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MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICTSPRING 2014
The Parent’s Guide to
The Common Core and PARCC Assessment
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What is the Common Core?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s0rRk9sER0
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Common Core Standards
Common Core State Standards (CCCS) provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn to be college and career ready. The PARCC Assessments measure student progress toward standards.
In June 2010, the New Jersey State Board of Education (NJBOE) and the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) adopted the CCCS.
These Educational standards in Math and English Language Arts were developed nationally in collaboration with teachers, school administrators, and experts to provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare our children for college and the workforce.
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Common Core Standards
The Common Core Standards Are aligned with college and work expectations; Are clear, understandable, and consistent; Include rigorous content and application of knowledge
through high-order skills; Build upon strengths and lessons of current state
standards; and, Are evidence based.
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46 States and DC Have Adopted the Common Core Standards
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How Will The Standards Be Different?
Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through higher-order thinking skills
Provide performance-based collaborative activities and assessments
Integrate literacy across content areas including Science and Social Studies
Place stronger emphasis on informational text, research, and media skills
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Instructional Shifts in ELA
6 Shifts in ELA Read as much nonfiction as fiction Learn about the world by reading Read more challenging material closely Discuss reading using evidence Write non-fiction using evidence Increase academic vocabulary
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Instructional Shifts in Math
6 Shifts in Mathematics Focus: Learn more about fewer, key topics Coherence: Build skills within and across grades Fluency: Develop speed and accuracy Deep Understanding: Really know it, really do it Application of Concepts: Use them in the real world Dual Intensity: Practice/Understand-Think fast & solve
problems
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ELA Shift 1:Read as Much Non-Fiction as Fiction
Students Must... Parents Can…
Read more non-fiction Supply more non-fiction
Know the ways non-fiction can be put together
Read and discuss more non-fiction with your child
Enjoy and discuss the details of non-fiction
Have fun with non-fiction in front of children
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ELA Shift 2:Learn About the World by Reading
Students Must… Parents Can…
Build proficiency in Science and Social Studies through reading
Supply series of text on topics of interest
Handle “primary source” documents
Find books that explain
Get “smarter” through text Discuss non-fiction text and the ideas within
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ELA Shift 3:Read More Complex Material Carefully
Students Must… Parents Can…
Re-Read Provide more challenging text that students WANT to and can read
Read material at comfort level AND work with more challenging text
Know grade level/reading level appropriate text
Unpack text Read challenging text with student
Handle frustration and keep pushing
Show that challenging text is worth unpacking
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ELA Shift 4:Discuss Reading Using Evidence
Students Must… Parents Can…
Find evidence to support their arguments
Talk about text
Form judgments Demand evidence in every day discussions/disagreements
Become scholars Read aloud or read the same book and discuss with evidence
Discuss authors’ point of view
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ELA Shift 5:Discuss Reading Using Evidence
Students Must… Parents Can…
Make arguments in writing using evidence
Encourage writing at home
Compare multiple texts in writing Write “books” together and use evidence/details
Write well
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ELA Shift 6:Academic Vocabulary
Students Must… Parents Can…
Learn the words that they can use in college and career
Read often and constantly with your children
Get smarter about using “language of power”
Provide multiple books on the same topic
Talk to your children about reading
Listen to your children read
Play word and rhyming games with your children
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Mathematics Shift 1:Focus: Learn More About Less
Students Must… Parents Can…
Spend more time on fewer concepts
Know what the priority work is for their children and grade levels
Spend time with their children on priority work
Ask teachers about progress on priority work
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Mathematics Shift 2:Coherence: Skills Across Grades
Students Must… Parents Can…
Keep building on learning year after year
Be aware of child’s struggles and how they could impact future learning
Advocate for their child and ensure that support is given for “gap” skills
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Mathematics Shift 3:Fluency: Speed and Accuracy
Students Must… Parents Can…
Spend time practicing many problems on the same idea
Push children to know/memorize basic math facts
Know all fluencies their child should have and prioritize learning the ones children haven’t mastered
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Mathematics Shift 4:Deep Understanding: Know It/Do It!
Students Must… Parents Can…
UNDERSTAND why the math works. Make the math work.
Notice whether your child REALLY knows why the answer is what it is
TALK about why the math works Provide time your child needs to learn key math
PROVE that they know why and how the math works
Be familiar with the math your child needs to know
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Mathematics Shift 5:Application of Concepts: Real World
Students Must… Parents Can…
Apply math in real world situations
Ask your children to do the math that comes up in their daily life
Know which math to use for which situation
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Mathematics Shift 6:Dual Intensity: Practice & Understand/Think Fast &
Solve
Students Must… Parents Can…
Be able to use core math facts FAST
Notice which skills your child is smart in and where they need to get smarter
Make sure your child is PRACTICING math facts he/she struggles with
Be able to apply math in the real world
Make sure your child is thinking about math in real life
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Mathematical Practice Standards
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
Reason abstractly and quantitativelyConstruct viable arguments & critique the
reasoning of othersModel with mathematicsUse appropriate tools strategicallyAttend to precisionLook for and make sense of structureLook for and express regularity in repeated
reasoning
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PARCC Assessments
What is PARCC?What will it look like?How will it be different from NJASK?When will PARCC assessments be
administered?
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PARCC Assessments
The Partnership for Assessments of College and Careers (PARCC) is a group of 19 states working together to develop a common set of computer-based K-12 assessments in English Language Arts/Literacy and Math linked to the new, more rigorous Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
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Why New Assessments Now?
Current state assessments were not designed to: Assess and signal whether students are on track for
success in college or careers Produce timely, actionable data for students, teachers
and parents Test key skills, such as critical thinking and ability to
problem solve
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PARCC Priorities
Determine whether students are college and career ready or on track
Connect to the Common Core Standards
Measure the full range of student performance, including that of high and low achieving students
Provide educators data throughout the year to inform instruction
Create innovative 21st Century, technology-based assessments
Be affordable and sustainable
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How Will PARCC Be Different
Students: Will know if they are on track to graduate ready for college/careers
Teachers: Will have earlier access to data to plan for learning and instruction for the following year
Parents: Will have clear and timely information about student progress
States: Will have valid results that are comparable across borders
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How Will PARCC Be Different
For Teachers and Schools: Computer-based testing will boost student
engagement and scores More efficient than pencil-paper Timely data during the year will aid instruction,
professional development Tests will assess the full range of student performance Tests will measure student growth at all levels as well
as measuring proficiency
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PARCC Assessments
Beginning in 2014-2015, PARCC Assessments will replace NJASK in grades 3-8. At the high school level, End of Course exams will be introduced for English 9, 10, 11 and Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2.
PARCC Assessments are comprised of two sections: Performance Based Assessment (PBA) End of Year Assessment (EQY)
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Two Required AssessmentsYield Overall Score
29
Beginning of School Year End of School
Year
DiagnosticAssessment
Mid-Year Assessment
Performance-Based
Assessment
End-of-Year Assessment
Speaking and Listening
Assessment
Optional Required
Key:
Flexible administration
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PARCC Assessments
Teachers, students, parents, and others can engage with the sample items using computer-based tools such as drag-and-drop, multiple select, text highlighting, and an equation builder. PARCC has also released online tutorials that demonstrate how students will navigate the test, how to use the computer-based tools, and features that make the test more accessible for all students, including those with disabilities and English learners.
http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/#
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In the Morris School District…
Are we prepared for PARCC? Full Implementation of CCSS for 2013-14 Focus on informational text (non-fiction), citing text,
and critical analysis in ELA Focus on fact fluency and problem solving in
Mathematics
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In the Morris School District…
What about the technology needs that are required for computer-based testing? Technology specifications for computer-based testing
was sent to districts two-years ago. Recent upgrades to our network systems and the
additional purchasing of equipment has put MSD “ahead of the curve” in the area of PARCC preparedness.
Increased focus on technology skills such as typing, “click & drag”, and utilizing multiple windows has been a priority at each school.
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Questions?
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Resources and References
www.corestandards.orgwww.achievethecore.orgwww.PARCConline.orgwww.morrisschooldistrict.org