ILS Common Core Resources
Educator • PARCC • Parent • General
Educator Resources
- Common Core Resource List
- Communications Checklist
- Draft Progressions Documents for the Common Core Math Standards
- ELA Teaching Strategies Grades 6-12
- Gap Analysis Activity
- How the New Common Core Standards Address College and Career Readiness
- Lesson Example by ELA Lead Writer (PARCC)
- New Illinois Learning Standards - A Primer
- New Illinois Learning Standards Incorporating the Common Core Brochure (9/11)
- New Illinois Learning Standards Based on the Common Core Webinar- October 21, 2010
- New Standards Awareness Activity
- Ohio Model Curriculum (English Language Arts and Mathematics - March 2011)
- Sample Lesson Plan Activity
- The New Illinois Learning Standards...An Overview of Design and Content Presentation
PDF Format - What Illinois Teachers Should Know about Common Core Standards Video
PARCC Resources
- Detailed PARCC One Year Timeline (11/10)
- PARCC State Testing Review Committee Presentation (11/10)
- PARCC Website
Parent Resources
- Parent Information on Common Core Standards
- IL PTA and ISBE Parent Guides
General Resources
- 2011 NCLB Conference Common Core Presentation Materials
- Achieve, Inc.
- Achieve, Inc. - Review of Illinois Learning Standards
- About Achieve
- A First Look at Common Core ELA & Literacy in Illinois (ACT)
- A First Look at Common Core Mathematics in Illinois (ACT)
- American Diploma Project Network: Remarks by Joanne Weiss to the Annual Meeting
- Closing the Expectations Gap
- Common Core Website
- Common Core State Standards Initiative Validation Committee Announced - News Release - 9/09
- Data and Assessments: ISBE Recommended Resources for Common Core Standards
- English Language Arts: ISBE Recommended Resources for Common Core Standards
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Guide to New Assessments for the Common Core State Standards
- Illinois Learning Standards
- Mathematics: ISBE Recommended Resources for Common Core State Standards
- Math Works
- Moving Forward with the New Illinois Learning Standards Presentation (2011)
- Parents' Guide to Student Success - National PTA
- Preparing Illinois' Students for College & Career Presentation
- Preparing Illinois Students Handout
- Publishing Criteria for Literacy
- Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma That Counts
