ELA Resources
NEW! Education Top Ten posted by Bill McCallum! Great resources!
The original documents for the CCSS ELA standards can be downloaded from http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/download-the-standards. Teachers need the standards document which has an introduction to explain the background of these standards. Also, save Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C. Appendix A provides valuable research and information on text complexity, vocabulary, writing, and foundational skills. Appendix B contains sample performance tasks and text exemplars in each grade level. Appendix C has the writing samples for grade levels.
PPT used for training that includes slides from modules from www.achievethecore.org
Pre-K standards from Massachusetts for Reading and Mathematics. Word document that has the PreK standards plus a list of reading books to use in grades PreK-5.
Videos from the Experts http://commoncore.pearsoned.com/index.cfm?locator=PS11Ye
Sally Hampton, Chair for ELA, provides short video clips to answer these specific questions.
NEW! Education Top Ten posted by Bill McCallum! Great resources!
The original documents for the CCSS ELA standards can be downloaded from http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/download-the-standards. Teachers need the standards document which has an introduction to explain the background of these standards. Also, save Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C. Appendix A provides valuable research and information on text complexity, vocabulary, writing, and foundational skills. Appendix B contains sample performance tasks and text exemplars in each grade level. Appendix C has the writing samples for grade levels.
PPT used for training that includes slides from modules from www.achievethecore.org
Pre-K standards from Massachusetts for Reading and Mathematics. Word document that has the PreK standards plus a list of reading books to use in grades PreK-5.
Videos from the Experts http://commoncore.pearsoned.com/index.cfm?locator=PS11Ye
Sally Hampton, Chair for ELA, provides short video clips to answer these specific questions.
- How will the Common Core change instruction?
- How will the Common Core change student expectations?
- What are the goals of the ELA Standards?
- How do you define rigor in ELA?
- What would the Common Core Standards look like?
- What are the implications of the standards in our
classroom?
- Common Core Curriculum Mapping Project - http://www.commoncore.org/ - The mapping project (for ELA only) was not a part of the Common Core State Standards Initiative but partially funded through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Common Core’s Curriculum Maps in English Language Arts translate the new Common Core State Standards for Kindergarten through 12th grade into unit maps that teachers can use to plan their year, craft their own more detailed curriculum, and create lesson plans. They were written by public school teachers for public school teachers and are available free of charge to anyone who would like to use them. The maps are flexible and adaptable, yet they address every standard in the CCSS. Any teacher, school, or district that chooses to follow the Common Core maps can be confident that they are adhering to the standards. The maps are undergoing revision based on suggestions received during a month-long public comment period conducted in the Fall of 2010. A 2011 edition of the maps will be released soon.
- Videos of the CCSS in action in the classroom - https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?categories=topics_common-core The Teaching Channel provides classroom instructional videos that provide insight into the Common Core Standards in ELA and Mathematics.
- Engage NY - http://engageny.org/resource/common-core-video-series/ - "Education Commissioner John King, David Coleman and Kate Gerson explain every
key aspect of Common Core standards in depth. By viewing this 15-part series,
New York educators and administrators will learn step-by-step how to implement
the Common Core for ELA/Literacy and Math in their schools and classrooms. You’ll also gain a deeper understanding of the rationale behind the Common Core and what it will mean for students across our state." - International Reading Association Resources - http://www.reading.org/Resources/ResourcesByTopic/CommonCore-resourcetype/CommonCore-rt-overview.aspx Provides resource links to Common Core ELA Resources.
