Teachers really love us!

We’ve collected hundreds of quotes from real teachers who use us from around the world.

I love common planner! I love that I can plan anywhere - from home, in the car, in a coffee shop - and then have access to everything I need as soon as the school day starts. I also love how easy it is to share my lesson plans with the substitute or paraprofessional.
Chana Garrett
Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan
Common Planner is a game changer in lesson planning. The ability to add learning standards and share my plans with others effortlessly is a game changer!
Jason Kinser
Sheffield, Ohio
CP not only helps me be organized as a teacher, it helps my students to get a clear overview of the material.
Melissa Klein
Sequim, Washington
It’s easy to use, very well organized, has the standard cards in each lesson, and makes lesson planning easy and efficient. I also love being able to access my lessons wherever I am at and being able to access links in my lessons.
Alesha Paszkiet
Harvey, IL
This planning program is exactly what I have been looking for since I started teaching 21 years ago. Nothing else I ever tried or created has done everything I wanted it to, so I quickly abandoned them...[CP] meets all my planning needs!
Pamela Savage
Thorton, CO
This is, by far, the simplest, most user friendly lesson planner I have ever used. Making changes is easy and I can copy from one lesson to another.
Robin Buckland
West Virgnia
I have tried many online lesson planners and was ready to just give up on them. Then, I found CP! You don't have to be a techie type of person to use it! I absolutely LOVE how easy it is to set up and it's a breeze moving plans when needed.
Vicki
Indiana
Common Planner provides me with everything that I need in a lesson planner. It allows me to share to my Google Classroom and my admin/parents. It is appealing and allows me to customize it to what I want. I love it!
Katy
Montana
This is a very aesthetically pleasing and easy program to use. It is perfect for teachers who aspire to have an organized paper planner but can’t manage to keep up with it.
Alyssa Heraty
Greenville, NC
It’s the best curriculum program, hands down. I love how easy it is to set up and customize to my classes and schedules. I’ve used other online curriculum / lesson planners, but this is definitely the best!
Richard Rouillard
San Pedro, CA
I’ve been in education for 27 years and I’ve been with you all since the early days, and ...I’ve never found a replacement for CP. The link to CP in my website is absolutely INVALUABLE! CP is crucial in my planning and delivery of instruction.
Kristel Anuszewski
Cambridge, MA
Everything you need to add, change, or bump in your daily curriculum. No more tedious handwriting out plans each week
Jenny
Michigan
This is so user-friendly! Now I don't have to create tables inside a Google Doc to plan my units.
Erin Dickey
Theater Teacher in Washington
This makes my teaching life more organized and accessible. I could not imagine planning without it.
Jose
New Mexico
My Common Planner keeps me sane! I love having all my plans in one place and having access to my plans across any device. The flexibility and functionality is amazing. I recommend it to all my teacher friends!
Chana Garrett
Love it! Makes planning and accessing planner in multiple places easy. I like that I can bump lessons up or pull them back.
Jessica Paxton
Tennessee
I linked the day to my Google classroom so students at home in Zoom and students in class can see the standards and objectives for the day. And students who are absent can still follow the activities for the day!
Jane
Ohio
It’s AMAZING! I love how you can customize your lesson plans and put everything in one place I can share it with administration and they can easily see my lesson plans without me sending them a separate document.
Lindsay Kane
Sobieski, WI
I can share with my colleagues, make changes easily without crossing things out or erasing, and I can set up the template the way I want. If I get sick, I can quickly access my plans from home, download a pdf, and send them to my school’s secretary to be printed for the sub.
Leah Picanco
Idaho Falls, ID
If I can teach it to myself, anyone can. It's incredibly intuitive.
Pamela McNab
World Language Teacher in Culpeper, VA
Common Planner has made it much easier for me to plan - for regular days, sub plans, and remote instruction - and to share it with my co-teacher so she knows how she can best support our students.
Mandy Shulman
2nd Grade, Northbrook, IL
Common Planner is my go-to for lesson planning. I love the personalization of the templates and being able to add things that work for me and remove what doesn’t. I don’t know how I survived before Common Planner!
McKenzie Privette
Indiana
This will be my 3rd year teaching and I wish I would have discovered this sooner. I used the free trial last school year and it was a total game changer! My lessons went smoother, I felt more organized, and I felt like a better teacher.
Andrea Pessoa
Andrea Pessoa
Waupaca, WI
Seriously Beautiful
Teach for America
This is life changing
Luke
Memphis City Public Schools
I've found the holy grail
Joyce
North Carolina
Common Planner is my go-to for lesson planning. I love the personalization of the templates and being able to add things that work for me and remove what doesn't. I don't know how I survived before Common Planner!
McKenzie Privette
McKenzie Privette
3rd Grade in Indiana
So easy to use and I'm a paper and pencil girl!
Mary Stokes
Mary Stokes
Baltimore, MD
I never thought I could use a digital planner, now I'll never go back!
Lisa Harvey
5th Grade in Wichita, KS
Earth shatteringly helpful
David
Tennessee
Common Planner has absolutely revolutionized my classroom. It has provided me with an organizational tool that is customizable to my and my students' needs. Moreover, it has given my students access as well so that they can keep up even during absences. Related to that, I can keep my student apace of the schedule even during weather-related emergencies like we are actively experiencing right now! (My AP students will continue their lessons remotely even though the school has a scheduled snow day for tomorrow!) Why did I pick 10 out of 10? Because this particular educational aid has literally improved my work-life balance while amplifying my impact as a teacher. It's an extraordinary educational app to those who take the time to utilize it!
Benjamin Peterson
Common Planner is without question the best educator planning tool out there. Every teacher in every school should be using Common Planner.
Wes Webb
The ease and convenience of structuring your own online lesson plans paired with State and National goals combines to make a perfect lesson plan book that is available at school or from home. The ease of adding standards to lessons was my a-ha moment. The colors and ability to change schedules, bump lessons, and copy from one prep to another are common sense features that make typing my plans far more convenient than writing them down. I can type much more detailed plans in less time than handwriting them myself.
Jason Kinser
Jason Kinser
Sheffield Village, Ohio
I like the way this program interacts with Google classroom and the fact I can choose templates. Also having the capability to change templates to fit my needs!!
Cindy
Michigan
I used Common Curriculum to plan a unit for my Master of Arts in Teaching thesis. It was the absolute perfect tool for planning the scope of the entire unit, the schedule of delivery, and the details of individual lessons! The platform is so intuitive & it's easy to customize just about every aspect of a lesson. I especially love that you could link all the pertinent resources that you might need, eliminating the need to hunt down links or dig through your Google Drive.
Amanda Dexter
middle school ELA teacher
I chose 10/10 because Common Curriculum has made my work life incredibly easier. The ease of access and sharing with my peers/administrators as well as the tools available to use on the platform are top notch!
Courtney
Georgia
It is the best thing ever made! I prefer paper-based lesson plan book but if I have to do it online, common curriculum hit it out of the park.
Anne
CA
I like the way this program interacts with Google classroom and the fact I can choose templates. Also having the capability to change templates to fit my needs!!
Cindy
Michigan
I have used it for two years now and can't imagine not having it available to me.
Stephanie
MI
In 25 years of teaching, lesson planning has always been a burden, but now, I actually look forward to organizing my ideas and resources. It is a game changer for me.
Melinda
SC
CommonCurriculum is AMAZING!!! I recommend you to all my colleagues who ask about plan books as well as homeschool parents looking for a way to organize their lessons. I teach students individually, so I use CC differently than many. One of the best things I love about CC is that I always have past lessons available to review. Sometimes I don't remember specifics about a lesson, so I have gotten in the habit of adding an extra card for after-lesson notes to help me remember important things that happened during the lesson, unexpected problems, questions that occurred to me during the lesson, or what I want to do next. It's easy to go back and review these before every lesson to remind myself of a student's specific needs even if it's been several weeks since I last saw the student. All of this detail filled binders when I tried to do it on paper. I also use the lesson plan template to help me plan and cut down on paper. Since every student follows a different curriculum based on their own needs, it really doesn't help me to use the long term planner. Instead, I create a different template for each student. Within the template, I add the current goals and general steps to meet them. Every week I go back and cross out completed steps. Because it's on the template, it shows up for every class. Makes planning a breeze! I have a list of concepts to review (the crossed-off items) and a prepared list to show where we're going next. I've been using CC for years now and I wouldn't change.
Becky
MO
In a world of inadequate EdTech, Common Curriculum stands head and shoulders above the rest. It's reliable, convenient, and does everything you'll need it to do!
Nancy
MA
With in person meetings limited this year because of COVID, Common Planner has been a LIFESAVER in helping to ensure my team is all on the same page
Sarah
New York
With in person meetings limited this year because of Covid, Common Curriculum has been a LIFESAVER in helping to ensure my team is all on the same page.
Sarah
NY
The templates are very organized. Using the templates takes some of the guess work out when writing lesson plans. I also love the standards being there to see and to compare when needed. I also love the ability to share lesson plans as needed with colleagues.
Bernadette
OH
I love the calendar for homeschool planning. I've already sent it to my group at the start of each year. The "bump" feature is the best. The layout is fun and easy to use. I only wish there was a check list to show those things that are done.
Amy
CO
Just using the free account has made my planning simpler and more effective.
Y
Louisiana
This platform helped me fine tune my own lesson planning process. The outlines provided are very sleek and user-friendly. I leaned into CommonCurriculum at the beginning of my very first year of teaching. This program made my life and the lives of my class parents far smoother than I could've hoped for.
Hannah
TX
This planbook has made my life so much easier. Everything can be in one place, and I can modify it to fit my style, needs, and day. I especially like that I can attach lessons from Google. Another feature I like is being able to check the standards and attach them so easily to the planbook. Thank you for providing a digital tool that really works.
Holly
CT
This is the best online planner that I have used for several different reasons: Simplicity: There are several formats and it can be [customized] to the teacher, and I prefer simple, clean designs, easy to understand, visually appealing, and CC provides that. Cost: It is free. That allowed me to try it and find out that I love it.
Davis
MO
This is one of the most efficient, time saving, and user-friendly lesson planning resource that I've used! I wish I was able to pick my favorite feature, but there are so many…color coding, standards searching tool, myriad of templates, downloading capabilities - it rocks!!!!!
Natyra
Maryland
This is one of the most efficient, time saving, and user-friendly lesson planning resource that I've used! I wish I was able to pick my favorite feature, but there are so many...color coding, standards searching tool, myriad of templates, downloading capabilities - it rocks!!!!!
Natyra
MD
This is so helpful to collaborate with my colleagues. It makes lesson planning less of a chore and really organizes the lessons. I also love the bump feature for when a lesson needs to be retaught.
Roni
ID
I LOVE the flexibility that it offers! In math I am constantly adjusting my lessons and Common Curriculum allows me to easily push and pull back my lessons. Also, the ability to share the parts of my lesson plan book online has been a life saver during remote learning so kids are able to see what we're doing and what we're going to be doing on a weekly basis.
Lisa
IL
This makes teaching life more organized and accessible. I could not imagine planning without it.
Jose
NM
I have used this program for the past two years and I am beyond thankful for this extremely easy to use and perfect planner for me! It works extremely well with my team. We are able to share plans and easily access each others day to day!
Amy
SC
It is so easy to use. I have always done my lesson plan as a word document because I found other programs difficult. When the principal suggest we switch to this I rolled my eyes but what a pleasant surprise! I will never go back.
Mary
MD
I love this curriculum planner! Easy to use in every way. It has a very attractive interface and is one of my very favorite apps for teaching these days.
Sara
NY
This is great! Making lesson plans in a reliable, convenient and very hands on way. Everything you need to add, change, or bump in your daily curriculum. No more tedious handwriting out plans each week and crossing out as daily changes occur in the classroom.
Jenny
MI
This is the most amazing free resource!!! The fact that state standards are readily accessible, lessons can be customized, and lessons can be saved year to year is amazing!!!
Emily
IA
The organization provides a clear direct in planning providing educators will the much needed additional time to research and study their craft.
Phoenix
CA
It is easy to use and allows you set up patterns of classes that you can reuse which saves OODLES of time!
Alison
MA
I love how it lays out the week, month, and daily plan. It's easy to fill in and easy to follow.
Dwayne
FL
Since I've started using this for lesson planning, I'm better organized and ready for each lesson.
Karen
Guam
I love the site! It is very well organized and helps me to order the chaos that is the school year and center my teaching around what is important for students to know and be able to do rather than just having activities to have activities. I also love that I am able to share my plan book in a way that administrators, parents, and students alike can look in on it without me having to share or re-share something each week. Post the link once and it updates retroactively!
Anonymous
NJ
Common Curriculum is perfect. Every school should be using it, especially if you have co-teachers!!!
Alice
NY
Easy to use. Keeps track of all standards and you can reuse for the next year, yay! An organized teachers dream lesson planner!
Julia
AK
Makes organizing my classroom instruction organized and efficient. I love how it connects with Google Drive along as well as all my teaching standards. It's easy to share with colleagues and student teachers. All the 'required' elements of a lesson plan are included.
Jason
CA
I love Common Curriculum! The layout is aesthetically pleasing and it's so easy to enter, change, and copy over lessons. It's easy to identify standards and track them throughout the year. I am so glad another teacher recommended this platform.
Carrie
IL
This is an easy and effective way to compile, reference and change lesson plans as needed. It has made my teaching life so much less stressful. One less thing to worry about.
Virginia
AZ
Them most user friend lesson planner platform I have ever seen or used.
Jerry
MD
It is so versatile - allowing me to customize it to my needs - month by month, week by week and day by day. I also love how I can hyperlink all of my digital resources so I don't have to track them down later.
MJ
CA
I love how organized it keeps me and all the information I can enter rather than writing it all! I will never go back to a paper planner again
Jillian
PA
This layout is SOO easy to use! I really like that things are color coded. I can choose to look at just the day or the week, even the month if I want. I have LOTS of space to add notes/directions/reminders. I don't have to erase anything with a pencil. I love that it saves automatically, it's all online, so I can pull it up anywhere anytime!!! It works GREAT for me!!!
Lori
KS
I have been using Common Curriculum for years now and it has never let me down and has exceeded my expectations. Well work the investment to get the Pro version as it has so many user-friendly, educator necessary components that make planning much easier.
Michelle
MD
It has made my time creating plans so easy and intentional! I linked the day to my Google classroom so students at home in Zoom and students in class can see the standards and objectives for the day. They can access the lessons even if they are unable to connect from home. And students who are absent can still follow the activities for the day!
Jane
OH
Common Curriculum is so easy to use. At first I didn't like it because it took me longer to do my plans, but the more you use it the easier it gets. I also love that it has the standards right at your finger tips.
Kenzie
WI
The application is to easy to work with whether creating lessons, editing them, moving them around, or printing. The easy ability to connect to state standards is a game changer!
Pamela fron NH
So many wonderful features such as archiving lesson plans and having the ability the following school year to copy all or some without rethinking and reinventing plans for the same standards from previous years.
Roslyn fron GA
It's helpful not only for my planning, but also for my students to access materials. During Distance Learning it is especially crucial!
Katie
CA
It has helped me keep my plans organized, easily link my standards to my lesson plans and when they need adjusting Common curriculum makes it so easy to bump a whole lesson without cutting and pasting a million pieces.
Katherine
GA
I love the flexibility and ease to which I can share my plans with subs and with my principal! Moving lessons forward or back is a snap. I just love it!
Jamie
CA
CC is easy to use, it provides a bird's-eye view as well as detailed lessons. It makes a rather cumbersome job easy.
Misan
U.K.
I have been a Common Curriculum user for several years. I love this system! As a music teacher, my schedule doesn't fit the typical lesson plan book. [Common Curriculum] lets me customize my book to fit my needs. It keeps me organized & is really easy to use. I tell all of my colleagues about Common Curriculum!
Dallas
CO
I've been using Common Curriculum for several years now. It is so easy to work with. You can be simple with it or as detailed as you want. The people at Common Curriculum are so helpful and quick to get back to you. I can't find anything wrong with it!
Marilyn
OH
Super convenient - especially the bump feature! It is very user friendly and I love that I can just send along a link to someone who'd like to see my plans without them being required to have an account to see it.
Ashleigh
ME
I love it. It makes writing and sharing my lesson plans a less burdensome task.
William
PA
Amazing curriculum program!!! Ability to select standards, customize, and use from year to year is absolutely a lifesaver and timesaver. Highly, highly recommend.
Emily
IA
I have used this for a year now and have fallen in love! I was extremely hesitant to use this program because I have not had success with online plan books in the past, but this is hands down the easiest one to use without a doubt. This year my team is all using this and it has been wonderful to be able to easily share plans.
Amy
South Carolina
Ability to select standards, customize, and use from year to year is absolutely a lifesaver and timesaver. Highly, highly recommend.
Emily
Iowa
Lett å bruke, lett å tilpasse, lett å dele!
Lars
Norway
So easy to use! The best part is the class website! It's like a ready made hyper-doc that helps my students navigate their daily work.
Crystal
NC
I cannot say enough about Common Curriculum- it's been a game changer. So much of what I do is online-from Google, my Drive, YouTube clips, and it makes so much sense to have a digital book. No more writing things down in a planner.
Jessica
IA
CC is a no brainer! The organization, responses and response time are both professional and much faster than anyone else, user friendliness, practicality. I love you guys!
Yvonne
NM
This is by far the easiest way to deliver lesson plans that I have used in 18 years of teaching.
Matthew
CA
This is the exact planning program we have needed for years. It has every tool we need to organize our lessons in an orderly fashion.
Brady
TX
I'm homeschooling this year and I am using this app to keep track of what we are doing this year. It helps me keep a scheduled routine and creates my structure for the year. Without this app I would be a mess!
Chelzie
IA
I like Common Curriculum so much that I still use it for lesson planning even though I don't have to turn in lesson plans anymore!!
Whitney
LA
It was easy to use and kept my lesson accessible. I also liked being able to share them with others when I had a sub.
Jamie
Cc has transformed my instruction to make it easier for me to see the "whole picture" regarding planning. I love the Import Lesson feature the most. You folks have done a great job....keep up the good work!
Joe
NM
CC has been a lifesaver! I can seamlessly connect learning objectives and lessons to state curriculum standards, so I always have that info ready to share with admin. I love the "push lesson forward/backward" option as I can easily keep my lessons updated through school cancellations. The option to post to a class website allows students and parents to stay up-to-date with class when students are absent.
Kelly
NC
Common Curriculum has made my planning so much easier. Not only is it organized and easy to do, it looks professional, and I can have access to my lesson plans everywhere I go. The convenience of having the standards ready to input with links is a great quality. When administration comes to observe my classroom, all I have to do is send them a link to my lesson plan, but if I want to print it also, that's an option as well. I absolutely love this program!
Jamie
Georgia
Common Curriculum provides me with everything that I need in a lesson planner. It allows me to share to my Google Classroom and my admin/parents. It is appealing and allows me to customize it to what I want. I love it!
Katy
Montana
I don't see how any teacher could find a better planbook
Katie
Maine
I have seen nothing else that meets my needs like this one does. It is customizeable and not overwhelming to create
Kelly
Florida
I have spent so much money on different types and methods of planners, but I keep coming back to the ease and simplicity of this system.
Jackie
Ohio
This has been a lifesaver for me! I teach four different preps and this has been the most efficient and effective way to create lesson plans. I've tried different lesson plan templates over the course of my 16 years of teaching, and I have to say that these are my favorite by far!
Loretta
NC
I have spent so much money on different types and methods of planners, but I keep coming back to the ease and simplicity of this system. It is hands down the best.
Jackie
OH
I have literally recommended this site in every PD or training I have attended. It's easy to navigate, free and I absolutely love it!
Latesha
MD
Best lesson planning software I have used.
Geoffrey
NC
I really enjoy the real time planning! We are able to get more done in a shorter amount of time. Need I say more!
Kathryn
TN
Outstanding resource for new teachers and a great way to collaborate with other teachers.
Warren
TX
I LOVE HOW IT LINKS STANDARDS AND FORMATS ALL MY LESSON PLANS!
Claudia
CA
I can no longer plan without it, it is a truly amazing tool.
Diana
Curaçao
We are able to collaborate and offer our students a guaranteed, high-quality curriculum with the help of Common Curriculum.
Peggy
WI
I like the ability to bump things forward and to be able to use last year's book as a start for the current year.
Cindy
NJ
“Common Curriculum has changed my educational career. Lesson Planning has never been so effective, and easy to use.”
- Maurice
IL
I find the planbook extremely easy to use. Being able to add standards, videos, google docs, google slides, etc. makes our days run smoothly. The organization makes daily setup and sub plans much easier. Thank you!
Nancy
Maine
Has made my planning time the easiest since becoming a teacher 18 years ago.
Renee
Baltimore, MD
I love how I can format my lessons within the framework of my school and district's expectations and also selecting the sections that are relevant to my content area. It helps me stay organized and enter reflection and feedback after each class. I can print off day lessons and also look quickly at week's past and the week ahead. It works really well for my planning!
Christina
CO
I find the planbook extremely easy to use. Being able to add standards, videos, google docs, google slides, etc. makes our days run smoothly. The organization makes daily setup and sub plans much easier. Thank you!
Nancy
Maine
All other online planners that I've tried I drop by now and go back to paper and pencil.
Laurin
MD
could not imagine myself with out your platform.
Sarah
Buffalo, NY
It is the most useful tool that I have encountered in my teaching career.
David
Virginia
You have saved my life!!!
Evelyn
NC
Best digital planner I've seen.
Lori
CA
It makes easier the part of lesson planning I hate most.
Mark
Baltimore, MD
I like how I can move or repeat things as needed without having to cut and paste.
Aimee
Rhode Island
The interface is great and easy to read. That's really my number one. Competitors do not have a good looking product; it looks like it's straight out of DOS. I like how other people, like interventionists and support staff can view my plans as well.
Jessica
Iowa
helps my admin team be able to more successfully support me by seeing where I'm struggling, or offering suggestions and ideas when I am building a lesson from scratch
Brittnye
TX
this website has made an insurmountable task (differentiating for a thousand different students) into a challenging but manageable puzzle.
Brittnye
TX
Easy to use and becomes a living document
Karen
TX
I can move things and keep them accessible for the next school year so that my lesson planning work is cut more than in half.
Megan
MI
This makes planning convenient and fun
Stephanie
NM
the most useful tool for lesson planning
Lili
Chicago
Just used the Print function today in preparation for a substitute teacher...brilliant! Is it possible to love @MakeCurriculum even more???
@MaenTeacher
Twitter
I can't imagine planning without this! Makes juggling 3 courses manageable.
Sarah
Buffalo
This is hands down the best teacher planner...ever. My planning is so efficient and streamlined. I can easily move lessons around, copy/paste, and create new lesson templates. I love that it tracks standards. I use the website function to display my plans as an agenda for the students so I don't have to create a separate slideshow or agenda. (I just hide the cards I don't want them to see)
Christine
Michigan
certain to please anyone's planning needs and so intuitive to use.
Jerry
Maryland
It's great for teachers who are visual learners.
Nicole
Chicago
It makes it so easy to create and share beautiful lesson plans.
Ashly
Florida
I absolutely love Common Curriculum! I have used other companies but none are as teacher friendly as yours. I love being able to change my templates to meet my needs, especially when we keep getting new Math Coaches that demand different things!!! I will continue to use this, as long as I am allowed too!
Rowena
Florida
CC has vastly improved my efficiency in lesson planning. It is very intuitive to use.
Mindy
Indiana
It saved my life during my student teaching!
Rachael
Pennsylvania
A big plus is shifting days when things come up or students need more time with a topic.
Alivia
Indiana
I love this tool! It is worth every penny. It saves me so much time and helps me plan better lessons! I tell every teacher I know about it.
Anita
New York
I have used this planbook for over a year now and thoroughly love how easy it is to plan, bump, pull back, and change. I also use the class website to keep my kids updated on every change
Amy
Arkansas
The smoothness of navigating the program is amazing
Catherine
Brooklyn, NY
It's an amazing tool that makes planning much easier. I've been teaching for 17 years and I don't know how I lived without Common Curriculum!!
Callandra
Maryland
Common Curriculum is my favorite tool as a teacher. I would recommend it to any teacher who needed to get a birds eye view of their planning and hold themselves more accountable.
Ben
New York
I find this site the most useful educational site I have used. It is easy, user friendly and my principal is impressed by my lesson plans.
Jessica
New York
So easy to pull in state standards, add links and websites. Customize-able, searchable, accessible from any computer. All you would want in a paperless classroom like mine.
Janelle
Idaho
I have the freedom to plan anywhere at any time the way I love to.
Victoria
Georgia
This is my 3rd year using this program and it just keeps getting better every year! It's such a powerful planning tool and it's simple to use.
Laurie
California
The organization and ease of lesson planning makes a teacher's life less difficult!
Kristin
California
I love this resource. I can easily look back at previous lessons, all of my materials and information can be uploaded to one place, and I can work on lesson plans from my home computer, work computer or laptop. Instead of searching through tons of paper documents, I can quickly locate a lesson taught a year or two ago by scrolling backwards through archived plan books. You have created a beautiful thing.
Deborah
Georgia
This website is helpful in more ways than one. It keeps me organized, on task, and thinking about the different key aspects of an effective lesson. Connecting right to standards, this tool is critical to my success as an educator.
Emily
Michigan
This makes planning so much easier- It is simple to connect content to standards and to visualize the flow of lesson plans from day to day and week to week. The copy and paste feature keeps me from spending precious time retyping things.
Suzanna
North Carolina
I can't tell you what a game changer this is! Thank you for creating this wonderful tool that makes my team planning and individual plan easy and effective!
Laurie
Michigan
As my students JUST reminded me yesterday on our last day of school, "You are the only class where we walk in and see the lesson plan displayed on the Apple TV. It helps us see what is coming." From the mouths of babes. CC is a game changer and I have no idea how others teach without it.
Aura
California
It has streamlined the lesson planning process for me. Everything in one place, and extremely user friendly, not to mention aesthetically pleasing. Phenomenal!
Pam
Canada
I love Common Curriculum! It takes the pain out of lesson planning. It's easy to use and visually appealing!
Bethany
Massachusetts
Cc has changed my life...no kidding.
Sally
Massachusetts
This is the best planner that I have had in 24 years!!!
Bernadette
Ohio
A couple of clicks and my lesson plans are printed and downloaded!
Sarah
Illinois
It's SAVED my teaching career. I don't know how I would stay so organized without it
Alana
New Jersey
It makes me not hate my life when I have to write a lesson plan. It is awesome!
Sarah
Louisiana
Cc has been a game changer for organizing my plans. Fantastic.
Sarah
New York
CC is so user friendly. I love that the standards are right there and the changes you've made this year have made it even better and I loved it before!
Erica
Illinois
It is awesome for a new teacher needing guidance on how to prepare a lesson plan. It provides thought provoking questions and helps to differentiate instruction.
E
Florida
Cc makes planning very easy and almost fun!
Artemis
Massachusetts
Common Curriculum is awesome for educators! Thank you for this invaluable service!
B
Mississippi
It is the best of over ten different lesson planning sites I have seen and used. Every part of it makes sense to me. It works seamlessly with how I think about lesson planning and education.
Mark
North Carolina
I find it fun to actually write lessons because of the formatting and tools available. It gives me motivation to write really great lessons.
Jill
Indiana
Love it! Very practical and keeps me organized. I added a pacing section for myself to make sure every class goes according to plan... with room for teachable moments, of course. :)
Carol
Arizona
I absolutely love using Common Curriculum. It's the first site I look at every day when I enter the classroom to see what I will be doing. It makes my life so much easier.
Nuor
California
Cc is a timesaver and a great organizer. It is easier and more effective than filling out a lesson plan template on Word or Excel.
Jacon
California
Common Curriculum is the most helpful and visually appealing online planner. It saves me time each week and makes it easy for me to collaborate!
Sarah
Georgia
It's fast, efficient, and provides a handy homework calendar for my students.
Janet
South Carolina
Common Curriculum has changed the way I plan my lessons! It is so much easier to include the objectives and standards in an easy to understand way!
Samara
California
CC has enabled me to free up my time in planning to focus more on my students. Lesson planning encompassed most of my time as a teacher in both college and in my first classroom. CC helped me free up this time and focus more on what I could do to better my teaching and enhance learning for my students. Today, it allows me to integrate different instructional methods that appeal to all students. I can go back and reflect on what has worked and what needs to be changed.
Jocelyn
Mississippi
It keeps me organized in a way that no other software or platform does. It was created for teachers, and it serves its purpose precisely. I recommend it to all the new teachers that start at my school.
Michelle
New York
It is very convenient and easy to use. I am not hesitant to schedule ahead because I'm not worrying about erasing and re-writing my plans. Now I can schedule way in advance and shift things forward if needed.
Lehua
Hawaii
I love it! Collaborating is SO easy and this makes lesson planning a SNAP!
Kate
Illinois
Thank you for helping me organize my life.
SueAnne
South Carolina
This site eases the process of planning so there is more time and energy for actually preparing dynamic, fun and effective lessons. I recommend it to every teacher I know!
Ashley
Florida
[Cc] functions like it has been designed by teachers who know what teachers really need as they plan.
David
New York
I love this site. It makes it easy to plan. I so wish they had this years ago. It would have made my life so easy.
Nicole
Illinois
I have used CC for the past three years, and I can't imagine not having it. It allows me to collaborate with fellow teachers, and the special education department effortlessly. I love it!
Travis
Arizona
Cc is invaluable to co-plan with another teacher!
Ashley
Pennsylvania
I really like how easy it is to attach a standard to the lesson. I like the different views I can see on Common Curriculum as opposed to looking at a planning book. It is much easier to see the bigger picture on CC.
Lisa
Oregon
Common Curriculum has changed our approach to lesson planning in such a positive way. Our teachers are able to collaborate and incorporate cross-curricular connections.
Tina
Florida
It's a wonderful program that can help you ensure you are meeting 'higher level strategies'. I love that!
Mintzy
North Carolina
The program is easy to use and makes lesson planning streamlined and simplified.
Andrew
Maryland
Common Curriculum keeps me organized and ready for class. My students are able to see what we are going to do prior to entering class. If they miss class, they can see what they missed.
Roland
California
I like how flexible and adaptive Common Curriculum is. I can make it work well for me without having to worry about spending time filling in boxes just for the sake of finishing them. It's useful, efficient, and effective. It also makes collaborating with my co-teacher a breeze.
Mike
Maryland
Love the convenience of posting my lesson plans on my website for parents to use. The layout is lovely.
Lauren
Georgia
It's a great way to organize myself to have a guide for District demands and to keep my principal up-to-date.
Sharin
North Carolina
It makes the process of lesson planning so much easier than it used to be.
Carol
Pennsylvania
I've been using Common Curriculum for about 3 years and it has made my life a LOT easier.
Mini
Baltimore
Excellent tool for collaborative planning.
David
Washington D.C.
This site is extremely user-friendly and I love that I can lesson plan from home now!
Michale
Arkansas
I really enjoy the professional look the website gives. Colleagues and parents see lesson plans that are easy to read.
Jennifer
South Carolina
I've been out of the classroom for six years, and I was nervous about writing lesson plans. This website has really helped me
Allison
Mississippi
I use this every day of my teaching!
Maaike
Idaho
I absolutely love CC and all of the awesome things I can do with it. It makes planning take half the time and can be so easily shared!
Stephanie
California
Simply the best, most efficient planner anywhere.
Denise
North Carolina
I have been using CC for 3 years now and it keeps getting better and better. They really listen to teachers as far as features that are needed to make it extremely easy to write/develop lesson plans.
Manda
Georgia
Planning has never been easier than it is now that I am using this excellent tool!
Pamela
Alabama
I love this website. Easy to use. Organized. Beautiful design. Everything I want in a lesson book.
Kevin
Missouri
This website is God's gift to teachers.
Adelaide
South Carolina
I've used Cc for two years now and have found it be intuitive and easy to understand, especially with the latest update.
Christopher
Oklahoma
Easier to share across teams, makes planning SO much easier - my lessons are better than ever!
Kristen
Florida
This is the best teacher plan book ever!
Michael
Arizona
I am actually able to do more in my classroom just because my lesson planning time has been cut down tremendously [by Cc].
Michael
Arizona
It's a wonderful app, and has been a big help in saving my lessons! I'm a K-8th Art teacher and this app is wonderful for juggling many classes across grades!
Emillie
Minnesota
With Cc, I am actually able to do more in my classroom just because my lesson planning has been cut down tremendously.
Mike
Arizona
This program has made lesson planning a lot easier for me, as well as keeping track of all my short- and long-term goals. It's made this year so much better than last year (when I wasn't using Common Curriculum).
Kevin
California
I love Common Curriculum! It makes all my planning easy and keeps everything in one place.
Becky
Missouri
Easiest way to plan my curriculum, hands down.
Nicholas
New York
Site is a very helpful check in to standards and excellent organizational tool supporting collaborative work with colleagues and administration about current work in the classroom.
Lori
Vermont
I've been using Cc for two years and appreciate the ease of use and the continued improvements!
Kristen
Michigan
I really like having all my plans online and easily accessible. I'm so much more organized this year!
Carissa
Iowa
I've used this site for the last two and half years. Love it!
Nicole
New York
Love the features and the ease of use -- much more convenient than a paper planner.
Kelly
North Carolina
For the first time in my teaching career, I have a tool that allows me to easily keep track of what standards I've taught.
Stephanie
Florida
Awesome resource- so easy and practical.
Sarah
New York
This is the best planning tool I have seen in 20 years!
Lori
Virginia
This truly has been the best thing in lesson planning I have ever seen.
Lori
Virginia
Just perfect for me!
Donna
Alabama
Easiest way to plan my curriculum, hands down.
Nick
New York
I absolutely love the platform and the way it enables me to be better organized, more reflective, and more collaborative with colleagues.
Katy
Iowa
This is one of the best tools in my belt!
Kelly
North Carolina
Cc has completely streamlined my co-planning process with my 4 different co-teachers. As an 8th grade team, we now share an 8th Group and everyone can see one another's planbooks. I think it created more of a sense of trust in each other as team members.
Alice
New York
As a Special Education teacher, it helps because I can view my co-teacher's lesson plans for the day/week/month so that I can seamlessly integrate team teaching into our inclusion classes.
Gabrielle
Chicago
My planning time has been cut in half or more.
Sallie
Maryland
This is the BEST lesson planner EVER!
Krista
Wisconsin
The tools help organize and produce clear and detailed lesson plans that can mean something to ANYONE who pick them up.
Donald
Maryland
For new teachers this is a must! Saves time and energy!
Annalee
California
I really like the ease of use and configurability of the tool. And I LOVE the fact that it is free. Teachers like (nah, we lubs) "free".
Linda
Florida
This is becoming an indispensable tool in preparing for classes.
Doug
Oregon
You have created a fabulous tool. It has everything that I need. It is reliable and easy to use.
John
Pennsylvania
Cc organizes my life. I can juggle teaching in an inner city and my master's degree because it is so easy to do 1 to 2 weeks' worth of lessons ahead of time!
Amanda
New York
CC allows my team to use pre-made templates, attach documents and links to relevant lessons, and makes collaboration easy and fun! This has been saving us so much TIME and paper...we love it!
Annie
Washington
Cc allows me to more effectively backwards plan to ensure I'm having rigorous work for my students.
Hannah
Maryland
Cc has made my planning more efficient which enables me to plan more challenging lessons and projects.
Mike
New York
Cc makes me look good with the administration.
Erin
Delaware
I find Cc to be one of my most important tools and it is one of the first tabs I open every day. I am more organized, standards are at my fingertips, and my students and their families have access to my plans.
Shannon
Washington
Common Curriculum is incredibly useful. I teach 7 grades across 3 different buildings, and with tons of differentiation required in the first few grades (and a little still required at later grades). This tool helps me stay organized, plan ahead and connect content without being overwhelmed (which is huge for the job that I have). This is THE tool that I use to keep my standards together while building my curriculum and connecting curricular tools with benchmarks and classroom resources.
Sarah
Pennsylvania
I used to use Word to plan lessons. Never going back.
Peter
New York
I love it! The month view allows me to plan out and add to at a glance. I bring up the day view each morning and check to see what I need or have to plan for that day!
Kristen
Michigan
I love how I can push lessons forward if unexpected situations cause me to have to postpone lessons -- which every teacher knows we must have flexibility and expect the unexpected.
Cherie
Maryland
It is clear and accessible, but offers a lot of options!
Elisabeth
Illinois
I love the common curriculum site! It is so much easier for me to type and share my plans that to write them out on paper. I also enjoy the ability to access, alter, or print my plans from home.
J.B.
Ohio
I love Common Curriculum!
Katherine
Maryland
I think that Common Curriculum is the easiest digital lesson plan book out there. As a busy teacher, I have no time to deal with tech issues or with random blackouts. I used to write my plans on my word processor, but CC makes it so much easier to follow and to plan at different levels.
Emmanuel
California
It has been great for collaboration for my department.
Kerri
Maryland
It is a great tool for planning with a colleague.
Jennifer
Maryland
Very easy to use!! I love being able to edit my lesson plans from many different perspectives: by day, by week, by month, by year, by unit. This is a great program!
Jennifer
Minnesota
I love the idea of having all the resources in one place and with Cc I can do that.
Honey
Florida
It's just a well done program all around.
Joseph
Maryland
The Common Curriculum interface is user-friendly and attractive to mutiple learning styles and organization preferences. The CC staff makes frequent changes that are useful to teachers. Thank you!
Alexandra
Colorado
It is wonderful. It eliminates the "traditional" lesson planning method. It is easy, user-friendly, and convenient.
Kim
Alabama
We love being able to share between our PLC and upload docs for each lesson. That way we can look back and have the doc saved for next year
Heather
Florida
Easy to use, nice layout, pretty interface.
Denicia
Missouri
I think this is a fantastic organizational tool.
Jacqueline
Canada
Love the easy layout, LOVE that I can post the link on my website to keep parents and students informed, and love that I can search my states standards to add to my lesson plans.
Tara
Virginia
Common curriculum makes planning simplistic and manageable.
Amber
Indiana
This is the best system for keeping track of lesson plans that I've found.
Christina
Colorado
Common Curriculum has become my favorite planning and "saving time" tool by far this year!!
Tina
New Jersey
Thank you for making planning fun again!
Cierra
North Carolina
Common Curriculum makes the daunting task of lesson planning less overwhelming!!
Janice
Georgia
When I upload it to teacher observation software or print it for my administrator, I always feel kind of smug because the printed copy looks so good. It's fun, colorful, clear, and very nicely organized. It's basically one of the few rocks I lean on.
Yvonne
New Mexico
I love everything about CC!
Luci
Colorado
It is so easy to pull up lesson plans from any computer! I love being able to attach documents, slide shows, websites, and Standards to each lesson. It's great, I love it!
Carmen
Washington
This website is GREAT and a life saver.
Shala
Georgia
It's so easy to customize for your needs. It has made me more aware of what I need to do to be an effective educator. The creators also listen to and use suggestions from us!
Sara
MIssouri
It's very easy to use. I love it!
Gabrielle
Illinois
This is the first year in 10 years that I have enjoyed doing lesson plans.
Joseph
New Jersey
It is the only online free tool that I've found to actually save time and help me make better lessons
Jeremy
Common Curriculum is the best digital planner I have seen and it is easy for anyone to use. Many online planners are geared for the Elementary Teacher, but in Cc Secondary teachers (like me) can use the planner as well. This is just a great FREE tool and it has made lesson planning much more efficient. I always have my lesson plans, resources, and online content with me no matter if I am home or at school and on any device.
Jaime
Missouri
Common Curriculum makes lesson planning a fun and seamless task rather it being the stressor that it can be for teachers. It makes incorporating Common Core Standards as easy as a couple clicks and helps me to organize my ideas into a lesson that is actually feasible. I ADORE it.
Hayley
Michigan
I like this tool. I use it every day. It is easy, it is convenient, it is practical.
Raegan
Maryland
Common Curriculum is easy to use, easy to customize, and easy to share.
Bobbi
Virginia
I have taught for 41 years this is the first year I am satisfied with my lesson plan format.
Pat
Virginia
A great tool for this first-year teacher to organize units and lesson plans!
Steven
Arizona
This website makes lesson planning a breeze.
Jacqueline
Massachusetts
I love how professional my plans look.
Michelle
Pennsylvania
This website has streamlined so much of my work!
Judith
Maryland
only thing that makes me want to lesson plan
Anja
Indiana
Common Curriculum is the best digital planner I have seen and it is easy for anyone to use
Jaime
Missouri
Cc saves me so much time, and documents everything I need to make sure my students are getting ample instructional time to meet our state standards. My principals, parents and co-teacher all love the information it provides, and I love that I can print/post copies specific to each group of stakeholders. My administrators can see my standards coverage; my parents can see homework and lesson activities; my co-teachers and spec. ed staff can see my accommodations/modifications documented.
Kelley
West Virginia
This website is wonderful. It is convenient that I can have all my lesson plans, printable, and ready to look at no matter where I am. I also love that the standards are so easy to insert into lessons.
Andrea
Connecticut
I LOVE this website! It makes it so much easier to develop my lesson plans and download them for my principal.
Tracy
Kentucky
Common Curriculum makes life for beginning teachers much more manageable! Beginning teachers often spend many hours trying to reinvent the wheel every day. With Common Curriculum beginning teachers can share lesson plans with colleagues. This enables them to keep on track with others and also personalize other's lessons. No more reinventing the wheel every day.
Emily
Arizona
I LOVE how CC helps me keep my lesson plans organized and in one place. The long-term planning feature has really helped me as a first-year teacher.
Yo
Maryland
Love that the lessons follow you year by year so you can borrow from pieces you used last year!
Heather
Massachusetts
I am a Special Educator who works with two different general education teachers and many, many teaching assistants. Common Curriculum has saved our lives in terms of planning! All of the teachers divide and conquer by adding plans to our shared planbook. The ability to link resources right to the book is a life saver. Then, we can print out the week's plans for our teaching assistants so we're all on the same page! We would be lost without this great resource, so THANK YOU! #awesome-cc-quotes
Sarah
I love the ability to customize, and I am thrilled with how I can share this with my colleagues (either online or through downloading and printing). I am also happy with the customer service I have received from the company!
Katie
I've already recommended it to all of my colleagues and conducted a training on how to use it at my school!
Carrie
Choosing the standards is just so easy & the program is very organized!
Amy
It really improves my planning.
Darrin
Using Common Curriculum has been amazing. It helps me to outline and lay out my plans and keep everything organized. I love all the features and options I have to use. Additionally, the parts of the lesson allow me to flesh out anything I need to to take my ideas and thoughts to another level.
Nicole
Easy to use.
Jennifer
I love everything about [Cc]!
Nicole
Cc has helped me from drowning in papers and alleviated the common problem of many teachers...Where did I put that paper?... it's hard to misplace your desktop computer!
Sarah
[With Cc], I feel more prepared, less stressed about planning, and more confident to share my plans with administrators.
Beverly
It is a great way to keep up with my lesson planning from ANYWHERE and I love all the features offered on the free edition. It makes my lesson planning sleek, simple and to the point so I can spend more time on other things related to my teaching.
Sarah
This has been the best tool for my job share partner and I. We can collaborate both in person and online. We have the ability to rearrange plans and the other person is always up to date.
Stacy
Great resource. Allows for easy planning and sharing
Alison
I love that I am able to make my planbook my own while meeting my district's expectations. My panning time has been cut in half!
Taylor
Cc has been a wonderful tool for organization and to keep me up to date with any new standards.
Meredith
I love this website. I love how I can use it at work or at home, without losing anything. I use it to set-up for a sub or just run my normal day. It is fantastic to print out and place on my whiteboard so that I know exactly when and what I'm doing. I also love the ability to connect my files to Cc, so that I can easily find my powerpoints.
Cole
Common Curriculum is so easy and makes planning fun! It takes the drudgery out of planning by using technology to complete the repetitive and mundane tasks, allowing teachers to focus on the real work-- planning engaging lessons!
Artemis
I love the simplicity of this program.
Jessica
Common Curriculum has changed my life! As a special education teacher, my day and lessons are always changing to fit the current needs of my kiddos. Common Curriculum allows me to quickly and easily adjust my lessons as needed. I love it!
Teah
This site has made planning so easy I can get units planned in a day rather than a week. Plus having the standards a click away has made adding them a breeze.
Sean
I absolutely love this lesson planning book! The fact that I can work on my plans from anywhere and manipulate them easily is probably the best thing that's happened to me all year.
Kat
It's a service that includes everything I need to make documenting lessons efficient!
Cate
This website is a teacher's dream!
Cory
I think Common Curriculum is so helpful and saves me so much time in planning. It's much easier to plan when you have an outline and can see where you've come from and where you're going.
Marci
Washington
I really like Common Curriculum! I think it is one of the best online lesson planning programs that I have ever used.
Glenda
Arkansas
It's awesome to have a digital record of lesson plans, with attachments and links right there and the class website is so easy!
Shannon
Washington
For those of us that do not have a universal way of submitting our lesson plans, this site is AMAZING. I can look up the standards to make sure I am hitting what I need to with my classes. Especially for me, I teach 3 different grade levels so it helps keep me on track for each of them in one space.
Lauren
New Jersey
It is simply the best online planner available. It is convenient, easy, and covers classroom needs thoroughly.
Denise
North Carolina
Common Curriculum is a easier, quicker and more precise way of writing and planning lesson plans.
Morgan
Arkansas
It is an excellent lesson planning tool and easy to share and collaborate! A+ product :)
Tina
New York
Having a versatile plan book on all of my devices is a valuable addition to my arsenal of educational tools.
Aaron
Indiana
I use it every day and I love it!
Ruth
Wisconsin
This website has made my life infinitely easier.
Lara
Colorado
This is the best teacher planner that I've found so far.
Samantha
Virginia
Our school is working toward more collaborative planning, and Cc is seamless for that.
Molly
Georgia
I LOVE this program! It has saved me so much time on the weekends and it's so easy to make changes.
Anita
New York
This is an amazing tool and I love having the ability to digitalize my lesson plans, copy paste from week to week, and access prior lessons all in the same place. I also like that I'm able to make notes as I go along.
Chelsey
Missouri
Love that I can enter all my plans into the computer (so much faster to type than write!) and rather than flip through pages of standards, I have them right there, click on the ones I'm addressing and BOOM...they're right there in my plan...no re-writing of them, etc. So easy and convenient and because I teach multiple sections of the same class, I write the plan once then copy and paste!
Jennifer
Connecticut
Commoncurriculum.com is a easier, quicker and more precise way of writing and planning lesson plans.
Morgan
Indiana
I love writing my lesson plans on here.
Nicole
Illinois
It is simply the best online planner available.
Denise
It's awesome to have a digital record of lesson plans, with attachments and links right there and the class website is so easy!
Shannon
Idaho
I am a teacher educator and I recommend this to all of my pre-service teachers because of the ease it brings to their ability to collaborate with each other and the structures this provides with incredible flexibility.
Sunshine
NY
I have recommended your site to several colleagues. I love the ease of use and accessibility.
Flora
Ohio
I love how easy it is to use! Having the standards at my fingertips is priceless. The ability to upload files on the cards is awesome too
Elizabeth
NY
I use it every day and I love it! It is easy to add notes and comments to lessons, both before and after the lesson. I can access it anywhere at any time, without needing to find a hard copy lesson plan book. If I would be absent, it would be so easy to send the substitute detailed lessons. And it is easy to attach and track standards.
Ruth
Wisconsin
I absolutely love the customization of lesson plans that is available. I also love the ability to access and share plans from anywhere.
Michelle
Georgia
Many reasons that I don't have the time to type. It saves me time most of all, and is great for collaboration and sharing with teammates, administration, students, and parents.
Andrea
Because it's awesome! I'm a visual person, so I love the idea of being able to see a weekly or monthly plan at once. But the idea of rearranging a sequence in a written plan is daunting. The drag-and-drop feature of CC is invaluable to me and has made me a better planner. Better planning = better teaching! :)
Jennifer
I love the functionality of this webservice. Embedded standards make it so simple to align lessons with designate curricula. I'm about to launch my Common Curriculum class website--It's a service that includes everything I need to make documenting lessons efficient!
Catie
North Carolina
This site has made plans so easy I can get units planned in a day rather than a week.
Sean
I feel it supports excellent curriculum and presents my lessons professionally, while also making them easily accessible.
Amanda
New Mexico
I love the ease of the program. I can personalize ANYTHING and track standards according to my lessons. As a first year teacher, I can recognize that my lesson planning can improve and Common curriculum provides an easy forum to do so. I love the different views available. It is wonderful being able to see a month's lessons alongside a daily detailed view. The option to copy, move, and reorganize lessons has shaved years off of my life. I will never go back to Microsoft Word, Excel, or handwritten lessons.
Felisha
Florida
This program is terrific! Everything I wanted, standards search with such effortless insertion. Custom layouts and easy transfer or "push" of lessons. I love it... Wish my district would purchase this for everyone.
John
Pennsylvania
Beautiful layout, quick, easy, convenient.
Deborah
Texas
I love all of the features available in common curriculum and if there is something that is missing, the support has been amazing. They have added everything in a quick and timely manner. #awesome-cc-quotes
Karolyn
This keeps my lessons organized and lets me easily access Common Core Standards. I don't need to save a file to a flash drive and can access my lessons from anywhere with an internet connection. #awesome-cc-quotes
Christina
I find Common Curriculum to be easy to use, intuitive and very helpful in organizing lessons.
Barb
Common Curriculum allows me to lesson plan with ease. I can move lessons, customize templates, and track standards with complete simplicity! #awesome-cc-quotes
Amber
I like that everything can be uploaded to one place and it is easy to collaborate with other teachers
Stephanie
Very easy to use, and I love the features (adding standards, copy/paste/shift lessons). The standards tracker is so helpful!!
Jill
I love the features in this planbook, especially the standards look up, and copy/paste. It makes my life easier!
Andra
I love this program! I have a hard time finding plan templates that fit my needs or that I like. The first time I tried CC I was sold! #awesome-cc-quotes
James
Well, I've convinced most of my coworkers to use it, but also because of how crisp and clean it looks, even for printing, and how easy it is to use! #awesome-cc-quotes
Nicole
It is so easy to plan lesson plans this way!
Caroline
Basically, it is a wonderful and high quality program.
Rob
Cc offers the most organized way to lesson plan. And with the added ability to share lessons with students/parents and printing options, I feel you are committed to continued improvement of an already great product
Michael
I enjoy every aspect of Common Curriculum. It has made my lesson planning easier, it makes my plans easily changeable, and it is digitally backed. Ingenuity at its finest.
Adrienne
Cc is pretty much awesome. Web-based. Easy. Does everything I want it to do... Except summon a mystical unicorn to write lessons for me.
Bob
Common Curriculum Plan Book has seriously decreased the amount of time I spend writing my weekly lesson plans. I love how easy it is to search for the standards and attach files. It's SO user friendly! I also love how adaptable it is to meet your own individual planning needs. I recommend Common Curriculum to every teacher I know!
Laurie
I love the simplicity of keeping the website pulled up on my computer during the school day, so I can reference it as often as I need to. I also LOVE how easy it is to access the standards that I need to put into my lesson plans!
Rachel
I love the many great ways this makes my job easier.
Sharon
This program is incredible. It's so dynamic and gives me so many tools that I love. I love the standards bank and tracker. I love that I can upload documents and access them from any room on any machine. I love that I can share work with colleagues, from anywhere, at any time. Really, this program is FANTASTIC.
Elise
As a special education teacher I like being able to find the state standards with ease. I can print out a comprehensive plan for my subs with just a click. I can transfer lessons to the next day if a kid is absent. The ease of Cc is time saving. :) I love it!
Lindsey
I simply love it, its simple, quick, EFFECTIVE. And the biggest part, it saves me so much time. Time that I can spend on my lesson and not lesson planning.
Joseph
I love that I have my entire year in one place and can mark special events throughout the year. I also love that I can share my plans with my whole 4th grade team and my administrator. NO MORE TURNING IN WEEKLY LESSON PLANS!!! I adore that all the standards are in one place and you can even search for the concept within the standards. Great site!
Rachel
Common Curriculum allows me to have EVERYTHING I need for each class I teach in one place. I have access to Cc from multiple devices. I can attach files instead of hunting through all of my digital files.
Tamara
As a classroom teacher who is overwhelmed with meetings, copying papers, conferencing, emails, telephone calls, etc. Common Curriculum is a REAL time saver!
Jeffrey
My colleagues and I rely on this site to communicate information. In a co-teaching classroom, there are many adults that need to be informed about what is being taught.
Wendy
This program makes lesson planning a breeze. It's very user friendly and saves me time and energy!
Becca
CC is soooo wonderful. Everything is right there. I'm new and have been just fooling around to see how to maneuver. This is great. I always hated handwriting the lessons out. ;)
Rhonda K
I am so happy that I happened upon Common Curriculum during my first-year of teaching. As a pull-out ESOL teacher, I teach multiple grades and varying proficiency levels. Common Curriculum provides the ease of long-range planning for all of my grades and allows me to really individualize and differentiate my plans for different students. I love that I can directly import Common Core Standards, that I can share my plans with my colleagues and administrators, or other ESOL teachers across the district. Thank you, CC. You make lesson planning so much easier!
Dena R
"I love the ease of lesson planning with this tool. It also makes me more aware of the standards and how often I teach them."
Amanda
"The personalized customer service from your company really sets you apart. Wishing you much success!"
Charity D.
Just wanted to let you guys know that my middle grades college cohort and I keep in touch on a Facebook group. This is what I posted: "Where have we...been!? This is THE holy grail. If your school doesn't have or use a lesson plan template, you have GOT to consider using this lesson planning site. It is magical. I feel organized. I feel productive. It lets you customize templates, drag and drop, click to add standards, view your lessons by day, week, month, and year, collaborate if you want to, and even download your work as a PDF. There's a lot more to it though, so please check it out. I'm TELLING you. When you see how this works, you'll be in love. It makes lesson planning much easier, and plenty more enjoyable." Wanted to praise you for how fantastic you are!
Alexa S
"I absolutely am in love with this site. I'm thankful that someone shared it with me. One thing I would like to recommend is a 'search' function so that I can search for information in previous lesson or search for standards I've used (to complete my checklist). I appreciate all you're doing to make this site wonderful and beautiful! I'm a happier teacher because of it."
Alexa S.
"It's a terrific planning program, easy to share with other teachers and co-plan."
Thera T.
"I really like having my plans accessible across platforms. I am able to edit at school, home or on the go and I can easily give access to support staff and substitutes. This program is very user friendly. The format is attractive and easy to edit."
Flora M.
"I love that all of your lesson plans are easily stored and saved in one place. I can access previous weeks' lesson with ease. It makes planning for different classes and adding in standards a breeze! I am in love with this planner!!! Finally, a resource teachers can rely on to make their job easier!"
Catie G.
"Very easy interface, quickly pick standards and share lessons with colleagues."
Caitlin
"This website makes creating lesson plans easy. I love that I can share my lessons with others as well."
Frances
"Easy to use, keeps everything together for future reference"
Jacob
"This program is soooooo easy. I enjoy creating my lesson plans!!!!"
Jennifer
"Simple intuitive design that includes everything I need to plan more quickly."
Jeannette
"Great service! Makes planning so easy. Love how the standards are at my fingertips!"
Margaret
"I absolutely love this. Great way for my colleagues and me to collaborate and be on the same page!"
Amber
"I love this and have shared it with my fellow teachers. I have also shared it with other teachers in our district looking for a easier way to do lesson plans that works with our districts criteria of a lesson plan."
Vicki
"After building a few lessons with Planboard, their UI is basically just a document editor with the ability to tag standards. I love how Common Curriculum visually lays out the lesson in front of me and encourages me to keep text short and punchy. Exactly my style."
Anton T.
"Such a great tool. Easy, and time saving."
Anna
"love it user friendly and supper easy to use"
Aggie
"I love the program and I regularly tell people about it!"
Margot H.
"Beyond that this website has been the BEST organizational tool that I have ever used. I have been so much more productive with my prep time, and staying on task in class."
Mary
"Due to the lack of planning time this school year, AND changing grade levels AND content areas, I was unable to keep up with the traditional lesson plan writing. I found this website toward the end of the first grading period. I use common curriculum and have already recommended it to my colleagues--two have signed up as well."
Jeff
"I've already recommended it my entire staff - TWICE!"
Sarah S.
"I like the flexibility it provides. I think many teachers need that type of flexibility, but don't know the tool that will help them. This is that tool."
K. Stevens
A colleague of mine discovered CC over the weekend and shared it w/ me yesterday. I am tooooooooo thrilled. I don't think I'll ever go back to using a Word doc again. Thank you for being a part of an awesome service!
Aura
the Bronx
I have fallen in love with this site and cannot wait to use it in my planning next year!
Moriah
Arkansas
Hi Scott...so far it is the best thing I've seen for planning.
Joel
Los Angeles, California
I was able to lower the amount of time I spend on lesson plans by nearly an hour
Kitty
Scottsdale, AZ
Thank you for this new way to create lesson plans. I returned to teaching, and it has been challenging to create lesson plans. But once I found common curriculum yesterday, my lesson planning became easier. Thank you!!
Aaron
Tempe, Arizona
It very much seems to me CC is the missing piece of the curriculum puzzle for me - I can tell because it feels like this nagging worry is off my shoulders!
Michelle
Oklahoma
Hi Robbie, Cc is awesome! Thank you so much for creating such a great lesson planner for teachers. I have only used it for two days and I feel organized. When I explain the objectives to my students, I am able to open my planner and show my students the objectives. After each lesson, I am able to write my observations. Thank you!
Jennifer
Boston
I love using Common Curriculum. It actually makes me want to long term plan!
Hannah
Baltimore City Public Schools, Maryland
Scott & Robbie, So far, I am enjoying the use of Common Curriculum. I really like the ease of use, the easy template guides, and the fact that there are music standards included (very hard to find)! Thank you.
Marc
Maryland
[The administration] wants detailed lesson plans this year and for the foreseeable future.I have been totally panicked and overwhelmed. Your site has given me a way to achieve that goal with a professional finished product. You are a lifesaver!!!
Mary
Greensboro, North Carolina
Hi Guys, I DO plan to share it with my colleagues. IT is SO awesome. I am amazed at how much time it saves me and with CC being so new, I feel more confident that I am covering needed standards. Since I am a special ed. teacher I am responsible for several grade levels of instruction.
Jennifer
Anderson, South Carolina
This is a great tool that I am so grateful that I found. It is making planning my lessons easier! Now, everything is online so there is no way to leave anything on my home computer. I also really like the fact that I can easily align my lessons so that they fit the intense NYS core so that my students will perform better on the tests.
Professor "Z"
New York
Thank you! I have tried other plan sites and I love this one the best...by far. So user friendly. Thank you!!!
Becky Q
Wichita, Kansas
I wanted to let you know that I have spent my snow day working with the Common Curriculum planner, and I LOVE IT!!! I have always had a hard time with planning (usually just jotting down ideas on paper), but this program is flexible enough to work with my jotting and then allowing me to go back and flesh out ideas
Heather
Baltimore, Maryland
I REALLY like the Common Curriculum program. It fast, easy to use, very versatile, and has lots of features that I have been looking for.
Christopher
Boston
Common Curriculum has been a tremendous asset to my planning and preparing. Once you get the hang of it, it makes life a lot easier. Would highly recommend it to other teachers!
Zillah
New York City, New York
I really like common curriculum and have told a few peers about your site. I love that you have easy access to the standards and templates. I co-teach so I love the share option.
Wendy
Just did a brief peek to compare it to another site I use (and pay for). So far it exceeds the other site in ease of use.
Libby
I was shocked to find this FREE tool that is incredibly user friendly. One of the features I love so much is the chat helper (user faqs) tab. I had a question about the site's ability to perform a certain task, and was pleasantly surprised to have one of your co-workers send an email response explaining the process for accomplishing my request as well as offering to complete that specific task for me and record a video of himself performing the task so that I'd have access for future reference. Fantastic Customer Service!!!
Candice
I LOVE it! Actually, I showed it to my grade level partner and she is just as excited as I am. We are going to start using it to plan our lessons as well as map out the entire school year next year. This really is such an amazing resource!
Katie
Sparks, Nevada
Other programs I've tried have such a learning curve that it's been easier to continue typing plans out in Word.
Melissa
Greensboro, North Carolina
earth shatteringly helpful
David
Memphis, Tennessee
I love your planner, and I'm singing its praises to all of my colleagues and supervisors
Jon R.
Richmond, Texas
I am going to let my entire school know what a wonderful website you have! Where have you been while I was knocking my head against my desk these past few years? Finally I can get some teaching time and real planning time back. I am actually looking forward to making lesson plans now.
Kathryn
It's so easy to have my lesson plans wherever I am. I love that I do not have to erase and re-write if there are snow days or plans change at the last minute. I can just copy and paste and move to the next day.
Tricia
My first experience with Common Core has been fantastic. So far, I have been as happy as a person can be. This is the only type of panning tool that I have found that is functional. I have shared this with all my staff
Jarrett
I have found the holy grail! I have NEVER been this excited about writing lesson plans.
Joyce
North Carolina
"The format of the site is fantastic!"
Kelly
Los Angeles, California