The Common Core Standards

Our district had an early release day today and part of the time was spent considering critical points for using the Common Core State Standards. If you haven't had a chance to look at this in your district, you can check it out on the Maine state website. The online access is user friendly. Because there may be changes in the document, the state suggests waiting to copy the entire document until all changes have been made. Lee Anne Larsen suggested that districts study Appendix A before engaging in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Appendix A outlines the research behind the standards. Since there are standards for writing, I thought you might want to check this out.