Common Core Works was created by the Great City Schools to provide reliable information, tools, and resources for applying the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and the Next Generation Science Standards. The site provides videos, road maps, and resources to support quality instruction and raise student achievement.
Core Learning Resources was launched to help teachers and students improve academic achievement in classrooms. We've provided a space for resource sharing. We've mapped Internet content to the core standards, you can access kid-friendly websites to show students what the standards say and represent.
These are digital resources that help foster creativity, collaboration, and research that follow the core curriculum maps.
Here are some recommendations from the classroom for implementing common core.
EduCore is a website that is dedicated to providing educators with easy access to professional development resources aligned to the Common Core State Standards. The site provides tools for teaching the Standards, activities for teachers to make the Standards sustainable, and much more.
EngageNY provides a toolkit for parents to work with their children at home and further their common core learning.
The Framework for English Language Proficiency Development Standards was developed by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to communicate to English Language Learners (ELL) stakeholders the language practices that all ELLs must acquire in order to master the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The goal is to ensure well crafted English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards so that students receive the rigorous education they need to graduate high school and be college ready.
With Front Row, the advanced break-down of the Common Core ensures that a student doesn't miss any part of a standard that would later prevent him or her from advancing.
Heinemann supports teachers as they refine their craft and adjust to the shifting educational landscape.
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.
Helping students reach their potential through a connected community of administrators, teachers, parents, and students. Learning.com helps K-12 teachers and administrators improve student learning through curriculum solutions and assessments, delivered in a digital learning environment.
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office.
On this website teachers work on identifying levels of understanding, targeting students for intervention, and improving learning and instruction.
Fun activities for teachers to use in their classroom that align with the common core.
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.
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.
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.
Here, teachers and parents can find thousands of common core aligned materials.
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.
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.