Common Core

"This site is here to provide free, high-quality resources to educators now doing the hard work of implementing these [CCSS] higher standards."

"James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy is a strategic catalyst for transforming public education and securing our country’s future." Their channel has many informational videos about the CCSS.

"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."

"We hope our coverage, including suggestions for linking individual titles with specific standards, will help educators address these new directives while extending our mission: to get the best books for children into the classroom and into the hands of students.

Share My Lesson has a significant resource bank for Common Core State Standards, covering all aspects of the standards, from advice and guides to help with dedicated resources that support the standards.

"Smarter Balanced is a state-led consortium developing assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts/literacy and mathematics that are designed to help prepare all students to graduate high school college- and career-ready."

Educator Helen Teague has a lot of tips for integrating and teaching the CCSS in this blog.

This is an online version of our database ERIC. "ERIC provides unlimited access to more than 1.3 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials, with hundreds of new records added twice weekly. If available, links to full text are included."

The MDE's mission is "to provide leadership through the development of policy and accountability systems so that all students are prepared to compete in the global community."

"ED was created in 1980 by combining offices from several federal agencies. ED's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access."