Cognitive Rigor and Depth of Knowledge - Use the Hess Cognitive Rigor Matrices curricular examples with most close reading or listening assignments or assessments.
Common Core ELA: Appendix B - Find exemplars of reading text complexity, quality, and range & sample performance tasks related to the CCSS.
Common Core Implementation Videos - Watch a series of video vignettes commissioned by the Hunt Institute and the Council of Chief State School Officers that explain the Standards.
Edutopia - Provides a comprehensive list of resources for understanding the CCSS.
From Common Core to Curriculum - Explore five big ideas about the CCSS and possible misconceptions that happen when teachers are using them to design curriculum with Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins.
Iowa Academic Standards K-12 ELA Vertical Progression - Provides a vertical view for educators to see how each standard changes and builds from grade-to-grade as students progress towards career and college readiness.
Skinnying the Standards - Read Sarah Brown Wessling’s blog post on making the Standards accessible on a day-to-day basis for teachers and students.
Teaching Channel Videos - Visit the video library which allows educators to filter by topic and subject area; access Common Core English language arts videos to assist in understanding and implementing the Literacy Standards.
Key Shifts
Engage NY Common Core Shifts - Describes in detail the six instructional shifts needed to implement the CCSS effectively.
