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Common Core State Standards

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were researched, written and developed by professional educators and education experts from across the United States and agreed upon in 2010 through a state led initiative by the National Governor's Association (NGA) and Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). Florida's State Board of Education voluntarily adopted the CCSS in 2010 followed by more than 40 states in 2011. The CCSS provide clear educational standards, while allowing local districts and schools the flexibility needed to deliver quality instruction in the classroom. The standards, which are not to be confused with curriculum or instruction, are designed to ensure all students, regardless of demography, graduate high school prepared to enter college or the workforce. Moreover, the standards are internationally benchmarked and provide our students with an edge in the global jobs market by ensuring mastery of knowledge and skills needed to perform today's high-skill, high-wage occupations. The Department strongly supports the full implementation of CCSS in the 2014-15 school year and is focused on providing local districts the support needed for a successful transition to CCSS .

• New! Registration Opens for the 2013 Common Core State Standards Summer Institutes
  The Florida Department of Education is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2013 Common Core State Standards Summer Institutes. To register, please visit 2013 Common Core State Standards registration no later than April 1, 2013. More information about registering for 2013 Common Core State Standards Summer Institutes (PDF, 151KB). Please contact Marsan Carr at if you have any questions.
• New! Readiness Gauge tracks district progress on Common Core and Digital Learning
• View live sessions from the 2012 Common Core Summer Institutes
• Learn More About the Common Core
• Print the Common Core State Standards (2012 Summer Institute Book)
• Common Core State Standards Parent Guide
• PARCC Education Leader Cadre Members (PDF, 54KB)
• Supplemental Information for Appendix A: New Research on Text Complexity (PDF)
• Blast Off Tip of the Week

Florida's School Districts Share Best Practices

• Hillsborough (PowerPoint, 2MB)
• Lee (PDF, 6MB)
• Manatee (PowerPoint, 785KB)
• Marion (PowerPoint, 4MB)
• Osceola (PDF, 15MB)
• Washington (PowerPoint, 2MB)

What's Happening Around the Nation

• Oregon Department of Education
• Moving Ahead: A National Perspective on States' Progress in Common Core State Standards Implementation Planning (PDF)
• New York Department of Education
• Tennessee Department of Education

News

• Why States Are Designing Two Tests For Common Core Standards
• What Research Says About 'The Florida Model' Of Education Policy
• How Teachers Are Creating New Lessons For Common Core State Standards
• Three Questions For An Elementary Principal About Common Core

For Parents

• Common Core Implementation Tools and Resources Guide (PDF)
• Just for Parents Newsletter - All About Common Core (PDF, 989KB)
• Parents' Guides to Student Success

PTA Common Core Parent Guides

• Kindergarten Guide English (PDF) and Kindergarten Guide Spanish (PDF)
• 1st Grade English (PDF) and 1st Grade Spanish (PDF)
• 2nd Grade English (PDF) and 2nd Grade Spanish (PDF)
• 3rd Grade English (PDF) and 3rd Grade Spanish (PDF)
• 4th Grade English (PDF) and 4th Grade Spanish (PDF)
• 5th Grade English (PDF) and 5th Grade Spanish (PDF)
• 6th Grade English (PDF) and 6th Grade Spanish (PDF)
• 7th Grade English (PDF) and 7th Grade Spanish (PDF)
• 8th Grade English (PDF) and 8th Grade Spanish (PDF)
• Parents Guide FAQ (PDF)
• Parents Guide Webinar (PDF)

Common Core Assessment Tools

• Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career
• PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career)
• Race to the Top Assessments
• Subscribe to receive email updates regarding PARCC implementation and Race to the Top Assessments in Florida

Tools for Teachers

• Common Core State Standards (CCSS) videos
• Professional Learning Policy Review: A Workbook for States and Districts (PDF)
• Achieve the Core
• Illustrative Mathematics
• CPALMS
• Core Planner
• Professional Development Toolkits: English Language Arts Common Core State Standards (K-8)
• Model Content Frameworks
• Classroom Resources

Quality Review Tools

English Language Arts Quality Review Rubric

• Presentation (PDF)
• Rubric (PDF)

Mathematics Quality Review Rubric

• Presentation (PDF)
• Rubric (PDF)

2012 Common Core Summer Institutes

Presentations and Materials

• Day 1 - Overview
• Day 2 - Implementation
• Day 3 - Integration
• Day 4
• Miscellaneous

Videos

Concurrent Sessions

Day 1

• Introductions and Digital Checkup (WMV, 500MB)
• Common Core State Standards for Mathematics Bell Work - Kindergarten - Fifth Grade (WMV, 451MB)
• Common Core State Standards for Mathematics Bell Work - Sixth Grade - Twelfth Grade (WMV, 278MB)
• Introduction of Common Core State Standards, Including Anchor Standards - English - Kindergarten - Second Grade (WMV, 290MB)
• Introduction of Common Core State Standards, Including Anchor Standards - English - Third Grade - Fifth Grade (WMV, 402MB)
• Introduction of Common Core State Standards, Including Anchor Standards - English - Sixth Grade - Twelfth Grade (WMV, 211MB)
• Common Core State Standards or Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Pre-Assessment (WMV, 569MB)

Day 2

• Implementation & Integration of Common Core State Standards with ELA/SS (WMV, 297MB)
• Close Reading/Self-Assessment Presentation (WMV, 270MB)
• Implementation of Common Core State Standards for Mathematics Video - Kindergarten - Fifth Grade (WMV, 403MB)
• Implementation of Common Core State Standards for Mathematics Video - Sixth Grade - Twelfth Grade (WMV, 330MB)
• Text Complexity (WMV, 300MB)
• Common Core State Standards Qualitative Features of Text Complexity Structure (WMV, 356MB)
• Close Reading Lesson: George Washington's Letter to COL. Lewis Nicola (WMV, 309MB)
• Examples of How to Alter Instruction to Align with Common Core State Standards and How Administrators Can Recognize the Changes (WMV, 287MB)
• Complex Text, Read Alouds and the Primary Classroom (WMV, 463MB)
• CPalms Tools and Resources to Support Teaching and Learning (WMV, 950MB)
• Close Reading - George Washington Letter to Col. Lewis Nicola (WMV, 463MB)
• Establishing Learning Goals Aligned to the Common Core State Standards (WMV, 1GB)
• Comprehension Instructional Sequence Lesson (WMV, 1GB)
• Comprehension Instructional Sequence Step One Continued (WMV, 697MB)

Day 3

• Learning Goals, Mathematics Standards, Integration of Mathematics, and Support for Integration (NEFEC) (WMV, 361MB)
• Facilitation of a Close Reading Session (WMV, 305MB)
• Engaging Students in Meaningful Dialogue (WMV, 383MB)
• Integration of the Common Core State Standards (WMV, 283MB)
• Shifts in Mathematics: Integration of Initiatives (WMV, 491MB)
• Common Core State Standards for Mathematics Pre-Assessment (WMV, 520MB)
• Paired Close Reading Lesson: A Powerful Friend and a Cat and a Rat (WMV, 374MB)
• Planning and Problem-Solving Review Data from Day 2 and Prepare Team Leads for Day 3 and 4 Planning (MTSS Team) (WMV, 239MB)
• Writing in K-2 Classrooms and The Common Core State Standards (WMV, 515MB)
• Geometry Professional Development Series for Teachers (WMV, 732MB)
• Text-Dependent Questions (WMV, 382MB)
• Model Lesson Integration (WMV, 801MB)
• Making Connections Across Content Areas (WMV, 476MB)
• Text-Based Comprehension Instruction with Complex Tables (WMV, 383MB)

General Sessions

• Day 1 (WMV, 492MB)
• Day 2 (WMV, 1GB)
• Day 3 (WMV, 716MB)
• Day 4 - Part 1 (WMV, 420MB)
• Day 4 - Part 2 (WMV, 956MB)

Interviews

• Administrators (WMV, 73MB)
• District Staff FVS (WMV, 60MB)
• Teachers (WMV, 46MB)

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