ELA Common Core State Standards: External Links

We encourage you to start by reading the documentation on the CCSS website for you to have first-hand knowledge of the background and specific components of the Common Core State Standards

Common Core Standards
Common Core State Standards. Main website, www.corestandards.org, Frequently Asked Questions, www.corestandards.org/frequently-asked-questions, and English Language Arts Standards, www.corestandards.org/the-standards/english-language-arts-standards.

PARCC: Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a consortium of states working together to develop a common set of K-12 assessments in English and math anchored in what it takes to be ready for college and careers. For more information, visit www.parcconline.org.

As part of a project for the PARCC consortium, the Institute for Learning (IFL) at the University of Pittsburgh, was asked to develop English language arts classroom task sets for Grades 3, 6 and 10 that are aligned to the new CCSS and that will prepare students for the new PARCC assessments. We would like you to visit these websites to learn about these classroom task sets. Then, please take a survey about the usefulness of this classroom task set. Your feedback will be used to improve future versions. Classroom Task Set and Surveys: http://ifl-dev.lrdc.pitt.edu/parcc/task_sets.html

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
The SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium is a state-led consortium working to develop next-generation assessments that are aligned to the Common Core State Standards and that accurately measure student progress toward college and career readiness. For more information, visit www.k12.wa.us/smarter.