Standards-Alignment Information
Learn what it means for instructional materials and assessment to be aligned to college- and career-ready standards.
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Why Not Just Crosswalk?
Reviewing instructional materials for CCSS alignment means looking for evidence of the Standards and the Shifts
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Should We Bother with Other People’s Reviews?
As instructional materials reviews are made public, how should states and districts use that information?
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Building the Right Review Team
Today’s review teams will function differently than review teams of the past, requiring new skills and experience
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Top 5 Tips for Building and Training Your Review Team
Advice on selecting and training strong review teams
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What My District Gained From Collaboration
Even when districts approach materials review processes from different perspectives – and with different objectives – collaboration provides important benefits
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Knowing the Common Core = Knowing the Shifts
The Shifts are a powerful frame to help drive understanding of the Common Core
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If You’re Not Purchasing, Should You Still Review?
Even though many districts are not in a position to purchase new materials in the short-term, training reviewers now is a smart long-term investment
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Working Toward Alignment
Welcome to Aligned, a publication dedicated to the conversation about Common Core-aligned instructional materials
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Searching for Aligned Materials Doesn’t Have to Be Lonely
Breaking district and state lines in the journey toward finding Common Core-aligned materials
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New Standards, New Approach to Reviews
Details Louisiana's instructional materials review process
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Instructional Materials Evaluation Tool (IMET)
Designed by some of the lead writers of the Common Core, the IMET is a free tool that states and districts are using to evaluate the alignment of instructional materials to the Common Core
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Why We Chose this Work
One district leader explains how joining the Instructional Materials Task Force offered an opportunity for collaboration, professional development and deeper clarity on the Standards
