Summary of resources CSSCO_State Spotlight Document_August 2012_ PDF online version.pdf. Standard-by-Standard Teaching Links Livebinder SEA. Engage New York. What should districts (states) do with PARCC? « PARCC in Massachusetts. After listening and reflecting on the PARCC assessments with other teachers in Chicago, I believe the new tests do hold a number of promises worth considering.
Much of the possibilities that technology delivered assessment will bring, I will focus on in-depth in a later post, but the fact that they are planned to be delivered via technology and that it is an assessment system really force districts (states) to think about what they should do with PARCC. However, I first want to address a few misconceptions. (NOTE: This post assumes that assessment is not the end toward which education is directed, but it is a component. In addition, given that federal and state accountability exams are a component of U.S. education policy this is not intended to be a critique of assessment, but rather assumes that given these assessments what should be done with them) Misconceptions 1. 2. 3. The second misconception is about time spent on assessment. The Potential Power of PARCC as an Assessment System. Over 300 LiveBinders on Common Core. Florida CC intro. Topic Specific Sources. Kid-Friendly Standards.
Common Core State Standards. Register | Lost Password Skip to Content Follow us on Facebook ResourcesAbout MC3 Web links > Topic Specific Sources > Common Core State Standards > Implementation Common Core Implementation ExemplarsDate Added: July 24, 2013 Visits: 55 [ Report ] This Achieve document features state practices and models used with implementing the Common Core State Standards.
Common Core Implementation WorkbookDate Added: February 6, 2013 Visits: 56 [ Report ] This link to the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers' (PARCC's) website provides an implementation workbook developed by Achieve and U.S. Common Core State Standards: Progress and Challenges in School Districts' ImplementationDate Added: June 10, 2013 Visits: 15 [ Report ] This link is to a Center on Education Policy report exploring the issues associated with implementing the Common Core State Standards.
Common Core VideoDate Added: January 8, 2014 Visits: 98 [ Report ] Back to Top. News about tools that are being developed to support implementation of the Common Core State Standards. Engage NY Videos on CC. Education Commissioner John King, David Coleman and Kate Gerson explain every key aspect of Common Core standards in depth.
By viewing this 15-part series, New York educators and administrators will learn step-by-step how to implement the Common Core for ELA/Literacy and Math in their schools and classrooms. You’ll also gain a deeper understanding of the rationale behind the Common Core and what it will mean for students across our state. Produced in partnership with NYS PBS stations WCNY/Syracuse and WNET/New York City, the series illuminates the Common Core through conversations between Commissioner King, a former high school social studies teacher and middle school principal; Coleman, a contributing author of the Common Core State Standards; and Gerson, a Senior Fellow with the USNY Regents Research Fund and a former high school English teacher and principal.
Viewing the Videos The Common Core videos can be viewed online or downloaded from the links below for offline viewing. Utah and North Carolina-Unpacking and Teaching the Standards. CC Links to many of the best state resources. Finland's Success Is No Miracle. EdWeek: Other Country's Schools. For the Media Featured Stories American educators comb the data from school systems in other countries for clues to what might work closer to home.
Concern over U.S. students' middling test scores vies with caution about cultural and other factors that shape school improvement. Why is it important to study schools from other countries? Watch and listen to Education Week's reporters who studied the issue at large for Quality Counts. Prestige and respect, not just salary, prove crucial in assuring a truly professional teacher workforce. The right mix of content instruction and pedagogy is seen as crucial in preparing prospective teachers.
Assessment looms large even beyond the U.S., while other accountability measures also flourish. Other nations' curricula and standards were important in putting crafting the learning goals most states have adopted. Immigration policies, culture, and other factors complicate efforts to help foreign-born students and those learning a new language. Commentary. CC based on other country's standards.