PARCC CCSS CED TRANSITIONING TO A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT Jonathan Wright ELA Teacher Manhattan Middle School BVSD Secondary ELA TOSA

Colorado Adopts PARCC Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College & Career

Transition Timeline

PARCC Assessment Cycle Mid-Year Assessment Performance-based Emphasis on hard-to- measure standards Potentially summative End-of-Year Assessment Innovative, computer-based items Required Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) Extended tasks Applications of concepts and skills Required Diagnostic Assessment Early indicator of student knowledge and skills to inform instruction, supports, and PD Non-summative 2 Optional Assessments/Flexible Speaking And Listening Assessment Locally scored Non-summative, required Beginning of the Year End of the Year

PARCC Website

Performance Assessment Literary Analysis Task: Students are asked to read complex texts and compose an analytic essay. Narrative Task: Students are asked to write a story; detail a scientific process; write a historical account; or describe an account of events, scenes, or objects. Research Simulation Task: Students are asked to analyze a topic presented through several texts, including an anchor text that introduces the topic. Students will answer series of questions and write two analytic essays.

Performance Task Prototypes Narrative Research Simulation Literary Analysis

Narrative Task

Research Simulation Task

Literary Analysis Task

PARCC Content Module

CCSS & CED

CCSS StandardsCED Standards Speaking & Listening Reading Literature Reading Reading Information Writing LanguageResearch & Reasoning

LDC – Literacy Design Collaborative

Curricular Resources PARCConline.org CoreStandards.org BVSD.org/curriculum

Design Resources Literacydesigncollaborative.org/ Commoncore.org/maps/ angel1 Achievethecore.org

Secondary PARCC Overview & Unit Planning 1 st Half Day Work Session2 nd Half Day Work Session December 3, 2012December 20, 2012 December 10, 2012January 31, 2012 January 17, 2013February 14, 2012 January 24, 2013April 4, 2012 February 7, 2013 Sign school up on sheet and sign up individually in Avatar Name of course: Secondary PARCC Overview & Unit Planning

Additional Questions TRANSITIONING TO A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT Jonathan Wright ELA Teacher Manhattan Middle School BVSD Secondary ELA TOSA