PARCC Test Preparation Resources for Students

Important Dates Testing Dates  MS  March  April 27-May 22  HS  March 2-27  April 20-May 15 Training Dates  Faculty/Staff Test Administration Training: 2/2  Social Studies Trains the students on TestNav 8: week of 2/9  ELA implements practice tests: week of 2/18

Go to  This is the hub for many useful resources.

Testing Components

Testing Units and Times HS

Testing Units and Times MS

Choose Test Preparation from the top menu or page menu to get the dropdown menu, including Sample Items, Tutorials, & Practice Tests.

The following tutorials are available. TestNav 8 Tutorial Provides basics about the testing platform Online Student Tutorials - High School ELA - High School Math Text to Speech Tutorial This is only for those students with this accommodation. Equation Editor Guides PDFs by grade band Equation Editor Tutorials Guided Practice by grade band TI Graphing Calculator Software Download for 90 Day Free Use of Software

Getting started  Get the students logged into their computers and direct them to  Direct them to the TESTNAV 8 Tutorial  Take them through the Tutorial step by step, giving them time to practice

Key Points  Screen #4: DO NOT attempt to “esc,” open another program or leave the testing program while in session. This will end the entire test.  Screen #6: Not all tools will be available for each section or each person  Screen #7: “Review” is a good tool for moving back and forth in each section/Unit of the test. You can “flag” a question and come back to it later and see which questions you haven’t answered  Screen #8: Remind students that they may still review previous questions, but if they select “continue” that will end that section of the test.  Screen #9: Only “submit my final answers” when all sections/units are complete (last day of testing)!  Screen #11: Not all tools are available for every section or every student  Color Contrast and Answer Masking are only available for students that are pre-identified  Multiple Choice and Multiple Item select is denoted through either a circle or a square in the answers.

Sample Items are available for both ELA & Math by grade band. Generic rubrics for ELA are also available by grade band.

Practice Tests are available in both ELA & Math. ELA Practice PBAs for grades are currently available. Sample EOYs should be available in January Math Practice EOYs for grades are currently available. Sample PBAs should be available in January 2015.

Classroom Expectations  TestNav 8 Tutorial  This lesson will be provided to all students grades 7-11 students in Social Studies class  Note: Answer Masking & Color Contrast are not available during test. These are pre-identified accessibility features.  Sample Items & Practice Tests  The Practice Tests will be assigned in Math & English class.  Additional Sample Items may be reviewed in class or assigned for independent review.  Equation Editor Tutorial & Calculator  Math teachers will provide information and practice in class, as well as assign for independent review.  Rubrics  English teachers will provide copies to students and discuss in class.