Engage New York Common Core Curriculum 

In order to assist schools and districts with the implementation of the Common Core, NYSED has provided curriculum modules and units in P-12 ELA and math that can be adopted or adapted for local purposes. For grades K-9, all remaining modules and units necessary for the first semester of the 2013-14 school year will be posted by the fall, and modules and units necessary for the second semester will be posted by early winter. For Grades 10-12, Modules and units necessary for the first and second semester will be posted by winter. 

EngageNY.org is developed and maintained by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) to support the implementation of key aspects of the New York State Board of Regents Reform Agenda. This is the official web site for current materials and resources related to the Regents Reform Agenda. The agenda includes the implementation of the New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS), Teacher and Leader Effectiveness (TLE), and Data-Driven Instruction (DDI). EngageNY.org is dedicated to providing educators across New York State with real-time, professional learning tools and resources to support educators in reaching the State’s vision for a college- and career-ready education for all students.

Dream of a Nation Common Core Unit Plans

Dream of a Nation.org is a public awareness and education initiative aiming to inform and empower citizens and students with critical knowledge and solutions for strengthening our society. They offer a 400-page book (for free in .pdf!) for english, history, science, and even math teachers to use in their classrooms.

Moreover, Dream of a Nation has developed several unit plans aligned with the English Language Arts Common Core Standards. These units are designed to give students in-depth exposure to, and practice with, the critical writing, reading, listening, speaking and thinking which the Common Core demands. These units use Dream of a Nation essays as their starting point and then ask students to create their own research projects, analytic essays, debate speeches, narrative essays and interdisciplinary essays. These units are designed for grades eight through twelve but because each unit plan addresses a different Common Core focus they can also all be adapted for any grade level, 8-12. Because Common Core is vertically aligned schools can adopt each Unit Plan designed for their grade level and be assured that their curriculum is vertically aligned and students are gaining direct and creative instruction in all standards.

Dream of a Nation is a high Lexile level (1340), non-fiction text which aptly supports the Common Core emphasis on text range, quality and complexity. For more in-depth information on which standards each unit addresses please open the full unit plans below.

The textbook can be accessed here

Common Core US History Lesson and Unit Plans
These lesson and unit plans are created by the Gilder Lerhman Institute of American History.The following units and lessons target the skills and strategies students must learn before they can gain academic independence. Each unit below develops key skills as outlined in the Common Core State Standards, such as examining vocabulary text, discerning argument construction, analyzing non-fiction texts, and writing critical analysis. Please explore and use our Teaching Literacy through History units and lesson plans below. Explore additional Teaching Literacy through History courses and resources.

LearnZillion Common Core Videos

Another place to look for high-quality teacher-produced lesson plans that align to the CCSS is LearnZillion, a learning platform that combines video lessons, assessments, and progress reporting -- it's like the Khan Academy of Common Core. In addition to sortable Math and ELA video lessons, they offer a handy Common Core navigator. This organization has a great backstory -- started by a public school in Washington D.C. as a home-grown repository for screencast lessons made by their teachers, they caught the attention of edtech funders and ended up with seed money to take their idea to a national level. You will need to create a profile to access its resources. 

The Teaching Channel Common Core Videos 

Click the heading above to access 183 common core videos related to instruction. Videos are organized according to subject, grades, and topics.

Common Core iPhone App

Edutopia Resources for Understanding the Common Core 

An educator's guide to websites, organizations, articles, and other resources looking at the new system of standards and how they will be assessed. (Updated 11/2013)

NEA Common Core State Standards Toolkit

This toolkit is intended to be a fully dynamic resource of information on Common Core State Standards and contains six critical areas for understanding and preparing for implementation of the Common Core State Standards: (1) Common Core State Standards Overview; (2) Curriculum and Instruction; (3) Professional Development; (4) Assessment and Reflection; (5) English Language Learners; and, (6)
Students with Disabilities.

Reviewed in its entirety, the toolkit provides general background and links to pertinent information about the CCSS, as well as practical assistance and planning. Users can download editable materials and presentations in smaller chunks that may be used in a variety of settings. Video resources have been included for individual use as well as for sharing in larger settings. Resources found in this toolkit will be updated periodically and as implementation of the Standards progress.

NEA (National Education Association) mission is to advocate for education professionals and to unite our members and the nation to fulfill the promise of public education to prepare every student to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world.

Common Core Standards

Click on the links below to view your subject area standards

Math
Science
English
History
Art

Sample ELA Curriculum Template

Sample ELA curriculum template, produced by the Tulare County Office of Education