Parents learn more about PARCC and are able to ask questions about what Common Core -
aligned assessments really look like and what they can do to support their children and their children's teachers in the classroom.
Not exact matches
For example, if and when states implement new
assessments aligned to the Common Core, it won't
really matter for accountability purposes if proficiency rates fall.
The content of the lecture portion was EXCELLENT and exactly
aligned to some of the pickier things I want teachers to know about performance
assessment (not just a one day event, must be based on a worthy standard, require instruction that mirrors the work of the task, etc.) The assignments with each module require some
really thoughtful reflection and actually
really challenged me at times.
However, he says, there has been little objective
assessment of how
aligned to the Common Core most of these products
really are.