Center for Standards, Assessment, and Accountability

Grade Level: Higher Education

Common Core State Standards: Implementation Tools and Resources

The Council of Chief State School Officers developed this list of free tools and resources to support state education agencies, districts, and educators during the process of implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). This document primarily lists resources developed by CCSSO and other leading organizations and is not intended to be a comprehensive list […]

A List of Non-Cognitive Assessment Instruments

From the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, this resource lists assessment instruments on “non-cognitive skills” for college-age students. As described in the resource, non-cognitive skills promote “students’ ability to think cogently about information, manage their time, get along with peers and instructors, persist through difficulties, and navigate the varied landscape of academic and nonacademic requirements” […]

Common Core & ELLs: Lesson Plans

Colori­n Colorado has published three English language arts (ELA) units that are aligned to the Common Core State Standards and target English language learners’ (ELLs) literacy and language needs. These units for grades 1, 4, and 8 were developed by a group of teachers from Albuquerque, New Mexico, working in collaboration with the Albuquerque Teachers […]

Knowing the Score: The Who, What, and Why of Testing

This brief provides information about K-12 testing with the goal of helping parents, educators, policymakers, and others make decisions about testing policies in their community and state. Background information is provided, as well as answers to common questions about K-12 testing, including the following: 1. What basic facts about tests are important to understand? 2. […]

NGSS Science and Engineering Education Community

This resource is part of a California State University (CSU) systemwide initiative designed to prepare teaches to be world-class in both the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in Mathematics. The website promotes the scholarship of teaching and learning, and builds community among CSU faculty and K-12 college educators participating […]

The College and Career Readiness and Success Organizer

From the Publisher: The Career Readiness and Success Organizer “is a graphic that displays a consolidated overview of the many elements that impact a learner’s ability to succeed in college and careers at both the institutional and individual levels. The Organizer is intended to be a comprehensive and visual representation of the complexities of the college […]