Resources that Support Common Core Implementation
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Taking Stock of Common Core Math Implementation: Supporting Teachers to Shift Instruction – Insights from the Math in Common 2015 Baseline Survey of Teachers and Administrators
What do California educators think about their district's implementation of the Common Core math standards? Read the findings.
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Teachers Share About the New English Language Arts/English Language Development Curriculum Framework
Learn instructional approaches that support the goals of the new standards.
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Math Placement: The Importance of Getting It Right for All Students
High-achieving 7th-grade minority students in California are less likely to reach calculus by the 12th grade compared to their non-minority peers.
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Supporting Formative Assessment for Deeper Learning: A Primer for Policymakers
This primer explains what formative assessment is, how it works in practice, and why it is important in fostering powerful pedagogy and 21st-century competencies.
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Core to College Evaluation: Statewide Networks—Connecting Education Systems and Stakeholders to Support College Readiness
Learn how social networks affect Core to College innovation and reform efforts in K-12 and postsecondary education systems.
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Under Construction: Benchmark Assessments and Common Core Math Implementation in Grades K–8
Math in Common™ supports a formal network of California school districts as they implement the Common Core standards in mathematics. This report examines these districts' strategies and implementation efforts.
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A Close Encounter, Through the Writers' Eyes, of the New ELA/ELD Framework
Gain important understandings included in the California Department of Education’s English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework for California Public Schools in this archived webinar.
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Scaling Technology and Infrastructure to Support the Common Core
Technology is more than purchasing the latest device; the infrastructure must be in place to support teaching and learning. In this archived webinar, explore tools to assess your site's technology readiness, examine the various costs associated with use and ownership, and plan for immediate needs and prepare for the future.
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A Curriculum-First Approach to Technology and the Web
Technology and the web have the potential to transform learning, but only if educators build on the foundation of a clear curriculum strategy. View this archived webinar.
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Building Support for Technology Integration
Successfully scaling and sustaining a technology initiative requires a shared stakeholder vision and commitment. View this archived webinar to learn how.
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Developing Individualized Technology Plans
Experience and examine an instrument designed to gauge experience, knowledge, and comfort level with technology. Using critical data, you can then develop an Individualized Technology Plan designed to maximize professional development efforts. View this archived webinar.
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Changes in the Expertise of ESL Professionals: Knowledge and Action in an Era of New Standards
Common Core and Next Generation standards present new challenges and possibilities for English as a second language professionals. In addition, the implementation of the standards raise critical questions about long-established ideas regarding the teaching and learning of English as a second language. This paper, cowritten by Aida Walqui of WestEd's Quality Teaching for English Learners, explores the shifting landscape surrounding the new standards and its implications for building and enacting teacher expertise.
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New York State School Improvement and Common Core Implementation
In this archived webinar, you will hear from one K-8 school in Rochester City (NY) School District using research-based analyses to understand and prioritize its work and move coherently from planning to action.
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Core to College Evaluation: Exploring the Use of Multiple Measures for Placement into College-Level Courses
Using multiple measures to place students into college-level courses increases placement accuracy and may better support the transition from high school to entry-level, credit-bearing college coursework. This report explores the use of multiple measures in seven states.
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California’s Smarter Balanced Assessment System: An Update
Interested in learning about the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) system? View this archived webinar.
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