Overview

• Overview by CCSSO   02/07/2011 (462.43 KB)
  Chris Minnich - February 2011
• SMARTER Assessment Overview   12/03/2012 (604.50 KB)
  Assessment System Components
  By Christyan Mitchell
  The CCSS: Planning for Effective Implementation
• CCSS Messaging Toolkit   02/03/2011 (471.49 KB)
  The contents of this toolkit are intended to guide your advocacy efforts. Included are messaging materials that provide information about the standards and the strongest arguments in support of their adoption.
• States’ Progress and Challenges in Implementing CCSS   02/03/2011 (327.64 KB)
  Center on Education Policy - January 2011
• Common Core Brief   02/03/2011 (465.41 KB)
  Education Northwest - October 2010

Mathematics

• Digging Deeper into K-8   02/07/2011 (428.05 KB)
  Bradford R. Findell, PhD, Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics (ASSM)
• Digging Deeper into 7-12   02/07/2011 (842.47 KB)
  Bradford R. Findell, PhD, Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics (ASSM)
• Preparation of Effective Teachers in Mathematics   02/02/2011 (600.89 KB)
  National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality - January 2011
• Supporting Instruction Cards for Math   02/05/2011 (9.48 MB)
  

English Language Arts

• Aligning Reading Instruction   02/07/2011 (1.01 MB)
  Instructional Implication of CCSS in ELA
  Michael L. Kamil, Standford University
• Implementing the CC Literacy Standards in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects   02/04/2011 (322.41 KB)
  Achieve - August 2010
• Supporting Instruction Cards for Literacy   02/05/2011 (5.37 MB)
  

Implementation Considerations

• A District's Approach to Implementing the CCSS   02/07/2011 (134.64 KB)
  Albuquerque Public Schools
  Steering Committee - January 2011
• Implementing the CCSS   01/26/2011 (475.16 KB)
  An Action Agenda for Higher Education
  Jacqueline E. King, American Council on Education
• Achieve Implementation Guide   02/03/2011 (379.83 KB)
  On the Road to Implementation
  Achieving the Promise of the CCSS
• Now What?   02/03/2011 (2.76 MB)
  Imperatives & Options for Common Core Implementation and Governance
  Chester E. Jinn, Jr. & Michael J. Petrilli
  Thomas B. Fordham Institute - October 2010
• Connecting Implementation and Technology   02/07/2011 (395.50 KB)
  The Importance of Open Educational Resources
  Doug Sovde, Achieve
• A Review of the Open Educational Resources (OER) Movement   02/05/2011 (1.83 MB)
  Achievements, Challenges, and New Opportunities
  Daniel E. Atkins, John Seely Brown, Allen L. Hammond - February 2007

SMARTER Assessment

• Smarter Balanced Consortium    
  The SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) is a collection of more than 30 states that have been working collaboratively since December 2009 to develop a student assessment system aligned to a common core of academic content standards to apply for a Race-to-the-Top Assessment grant.
• Blueprint #5 - October 2010   12/14/2010 (310.26 KB)
  James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy
• Coming Together to Raise Achievement   02/05/2011 (849.57 KB)
  New Assessments for the CCSS, December 2010
  Prepared by the Center for K–12 Assessment & Performance Management at ETS
• Webinar Presentation SMARTER Balanced Assessment   02/04/2011 (798.19 KB)
  Dr. Joe Willhoft, Assistant Superintendent of Assessment and Student Information
  Education Northwest - October 2010

Formative Assessment

• Effective Use of Classroom Formative Assessment for the CCSS   02/07/2011 (2.68 MB)
  Ellen Osmundson, CRESST/UCLA and AACC
  February 2011
• Formative Assessments and Next-Generation Assessment Systems   01/28/2011 (998.98 KB)
  Are We Losing an Opportunity?
  Margaret Heritage, CCSSO
• On the Road to Implementation Aligning Assessments with the CCSS   02/04/2011 (263.67 KB)
  Achieve August 2010
• Benchmark Assessment for Improved Learning   02/05/2011 (346.07 KB)
  Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center

Resources for Students with Disabilities

• CCSS Considerations and Implications for Students with Disabilities/Struggling Students   02/07/2011 (391.29 KB)
  Christy Murray
  Center on Instruction, Special Education Strand
  Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk
  The University of Texas at Austin
  • Discussion Handout - Students with Disabilities   02/03/2011 (32 KB)
    Christy S. Murray
    ©2011 The Meadows Center for Preventing Education Risk, The University of Texas at Austin
• Application to Students with Disabilities   02/02/2011 (67.04 KB)
  

Implications for English Language Learners

• Implications and Implementation Considerations of the CCSS for English Language Learners   02/07/2011 (974.59 KB)
  Mabel O. Rivera, Ph.D.
  February 2011
• Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners   02/03/2011 (81.22 KB)
• Descriptive Study of State Assessment Policies for Accommodating English Language Learners   02/04/2011 (570.81 KB)
  Lynn Shafer Willner, Charlene Rivera, and Barbara D. Acosta - October 2008
  The George Washington University
  Center for Equity and Excellence in Education
• Making the Common Core Standards Work for English Language Learners   02/03/2011 (846.95 KB)
  The Importance of Linking English Language Proficiency Standards to the Common Core Standards
  AFT Education Policy Forum - October 2010

Additional Resources

• Supporting Instruction - Investing in Teaching   02/05/2011 (4.67 MB)
  Sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Implementing the Common Core State Standards to Achieve Equity    
  August 23, 2010
  Alliance for Excellent Education
• The Common Core Curriculum Mapping Project for English Language Arts    
  Written by teachers for teachers, CCSS Curriculum Maps for ELA translate the standards for K-12 into unit maps teachers can use to plan their year, craft curriculum, and create lesson plans.
• Common Education Standards: Tackling the Long-Term Questions    
  Fordham Institute

• Cheryl Kleckner     (503) 947-5794
  Teaching & Learning Team - Ed. Specialist, Science/Title II-B Mathematics and Science Partnerships