Six Great CCSS Math Websites...

Six Common Core Math Websites for Teachers, Students & Parents

1. Common Core Math Standards (pdf) Just in case you haven't seen them or read them yet. Important for every teacher and parent to understand the standards and their expectations. 

2. Inside mathematics Problems of the Month

Providing math problems in the various CCSS strands each month along with an archive to help with teaching students, student practice, parent understanding and learning. 

3. Inside Mathematics' Listing of the Math Eight Standards:

           Standard 1: Make Sense of problems and persevere in solving them 

           Standard 2: Reason abstractly and quantitatively 

           Standard 3: Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
           Standard 4: Model with mathematics

           Standard 5: Use appropriate tools strategically

           Standard 6: Attend to precision 

           Standard 7: Look for and make use of structure 

           Standard 8: Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning 

4. PARCC prototype sample questions  With the PARCC around the corner it would be a great idea to help our students understand the question structure. Remember that we don't all structure language the same and we need to teach our students to find the key words in each word problem for proper resolution and to understand what the author is asking. 

Navigation Tip--: Click on Resources for Implementation

     ----> Click on PARCC Prototyping Project
           -----> Click on tasks by school level

5. Illustrativemathematics.org provides drill down lessons by standard and grade level. Great resource for any level.

6. Illustrating the Standards for Mathematical Practice
From the great people at NCSSM-Leadership in Mathematics Education, this link provides ways to illustrate each of the math standards by grade level. Click on the hyper linked graphics to drill down into lessons and helpful resources. 

Track Your Common Core Lessons

Need to track when you taught the common core domain and strands?  Here is a great website that has forms  you can download and use or if you are a Google Docs user you can save in Google Docs and edit them there.

Here's a brief summary from the website:
"you need to help you keep track of the standards taught in your classroom.  Use these to make sure you are addressing all that you need to teach throughout the course of the school year.   Keep track of when you have introduced, retaught and assessed each indicator."

Here's the link:
http://www.thecurriculumcorner.com/2012/08/18/common-core-checklists/

The website has other great information and resources, too. This one just was so great I had to share.

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Student Center Activities & CCSS

Great activities and information aligned to the Common Core Standards can be found at the http://www.fcrr.org/curriculum/SCA_CCSS_index.shtm  link.   They have them by grade level and the student activities are not only fun, but aligned to the CCSS!   Check them out today!!

Common Core Resources for Math & ELA

Justin Tarte is a passionate educator with a love of learning and technology. He is the Director of Curriculum & Support Services in the Union R-XI School District in Union, Missouri. 

He is someone that I follow on Twitter and his blog has great resources for teachers and administrators. 

His recent posting on Common Core Resources for Math & ELA is a great place for teachers who are trying wrap their arms around the CCSS.

Be sure to check out and subscribe to his blog, as well as, read other postings by Dr. Tarte on Common Core standards. Don't miss the great posts on leadership either.

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