The CMC South Common Core State Standards Committee has developed "Common Core Circles" for mathematics teachers to engage in tasks at each grade span, to explore the content and practice standards in a collegial setting, as adult learners and to prepare to use such tasks in productive ways with students.   See the links below for materials shared at the 2012 CMC South Leadership Conference and November, 2012 Palm Springs Conference.   For more information about Common Core Circles, please contact CMC South through "Ask Us."

Common Core Circles

The link above is to a power point updated for use with "Common Core Math Circles" Winter/Spring 2013.
The link above is the power point presented at the Sept. 29, 2012 Leadership Conference.
An opportunity to analyze a student teacher who is trying out problem solving.
Holistic problem that can be used at various levels.  On the right are the modified versions of the same problem.

Did you try out a Common Core Circles task with students?  
Consider sharing various approaches learners took in solving the task by emailing the CMC South Common Core Circles committee with samples of student work (please remove student names).  Please provide the Circle task used, your contact information, grade level, and school/district.