Northwest Regional Comprehensive Center
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Standards and Assessments
Rigorous and clearly communicated standards are crucial in helping all students meet their academic goals. The NWCC provides technical assistance to help Northwest states’ support their districts and schools in implementing rigorous college- and career-ready standards and aligned high-quality assessments.
The following resources related to this priority area have been compiled by NWCC staff.
Resources
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On the Road to Assessing Deeper Learning: The Status of Smarter Balanced and PARCC Assessment CRESST released a report describing the evidence centered design framework guiding assessment development for both Smarter Balanced and PARCC as well as each consortia’s plans for system development and validation. |
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Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Item Writing Online Trainings Smarter Balanced has created a series of online trainings about the development of assessment items and performance tasks. |
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Core Commons: Emerging Strategies and Issues in Implementing the Common Core The Education Commission of the States (ECS) released a new resource for states, policymakers, and the public on the implementation of the Common Core State Standards. |
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Preparing for Change: A National Perspective on Common Core State Standards Implementation Planning Education First and the Editorial Projects in Education (EPE) Research Center released a report examining state Common Core State Standards planning activities in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. |
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Spotlight on the Common Core State Standards: What Do District Administrators Need to Know? Education Northwest released a brief that reviews actions district administrators should consider taking now to prepare their schools for Common Core State Standards (CCSS) implementation. |
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A Closer Look at the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics: An Orientation Module Education Northwest released an introductory module that will assist teachers, administrators, and leaders of kindergarten through high school in building an understanding of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics. |
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Connecting High-Quality Expanded Learning Opportunities and the Common Core State Standards to Advance Student Success The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) released a brief exploring ways to strengthen expanded learning opportunities (ELOs) by building their connection to the Common Core State Standards Initiative. |
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Spotlight on the Common Core State Standards - What Do Parents Need to Know? What do parents need to know about the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)? How will they affect teaching and assessing mathematics and English language arts? What are the benefits, and what can parents do to prepare for the CCSS? |
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Benchmark Assessment for Improved Learning The Assessment and Accountability Center has published a report describing the purposes of benchmark assessments that includes recommendations for selecting and using benchmark assessments. |
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On the Road to Implementation: Achieving the Promise of the Common Core State Standards Achieve has released a publication identifying the key areas that state policymakers will need to consider to implement the new common core standards with fidelity. |
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Common Core State Standards The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) have released the public draft of the K–12 Common Core Standards. |