
However, if you have “the passion for stretching yourself and
sticking to it, even (or especially) when it is not going well, it is a
hallmark of the growth mindset” (p. 7).
And that is where you, and I, need to go.
To resources and places that stretch us beyond our current knowledge and understanding.
Only then will you close the gap on the
implementation of the content, instruction, assessment, and the intervention
that will help every student successfully prepare for his or her college or career
future. To help you on your leadership and learning journey toward the Common Core, I enclose in this blog a listing of some highlighted resources from our 5 book Common Core in a PLC at Work Series that will be released in late April. My thanks to co-authors Jon Wray and Mona Toncheff for their work on this resource - a list that can both embrace and serve your growth mindset.
Key
CCSS Web Resources
1.
The
Center on Education Policy (cep-dc.org/)
2.
PARCC
Consortium (parcconline.org/)
3.
The
Common Core State Standards documents in Mathematics and ELA (corestandards.org/)
4.
The Hunt
Institute Mathematics (youtube.com/user/TheHuntInstitute#p/u/14/BNP5MdDDFPY)
5.
The Hunt
Institute ELA (youtube.com/user/TheHuntInstitute#p/u/5/JDzTOyxRGLI)
6.
PARCC
Newsletter at (parcconline.org/sites/parcc/files/PARCC-Place-September2011.pdf)
7.
Myths and
facts about the CCSS (ped.state.nm.us/CCS/plan/read/CoreFacts.pdf)
8.
SMARTer
Balanced resources and Frameworks (www.k12.wa.us/SMARTER/default.aspx)
9.
Key
takeaways on the K-12 CCSS ELA Standards (ped.state.nm.us/CCS/plan/read/KeyPointsELA.pdf)
10. What
Every Principal Needs to Know About the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics (Kanold, Briars, & Fennel, 2012,
Solution Tree, a K-8 resource)
Other Resources for Mathematics (as of February 2012)
1.
For
principals
insidemathematics.org/index.php/tools-for-teachers/tools-for-principals-and-administrators
This portion of the Inside Mathematics
website is designed to support school-based administrators and district
mathematics supervisors who have the responsibility for establishing the
structure and vision for the work of grade-level and cross-grade-level learning
teams.
2.
Common
Core Standards for Mathematical Practice (Inside Mathematics)
insidemathematics.org/index.php/common-core-standards
This site provides classroom videos and
lesson samples designed to illustrate the Mathematical Practices in action.
3.
Common
Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice (CCSSO & NGA)
corestandards.org/the-standards/mathematics/introduction/standards-for-mathematical-practice
This site links the text of the eight
Mathematical Practices and the selection on “Connecting the Standards for
Mathematical Practice to the Standards for Mathematical Content.”
4.
NCTM lessons
illuminations.nctm.org/
Illuminations
provides
standard-based resources that improve the teaching and learning of mathematics
for all students. These materials illuminate the vision for school mathematics
set forth in Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, Curriculum Focal Points for
Prekindergarten through Grade 8 Mathematics, and Focus in High School
Mathematics: Reasoning and Sense Making.
5.
Common Core State Standards blog
commoncoretools.wordpress.com/
Follow Bill McCallum’s
blog on tools that are being developed to support the implementation of the
CCSS.
6.
CCSS
Mathematics Curriculum Materials Analysis Project (Council of Chief State
School Officers, The Brookhill Foundation, and Texas Instruments)
mathedleadership.org/docs/ccss/CCSSO%20Mathematics%20Curriculum%20Analysis%20Project.Whole%20Document.6.1.11.Final.docx
The CCSS Mathematics Curriculum
Analysis Project provides a set of tools to assist K–12 textbook selection
committees, school administrators, and teachers in the analysis and selection
of curriculum materials that support implementation of the CCSS for
mathematics.
7.
Illustrative
Math Project (Institute for Mathematics and Education)
illustrativemathematics.org
The main goal for this project is to
provide guidance to states, assessment consortia, testing companies, and
curriculum developers by illustrating the range and types of mathematical work
that students will experience in implementing the Common Core State Standards
for mathematics.
8. Progressions documents for the Common
Core Math Standards (Institute for Mathematics and Education)
ime.math.arizona.edu/progressions
The CCSS in mathematics were built on
progressions: narrative documents describing the progression of a topic across
a number of grade levels, informed both by research on children's cognitive
development and by the logical structure of mathematics. The progressions
detail why standards are sequenced the way they are, point out cognitive
difficulties and provide pedagogical solutions, and provide more detail on
particularly difficult areas of mathematics. The progressions documents found
here are useful in teacher preparation and professional development, organizing
curriculum, and provide a link between mathematics education research and the
standards.
Hope this list helps.
For the AIU Group that attended our seminar today, check out the other blog entries I have written on assessment, and look for a complete electronic file of artifacts given to the AIU Math and Science collaborative.
Thanks for writing this. I've been reflecting a lot lately on wanting to continue to be a teacher who is reflective and open to professional growth. I've always worried that would fade the longer I was in the profession but have met many great seasoned teachers who still hold this mindset and that has been encouraging.
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