In this segment we talk about the challenges and opportunities ahead as states gear up to embrace the Common Core standards. We discuss content, instruction and with the aim of identifying what needs to be done differently to meet the demands of the standards.

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Darren Burris is currently a PARCC Educator Leader Fellow for Massachusetts and a member of the state's Model Curriculum Development Team. He is also working on One Dorchester, a collaborative project between BCCS, the Jeremiah E. Burke High School, and Cristo Rey Boston High School around implementation of Common Core-aligned performance tasks in ELA and mathematics. He curates Common Core resources around the clock on Twitter @dgburris.