I have been doing some surfing and have found some interesting things out there! Here are a couple of sites you might want to check out on elementary common core?

www.livebinders.com/play/play/52180 this one let's you compare different states

www.sbusd.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=288 this one has some great resources: writing rubrics and exemplars to name a few

What do students need to know?

As I have been reading about unpacking the standards and unpacking some of the kindergarten ones. I am really taking notice of what the students need to know or are expected to know in order to master that standard. I am asking questions like Have they mastered that skill? Can they master these standard without mastery of that skill? Close examination of each standard is necessary before expecting mastery.....can be very complicated and rime consuming if we must go back and retract. I am wondering if the building blocks for the foundation are in place for us to cement in....

I am receiving lots of information regarding conferences and workshops on the Common core...has anyone attended any? Would love to hear about them.......

When unpacking a standard we want to dissect it to find out what we really want the end result to be. One way to get more information is to look at state release assessment questions. The ,ore information we have the better we can equip our students!