<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>The CCSS Toolbox is now available. Go check it out! This supports the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS-M).</div><div>Best regards,</div><div>BK</div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Jerry Becker <<a href="mailto:jbecker@SIU.EDU">jbecker@SIU.EDU</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Reply-To: </span> Jerry Becker <<a href="mailto:jbecker@SIU.EDU">jbecker@SIU.EDU</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:28:25 -0400<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> "<a href="mailto:JERRY-P-BECKER-USA-L@LISTSERV.SIU.EDU">JERRY-P-BECKER-USA-L@LISTSERV.SIU.EDU</a>" <<a href="mailto:JERRY-P-BECKER-USA-L@LISTSERV.SIU.EDU">JERRY-P-BECKER-USA-L@LISTSERV.SIU.EDU</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> CCSS Toolbox Made Available - U OF TX AT AUSTIN<br></div><div><br></div><div><style type="text/css"><!--
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AUSTIN</title><div><div>*******************************************</div><div>From the NCSM listserve, Thursday, March 29, 2012.</div><div>--------------------------------------------------------------------<span></span>-------</div><div><b>NOTE: IT IS WORTH YOUR TIME TO CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE
BELOW. </b></div><div>*******************************************</div><div><br></div><div>With more than 40 states and the District of Columbia formally
adopting the Common Core State Standards, and the first high-stakes
assessment of students' understanding of them scheduled for 2014-15,
the need among educators for support in implementing these standards
is acute.</div><div> </div><div>The Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin
and education company Agile Mind, Inc., with support from the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation, are pleased to announce to launch of an
online CCSS toolbox, available at <a href="http://www.ccsstoolbox.org/">www.ccsstoolbox.org</a> or <a href="http://www.ccsstoolbox.com/">www.ccsstoolbox.com</a>. The
toolbox is freely available to support educators and learners as they
implement the mathematics standards. The website includes information
about the standards, a gallery of animations and simulations of key
mathematics concepts central to the new standards for middle and high
school mathematics, assessment tools and tasks, and other
resources.</div><div> </div><div>The toolkit also encompasses samples of resources to help
educators with varying roles within districts implement the standards,
including:</div><div><br></div><div>· Structured protocols for collaborative
conversations;</div><div><br></div><div>· Process documents for leaders and teachers to use to
build a common understanding of the structure, vertical articulation,
and alignment of the standards; and</div><div><br></div><div>· Sample scope and sequence documents for Kindergarten -
Algebra II.</div><div> </div><div>The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and for English
Language Arts arose from efforts to better prepare American students
from Kindergarten through 12th grade for college and career. In order
for this vision to become reality, educators need resources and
processes to make this happen, and we at the Dana Center and Agile
Mind are excited to be working in this arena. But we need your
help! <b> Would you complete a user survey (found under Resources
for Implementation) to provide feedback on the site?</b> And for more
information, please contact Kathi Cook (<a href="mailto:klcook@austin.utexas.edu">klcook@austin.utexas.edu</a>)
or Brian Newsom (<a href="mailto:bnewsom@austin.utexas.edu">bnewsom@austin.utexas.edu</a>).</div><div><br></div><div>***********************************************************</div><x-sigsep><pre>--
</pre></x-sigsep><div>Jerry P. Becker<br>
Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction<br>
Southern Illinois University<br>
625 Wham Drive<br>
Mail Code 4610<br>
Carbondale, IL 62901-4610<br>
Phone: (618) 453-4241 [O]<br>
(618) 457-8903 [H]<br>
Fax: (618) 453-4244<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:jbecker@siu.edu">jbecker@siu.edu</a></div></div></div></span></body></html>