English Language Arts Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE)
Resources for Educators
Common Core Performance Standards: Georgia joined 47 other states to develop a set of core standards K – 12 in English/Language Arts. These standards provide a consistent framework to prepare students for success in college and/or 21st century workplace.
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/ELA.aspx
http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_ELA%20Standards.pdf
K – 12 Educator Resource: This document provides information about the Common Core Initiative, the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards, the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards for ELA, the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards for Literacy in Social Studies/History, Science, and Technical Subjects, and additional resources.
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Documents/K-12%20Educator%20Resource%20ELA%20CCGPS.pdf
K – 12 Curriculum Maps for ELA: The Georgia Department of Education has developed curriculum maps for grades K – 12.
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/ELA.aspx
K – 12 Teacher Guidance Documents: There is a Teacher Guidance Document for grades K – 8. There is a Teacher Guidance Document for high school ELA courses including Grade Nine Literature, Grade 10 Literature and Composition, Advanced Composition, American Literature, Multicultural Literature, British Literature, Grade 10 Writing, Speaking and Listening, Language, Grades 11 – 12 Writing, Speaking and Listening, Language. Watch the website for the posting of final versions of the documents.
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/ELA.aspx
ELA Reporter: This is a monthly newsletter published by the Georgia Department of Education to inform teachers about updates for ELA.
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/ELA.aspx
Join the Georgia Department Of Education Listserve. Send an email to:
join-ela-k-5@list.doe.k12.ga.us
join-ela-6-8@list.doe.k12.ga.us
join-ela-9-12@list.doe.k12.ga.us
join-ela-resa@list.doe.k12.ga.us
join-ela-admin@list.doe.k12.ga.us
join-ela-districtsupport@list.k12.ga.us
Professional Learning Calendar: This calendar shows professional learning offered by the Georgia Department of Education.
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/CCGPS-GPB.aspx
Webinars and Training Handouts: The fall webinars and training handouts are found at these sites.
K – 5 Webinars and Resources
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/ELA-K-5.aspx
6 – 8 Webinars and Resources
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/ELA-6-8.aspx
9 – 12 Webinars and Resources
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/ELA-9-12.aspx
Georgia Public Broadcast (GPB): Live sessions for teachers have been scheduled for each grade level. Recorded sessions are available for viewing at this site.
http://www.gpb.org/education/common-core
GPB Training Materials: There are training materials for each GPB session. These materials can be viewed prior to the broadcast.
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/CCGPS-GPB.aspx
Common Core Appendix A: Research, Supporting Key Elements of the Standard, and Glossary of Key Terms
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_A.pdf
Common Core Appendix B: Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_B.pdf
Common Core Appendix C: Samples of Student Writing
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_C.pdf
Lexile Scores: Information and links about understanding Lexile Scores can be found on the Georgia Department of Education website.
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Resources/Pages/Tools/LexileFrameworkforReading.aspx
Text Complexity: Common Core Appendix A, Pages 2 - 15
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_A.pdf
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC): Georgia is a member of the 24-state consortium working together to develop next-generation K-12 assessments in English and math.
http://www.parcconline.org/
http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-content-frameworks
Achieve: This is an independent, bi-partisan, non-profit education reform organization dedicated to supporting standards-based education reform efforts across states.
http://www.achieve.org/
