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Preparing for PARCC: Shifting to Common Core Success in Florida

A customizable classroom resource to help teachers prepare students for the new CCSS assessment PARCC rollout in Florida. Developed by OfficeMax and UpWrite Press to address fears of unpreparedness for CCSS standards. The PARCC assessment replaces FCAT in Florida, focusing on deep-thinking skills like analyzing, evaluating, and synthesizing. The resource provides strategies, activities, instructions, rubrics, model answers, and diagnostic tools. Different from other resources by offering adaptable and customizable content.

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Preparing for PARCC: Shifting to Common Core Success in Florida

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  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 Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers 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? • CCSS grades K–1 • CCSS ELA grades 6–12 • PARCC prototype • CCSS grades K–12 • PARCC assessment replaces FCAT 2012–2013 2014–2015 2013–2014 • CCSS grades K–2 • Blended CCSS and NGSSS for grades 3–12 • Last year of FCAT 2.0 assessments • PARCC full-scale field testing

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

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

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

  9. Shifting to the Common Core • 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

  10. How does Shifting to the Common Core differ from other resources? OtherResources

  11. How does Shfiting to the Common Core differ from other resources? OtherResources

  12. State Print Contract Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) and State of Florida have a fully executed and competitively bid Print & Document Services contract. • Aggressive Service Levels • Competitive SKU Level Pricing • Rebate Structure (Each state varies.) • Print-On-Demand Model (additional value-added services) • Best In Class Web To Print Technology

  13. Who is UpWrite Press? UpWrite Press is a team of researchers, educators, writers, and designers dedicated to helping students and lifelong learners succeed in a global, information-rich world.

  14. A history of building programs for college and career readiness For the past 37 years, we have developed materials that are innovative, pedagogically sound, and research based. Just as important, our materials are student friendly, teacher friendly, and easy to use.

  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 • FCAT to be retired, replaced by more and tougher exams • Treasure Coast school districts gearing up for test replacing FCAT • Education leaders worry schools won’t be ready for new standards

  16. Teachers and districts must prepare their students and are looking for help. • Office Depot and UpWrite Press are reliable partners pleased to offer a flexible, customizable classroom resource.

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