1. and Shifting to the Common Core A product to help the students, teachers, and districts to successfully prepare for the new CCSS assessment rollout 2013–2015

2. Florida, CCSS, FCAT, & PARCC The new CCSS assessment PARCC is replacing the FCAT in Florida. 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 Florida’s timetable for PARCC? 2013–2014 2014–2015 CCSS grades K–1 CCSS ELA grades 6–12 PARCC prototype CCSS grades K–2 Blended CCSS and NGSSS for grades 3–12 Last year of FCAT 2.0 assessments PARCC full-scale field testing CCSS grades K–12 PARCC assessment replaces FCAT 2012–2013

6. How does CCSS differ? Old Assessment Level One (Recall/ Understand) Level Two (Apply)

7. How does CCSS? Level Four (Create) New Assessment Level One (Recall/ Understand) Level Three (Analyze/ Evaluate) Level Two (Apply) Old Assessment

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

9. Classroom strategies and activities designed to teach students to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize Instructions, rubrics, model answers, and other resources to help teachers diagnose student preparedness for PARCC Flexible, adaptable, and customizable content Shifting to the Common Core

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15. Relevant PARCC and Florida Links Florida DOE PARCC Overview Florida CCSS and Assessments Implementation Plan National PARCC Web site A Stroll Through the PARCC: More on Florida’s Next Standardized Test A Stroll Through the PARCC: More on Florida’s Next Standardized Test FCAT to be retired, replaced by more and tougher exams Treasure Coast school districts gearing up for test replacing FCAT Treasure Coast school districts gearing up for test replacing FCAT Education leaders worry schools won’t be ready for new standards Education leaders worry schools won’t be ready for new standards

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