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PRIMARY SOURCE COMMON CORE DOCUMENTS
The documents found in this section have been published under the copyright of the Common Core State Standards Initiative and are included on this website in accordance with section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information [|click here]. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. = Common Core State Standards for ELA and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects = = Common Core Appendix A =

The research basis justifying the Common Core Standards
= Common Core Appendix B =

A bibliographic listing by grade level of suggested texts for reading K-12
This document also offers excerpts where available under copyright law as well as "performance descriptors" or tasks that teachers can use either "as is" for instruction and assessment OR as models for creating their own classroom objectives and assessments. = Common Core Appendix C =

K-12 Student writing samples aligned to Common Core Standards along with annotations or comments explaining the CC aligned aspects demonstrated or exemplified in the writing.
This document is useful in creating rubrics, designing prompts, and determining the extent to which student writing is meeting the expectations of the CCSS. This document is to large for the "fre" wiki, but you can download it by clicking on this link: CCSS Appendix C or place this URL into your browser window.

= Supplemental Common Core Documents = These documents have primarily been prepared by principle authors of the CCSS: David Coleman and Susan Pimentel

Student Achievement Partners: [] Achievethecore, founded by David Coleman, states that, "Our goal is to create and disseminate high quality materials as widely as possible. All resources that w e create are open source and available at no cost. We encourage states, districts, schools, and teachers to take our resources and make them their own" (http://www.achievethecore.org/student-achievement-partners#team). = Publishers Criteria = Originally written by David Coleman and Susan Pimentel in 2011 after the widespread adoption of the standards in 2010, these documents were edited in late spring 2012 to reflect the "push-back" authors received for moving beyond what should be taught to how literacy should be taught.Read more about the revisions at EdWeek.

= Coleman's Six-Shifts in Literacy Education = The 6-shifts in literacy education are balanced by 6-shifts in mathematics education. Here is a commonly seen document that charts the literacy shifts. Endorsed by CCSS authors and included in the Core Standards Publishing Criteria, the Shifts come from the standards as either part of the Anchors or the research supporting the CCSS.



Now 3-Shifts??
 On July 2, 2012, ACHIEVE posted an overview of the three-primary shifts in ELA and mathematics on their website.



EYE ON EDUCATION
= 5 Things Every Teacher Should be Doing to Meet the Common Core State Standards = = =

=STATE DEVELOPED CCSS DESIGN RESOURCES =

Indiana Department of Education Curriculum Builder: [] This site requires no registration for login and provides a search bar for referencing standards by content area, grade level, or specific standard. Even more rich, the site provides scope and seqence charts linked to targeted standards at each grade and through each CCSS strand. This is a gem!

Kansas Department of Educationhas an extensive listing of links and materials to work that has been done both in their own state and beyond. From this page, you can link to a listing of of the Coleman-Pimentel videos as well as numerous other valuable resources. Below is a PowerPoint document generated by the Kansas BOE prescribing a step-by-step method for measuring text complexity. Additionally, resources for determining text complexity and placement determinations can be found on their website. 



North Carolina Common Core Instructional Support Tools: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/common-core-tools/#unela This Instructional Toolkit is designed to help teachers pattern their instruction and classroom student assessments. This toolkit can be used in conjunction with state- and district-level professional development to help teachers make the transition to the new standards in their classrooms.

Ohio's Model Curriculum: http://education.ohio.gov/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?Page=3&TopicRelationID=1699&Content=126749 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Ohio teachers worked in teams in 2010 to suggest instructional strategies and resources that align with the College and Career Ready Standards in English language arts. The State Board of Education adopted the results of their work--English Language Arts Model Curricula, in March 2011. Download the model curricula here.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Washington State Success at the Core: How Teams and Transform Instruction: http://www.successatthecore.com/default.aspx This website requires that you register for free, but offers free viewing of videos to support instruction. The goals of Success at the Core are to 1). Strengthen leadership teams' ability to define quality instruction and advocate for it in their schools; 2). Offer teachers practical methods to implement a shared vision of quality instruction their classrooms.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Common Core Curriculum Mapping Project: [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This website began development of curriculum maps even before the Common Core became nationally adopted. Although it offered free perusal of the first set of maps, a second edition has resulted in a nominal fee for access. The second edition Curriculum Maps in English Language Arts have been viewed more than 7 million times since they went online in August 2010. A $20 annual fee provides schools access to 76 curriculum maps and sample lesson plans.

= ILLINOIS STRATEGIES, MATERIALS, & RESOURCES =

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A draft document, this 84 page document was published by the ISBE in May, 2012 and describes instructional strategies grade level standard by grade level standard for the primary and intermediate grades.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Common Core Teaching and Learning Strategies, English & Language Arts: Reading Informational Text Grades K-5 **

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A draft document, this 196 page document was published by the ISBE in May, 2012 and describes instructional strategies grade level standard by grade level standard for the middle and high schools. Very useful although some teachers may have more success with implementation if strategies were modeled with content materials. to better.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Common Core Teaching and Learning Strategies, English & Language Arts: Reading Informational Text Grades 6-12 **



=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">COMMON CORE BLOGGERS =

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My favorite Common Core bloggers
= ACCESS DR. DEA'S BLOG =
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Dea ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">writes about the Common Core on Wordpress at Notions and Potions. Access her blog and reply to her thoughts.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Common Core Essentials: http://commoncoreessentials.posterous.com/ "Teachers should get ready alongside each other both near and far. It starts with something as easy as finding another who will read the standards with you. Find others at your grade level or in your subject area who have already started working through the new standards. Find an aspect of the standards you like or find an aspect that challenges you. Stay informed, critical, open, and engaged, and rely on your experience and the experiences of others to discern how to make the shift in your classroom, school, and district. Lastly, participate in the larger conversation. There are myriad interests at play and perspectives on the Common Core, and teachers need to be part of it. Start shifting, start working together, and start influencing the conversation" ( <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Darren Burris, Huffington Post, 10 May 2012).
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Darren Burris **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> keeps his audience up-to-date on Common Core changes, reflections, and implementation efforts. Read him at this link:


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Christina Hanks **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> demonstrates amazing energy in her blogs at TurnOnYourBrainon the Common Core State Standards. Over the last last six years, she has worked in various areas of education. She began as a substitute in the central Ohio region but soon moved into full-time teaching. She has recently moved into a position as an ELA Content Specialist at the Ohio Resource Center through The Ohio State University.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Daily Sweeps of CCSS View and Reviews
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The following links provide daily sweeps of educational journals, blogs, and other postings to keep interested readers up-to-date on what is happening across the nation in Common Core Implementation.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Count-Down to Common Core: @http://www.scoop.it/t/count-down-to-common-core <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Pinterest Online Pinboard related to CCSS: [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Symbaloo: http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/commoncore <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">iPhone Ap¤[] ?mt=8&affId =1415352