welcome to the parcc and the common core state standards workshop an overview
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Before the 2014 school
yearNJ State
Standards
NJ ASK District monitors
its students’ successes
Common Core Standards
PARCC Exam
State monitors our students’ successes
2014 school year
Changing the standards
Came about as a response to concerns from universities about college freshmen readiness (varying from state-to-state)
Created by a national panel to create national standards
Raised the required levels of performance approximately a grade and a half (1.5)
In Language Arts…
One widely accepted method of discussing a student’s reading level is by assessing his/her Lexile.
Now, in order to be “on grade level,” every student must rise significantly, immediately.
Before 2013 2014-2015 (as per the Common
Core)
735 to 1065 970 to 1120
Acceptable Lexiles of Seventh Graders
Formerly 9th - 10th grade lexile
In Math…
Skill NJ State Standards,
Grade Learned
Common Core State
Standards, Grade
Learned
Fractions Grades 4 and 5
Grades 3 and 4
Ratios and Proportions
Grade 7 Early Grade 6
AlgebraGrade 8,
Accelerated Students
Grade 7,General
EducationFrom various educators when asked to highlight some of the biggest shifts
SMARTER
Balanced
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and
Careers(PARCC)
New assessments of the standards
New Jersey chose the PARCC
States that also chose the PARCC:
ArkansasMassachusetts
Colorado MississippiDistrict of Columbia New Mexico
Illinois New YorkLouisiana OhioMaryland Rhode
Island
The PARCC
Computer-based assessment
Taken twice per academic year
Four to five days of testing, per student, each assessment
Major departures from NJ ASK
“Performance-Based Assessment” Testing Dates are
set for the month of March
March 2-March 27 Four days per
student Assesses:
Literary and textual analysis
Essay writing (3) Variety of math
questions
“Summative Assessment” Testing Dates are set
for the end of April through mid-May April 2-May 22
Assesses: Reading
comprehension growth in multiple genres (fiction and non-fiction)
Variety of math questions, all computer scored
Two computer-based assessments
Content Departures
Language Arts
Three major departures• Technology-
dependent• Depth of
knowledge (nonfiction)
• Rigor (complex texts)
Math
Three major departures• Technology-
dependent• Depth of
knowledge (conceptual understanding)
• Rigor (complex manipulation)
Stylistic Departures
Will no longer be mostly multiple
choice
Will have more than one right answer
Will test for longer periods of time
per sitting
Will require evidence, always, of new
skills
Will require the use of computerized
“tools” to answer questions
New Language Arts sections
Prose Constructed ResponseLiterary Analysis taskNarrative Writing taskSimulated Research task
Evidence-Based Selected Response
Technology-enhanced Constructed Response
ELA PARCC terminology
Literary Analysis Task (80 minutes)Read a text (or texts) closely, and write an
analysis
Narrative Task (50 minutes)Use narrative writing to write about experiences,
could be based on a fictional or historical account, or based on a scientific process
Research Simulation Task (85 minutes)Analyze a topic through a variety of texts, answer
questions, and compose an essay which synthesizes the information
New Math question goals
Type 1Conceptual understanding, fluency, and
applicationType 2
Written (prose) arguments/justifications, critique of reasoning, or precision in mathematical statements
Type 3Modeling/application in a real-world
context or scenario
New Math question styles
Multiple choiceMultiple select (Select all that…)Inline choices (drop-down menus)Fill in the blankHot spots (Plot points, create
graphs)Combination text and equation
editor
All on the computer
NJ ASK style question (ELA)
This article would be most useful for a student
A. learning about animal genomes.
B. studying the characteristics of mammals.
C. writing a report on animals native to Australia.
D. preparing a presentation on recent scientific
discoveries.
Preparation
Academic support, exposure to quality, rigor, and technology, and teacher contact time will make the biggest differences for our
students on this year’s PARCC. Nonfiction readingComparative readingTechnology-enhanced responsesComplex text, analysis, problem-solving
and strategies to help students determine meaning and answers
Use of evidence to support answers
Preparation, II
Language Arts Teacher-student
one-on-one time Complex texts Texts with parallel
themes, structure, bias
Identifying evidence
Analytical essay structures
Math Teacher-student
one-on-one time Multi-step, complex
problem solving Number sense Stamina Rigor Evidence-based
responses
Helpful websites
www. parcconline.org
(most updated explanations, practice tests)
www.corestandards.org
(Common Core website)
www.spboe.org/Page/3545 (for
explanations of the Math alignment to the
Common Core)