Common+Core+Resources

= Common Core Resources =

//From the Common Core State Standards Initiative website://

//The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.//

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[|English Language Arts Standards] - These are broken down by grade block(K-5, 6-12) and then further within those groupings. Each Common Core Standard appears in the form of Reading Literature, Reading Informational Text, Wiriting, Speaking & Listening, and Language.

[|Mathematics Standards] - These are broken down by individual grades K-8 and the high school blocks (Number & Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Modeling, Geometry, Statistics & Probability).

- These standards will be added to current subject standards (History/Social Sciences, Science, Technical Subjects) in the effort to improve overall literacy.

- this document gives examples of grade level appropriate readings including stories, poems, and various pieces of informational text for ELA as well as Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects.

P21 Common Core Toolkit - A Guide to Aligning the Common Core State Standards with the Framework for 21st Century Skills

One of the biggest buzzwords in the new Common Core spectrum is **__rigor__**. The questions we have to ask include, "what is rigor?", "are my classes rigorous enough?", "do my assignments include enough rigor to be meaningful for the students?" To help you answer questions such as these, take a look at this brief reading entitled.





[|Content Literacy Strategies] - a list of 40 strategies designed to help improve literacy. Most of the strategies listed are in the Level One or Two categories listed in the DOK wheel. However, each strategy can be easily developed/transformed into a higher level strategy.