The following information is courtesy of Jeff Craig, OCM BOCES Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Support Services.
A variety of math resources that are aligned to the Common Core are available from the Math Common Core Coalition. Real World Math uses Google Earth to apply math to real life applications and situations.
Here’s a quick, good introductory video about Project Based Learning from ASCD. These twenty ideas for projects in schools are good ways to introduce the Project Based Learning approach to students (and teachers). The first cohort for Project Based Learning 101 is open for registration. PBL + Common Core Learning Standards + Century 21 Skills = the recipe for rigor, relevance, and engagement.
Here are 12 great search tips for searching with Google – something we should be deliberately teaching our children to do. Few skills are as relevant to our students as is good searching.
You can understand the CCLS a little more by reading PARCC’s Content Frameworks for ELA/Literacy and mathematics
If you are looking for some examples of Common Core-aligned units, this article from Education Week has some leads for you to follow.
