Schools across the country are preparing to adopt the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and other standards for college and career readiness, and school leaders will play an essential role in this effort. NASSP has compiled a number of resources to help school leaders as they work to meet the challenge of implementing these new standards.
Common Core Webinars
The Principal’s Role in Implementing Common Core State Standards at the Secondary School Level – via The Alliance for Excellent Education on Thursday, April 12, 2012
Tracey Lamb, Principal, Fulton County High School (Hickman, KY)
Article summarizing Tracey’s presentation.
Mel Riddile, Ed.D., Associate Director for High School Services,National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
Article summarizing Mel’s presentation.
Bob Wise, President, Alliance for Excellent Education
The Common Core State Standards—Not So Common - Nov. 10, 2011
Presenter: Mel Riddile, NASSP Associate Director for High School Services
Materials: Common Core Powerpoint
Schools are struggling to meet the challenge of state assessments-helping every student reach "proficient." In the not-too-distant future, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) will significantly increase the rigor of current assessments, assess students in a skill that is rarely practiced, and force schoolwide changes in classroom instruction. This webinar will discuss why schools must begin preparations now, as well as what schools must do to meet the CCSS challenge.
Common Core Webinar Series (NASSP and The College Board)
The "School Leadership for Common Core Standards and College and Career Readiness" webinar series features six bi-weekly webinars, beginning January 2011, examining the important role principals and school leaders will play as the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are implemented.
The webinar recordings linked below can be viewed on desktop and laptop computers with Mac and Windows operating systems.
Common Core Online Community
Online Community at EdWeb.net (1,300 members)
School leaders have a unique and essential role in the successful implementation of Common Core State Standards (CCSS)--a role that goes beyond the knowledge of the standards and the kind of instruction required to meet them.
| Common Core Digital Publications and Newsletters |
Common Core State Standards for School Leaders
NASSP Associate Director Mel Riddile curates a daily e-newsletter for school leaders on developments related to the Common Core State Standards. This is the go-to newsletter for school leaders who want to keep up to date on the latest Common Core developments.
|
CCSS: Resources for School Leaders
Mel Riddile, Associate Director at NASSP, publishes an up-to-date news letter containing resources to assist school leaders in implementing the Common Core State Standards in their schools.
|
|
 The Principal Difference Blog
Teacher leader Stuart Singer and NASSP's Mel Riddile co-author this detailed blog for school leaders. With more than 400 posts, Singer and Riddile write weekly on common core topics relevant to school leaders and teacher leaders. Visit www.PrincipalDifference.org to view numerous entries focused specifically on CCSS implementation.
|
Articles
The Principal's Role in Implementing the CCSS
A blog series by Mel Riddile
National High School Center at the American Institute of Research
Part 1: School Leaders: The Key to Successful Implementation
Part 2: New Ways of Thinking About Teaching the Math and English Language Arts Standards
Part 3: Instructional and Cultural Changes
Part 4: Ten Keys to Success
What’s New About the Common Core State Standards
By Mel Riddile
Principal Leadership, March 2012
Sue Gendron shares her thoughts on how much instruction, teaching, and assessment must change to align with the new standards.
Math Instruction, Teacher Preparation, and the Common Core State Standards
By Mel Riddile
The Principal Difference Blog
"If the Common Core Standards are fully implemented, it will fundamentally change the way math is taught,"
By Stuart Singer
The Principal Difference Blog
A Very Special (Math) Challenge for the Common Core
By Stuart Singer
The Principal Difference Blog
For CCSS Math Education Some Problems are Elementary
By Stuart Singer
The Principal Difference Blog
The Common Core Challenge for ELLs
By Rhoda Coleman and Claude Goldenberg
Principal Leadership, February 2012
The new CCSS currently being rolled out in 46 states give little specific acknowledgement of the challenges for English language learners (ELLs). The introduction to the CCSS states that identifying the supports needed to help ELLs (or any other population of students) is “beyond the scope of the Standards” (Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2010b, p. 6).
The Principal as Curriculum Leader
By Judy Jenkins and R. Scott Pfeifer
Principal Leadership, January 2012
Principals have an integral role in leading the transition to the Common Core State Standards in their schools.
Text Complexity
By Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
Principal Leadership, January 2012
The Common Core State Standards require that students read “hard texts.” What are the responsibilities of school leaders in leading this effort?
The Common Core Challenge for ELLs
By Rhoda Coleman and Claude Goldenberg
Principal Leadership, February 2012
The new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) currently being rolled out in 46 states give little specific acknowledgement of the challenges for English language learners (ELLs). The introduction to the CCSS states that identifying the supports needed to help ELLs (or any other population of students) is “beyond the scope of the Standards” (Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2010b, p. 6).
Start Your Online Testing Engines
By Geoffrey Fletcher
Principal Leadership, September 2011
Educators in most states will soon be asked to implement online testing to meet No Child Left Behind or CCSS requirements, or simply to make better use of student data and ensure that it is used to improve learning. All but five states have joined two consortia that will share $350 million in Race to the Top funds to develop online assessments.
The Word of the Day at This School Is 'Literacy'
Edutopia Magazine
The focus on literacy, which permeates almost every corner of the building, from the biology lab to math classes to the chorus room, has helped transform this school.