Resources for Educators
- Common Core and DESE This link opens in a new windowHelpful information about implementing Common Core, through the MA DESE
- AASL Crosswalks This link opens in a new windowThe following pages include tables that help school librarians learn how the AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner and the Common Core State Standards align.
- DESE Common Core Crosswalks This link opens in a new windowDocuments that compare the new standards to the previous standards and are designed to help districts align their curricula, instruction, and assessments to the 2011 standards.
- 50 Important Links for Common Core Educators This link opens in a new windowEssential reads for any K-12 educator in a Common Core-adopting state.
How the WHS Library can help you!
Position Statement of the AASL for Librarians and the Common Core
Key areas where Librarians can help implement the Common Core:
- Creating sound persuasive arguments with evidence
- Reading comprehension strategies
- Effectively using primary and secondary sources
- Reading and analyzing complex texts
- Reading and comprehending informational text in all content areas
Identified by Rita Martens of the Iowa Department of Education and compiled by Kristin Fontichiaro, a clinical assistant professor and coordinator of the school library media program at the University of Michigan School of Information.
Scoop It! on the Common Core
Subject Guide
Anita Cellucci
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