“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
Book Series and Virtual Conference
Supporting Students in a Time of Core Standards
These grade-level books and conference recordings 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.
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
- View and download the final version of the Common Core State Standards.

Related NCTE Position Statements
Teaching in the Time of Common Core State Standards - Member Sarah Brown Wessling Suggests How
