Whether at the district level or school level, Dr. Jones and can help with implementation, initiative launch, and providing formative evaluation for leaders at all system levels to help build professional capacity and help insure successful implementation of your district or school's most urgent initiatives and aspirations.
More information can be found in the book, The Focus Model, available from Corwin Press.
Common Core State Standards
Common Core State Standards - Click HERE
Achieve - Click HERE
Hunt Institute Videos - Click HERE
ASCD Common Core Adoptions and State resources - Click HERE
Teaching Channel CCSS Videos - Click HERE
CCSS App (also available for Android) - Click HERE
National PTA Parent Communication Tools - Click HERE
ASCD's Educore - Click HERE
Articles / Reports / Presentations:
Ed Week Special Report on Common Core (April 2012) - Click HERE
Do Schools Challenge Our Students (Center for American Progress July 2012) - Click HERE
Rising to the Challenge of College and Career Readiness - Click HERE
State of Education Rigor (2012) - Click HERE
Diploma to Nowhere (2008) - Click HERE
PARCC Next Generation Assessment
PARCC Computer Based Sample Test Questions - Click HERE
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) - Click HERE
PARCC Model Content Frameworks - Click HERE
PARCC Prototype Item and Task Prototypes - Click HERE
PARCC Samples ELA/Literacy - Click HERE
PARCC Samples Math - Click HERE
PARCC Assessment Blueprint Documents - Click HERE
PARCC Non-Summative Assessments - Click HERE
PARCC Professional Learning Modules - Click HERE
PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual - Click HERE
SBAC Next Generation Assessment
Smarter Balanced (SBAC) - Click HERE
Smarter Balanced (SBAC) Content,Item, and Task Specifications - Click HERE
SBAC Practice and Pilot Tests - Click HERE
SBAC Accessibility Features and Accommodations - Click HERE
SBAC ELA/Literacy Sample Items - Click HERE
SBAC Math Sample Items - Click HERE
SBAC Achievement Level Descriptors (ALD's) ELA/Literacy - Click HERE
SBAC Achievement Level Descriptors (ALD's) Math - Click HERE
SBAC ALD Glossary of Terms - Click HERE
SBAC Theory of Action - Click HERE
Cognitive Rigor Matrix and ELA Content Examples (Karen Hess,2009) - Click HERE
Cognitive Rigor Matrix and Math/Science Content Examples (Karen Hess, 2009) - Click HERE
English Language Arts Resources
CommonCore.org - Click HERE
Achieve the Core.org - Click HERE
Lexile Framework for Reading - Click HERE
Reading Between the Lines (2006) - Click HERE
Educore - Literacy Design Collaborative - Click HERE
Learning Network (New York Times) - Click HERE
Learn Zillion ELA - Click HERE
Cognitive Rigor Matrix and ELA Content Examples (Karen Hess,2009) - Click HERE
Teachers College (Columbia University) - Click HERE
Mathematics Resources
Mathematics Common Core Toolbox from The Dana Center - Click HERE
Kahn Academy Common Core Maps - Click HERE
Illustrative Mathematics - Click HERE
Inside Mathematics - Click HERE
Achieve the Core.org - Click HERE
Mathematics CCSS Toolbox - Click HERE
Educore - Math Formative Assessments and Videos - Click HERE
Learn Zillion K-8 Math - Click HERE
Learn Zillion HS Math - Click HERE
Math Common Core Coalition - Click HERE
Cognitive Rigor Matrix and Math/Science Content Examples (Karen Hess, 2009) - Click HERE
Literacy Resources 6-12
Literacy Design Collaborative - Click HERE
Lexile Framework for Reading - Click HERE
Learning Network (New York Times) - Click HERE
Assessment and Instructional Strategies
Guilford County Schools - Click HERE
Saskatoon Public Schools - Click HERE
Marzano Research on Strategies - Click HERE
Teaching Channel Videos - Click HERE
Formative Assessment Strategies - Click HERE
More Formative Assessment Strategies - Click HERE
State Tools
Alabama DOE CCRS – Click HERE
Alaska DOE Standards – Click HERE
Arizona DOE - Click HERE
Arkansas DOE CCSS – Click HERE
California DOE - Click HERE
Colorado Implementation Tool Kit - Click HERE
Connecticut DOE - Click HERE
Delaware DOE CCSS – Click HERE
Florida Countdown to CCSS - Click HERE
Georgia DOE - Click HERE
Hawaii DOE CCSS – Click HERE
Idaho DOE Core Standards – Click HERE
Illinois DOE IL Learning Standards – Click HERE
Indiana DOE CCSS – Click HERE
Iowa Core DOE – Click HERE
Kansas CCSS DOE – Click HERE
Kentucky DOE Common Core - Click HERE
Louisiana DOE Common Core - Click HERE
Maine DOE Common Core – Click HERE
Maryland Core Standards DOE – Click HERE
Massachusetts DOE Pre K-12 Frameworks – Click HERE
Michigan DOE College and Career Ready Standards – Click HERE
Minnesota DOE K-12 Academic Standards – Click HERE
Mississippi CCR - Click HERE
Missouri DOE CCR – Click HERE
Montana Common Core – Click HERE
Nebraska Standards Instructional Tool – Click HERE
Nevada (Implementing Nevada Academic Content Standards) – Click HERE
New Hampshire DOE CCSS – Click HERE
New Jersey DOE Common Core - Click HERE
New Mexico DOE CCSS – Click HERE
Engage NY - Click HERE
North Carolina Support Tools - Click HERE
North Dakota DOE – Click HERE
Ohio DOE - Click HERE
Oklahoma DOE Academic Standards – Click HERE
Oregon DOE - Click HERE
Pennsylvania Core Curriculum Framework – Click HERE
Rhode Island World Class Standards – Click HERE
South Carolina DOE Common Core - Click HERE
South Dakota DOE CCSS – Click HERE
Tennessee Core - Click HERE
Texas Curriculum Standards - Click HERE
Utah Core Standards – Click HERE
Vermont DOE & Common Core – Click HERE
Virginia Standards of Learning – Click HERE
Washington State Learning Standards – Click HERE
West Virginia DOE Next Generation Standards - Click HERE
Wisconsin Academic Standards – Click HERE
Wyoming DOE CCSS – Click HERE
Washington, DC CCSS – Click HERE
More information can be found in the book, The Focus Model, available from Corwin Press.
Common Core State Standards
Common Core State Standards - Click HERE
Achieve - Click HERE
Hunt Institute Videos - Click HERE
ASCD Common Core Adoptions and State resources - Click HERE
Teaching Channel CCSS Videos - Click HERE
CCSS App (also available for Android) - Click HERE
National PTA Parent Communication Tools - Click HERE
ASCD's Educore - Click HERE
Articles / Reports / Presentations:
Ed Week Special Report on Common Core (April 2012) - Click HERE
Do Schools Challenge Our Students (Center for American Progress July 2012) - Click HERE
Rising to the Challenge of College and Career Readiness - Click HERE
State of Education Rigor (2012) - Click HERE
Diploma to Nowhere (2008) - Click HERE
PARCC Next Generation Assessment
PARCC Computer Based Sample Test Questions - Click HERE
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) - Click HERE
PARCC Model Content Frameworks - Click HERE
PARCC Prototype Item and Task Prototypes - Click HERE
PARCC Samples ELA/Literacy - Click HERE
PARCC Samples Math - Click HERE
PARCC Assessment Blueprint Documents - Click HERE
PARCC Non-Summative Assessments - Click HERE
PARCC Professional Learning Modules - Click HERE
PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual - Click HERE
SBAC Next Generation Assessment
Smarter Balanced (SBAC) - Click HERE
Smarter Balanced (SBAC) Content,Item, and Task Specifications - Click HERE
SBAC Practice and Pilot Tests - Click HERE
SBAC Accessibility Features and Accommodations - Click HERE
SBAC ELA/Literacy Sample Items - Click HERE
SBAC Math Sample Items - Click HERE
SBAC Achievement Level Descriptors (ALD's) ELA/Literacy - Click HERE
SBAC Achievement Level Descriptors (ALD's) Math - Click HERE
SBAC ALD Glossary of Terms - Click HERE
SBAC Theory of Action - Click HERE
Cognitive Rigor Matrix and ELA Content Examples (Karen Hess,2009) - Click HERE
Cognitive Rigor Matrix and Math/Science Content Examples (Karen Hess, 2009) - Click HERE
English Language Arts Resources
CommonCore.org - Click HERE
Achieve the Core.org - Click HERE
Lexile Framework for Reading - Click HERE
Reading Between the Lines (2006) - Click HERE
Educore - Literacy Design Collaborative - Click HERE
Learning Network (New York Times) - Click HERE
Learn Zillion ELA - Click HERE
Cognitive Rigor Matrix and ELA Content Examples (Karen Hess,2009) - Click HERE
Teachers College (Columbia University) - Click HERE
Mathematics Resources
Mathematics Common Core Toolbox from The Dana Center - Click HERE
Kahn Academy Common Core Maps - Click HERE
Illustrative Mathematics - Click HERE
Inside Mathematics - Click HERE
Achieve the Core.org - Click HERE
Mathematics CCSS Toolbox - Click HERE
Educore - Math Formative Assessments and Videos - Click HERE
Learn Zillion K-8 Math - Click HERE
Learn Zillion HS Math - Click HERE
Math Common Core Coalition - Click HERE
Cognitive Rigor Matrix and Math/Science Content Examples (Karen Hess, 2009) - Click HERE
Literacy Resources 6-12
Literacy Design Collaborative - Click HERE
Lexile Framework for Reading - Click HERE
Learning Network (New York Times) - Click HERE
Assessment and Instructional Strategies
Guilford County Schools - Click HERE
Saskatoon Public Schools - Click HERE
Marzano Research on Strategies - Click HERE
Teaching Channel Videos - Click HERE
Formative Assessment Strategies - Click HERE
More Formative Assessment Strategies - Click HERE
State Tools
Alabama DOE CCRS – Click HERE
Alaska DOE Standards – Click HERE
Arizona DOE - Click HERE
Arkansas DOE CCSS – Click HERE
California DOE - Click HERE
Colorado Implementation Tool Kit - Click HERE
Connecticut DOE - Click HERE
Delaware DOE CCSS – Click HERE
Florida Countdown to CCSS - Click HERE
Georgia DOE - Click HERE
Hawaii DOE CCSS – Click HERE
Idaho DOE Core Standards – Click HERE
Illinois DOE IL Learning Standards – Click HERE
Indiana DOE CCSS – Click HERE
Iowa Core DOE – Click HERE
Kansas CCSS DOE – Click HERE
Kentucky DOE Common Core - Click HERE
Louisiana DOE Common Core - Click HERE
Maine DOE Common Core – Click HERE
Maryland Core Standards DOE – Click HERE
Massachusetts DOE Pre K-12 Frameworks – Click HERE
Michigan DOE College and Career Ready Standards – Click HERE
Minnesota DOE K-12 Academic Standards – Click HERE
Mississippi CCR - Click HERE
Missouri DOE CCR – Click HERE
Montana Common Core – Click HERE
Nebraska Standards Instructional Tool – Click HERE
Nevada (Implementing Nevada Academic Content Standards) – Click HERE
New Hampshire DOE CCSS – Click HERE
New Jersey DOE Common Core - Click HERE
New Mexico DOE CCSS – Click HERE
Engage NY - Click HERE
North Carolina Support Tools - Click HERE
North Dakota DOE – Click HERE
Ohio DOE - Click HERE
Oklahoma DOE Academic Standards – Click HERE
Oregon DOE - Click HERE
Pennsylvania Core Curriculum Framework – Click HERE
Rhode Island World Class Standards – Click HERE
South Carolina DOE Common Core - Click HERE
South Dakota DOE CCSS – Click HERE
Tennessee Core - Click HERE
Texas Curriculum Standards - Click HERE
Utah Core Standards – Click HERE
Vermont DOE & Common Core – Click HERE
Virginia Standards of Learning – Click HERE
Washington State Learning Standards – Click HERE
West Virginia DOE Next Generation Standards - Click HERE
Wisconsin Academic Standards – Click HERE
Wyoming DOE CCSS – Click HERE
Washington, DC CCSS – Click HERE
