Common Core State Standards Resources - Previous Revision

“No one knows as much about your students as you do . . .  Your knowledge about your students guides the instructional choices you make, and it shapes your response to any mandate, including the Common Core State Standards.”  Anne Gere, Core Standards Series Editor

Virtual Conference and Book Series

Supporting Students in a Time of Core Standards

NCTE offered a Virtual Conference series throughout the month of April focusing on "Supporting Students in a Time of Core Standards." The grade-level conference recordings and books will help school and district-based teaching teams think through their plans for providing every student with the best possible support in reaching goals identified in their state standards for English language arts.

• Virtual Conference Recordings Information
• Book Series Grades PreK-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

NCTE’s Review of the Common Core State Standards

• Read the open letter about the release of the first public draft of the Common Core State Standards for K-12 English Language Arts from Jeff Williams, Chair of the NCTE Review Team.
• Review NCTE’s Responses to Standards Drafts
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
• View and download the final version of the Common Core State Standards.

Related NCTE Position Statements

• Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing, February 2011, from Council of WPA, NCTE, and NWP
• The NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies
• NCTE Framework for 21st Century Curriculum and Assessment 
• NCTE Principles of Professional Development
• NCTE/IRA Standards for the English Language Arts

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