Educator Resources

Compiled by: Lori DiGisi,

Achieve

http://www.achieve.org/achieving-common-core

Student Achievement Partners

http://www.achievethecore.org/student-achievement-partners

Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)

http://www.cast.org/

http://udl-toolkit.cast.org/home

NYC Common Core Website

http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/CommonCoreLibrary/default.htm

The Leadership and Learning Center (Doug Reeves)

www.leadandlearn.com

ELA

·  Literacy Design Collaborative-Gates

·  http://www.mygroupgenius.org/literacy/

·  International Reading Association

·  http://www.reading.org/Resources/ResourcesByTopic/CommonCore-resourcetype/CommonCore-rt-overview.aspx

·  English Companion Ning

·  http://englishcompanion.ning.com/

·  Text Complexity

·  http://textproject.org/

·  CCSS Appendix A

·  http://corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_A.pdf

·  CCSS Appendix B

·  http://corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_B.pdf

·  Eye on Early Childhood Education

·  http://eyeonearlyeducation.org

·  Eye on Education

·  http://www.eyeoneducation.com/

·  CAST Bookbuilder

·  http://bookbuilder.cast.org/model.php

Math

·  Math Design Collaborative-Gates

·  http://www.mygroupgenius.org/mathematics

·  Resources from Achieve including the Tri-State Rubric

·  http://www.achieve.org/files/TriState-Mathematics-Quality-RubricFINAL-May2012.pdf

·  http://illustrativemathematics.org/

·  CCSS Appendix A

·  http://corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_Mathematics_Appendix_A.pdf

·  National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

·  http://www.nctm.org/

·  http://www.nctm.org/coremathtools

Science

·  Achieve - Next Generation Science Standards

·  http://www.achieve.org/next-generation-science-standards

·  National Research Council

·  http://nationalacademies.org/nrc/

Articles Connecting Science and Literacy

·  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/science/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-fiction-for-now.html?smid=tw-share

·  http://cse.edc.org/products/pdfs/ConnectingScienceThroughTalk_WinokurWorth2009_ScienceChildren.pdf

Assessment Information

·  Performance Assessments

·  http://www.ccebos.org/qpa/

·  http://www.mygroupgenius.org/mathematics

·  http://www.mygroupgenius.org/literacy/

·  Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)

·  http://www.parcconline.org/

·  Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

·  http://www.smarterbalanced.org/

To Assist Student Learning:

·  iPADS

·  http://www.tcea.org/ipad

·  Application of CCSS to Students with Disabilities

·  http://corestandards.org/assets/application-to-students-with-disabilities.pdf

·  UDL Principles

·  http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/chapter5_2.cfm

·  Units for Adolescents Reading Below Grade Level

·  http://stari.serpmedia.org/

·  Program to build Academic Language

·  http://www.wordgeneration.org/

English Language Learners

·  Common Core and ELLs

·  http://ell.stanford.edu/policy-news/understanding-language-initiative-launch

·  http://corestandards.org/assets/application-for-english-learners.pdf

·  Support for teaching ELLs

·  http://languagemagazine.com/online/

·  http://www.colorincolorado.org/

·  English Language Proficiency Standards

·  http://www.wida.us/standards/

College and Career Readiness Information

·  Center on Education and the Workforce

·  http://cew.georgetown.edu/

·  http://www.achieve.org/adp-network

·  http://theweek.com/bullpen/column/230125/the-crucial-need-to-hold-students-to-a-higher-standard

Twitter

#commoncore #ccss #cchat

#mathchat

#engchat

#edchat

#bookaday

@MrSchuReads

@dgburris

@MrsWhosit

Interesting Reads

ê  Buehl, Doug, (2011). Developing Readers in the Academic Disciplines. Newark, DE: International Reading Association. (S)

ê  Boyles, Nancy, N. (2012). That’s a Great Answer! Teaching Literature-response Strategies to Elementary, ELL, and Struggling Readers. Gainsville, Fla: Maupin House Publishing.

ê  Calkins, L. Ehrenworth, M. & Lehman, C. (2012). Pathways to the Common Core: Accelerating Achievement. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

ê  Copeland, M. (2005) Socratic Circles: Fostering Creative and Critical Thinking. Portland, ME: Stenhouse

ê  Duke, N. Caughlan, S., Juzwik, M. M. and Martin,N.M. (2011). Reading and Writing Genre with Purpose in K-8 Classrooms. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

ê  Duke, N. & Bennett-Armistead, V. Susan. (2003). Reading and Writing Informational Text in the Primary Grades: Research-based Practices. NY: Scholastic.

ê  Fielding, A. Schoenbach, R. & Jordan, M. (2003). Building Academic Literacy: Lessons from Reading Apprenticeship. SanFrancisco,CA: Jossey-Bass. Inc.(S)

ê  Fisher, D., Frey, N. & Lapp, D. (2012). Text Complexity: Raising Rigor in Reading. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.(S)

ê  Fisher, D., Frey, N., & Rothenberg, C. (2008). Content-Area Conversations: How to plan discussion-based lessons for diverse language learners. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. www.ascd.org/books

ê  Gallagher, K. (2011). Write Like This: Teaching Real World Writing through Modeling and Mentor Texts. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

ê  Hattie, J. (2012). Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximizing the Impact on Learning. NY,NY: Routledge

ê  Johnston, P. H. (2012). Opening Minds: Using Language to Change Lives. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

ê  Kisner, E. (2006). Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Retelling. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.(S)

ê  Harvey, S. & Daniels, H. (2009).Comprehension &Collaboration: Inquiry Circles in Action. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

ê  IRA in collaboration with NCTE, NCTM, NSTA, & NCSS (2006). Standards for Middle and High School Literacy Coaches. Newark, DE: IRA. www.reading.org (S)

ê  Gillespie, T. (2010). Doing Literary Criticism: Helping Students Engage with Challenging Texts. Stenhouse. www.stenhouse.com (S)

ê  Lesesne, T. (2010). Reading Ladders: Leading Students from Where They Are to Where We’d Like Them to Be. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.(S)

ê  McMackin, M.C. & Siegel, B. (2002). Knowing How: Reading and Researching Non-Fiction Grades 3-8. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

ê  Plaut, Suzanne, Ed. (2009). The Right to Literacy in Secondary Schools: Creating a Culture of Thinking. NY, NY: Teachers College Press. (S)

ê  Reeves, D.B, Wiggs, M.D., Lassiter,C.J., Piercy, T.D., Ventura, S. Bell, B. (2011).Getting Reading for the Common Core Handbook Series, Book One. Englewood, CO: The Leadership and Learning Center.

ê  Vest, Kathleen (2011). Using Primary Sources in the Classroom. Huntington Beach, CA: Shell Education.

ê  Wilhelm, J. D. & Novak, B. (2011). Teaching Literacy for Love and Wisdom: Being the book and Being the Change. NY, NY: Teachers College Press. (S)

ê  Worth, K., Winokur, J. Crissman, S., Heller-Winokur, M., Davis, M. (2009). The Essentials of Science and Literacy: A Guide for Teachers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann

ê  Zwiers, J. (2008). Building Academic Language: Essential Practices for Content Classrooms. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.(S)

ê  Zwiers, J. & Crawford, M. (2012) Academic Conversations: Classroom Talk that Fosters Critical Thinking and Content Understandings. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

ê  Coming Soon: Cappiello, M. & Dawes, E. Text Sets.

(S) denotes a book for students in grades 6-12