Recent Changes

March, 2014
SVE only district doing field testing this year in 2 areas.
{PARCC Regional Workshop 1-10-14 Buffalo_Test Admin.pptx}{GST PARCC FieldTestingMeeting JAN 2014.pptx}
Planning and Preparing for the Field Test Sessions
{Update on Printing Shipping for PARCC FT 2014_03_03.docx}

How can we prepare students to be instructionally prepared for PARCC?
What technologies can we utilize with our students to give them opportunities for success?
platform released (updated
(updated MARCH 2014).
http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/
Tutorial of TestNav8--31-Question TUTORIAL (to get familiar with the platform)--Recommended before practice sets/practice tests.
High School 17-Question ELA and Math practice set
3-11 ELA Perfomanced-Based Assessment (PBA) Practice Tests (released 3/24/14)
3-8 Math End of Year (EOY) Practice Tests (Released April, 2014)
Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II EOY Practice Tests (Released April, 2014)
Resources
3-8 Math End of Year (EOY) Practice Tests (April, 2014)
Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II EOY Practice Tests (April, 2014)
Coming Soon
3-11 ELA EOY Practice Tests (Fall, 2014)

http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/
Tutorial of TestNav8--31-Question TUTORIAL (to get familiar with the platform)--Recommended before practice sets/practice tests.
3-11 ELA Perfomanced-Based Assessment (PBA) Practice Tests (released 3/24/14)
Sample Items
Grades 3-5 17-Question ELA and Math practice set
Grades 6-8 24-Question ELA and Math practice set
High School 17-Question ELA and Math practice set
3-11 ELA Perfomanced-Based Assessment (PBA) Practice Tests (released 3/24/14)
Resources
Coming Soon
3-8 Math End of Year (EOY) Practice Tests (April, 2014)
Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II EOY Practice Tests (April, 2014)
Coming Soon
3-11 ELA EOY Practice Tests (Fall, 2014)
3-8 Math PBA (Fall, 2014)
Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II PBA (Fall, 2014)
SCORING CAPABILITY
Grades 3-5 17-Question ELA and Math practice set
Grades 6-8 24-Question ELA and Math practice set
High School 17-Question ELA and Math practice set (Fall, 2014)
PARCC Overview
October 2013 PARCC Update (NYSED)
NYSED HAS committed to Computer-Based Assessments.
PARCC Field Testing will move forward this school year.
Addison--4th, 6th, 8th ELA (online), 7th Math (paper/pencil)
Horseheads--Geometry, Algebra II (online)
Odessa-Montour--11th ELA (paper/pencil), Geometry (online)
Spencer-Van Etten-- 4th, 5th, 7th Math (online), 3rd ELA (online)
Avoca--10th ELA (online)4 other regional districts originally planned on participating in field tests
{GST PARCC FieldTestingMeeting JAN 2014.pptx}
(Field-Testing PowerPoint put out by GST Computer Services--deals mainly with 2014 Field Testing, but does offer good information about PARCC)

JANUARY 2014--PARCC Sample Items within Online platform released (updated MARCH 2014).
http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/
31-QuestionTutorial of TestNav8--31-Question TUTORIAL (to sets/practice tests.
3-11 ELA Perfomanced-Based Assessment (PBA) Practice Tests (released 3/24/14)
Sample Items
Resources
Coming Soon
3-8 Math End of Year (EOY) Practice Tests (April, 2014)
Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II EOY Practice Tests (April, 2014)
3-11 ELA EOY Practice Tests (Fall, 2014)
3-8 Math PBA (Fall, 2014)
Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II PBA (Fall, 2014)
SCORING CAPABILITY
Grades 3-5 17-Question ELA and Math practice set
Grades 6-8 24-Question ELA and Math practice set

JANUARY 2014--PARCC Sample Items within Online platform released (updated MARCH 2014).
http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/
with the platform).platform)--Recommended before practice sets/practice tests.
Grades 3-5 17-Question ELA and Math practice set
Grades 6-8 24-Question ELA and Math practice set
High School 17-Question ELA and Math practice set
3-11 ELA PBA Practice Tests
PARCC Overview
October 2013 PARCC Update (NYSED)

How can we prepare students to be instructionally prepared for PARCC?
What technologies can we utilize with our students to give them opportunities for success?
Online platform released.released (updated MARCH 2014).
http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/
31-Question TUTORIAL (to get familiar with the platform).
Grades 6-8 24-Question ELA and Math practice set
High School 17-Question ELA and Math practice set
3-11 ELA PBA Practice Tests
PARCC Overview
October 2013 PARCC Update (NYSED)

October 2013 PARCC Update (NYSED)
NYSED has delayed PARCC implementation to 2015-2016.
February 2014 UPDATE--"NYS has delayed consideration of the adoption of the PARCC computer-based assessment to no earlier than the 2015-16 school year."
NYSED has NOT committed to PARCC.
NYSED HAS committed to Computer-Based Assessments.

Narrative Task
Research Simulation
An interesting article, Are Our Kids Ready for Computerized Tesing
{Are our Kids Ready for Computerized Tests.pdf}
PARCC Testing Platform Samples--Released JANUARY 2014
http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/