Many helpful resources can be found via professional organizations' web pages. In addition, many independent and non-profit organizations provide standards-based units and lessons that you can adapt for your particular classroom and curriculum.
PARCC has released a set of test specification documents, including assessment blueprints and evidence statement tables, to help educators and the general public better understand the design of the PARCC assessments.
ASCD's free EduCore™ digital tool, which was funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is a repository of evidence-based strategies, videos, and supporting documents that help educators transition to the Common Core standards in mathematics and English language arts and literacy. FREE lesson plans and units!
Go inside Manor New Technology High School, part of the New Tech Network of schools, where an unwavering commitment to an effective schoolwide PBL model keeps both students and teachers motivated and achieving their best.
Find lesson planning tools, opportunities for collaboration or chat with other teachers, classroom resources and more. What drew me to this site originally was the link for student opportunities; competitions, awards, scholarships for all grade levels.
Teachers from around the state have collaborated to design multiple curriculum units based on the new standards. Four are in place currently, but many more are in progress.
Free digital media service for educational use, provided by PBS and the Massachusetts DESE. You will find thousands of media resources, support materials, and tools for classroom lessons and course management, individualized learning programs, and teacher professional learning communities.
