COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS (CCSS)
You will often see these referred to as the COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARDS or CCRS since Michigan's Governor has put such an emphasis on the goal of creating not just graduates but COLLEGE and CAREER READY graduates.
Start with the main Common Core website to find links for the standards and the appendices. www.corestandards.org
Next, look at the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium website to understand how our students will be assessed, starting in 2014. Remember that the SBAC assessment will REPLACE the MEAP. It is critical that we understand what the assessment will look like since it is very different from the way we currently assess. Be sure to go in to the Appendices to see the PRINCIPLES upon which the assessments were based, and the CLAIMS that inform the actual test items. You can look at these by clicking on MATERIALS AND RESOURCES on the left side of the home page, then scrolling down until you see the Appendices listed on the right side bar.
http://www.k12.wa.us/smarter/
If you would like to look at MODEL LESSONS from Michigan, created by a consortium of teachers and ISD Consultants, go to http://gomaisa.org/maisa Scroll down until you see the ELA CCRS Materials caption.
Start with the main Common Core website to find links for the standards and the appendices. www.corestandards.org
Next, look at the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium website to understand how our students will be assessed, starting in 2014. Remember that the SBAC assessment will REPLACE the MEAP. It is critical that we understand what the assessment will look like since it is very different from the way we currently assess. Be sure to go in to the Appendices to see the PRINCIPLES upon which the assessments were based, and the CLAIMS that inform the actual test items. You can look at these by clicking on MATERIALS AND RESOURCES on the left side of the home page, then scrolling down until you see the Appendices listed on the right side bar.
http://www.k12.wa.us/smarter/
If you would like to look at MODEL LESSONS from Michigan, created by a consortium of teachers and ISD Consultants, go to http://gomaisa.org/maisa Scroll down until you see the ELA CCRS Materials caption.