Common Core
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student.
A series of video vignettes commissioned by the Council of Chief State School Officers that explain the Standards in greater depth. The videos were developed to help diverse groups understand the Standards, improve teaching, make classrooms more effective, and create shared expectations.
The Teaching Channel provides free membership to create an online community in which teachers can learn, connect, and inspire each other to improve outcomes for K-12 students across America. The website provides over 175 videos on how to effecively teach to the Common Core Standards.
The CDE website provides resources for understanding the common core standards.
Begin the journey to transformative learning! Common Core Pathways are designed to aid your implementation process with on-site professional development. You can choose one pathway to explore or mix and match any combination.
Here, teachers and parents can find thousands of common core aligned materials.
Share My Lesson is a free platform where teachers can exchange lesson plans and advice regarding the Common Core State Standards. The site has over 250,000 user uploaded videos and resources and also includes a Common Core Forum.
A compilation of resources in key areas to assist university personnel, administrators, and coordinators of gifted programs at state and local levels in implementing the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for gifted learners. These resource links include assessments that measure the depth and breadth of a student’s knowledge within a domain of talent development; curriculum units of study that are already differentiated and research-based; instructional strategies that employ the use of higher-order thinking skills; and programming options that include acceleration, enrichment, and extended learning beyond the classroom.
Math Playground is a website that is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for mathematics that provide instructional videos, math games, and problem solving activities for grades one through six.
Math Goodies is a free math help portal featuring interactive lessons, worksheets, and homework help.
Fun activities for teachers to use in their classroom that align with the common core.
On this website teachers work on identifying levels of understanding, targeting students for intervention, and improving learning and instruction.