Links

=Common Core Resources= =Reading Resources= = = =Writing Resources=
 * PARCC
 * On the Road to Implementation
 * Reading Toolkit Wiki
 * Teaching with Infographics
 * Writing Toolkit Wiki: Practical writing strategies for the content areas.
 * [[@http://What%20does%20the%20research%20say?%20%20About%20Writing%20with%20Technology%20%20%20%20%20%20*%20The%20ability%20to%20write%20well%20is%20essential%20to%20the%20economic%20success%20of%20the%20nation.%20Americans%20in%20the%2021st%20century%20need%20to%20be%20able%20to%20communicate%20in%20a%20variety%20of%20forms%20and%20mediums,%20create%20texts%20under%20the%20constraints%20of%20time,%20and%20play%20a%20productive%20role%20in%20an%20economy%20that%20increasingly%20values%20knowledge%20and%20information.%20The%20pace%20of%20written%20communication%20in%20today%E2%80%99s%20environment%E2%80%94the%20velocity%20of%20writing%E2%80%94reflects%20the%20transition%20to%20an%20information-based%20economy%20built%20on%20speed,%20efficiency,%20and%20complexity.%20%28excerpted%20from%20Writing%20Framework%20for%202011%20NAEP,%20page%2015%29%20%20%20%20%20*%20Writing%20is%20essential%20to%20productivity%20and%20to%20personal%20and%20social%20advancement.%20Corporations%20in%20almost%20all%20industries%20and%20services%20report%20that%20a%20significant%20majority%20of%20salaried%20employees%E2%80%9480%20percent%20or%20more%E2%80%94have%20some%20responsibility%20for%20writing%20in%20their%20professions,%20a%20substantial%20growth%20from%20previous%20decades%20%28Berman,%202001%29.%20It%20is%20no%20wonder,%20then,%20that%20communicating%20effectively%20is%20considered%20the%20most%20desirable%20skill%20among%20new%20hires%20by%20major%20corporations,%20and%20that%20good%20writing%20is%20essential%20to%20mid-career%20professionals%20for%20both%20day-to-day%20operations%20and%20long-term%20career%20advancement%20%28National%20Association%20of%20Colleges%20&%20Employers,%202005;%20Light,%202001%29.%20%28excerpted%20from%20Writing%20Framework%20for%202011%20NAEP,%20page%2015%29%20%20%20%20%20*%20The%20use%20of%20computers%E2%80%94in%20the%20workplace,%20in%20schools,%20and%20in%20the%20home%E2%80%94has%20also%20reshaped%20the%20nature%20of%20writing%20and%20the%20importance%20of%20effective%20communication.%20Government%20studies%20have%20shown%20that%20as%20many%20as%2096%20percent%20of%20K%E2%80%9312%20students%20use%20computers%20to%20some%20degree%20NAEP%202011WRITING%20FRAMEWORK%202.%20%28excerpted%20from%20Writing%20Framework%20for%202011%20NAEP,%20page%2016%29%20%20%20%20%20%20%20for%20academic%20or%20personal%20purposes%20%28U.S.%20Department%20of%20Commerce,%202002;%20DeBell%20&%20Chapman,%202006%29.%20Similarly,%20a%20Bureau%20of%20Labor%20Statistics%20%282005%29%20survey%20reports%20that%20more%20than%2090%20percent%20of%20college%20graduates%20use%20computers%20at%20work.%20The%20increasing%20frequency%20of%20computer-based%20writing%20outside%20of%20school%20or%20the%20workplace%20%28e.g.,%20e-mails,%20instant%20messaging,%20blogs%29%20will%20undoubtedly%20expand%20the%20variety%20of%20writing%20situations%20in%20the%20future%20to%20include%20many%20new%20purposes%20and%20audiences.%20Future%20trends%20in%20writing%20instruction%20must%20take%20into%20account%20how%20computers%20affect%20both%20the%20writing%20process%20and%20the%20types%20of%20text%20produced.%20%20%20%20%20*%20The%20number%20of%20students%20ages%2012-17%20who%20regularly%20or%20occasionally%20use%20computers%20to%20complete%20school%20work%20and%20to%20access%20the%20Internet%20has%20increased%20from%2032%20percent%20in%201995%20to%20a%20range%20in%202006%20between%2087%20and%2093%20percent%20%28Pew%20Research%20Center,%201995;%20Hitlin%20&%20Rainie,%202005;%20DeBell%20&%20Chapman,%202006%29.%20%28excerpted%20from%20Writing%20Framework%20for%202011%20NAEP,%20page%2021%29%20%20%20%20%20*%20Research%20has%20shown%20that%20paper%20and%20pencil%20assessments%20negatively%20affect%20the%20writing%20performance%20of%20computer-proficient%20students%20%28Carlson,%202000;%20Russell,%20et%20al.,%202004;%20Russell,%201999;%20Sandene,%20et%20al.,%202005%29.%20%28excerpted%20from%20Writing%20Framework%20for%202011%20NAEP,%20page%2022%29%20%20%20%20%20*%20The%20impact%20of%20communications%20technologies%20has%20changed%20the%20way%20people%20write%20and%20the%20kinds%20of%20writing%20they%20do.%20Writing%20in%20the%2021st%20century%20is%20defined%20by%20its%20frequency%20and%20efficiency,%20and%20modern%20writers%20must%20express%20ideas%20in%20ways%20that%20enable%20them%20to%20communicate%20effectively%20to%20many%20audiences.%20It%20is%20clear%20that%20the%20ability%20to%20use%20written%20language%20to%20communicate%20with%20others%E2%80%94and%20the%20corresponding%20need%20for%20effective%20writing%20instruction%20and%20assessment%E2%80%94is%20more%20relevant%20than%20ever.%20%28excerpted%20from%20Writing%20Framework%20for%202011%20NAEP,%20page%208%29|from NAEP]] (appendix C1 page 75): rubrics for three purposes--to persuade, to explain, to convey experience, real or imagery