Aligning Your Curriculum to the Common Core State Standards
“At a time when all of us are seeking clarity and simplicity about the Common Core State Standards (less is more!), Joe Crawford’s book makes a helpful and practical contribution to the work of implementation. His real-school examples help us to see that standards can and must be reduced to be useful.”(Mike Schmoker, Author, Speaker, and Consultant 2011-08-12)"Our teachers are eager to take ownership in curriculum development, and our district looks forward to updating other content areas using the Power Standards model."(Denita Scott, NCLA Coordinator 2011-08-25)"The process and methods that Joe Crawford implemented with our teachers, and his ability to customize the process while working with three different school districts, speaks volumes to the scalability of his Power Standards approach. His work is not just transactional, but truly transformational."(Scott Kuffel, Superintendent 2011-08-30)"From developing a system for connecting different assessments and objectives to understanding how CCSS currently works in the real world, this is packed with guidelines suitable for any education collection."(James A. Cox, Editor-in-ChiefThe Midwest Book Review, March 20122012-05-04)"This readable title is directed toward the implementation leader and is designed as a guide for putting the CCSS into operation. This book is an excellent road map to guide schools and districts beginning to create workable local CCSS."(Susan McNair, Library Media SpecialistLibrary Media Connection, August 20122012-09-05)