Common Core for Parents / Welcome

This page will have ideas and resources for our families who want to learn more about the Common Core State Standards

The State of CT website - http://ctcorestandards.org/

Parent Roadmaps to the Common Core Standards:
http://www.cgcs.org/Page/328

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) parent/student information:
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/parents-students/

Common Core in 3 minutes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxjhR3D_-8U

A December 2013 update from the Connecticut State Department of Education:
Instructional Shifts(Common Core Standards)
Detailed Information about Instructional Shifts

The Powerpoint presentation for November 7, 2013 News and Views with the Principal:
News and Views with the Principal: Common Core State Standards Powerpoint

Follow this link to the home page for the Common Core Standards:
http://www.corestandards.org/

The link below will bring you to the Connecticut State Department of Education Web page for the Common Core:
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2618&q=322592

Please follow the link below for specific ideas about how you can help your child with the Common Core Standards expectations: (you may need to search for your child's particular grade level)

This link is for english/language arts standards:

http://www.cgcs.org/Domain/36

This link is for mathmatics standards:

http://www.cgcs.org/Page/244

Sample texts by gade level:
(Please make sure you scroll to page 4 to see the list)
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_B.pdf

Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium(SBAC)
This link will take you to samples of the test:

http://www.smarterbalanced.org/sample-items-and-performance-tasks/

Adjusting Mathematical Language to the Common Core:
https://www.groton.k12.ct.us/cms/lib/CT01001200/Centricity/Domain/1580/math%20language%20article.pdf