At LTF we believe in opening the Common Core conversation to teachers, administrators, and other education professionals. We offer white papers, blog articles, and sample lessons related to the new standards, but sometimes the best resources for learning about and implementing the Common Core State Standards are simply your very own colleagues.

Online Forums

…That’s why we’ve created a special Common Core category on each of the LTF Online Forums. This is a new addition to our forums, so we invite you to jump in and get the discussion rolling on there. Teachers have been discussing Common Core on the forums for a while now, however. A simple search for the keyword “Common Core” on the top right-hand corner of our new website will identify the standards-related comments that have been posted in the general math, science, and English sections of the forums over the last few months.

Blog

It’s one thing to read a blog post. It’s another to engage with the author and other readers by leaving a comment on there. What did you think of Sarah Jensen’s article “LTF Gives Teachers Tools to Implement Common Core State Standards”? Or my “LTF Training: The List”? Do you agree or disagree? Let us know. Your feedback—both positive and negative—is the gateway to helping us figure out how to better meet your needs as they relate to Common Core.

Facebook and Twitter

Often on our Facebook wall and our Twitter profile, we share important standards-themed news stories directly from the original sources without first writing about them on our blog. We encourage you to like/follow our social media accounts for the latest information about Common Core. Don’t hesitate to join the dialogue there too!

We hope you’ve enjoyed this short blog series on the Common Core State Standards. If you’ve started using the Common Core-aligned LTF lessons, we’d love for you to share your experiences with us in a guest blog post. Please contact Kaci Schack, LTF Marketing Coordinator, at kschack@ltftraining.org for more information.