The Common Core Institute

Print Materials (shipping fees apply) Price
Common Core Toolkit- 5 qty. Minimum
US $25.00* each
Toolkit: Successful implementation of the Common Core State Standards requires a comprehensive understanding of what the standards are asking students to know and be able to do. This toolkit is a step-by-step guide to deconstructing each standard into specific student skills, and the correct methods for assessing each type of learning targets.

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Common Core Lesson Planner for Math & ELA- 5 qty. Minimum
US $25.00* each
The Common Core State Standards are asking us to change the way our students are thinking and learning. With the Common Core Lesson Planner for Math & ELA, you will know that your lessons are properly aligned by tracking the amount of non-fiction reading taking place in your classroom, as well as the types of writing and thinking taking place daily. This tool will also allow you to track types of assessments, instructional strategies, and technology used in the classroom.

PRE-SALE: Common Core Lesson Planner for Mathematics- 5 qty. Minimum
US $25 US $20.00* each
The Common Core Lesson Planner for Mathematics is designed specifically for Mathematics teachers who need to address the Standards for Mathematics Practice. The planner includes daily prompts that address the shifts created by the new standards, including shifts to focus, coherence, fluency, deep understanding, application, and dual intensity. This new release is more than just a lesson planner, as it also includes resources such as: deep explanation and clarification for many of the shifts, new teachers expectations according to the standards, tools for alignment of assessment methods to targets, and sample lesson plans.

PRE-SALE: Common Core Lesson Planner for ELA- 5 qty. Minimum
US $25 US $20.00* each
The Common Core Lesson Planner for ELA is designed specifically for English Language Arts teachers who need to shift their practice to the Common Core. The planner includes daily prompts to aid the implementation of the new standards, including reading informational text, types of writing, tracking of Learning Target Categories, key tasks, and types of daily assessment . This new release is more than just a lesson planner, as it also includes resources such as: Tools for aligning assessment methods to targets, the Common Core Daily Classroom routine, sample lesson plans, and resources to help teachers in their planning.

Black Belt Leadership Certification Price
Black Belt Certification Tution - individual
US $3000 each
Building on best practices for sustainable change and organizational capacity building, your key leaders, trainers, and coaches will join others from across the United States. Working together with Common Core consultants (educatorsworking with the Assessment Consortia and the authors of the standards), your team becomes expert in the Common Core State Standards and The National Pathway for Common Core Standards Implementation™.

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Black Belt Certification Tuition - group of 3-4
US $2900 each
Building on best practices for sustainable change and organizational capacity building, your key leaders, trainers, and coaches will join others from across the United States. Working together with Common Core consultants (educatorsworking with the Assessment Consortia and the authors of the standards), your team becomes expert in the Common Core State Standards and The National Pathway for Common Core Standards Implementation™.

Black Belt Certification - group of 5-9 registrants
US $2750 each
Building on best practices for sustainable change and organizational capacity building, your key leaders, trainers, and coaches will join others from across the United States. Working together with Common Core consultants (educatorsworking with the Assessment Consortia and the authors of the standards), your team becomes expert in the Common Core State Standards and The National Pathway for Common Core Standards Implementation™.

Black Belt Certification - group of 10+ people
US $2500 each
Building on best practices for sustainable change and organizational capacity building, your key leaders, trainers, and coaches will join others from across the United States. Working together with Common Core consultants (educatorsworking with the Assessment Consortia and the authors of the standards), your team becomes expert in the Common Core State Standards and The National Pathway for Common Core Standards Implementation™.

Black Belt School Certification Options Price
School Team Tuition - minimum 8 participants
US $250 each
Common Core Black Belt School Certification is intended for schools and districts who want to go beyond an introduction of Common Core State Standards. The three-phase program is comprehensive and based upon best, research-based practices for Sustainable Change. In order for sustainable change to occur, we must address all five key ingredients (or elements) including vision, skill building, incentives, resources, and a plan to get there.

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Capstone Practicum & Enacted Curriculum Report
US $3000 per school
The Capstone Practicum is an onsite hands-on experience where participants spend 90 minutes on each of the following areas, reviewing and discussing the critical learning components within the Common Core Standards and then actively engage in hands-on activity that demonstrates proficiency in College & Career Ready Instruction:

Areas of Practicum Presentation:
    • Requirements of the Standards
   • Impact on Curricula
   • Impact on Instruction
   • Impact on Classroom Assessment

Artifacts from the Practicum include participant-created Power Point presentations which form the basis of the Black Belt School Portfolio. A Learning Survey is completed after the Capstone Practicum for each individual.

An Enacted Curriculum Report is prepared based on the completed Capstone Learning Survey. The Enacted Curriculum Report maps reported skills and observed instructional behaviors with the requirements of the Common Core Standards and the National Science Foundation – funded Surveys of Enacted Curriculum Project led by the authors of the Common Core – the Council of Chief State School Officers.

An Implementation Progress & Planning Report is provided as part of the Capstone Practicum, with a consultation to review the data and determine best next steps.

Captstone Practicum Participant cost
US $25 each
Black Belt Leadership Certification - minimum of 2 required with School Certification
US $3000 US $2000* each
Building on best practices for sustainable change and organizational capacity building, your key leaders, trainers, and coaches will join others from across the United States. Working together with Common Core consultants (educatorsworking with the Assessment Consortia and the authors of the standards), your team becomes expert in the Common Core State Standards and The National Pathway for Common Core Standards Implementation™.

Deconstructed Common Core State Standards Price
All Grades: Deconstructed Common Core State Standards ELA/Mathematics
US $2500 each
Standards are broken down into easy to understand components to help teachers understand what students need to know and be able to do. These components are organized by learning target categories which helps identify assessments that accurately measure student learning.

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Deconstructed Common Core State Standards ELA/Mathematics K-2
US $1200 each
Standards are broken down into easy to understand components to help teachers understand what students need to know and be able to do. These components are organized by learning target categories which helps identify assessments that accurately measure student learning.

Deconstructed Common Core State Standards ELA/Mathematics 3-5
US $1200 each
Standards are broken down into easy to understand components to help teachers understand what students need to know and be able to do. These components are organized by learning target categories which helps identify assessments that accurately measure student learning.

Deconstructed Common Core State Standards ELA/Mathematics 6-8
US $1200 each
Standards are broken down into easy to understand components to help teachers understand what students need to know and be able to do. These components are organized by learning target categories which helps identify assessments that accurately measure student learning.

Deconstructed Common Core State Standards ELA/Mathematics 9-12
US $1200 each
Standards are broken down into easy to understand components to help teachers understand what students need to know and be able to do. These components are organized by learning target categories which helps identify assessments that accurately measure student learning.


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