Education Week
This website features an article written by Marc Tucker. In this article it addresses the idea of implementing common core standards and what it means to "implement" them. He looks at the common misconceptions with common core standards. He also discusses what we need to do as a nation to become top performers in the world. He acknowledges that common core standards are good and necessary, but there is also much more that needs to be done.
International Reading Association
This is a phenomenal document that clearly states how to implement the common core standards in English language arts and literacy. In this document there is a model for the planning and implementation of CCSS. It begins with intial planning and then moves on to getting started. The article also addresses key design considerations. These key considerations are: Curriculum Planning as Professional Learning and Collaboration, Key Instructional Strategies that Support Teaching and Learning Differentiated Instruction, Scaffolded
Instruction and the use of technology.
Instruction and the use of technology.
Common Core State Standards: Elementary School
In this video it takes a look at what CCSS are and how they are being implemented in schools. It shows was in which teachers are adapting to the new CCSS and the benefits to using CCSS. It also shows grade level CCSS and how scaffolding is occuring with them. It shows ways in which teachers are implementing them into their own classrooms and also how they are being using with EL learners. (Math 3:02-3:40)
Common Core 360
This site features an array of articles and how to implement the CCSS into the classroom. It has a varity of grades from elementary to high school. It gives clever ways in which to incorporate CCSS. It is essentially a resource guide to the common core standards.