Core Talk app for iPhone and iPad

Core Talk is the comprehensive resource for teachers, education leaders, and parents who are enthusiastic (or even cautious) followers of developments in standards-based education. You will find current news, live commentary, state updates, and an exhaustive catalogue of standards-related professional development (PD).

Inform your classroom instruction and activities.
• Track ongoing coverage of key conversations and global stirrings in the news of standards-based education.
• Tap into live reporting from our intrepid Core Talk Team on standards scoops at national conferences and in the news.
• Access a comprehensive catalogue of PD events that span the globe, compiled by our standards team.

Clear the standards clutter.
• Not in Florida? Not a Common Core State? Personalize your standards updates with location and topic filters.
• Access succinct state profiles on standards adoption, implementation, and assessment status (including CCSS, NGSS, and C3 updates).
• Quickly identify new posts while being informed of those you have already read.
• Zero-in on PD offerings that fit your busy schedule both in your area and online.

Catalogue news and events, and collaborate with colleagues.
• Mark standards news and upcoming PD events as favorites to revisit later.
• Embrace your inner social media butterfly by sharing news, commentary, and PD across your social networks.
• Plan and organize your PD schedule from your mobile device with iCalendar integration.

Tap into the dialogue.