NWOET
Annual Advisory Meeting
Preparing for PARCC
April 9, 2013
Ohio Board of Regents :
- 80% of jobs in 2020 over $20K require college -
First post-graduation step in Career Success ? FINDING a JOB!
Ohio Board of Regents: ACT Minimums
for ‘unconditional’ admittance
ACT Scores
18 in English
 21 in Reading
 22 in Math
PARCC
Partnership for Assessment of
Readiness for College and Careers
Common Core
&
Ohio’s New Learning Standards
PARCC
Partnership for Assessment of
Readiness for College and Careers
Text Examples
“Example” texts
“Operating System Requirements
“Operating System Requirements
You need a keyboard
“Operating System Requirements
Building Technology
PARCC
Partnership for Assessment of
Readiness for College and Careers
Four Types of Assessment Items
Extended Response
15
PARCC Grade 3 Mathematics
http://www.parcconline.org/samples/mathematics/grade-3-mathematics-number-line
PARCC Grade 10 Literacy
http://www.parcconline.org/samples/english-language-artsliteracy/grade-10-prose-constructed-response%E2%80%94sample-1-literary-analysis
Grade 3-4 Literacy
http://www.parcconline.org/samples/english
-language-artsliteracy/grade-3-ebsr-endyear-assessment
What will I DO online?
How will my students GET online?
WHICH Device?
Plus
&
Minus
Desktops
powerful
not mobile (duh)
Laptops
full featured
cost and weight
Netbooks
small/light/cheap
not fun/engaging
Tablets
engaging/interactive lack writing tools
Cell phone availability
lack writing tools
Writing
- 800+ word compositions at high school level
- Experience improves student performance
- Use the same technology as during testing
Will an iPad (and other tablets) work?
− Keyboard vs. ‘touch screen typing’
− ‘All Thumbs’ or touch typing
− Mouse speeds revision process
What will I DO online?
HOMEWORK
- Assignments
- Content to help complete the assignments
• Reading reminders (specific page/paragraph)
• Short videos (INFOhio
Khan; teacher step-by-step’s)
• Examples of B+/A level work
• Examples of NOT acceptable (“not-OK’s”)
• Reading Lists
• Content-specific web sites – and more
Learning Management Systems
Content for ALL Subjects
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Lexiles and PARCC testing
Readings
Finding the right lexile
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Use LMS
Homework
Content to help homework
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Bibliography of resources available
Questions?
For further information on these topics please contact
your local EdTech Agency, INFOhio or
Roger W. Minier, Ph.D.
NWOET@nwoet.org
800-966-9638
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