parcc tutorial and assessments - secondary instructional implications
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PARCC Tutorial and Assessments - Secondary Instructional Implications
Session Outcomes
Participants will:• Explore the design and content of three
PARCC ELA resources – tutorial, sample items, and practice tests.
• Determine how the design and content of the PARCC assessments will impact classroom instruction.
FYI
To locate updates or find answers to questions go to PARCC at http://www.parcconline.org and choose:– Search– FAQ– What’s New– Customized Learning Objects (CLOs)– Email: [email protected]
(Note - This information is a revised version of the 2014 CCR Conference MSDE presentation.)
New Acronyms
http://ccssparcc.wordpress.com/
PBA
EOYPCR
EBSR TECR
TGM
PLD
TEI
PARCC Tutorial
As you go through the tutorial, consider:• How does the tutorial address UDL?• How does the PARCC assessment differ
from MSA/HSA?• What tools might teachers have to show
students how to use?
PARCC Tutorial
Familiarize yourself with the available tools.
http://practice.parcc.testnav.comClick on TUTORIAL
Accommodations Link
http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-accessibility-features-and-accommodations-manual
Types of Accessibility Features and Accommodations
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Features for All Students
Accessibility Features*
Identified in advance
Accommodations**
Accessibility Features for All Students on the Computer-Based Test Mode
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Accessibility Features for All Students Assigned the Computer-Based Test Mode
Audio Amplification
Blank/Scratch Paper (provided by test administrator)
Eliminate Answer Choices
Flag Items for Review
General Administration Directions Clarified (by test administrator)
General Administration Directions Read Aloud and Repeated (by test administrator)
Text Highlighter Tool
Headphones or Noise Buffers
Line Reader
Magnification/Enlargement Device
Notepad
Pop-Up Glossary
Redirect Student to Test (by test administrator)
Spell Checker
Writing Tools
Then and Now
Grades 6-8 Condensed Scoring Rubric for Prose Constructed Response Items
http://www.parcconline.org/sites/parcc/files/Grade6-11-ELACondensedRubricFORANALYTICANDNARRATIVEWRITING.pdf
PARCC WRITING FORMS
http://www.parcconline.org/sites/parcc/files/PARCCSampleofWritingForms.pdf
Note, PARCC began this list by referencing one that can be found at http://www.suzanne-williams.com/formsof.htm
SAMPLE ITEMS
Things to consider:• What are the implications for instruction?• What kinds of instructional activities
should be implemented in the classroom before students take the PARCC assessment?
http://practice.parcc.testnav.comClick on SAMPLE ITEMS
PRACTICE TEST
Why would you use the practice test as a part of instruction?
• Format• Types of Assessment Items• Message to Students• Professional Learning
PRACTICE TEST
Both the English Language Arts/Literacy PBA and EOY
Assessments in March and in April/May will focus on reading comprehension and writing.
Allegany County, MD PARCC PBA Schedule
Allegany County, MD PARCC EOY Schedule
Allegany County, MD PARCC EOY Schedule
PRACTICE TEST
There are three sections: • Task 1: Literary analysis, questions 1-7• Task 2: Research simulation, questions 8-
17• Task 3: Narrative task, questions 18-23
8th Grade Research Simulation
This research simulation reflects the literacy standards for science and technical subjects.
http://practice.parcc.testnav.comClick on PRACTICE TESTS
Choose ELA. Scroll down to find your grade level.
10th Grade Research Simulation
This research simulation reflects the literacy standards for history and social studies subjects.
Choose ELA. Scroll down to find your grade level.
http://practice.parcc.testnav.comClick on PRACTICE TESTS
Explore the Assessments at Other Grade Levels
Think about• the instructional shifts required by the
standards• how items in different grade levels
reflect increased complexity
ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER…
Now that we have identified three resources (the tutorial, sample items, and practice tests) and explored the PARCC website, how can you share this information with others at your school?
Talk About…
Resources• Achieve the Core http://achievethecore.org/ • Better Lesson http://betterlesson.com/ • CAST http://www.cast.org• Educators Evaluating the Quality of Instructional Products (EQuIP)
http://achieve.org/ • Great Public Schools (GPS) Network http://www.gpsnetwork.org/ • MSDE Blackboard Learn https
://msde.blackboard.com/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp• PARCC http://www.parcconline.org/ • PARCC Field Test Resources Site http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/• PBS Learning Media http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/ • ReadWorks http://www.readworks.org/ • Suzanne Williams http://www.suzanne-williams.com/formsof.htm
• Teaching Channel https://www.teachingchannel.org/• Word Press http://ccssparcc.wordpress.com/ org