.thecurriculumcorner.com/2012/08/18/common-core-checklists/
Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) – Funded by the Gates Foundation, the
LDC has developed a set of task templates and instructional modules linked to
the Common Core E/LA Standards. The templates support the integration of the
E/LA Standards with content from Science, Social Studies and Technical
subjects.
Click on these links to learn more and view sample templates.
http://www.literacydesigncollaborative.org/
http://www.literacydesigncollaborative.org/
http://www.literacydesigncollaborative.org/resources/
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/college-readyeducation/Documents/supporting-instruction-cards-literacy.pdf
Additional LDC Task examples are available from the PA DOE Standards
Aligned System (SAS). Logon to SAS at http://www.pdesas.org, then search
by keyword “LDC” to access tasks in science and social studies (secondary
level). Many of the posted reading and writing tasks are also supported by writing
exemplars – annotated student models.
Teachers’ College Reading and Writing Project offers an excellent set of
resources including videos of instructional practices associated with
implementing the E/LA CCSS.
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Pathways to the Common Core: Videos from Inside
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Classrooms Reading and Writing Project
The TC Reading and Writing Project also offers assessment resources for E/LA
reading and writing.
• http://readingandwritingproject.com/resources/assessments.html
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ELA Test Preparation Video Clips
Student Achievement Partners offer a variety of practical resources and
examples for working with the Common Core Standards in E/LA.
http://www.achievethecore.org
Newsela provides a resource for helping students comprehend informational
text. The free service offers daily news articles written at five levels of difficulty,
suitable for students from upper elementary to high school. Newsela adapts to
each student's reading ability to offer the right content while allowing re-leveling
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of articles with a single click. Articles are paired with quizzes aligned to the CCSS
so teachers can track their students' progress on a daily basis.
http://newsela.com/
Read Works provides a set of skill-based lessons (K-6) linked to Common Core
Standards in reading.
http://www.readworks.org/lessons/concepts/cause-and-effect
Achieve the Core offers resources for creating text-dependent questions to
promote close analytic reading. This site also provides Close Reading
Exemplars.
http://www.achievethecore.org/steal-these-tools/text-dependent-questions
The National Writing Project (NWP) – NWP is developing a variety of
resources and online spaces to help educators provide the professional
development necessary to implement the Common Core State Standards. These
are accessible from the NWP website.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3711
Teacher Erin Klein has developed a free, 25-lesson unit for introducing 2nd
graders to Writer’s Workshop. Look for forthcoming units on Lifting the Level of
Narrative Writing by studying Craft, Revision, and Opinion.
http://www.kleinspiration.com/2012/08/launching-writing-workshop25-free-ccss.html
Access an archived webinar on "Speaking and Listening Across the
Common Core," presented by Terry Roberts, Director of the National
Paideia Center.
http://www.ascd.org/professional-development/webinars/terryroberts-webinar.aspx
Mike Schmoker and Carol Jago have authored a practical article, “What
Common Core ELA Instruction Might Look Like.” Here is a nice summary with
reference to the full article.
http://tinyurl.com/m82ydjv
Albuquerque, Public Schools have developed sets of E/LA tasks and
writing rubrics (at the secondary level) aligned to the Common Core
Standards. Choose “E/LA” and grade level to view.
http://rda.aps.edu/RDA/Performance_Task_Bank/index.cfm
Project AERO is a project supported by the U.S. State Department’s Office of
Overseas Schools to assist schools in developing and implementing standardsbased curricula. The AERO standards reflect the Common Core State Standards
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while adding Understandings and Essential Questions. Click on the various
subject areas to view.
http://projectaero.org/
Quality Performance Assessment has created four Common Core-aligned
performance assessments tasks for English Language Arts.
http://www.ccebos.org/qpa/publications-products/common-core/
Analytic rubrics for CCSS E/LA in reading and writing from PARCC.
http://tinyurl.com/b9vvns8
Analytic rubrics for CCSS E/LA in reading and writing from the Smarter
Balanced Assessment Consortium
http://tinyurl.com/kf49k66
EssayTagger offers a Common Core Standards rubric creation tool. Free.
http://www.essaytagger.com/commoncore
Mathematics
Shell Center – Funded by the Gates Foundation, the Shell Center has
developed a set of formative assessments linked to the Common Core
Mathematics Standards. Click on this link to view sample assessments.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/college-readyeducation/Documents/supporting-instruction-cards-math.pdf
http://map.mathshell.org/materials/lessons.php
Inside Mathematics aligns the resources of its site with the national standards
for mathematical practice. The first phase of this alignment to the Common Core
Standards uses our video resources to illustrate the Common Core Standards for
Mathematical Practice.
http://www.insidemathematics.org/index.php/commmon-core-math-intro
MARS Assessment Project offers a collection of formative and summative
assessment tasks and “challenges” aligned to the Common Core content and
practices in Mathematics.
http://map.mathshell.org/materials/index.php
Albuquerque Public Schools developed sets of math tasks aligned to the
Common Core Standards. Choose “math” and grade level to view. (Not all
are “authentic” problems).
http://rda.aps.edu/RDA/Performance_Task_Bank/index.cfm
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The Curriculum Corner offers a set of CCSS core standards checklists for
Mathematics for grades K-6.
http://www.thecurriculumcorner.com/2012/08/18/common-core-checklists/
Achieve offers four model course pathways for high school mathematics (based
on the CCSS), each of which is intended to significantly increase the coherence
of high school mathematics courses.
http://www.achieve.org/mathpathways
Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics contains many resources for
working with the Common Core Standards for Mathematics.
http://katm.org/wp/common-core/
http://www4.uwm.edu/Org/mmp/_resources/ccss_resources.html
Illustrative Mathematics provides a variety of tools and resources that support
implementation of the Mathematics Standards.
http://www.illustrativemathematics.org/
The Mathematics Common Core Coalition works to provide expertise and
advice on issues related to the effective implementation of the Common Core
Mathematics Standards. Includes a set of tools with objective measures to guide
selection of mathematics curriculum materials aligned with the CCSSM.
http://www.nctm.org/standards/mathcommoncore/
Exemplars
A commercial site featuring performance tasks in mathematics linked to the
Common Core Mathematics Standards.
http://www.exemplars.com/resources/alignments/common-core-standards
Leadership in Mathematics Education Group (NCSM)
A collection of “great tasks” – performance tasks in mathematics linked to the
Common Core Mathematics Standards. This project is a collection of tasks to
support implementation of the CCSS. Many of these tasks are drawn from
existing sources. Each task includes:
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Teacher Notes that provide an overview of the task, the Common Core
State Standards Content and Practices standards that the task requires
Activity Launch that addresses key prerequisite understandings and
assesses student readiness for the task
Core Task and Extension Activities
Click on “Great Tasks” link to view samples.
http://www.mathedleadership.org/ccss/materials.html
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A set of modules and resources (sample problems) linked to the Standards of
mathematical practices.
http://www.mathedleadership.org/ccss/itp/index.html
www.thinkfinity.org
Thinkfinity resources from the Verizon Foundation are aligned to both State
Standards and Common Core Standards.
In the State Standards tab, State Standards can be found at the top of the
Standards dropdown list and reflect the state's version of the Common Core (if
officially adopted). Common Core Standards for those states that have not yet
officially adopted them, along with a set of generic Common Core Standards, can
be found toward the bottom of the Standards dropdown list.
Marilyn Burns Math Reasoning Inventory (MRI) is an online formative
assessment tool designed to probe students’ understandings and reasoning for
Whole Numbers, Decimals, and Fractions.
https://mathreasoninginventory.com/Home/VideoLibrary
Student Achievement Partners offer a variety of practical resources and
examples for working with the Common Core Standards in Mathematics.
http://www.achievethecore.org
Progressions for the Mathematics Standards
http://ime.math.arizona.edu/progressions/
The authors of the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics are releasing
draft papers that provide in-depth discussion of the domain progressions across
grades, highlight connections across domains, elaborate on the learning
expectations for students, and provide instructional suggestions.
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K–5 Progression on Number and Operations in Base Ten
http://commoncoretools.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/ccss_progressi
on_nbt_2011_04_073.pdf
K–5 Progression on Counting. Cardinality, and Operations
http://commoncoretools.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/ccss_progressi
on_cc_oa_k5_2011_05_302.pdf
Grade 6–8 Progression on Expressions and Equations
http://ime.math.arizona.edu/progressions/#
K-5 Progressions on Categorical Data and Measurement Data (draft)
http://commoncoretools.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/ccss_progressi
on_md_k5_2011_06_20.pdf
Grades 3-5 Progressions on Number and Operations—Fractions
(draft)
http://commoncoretools.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/ccss_progressi
on_nf_35_2011_08_12.pdf
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Science
Achieve coordinated the development of the Next Generation Science
Standards (NGSS) to replace those issued more than a decade ago. The
Standards framework outlines the three dimensions – science practices
(processes), crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas.
http://www.nextgenscience.org/
NGSS Appendix D discusses the importance of making the Next Generation
Science Standards accessible to all Students http://tinyurl.com/n7bp626
These seven case studies of diverse student groups accompany Appendix D and
provide examples of strategies classroom teachers can use to ensure that the
NGSS are accessible to all students
http://www.nextgenscience.org/appendix-d-case-studies
Arts
The National Coalition for CORE Arts Standards (NCCAS) has released a
draft of the Next Generation Arts Standards Framework has been released for
review.
http://nccas.wikispaces.com/Conceptual+Framework
The Center for Media Literacy offers a guide to understanding 5 key questions
and sample lessons around media literacy instruction.
http://www.medialit.org/sites/default/files/01_MLKorientation.pdf
Publishers
McGraw-Hill Publishers offers a variety of information and resources, including
webinars.
http://www.commoncoresolutions.com/
http://www.commoncoresolutions.com/resources.php
Pearson Publishers
http://commoncore.pearsoned.com/index.cfm?locator=PS11Ye
State Websites
A number of states have developed websites to assist with the implementation of
the Common Core Standards.
California offers Grade Level Curriculum maps (K-6) based on CC Standards in
E/LA and Mathematics.
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http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/cf/grlevelcurriculum.asp
Hawaii offers a Standards Database of resources including videos and Power
Point presentations on the Common Core Standards.
http://wetserver.net/hcpsv3_staging/cc/common-core.jsp
Illinois offers a variety of resources including short videos and Power Point
presentations on the Common Core Standards.
http://tinyurl.com/cyws8wx
Indiana offers sample curriculum maps based on CCSS in English Language
Arts and Mathematics (k-12).
http://indianadoe.buildyourowncurriculum.com/Public/course_search.aspx
A short video on the curriculum mapping process.
http://tinyurl.com/d9eagvk
Iowa offers a series of webcasts explaining the Common Core Standards.
http://tinyurl.com/cxqkg6y
Kansas offers a good collection of resources (weblinks) and videos to assist with
the implementation of the Common Core Standards. This site requires a free
registration.
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=4754
Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics contains many resources for
working with the Common Core Standards for Mathematics.
http://katm.org/wp/common-core/
New York offers ideas for teachers and administrators including informational
videos and sample lessons.
http://engageny.org/common-core/
Draft curriculum maps for English/Language Arts and Mathematics (K-5) based
on the CCSS.
http://engageny.org/resource/year-long-draft-curricular-maps-in-ela-andmathematics/
Videos of David Coleman, a primary author of the standards.
http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/resources/bringing-the-common-core-to-life.html
Ohio provides model curricula tied to the Common Core Standards in E/LA,
Mathematics, Science and Social Studies, along with strategies for working with
diverse learners. The E/LA curriculum models include Enduring Understandings;
the Social Studies units contain Essential Questions; and the Mathematics units
include Common Misconceptions.
http://www.education.ohio.gov/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?
page=3&TopicRelationID=1696&ContentID=83819&Content=121448
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Pennsylvania’s Standards Aligned System (SAS) offers links to Common
Core resources.
http://www.pdesas.org/Standard/CommonCore
K-12 curriculum “maps” based on areas of emphasis for the E/LA Common Core
Standards. Scroll down to ELA Emphasis and selected grade levels.
http://www.pdesas.org/Standard/CommonCore
Sample tasks for connecting the E/LA Standards to Social Studies and Science
using the Literacy Design Collaborative task frames.
http://www.pdesas.org/module/content/search/#search
Utah offers a good collection of resources, including a list of Frequently Asked
Questions and Myths and Facts about the Common Core Standards.
http://www.uen.org/commoncore/
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