Partnering with Literacy Design Collaborative has allowed Georgia teachers to better prepare students to fulfill this mission by creating rigorous tasks for modules that incorporate literacy strategies requiring critical thinking, reading for understanding, and writing within the context of the subject area. (ldc.org)
Lately, we have been sharing best practices around the Common Core: providing strategies for increasing text complexity, replacing assessments with more rigorous tasks, and upgrading our instruction to ensure deep student understanding.» (naesp.org)
While most state assessments test students» capacity for rote memorization and basic skills, PARCC and Smarter Balanced feature DOK level 3 and 4 questions that ask students to synthesize multiple Common Core skills and carry out intellectually rigorous tasks such as analysis, creation, and modification. (blog.esparklearning.com)