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Based on the original source document for the Common Core State Standards and tested by 1,000 educators in diverse classrooms across the country, these research-based tools will help readers examine their current practices and adapt existing curriculum. Each of the 40 tools is clearly presented, explained, and exemplified, guiding educators through every stage of implementing the CCSS across the curriculum from gap analysis to lesson design to assessment. Includes online access to extensive matrices for unpacking all of the standards at all grade levels. Some people call it Common Core in reality, it s common sense. Downloadable digital content includes customizable forms and standards analysis matrices for all grade levels.

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Katie McKnight is a leading voice of reason and knowledge in the nuances of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). In this text, she brings authentic experience to a broad treatment of understanding, analyzing, transitioning, and differentiating the CCSS . . . The Common Sense Guide to the Common Core will be your go-to resource for ideas, strategies, and tools to propel your students toward success in the 21st century! --Richard Cash, Ed.D., education consultant and author of Advancing Differentiation and Differentiation for Gifted Learners (with Diane Heacox, Ed.D.)

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<b>Katherine McKnight, Ph.D.</b>, is an author, educator, and consultant. Her career in education began as a high school English teacher in the Chicago Public School system more than 25 years ago. She has been an onsite professional development consultant for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and today she serves as a professor of secondary education at National Louis University and a member of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. Her previous books include <i>Interdisciplinary Literacy for English, Social Studies and Humanities</i>, I<i>nterdisciplinary Literacy for Science and Mathematics</i>, <i>Getting Students College and Career Ready: Using Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (Grades 9 12), </i>and T<i>he Teacher s Big Book of Graphic Organizers, Grades 5 12</i>, which was a recipient of the 2013 Teachers Choice Award. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.</p>

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