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Transition to the Common Core and to PARCC

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Welcome! This page provides updates and resources and links for Rhode Island's transition to statewide Common Core State Standards implementation and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) statewide assessment.
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Common Core State Standards

New Statewide Assessment: PARCC

Updates and new resources supporting the transition to the Common Core State Standards will be posted below. Hover the pointer over a link for a pop-up description box.
		NEW!! Research Resources for Diverse Learners More resources that support the transition to the CCSS for all students have been added to a new Research section.
		NEW!! More "After" Study the Common Core State Standards Workshop Supports! Additional supports (examples, resources) posted for the Learning Trajectory Protocol and the Instructional Alignment Chart protocol. These resources help educators continue the conversation about the CCSS beyond the “Study of the Standards” workshop. Each tool addressed within the workshop will be supported. These resources are adapted from 'A Study of the Common Core State Standards' developed by The Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin for the Rhode Island Department of Education, Spring 2011.
		NEW!! Two Text Dependent Questions Modules Posted! Two new Text Dependent Questions Modules - Part 3 and Part 4 - have been posted. In Part 3: Maintaining a Deep Connection to the Text, participants will be able to identify text-dependent questions and recognize the importance of students staying deeply connected to the text. In Part 4: Creating Text-Dependent Questions for Close Reading, using a common text, participants will create new text-dependent questions and revise existing questions.
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Updates on PARCC will be posted below. Hover the pointer over a link for a pop-up description box.
	NEW!! SBAC and PARCC Issue Guidance for New Instructional Technology Purchases This press release announces new guidance designed to inform schools and districts as they make annual instructional technology purchases. The guidelines include hardware and operating system specifications covering the vast majority of commercially available computers and tablets.
	NEW!! PARCC Technology Web Site All technology updates and supporting information will be posted here.
	NEW!! PARCC Guidelines Document v1.0 This document communicate minimum hardware guidelines for new computer purchases. These specifications were developed collaboratively with SBAC and with the Technology Working Groups of both consortia. The primary intent of this document is to respond to the rapidly growing volume of questions about new purchases (i.e., What can we buy now for instruction that we know will also work with the 2014-2015 assessments?). However, it is important to note that this document does not yet serve as the final technology requirements for the assessment
	NEW!! PARCC Guidelines Document v1.0 Frequently Asked Questions Supporting document to the v1.0 of the PARCC Technology Guidelines
	NEW!! PARCC Device Inventory Status by LEA This spreadsheet shows the progress of each LEA in doing an inventory by school of possible devices to be used for PARCC assessments.
Click here for more information and resources on PARCC!

Additional resources and information will be posted below.
	NEW!! Quarterly Memo - April 2012 Quarterly memo sent out in April 2012 which details current and upcoming projects for the Comprehensive Assessment System and the CCSS Transition.
	NEW!! Updated Quick-Reference Sheet on Rhode Island's CCSS Resources Updated flier with click-able links to CCSS resources - for distribution via email, web site, printng, and mailing.
	NEW!! Resources Handout from the February 29th David Coleman events Two-page document shared at the David Coleman even on February 29 that has clickable links to resources on the CCSS Materials page.
	Feedback Survey for the CCSS-PARCC Transition Web Sites RIDE is continually looking to improve its web pages. Please give us your feedback through this quick survey!
	Quarterly Memo - January 2012 Quarterly memo sent out in January 2012 which details current and upcoming projects for the Comprehensive Assessment System and the CCSS Transition.
	Quarterly Memo - October 2011 Quarterly memo sent out in October 2011 which details current and upcoming projects for the Comprehensive Assessment System and the CCSS Transition.

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