Common Core

Jill Corcoran offers a three-part series on what you need to know about curriculum standards. 

http://www.jillcorcoran.blogspot.com/2012/11/common-core-state-standards-kidlit.html

http://www.jillcorcoran.blogspot.com/2012/12/what-does-ccss-common-core-state.html

http://jillcorcoran.blogspot.com/2013/01/creating-your-ccss-aligned-curriculum.html