1. A Walk in the PARCC Georgia Educator Leader Cadre Fall GACIS Conference

2. What are the Goals of the Educator Leader Cadre? 2 Act as a major arm of states’ transition and implementation plans; Become a network of in-state experts on the CCSS and PARCC; Be state and peer leaders around CCSS and PARCC implementation; Build and expand the number of other educators who understand and take action and ownership for implementing the CCSS and PARCC Assessments Educator Leader Cadres

3. What is the Role of the Educator Leader Cadre? Distributors/Messengers/Ambassadors Spread messages and materials on behalf of our state, serve as a feedback channel for how work is unfolding and materials are being used. Strategic Thought Partners Provide advice on state implementation plans and on how best to communicate information to the field: who, what, when, where and how. Content Partners Play the role of either developer or reviewer of existing or new communications materials to make sure messages will be clear to the intended audiences. Engagement Leaders Build capacity among our colleagues, who can then spread professional development further across the state. 3

4. Who are the Members of the Georgia Educator Leader Cadre? Greg Arnsdorff :Effingham County Jeff Barker:Gwinnett County Suzi Bonifay:Decatur County Deborah Franklin:Columbia County Judy Henry:PAGE Susan Jacobs:GADOE Russ Cook:NEGA RESA Tony Eitel:GADOE

5. Who are the Members of the Georgia Educator Leader Cadre? Melissa Fincher:GADOE Sandy Jones:Liberty County Barbara Lunsford:GADOE Connie Maggert:Fulton County Claire Miller:Oconee County Tracey Ann Nelson:GAE Leighann Putman:Metro RESA Martha Reichrath:GADOE Will Schofield:Hall County

6. Who are the Members of the Georgia Educator Leader Cadre? Wes Taylor: Lowndes County Sandi Woodall:GADOE Carolyn Williams:Middle Georgia RESA Buffy Williams:Bartow County Lynne Weisenbach:University System of Georgia Deborah White:GACIS Mark Wilson:GA Principals

7. What Resources are Available to Help Prepare for the New Tests? Development of assessment blueprints; provide guidance to state, district- and school-level curriculum leaders in the development of aligned instructional materials Released August 20, 2012 www.parcconline.org/parcc-content-frameworks Model Content Frameworks Develop models of innovative, online-delivered items and rich performance tasks proposed for use in the PARCC assessments. http://www.parcconline.org/samples/item-task-prototypes Item and Task Prototypes

8. What is the Purpose and Audience of the Model Content Frameworks? Purpose Support implementation of the Common Core State Standards Inform development of item specifications and blueprints for the PARCC assessments in grades 3–11. Audiences State and local curriculum directors Teachers and building administrators

9. What is the Approach of the Model Content Frameworks for ELA/Literacy? PARCC Model Content Frameworks provide one model for how to organize content and integrate the four strands of the CCSS They focus on framing the critical advances in the standards: Reading complex texts Reading a range of texts—literature and informational Writing effectively when using and/or analyzing sources Conducting and reporting on research Speaking and listening Using knowledge of language effectively when reading, writing, and speaking

10. What are the Key Elements of the Model Content Frameworks?

11. PARCC Model Content Frameworks provide a deep analysis of the CCSS, leading to more guidance on how focus, coherence, content and practices all work together. They focus on framing the critical advances in the standards: Focus and coherence Content knowledge, conceptual understanding, and expertise Content and mathematical practices Model Content Frameworks for grades 3-8, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Mathematics I, Mathematics II, Mathematics III What is the Approach of the Model Content Frameworks for Mathematics?

12. Examples of key advances from the previous grade Fluency expectations or examples of culminating standards Examples of major within-grade dependencies Examples of opportunities for connections among standards, clusters or domains Examples of opportunities for in-depth focus Examples of opportunities for connecting mathematical content and mathematical practices Content emphases by cluster What are the Key Elements of the Math Model Content Frameworks?

13. 13 What are the 3Types of Items for ELA/Literacy Assessment?

14. Type I (PBA and EOY): Machine scorable, focusing on major content and/or fluency. Type II (PBA): Hand scored (or machine scored if innovative); focused on expressing reasoning. Type III (PBA): Hand scored (or machine scored if innovative); focused on modeling/application. What are the Task Types on the Math Assessment?

15. Align the PARCC prototypes to classroom assessments Evaluate instructional resources Build model instructional unit plans Build consistent understanding and use of key concepts Facilitate cross-disciplinary discussions to foster student literacy Support vertical planning Guide the direction of curriculum and the appropriate emphases/refine curriculum maps Help determine the scope, sequence and weight of standards Guide development of instructional outcomes aligned to the standards How Can I Use the Model Content Frameworks and Item Prototypes? 15

16. Where can I Learn More About the Model Content Frameworks and Item Prototypes? PARCC webinars about Model Content Frameworks & Item Prototypes PARCC Model Content Frameworks for Mathematics and Item Prototypes Webinar PARCC Model Content Frameworks for ELA/Literacy and Item Prototypes Webinar

17. Where can I Learn More About the Model Content Frameworks and Item Prototypes? The End of Pick “C” Meet the Next Generation Assessments Blog http://iteachbay.blogspot.com/

18. How Can I Stay Updated and Connected? Twitter: @PARCCPlace@PARCCPlace Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PARCC Linkedin: CCSS-PARCC Assessment

19. What are the Key Questions About PARCC? ELC Question & Answer Session

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21. Georgia ELC Resources https://georgiaelc.wikispaces.com/