1. Assessment Resources for Schools

2. Revised Assessment Resources CRCT Revised Content Descriptions http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and- Assessment/Assessment/Pages/CRCT-Content-Descriptions.aspx CRCT Revised Content Weights http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and- Assessment/Assessment/Documents/CRCT_Content_Weights_CCGPS %20-%20August%2010,%202012%20Final.pdf

3. Revised Assessment Resources EOCT Content Descriptions http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and- Assessment/Assessment/Pages/EOCT-Content.aspx http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and- Assessment/Assessment/Pages/EOCT-Content.aspx EOCT Content Weights http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and- Assessment/Assessment/Documents/EOCT_Content_Weights_CCGPS _Updated%208-10-12%20Final.pdf Writing Assessment Guides with CCGPS http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and- Assessment/Assessment/Pages/Writing-Assessments.aspx

4. Race to the Top (RT3) Resources CCGPS Formative Item Bank 750 items for Grades 3-HS in ELA and Math currently housed in OAS 750 more items (Gr 3-HS in ELA and Math) to be added in Fall 2013 Assessment Literacy / Formative Instruction Online Learning Modules (FIP) Interim Benchmarks An ELA and Math assessment for each grade by Spring 2015 (half will be available in Spring 2014)

5. PARCC Resources http://www.parcconline.org/ http://www.parcconline.org/ Model Content Frameworks Serve as bridge between Common Core and the PARCC assessments http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-model-content-frameworks Sample Prototype Items Illustrative only; not all encompassing http://www.parcconline.org/samples/item-task-prototypes Be sure to read the supporting documentation for each item

6. PARCC Task Types Mathematics Type I (PBA and EOY): machine scorable, focus on major content and/or fluency Type II (PBA): Hand scored, focus on expressing reasoning Type III (PBA): Hand scored, focus on modeling/ application ELA PBA: Prose Constructed Response (PCR) EOY: Evidence-Based Selected Response (EBSR) EOY: Technology Enhanced Constructed Response (TECR)

7. Additional Resources Online Assessment System Formative Item Bank – Grades 3- HS Interim Benchmarks – Grades 1-HS (available 2014-15) www.georgiaoas.org National Assessment of Educational Progress Grades 4, 8, 12 in Sample Questions/Question Tool Released items in reading, writing, mathematics, and other content areas http://www.nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard Silicon Valley Mathematics Initiative (SVMI) K-12 Mathematics http://www.svmimac.org/

8. Smarter Balanced Sample Items and Performance Tasks The other consortium (similar to PARCC) http://www.smarterbalanced.org/sample-items-and-performance-tasks/ USA Test Prep Middle / High – EOCT prep contact School Test Coordinator for access code http://www.usatestprep.com/Home Additional Resources

9. Safari Resources safari.forsyth.k12.ga.ussafari.forsyth.k12.ga.us/ Common Assessments for K-5 ELA and Math Unit Assessments 6 th -12 th ELA 6 th -9 th Math Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) Modules for Grades 6-12 Literacy Strategies for Grades 6-12 Performance Tasks for K-12 Houghton Mifflin Online Textbook my.hrw.com Grades 6-8 ELA