1. and Succeeding on the PARCC Assessment A product to help the students, teachers, and districts of Arizona successfully prepare for the new CCSS assessment rollout 2013–2015

2. Arizona, CCSS, AIMS, & PARCC The new CCSS assessment PARCC is replacing the AIMS in Arizona. Teachers and districts need help, as they fear their students are not prepared. OfficeMax and UpWrite Press are excited to offer a customizable classroom resource to help teachers prepare students for PARCC.

3. What is PARCC? The P artnership for A ssessment of R eadiness for C ollege and C areers is the new assessment method used to measure compliance with the Common Core State Standards.

4. What are PARCC’s goals? Build a pathway to college and career readiness for all students Create high-quality assessments that measure the full range of the Common Core State Standards Support educators in the classroom Make better use of technology in assessment Advance accountability at all levels

5. What is Arizona’s timetable for PARCC? 2013–2014 2014–2015 AIMS CCSS fully implemented Last year of AIMS PARCC assessment replaces AIMS 2012–2013

6. How does PARCC differ from AIMS? AIMS Assessment Level One (Recall/ Understand) Level Two (Apply)

7. How does PARCC differ from AIMS? Level Four (Create) PARCC Assessment Level One (Recall/ Understand) Level Three (Analyze/ Evaluate) Level Two (Apply) AIMS Assessment

8. To succeed on the PARCC assessment, students must develop three deep-thinking skills: Analyzing Evaluating Synthesizing How can we best prepare students for PARCC assessment?

9. Classroom strategies and activities for teaching students to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize Instructions, rubrics, model answers, and other diagnostic resources Recommended remediation program for continued development of deep-thinking skills Flexible, adaptable, and customizable content Succeeding on the PARCC Assessment

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15. Relevant PARCC and Arizona Links Arizona Common Core Standards Home Page Arizona Assessments AIMS to PARCC Transition AIMS to PARCC Time Line Teachers Reveal Fears About Reforms, Job Security, Testing Arizona working to end AIMS, move to PARCC assessment PARCC National Homepage

16. The PARCC assessment arrives in 2014–2015. Teachers and districts must prepare their students and are looking for help. OfficeMax and UpWrite Press are reliable partners pleased to offer a flexible, customizable classroom resource.

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