PARCC it Here
2nd edition Resources for ELA (and Math too)
What are you doing to prepare your students for the PARCC??
Click the buttons below to see the top resources for educators to get PARCC-ready!! (Thank-you to Matt, Jackie and Janet!!)
NJ Resources for PARCC
A plethora of resources-all in one place!!
Practice tests....Practice tests....Practice tests....
Do you want to know what taking the English/Language Arts/Literacy portion of the PARCC Performance-Based Assessment is like? A practice test for each grade is available in the button for you to use!
Tech Tips and Strategies for PARCC
Students need to know basic keyboarding and it is suggested that they should have spent at least one hour per week (between home and school) keyboarding on a similar device that they will use on the PARCC. Click the button below for more tech insight!
How do you prep your students for PARCC technololgy??
Students need to know different technology tasks like "drag and drop, copy, paste, cut and highlight". Read here for more........
How do I fit it all in?? Transitions and management!
How do we make the most of our instructional blocks? A must see for middle school teachers!
Notice and Note
Sixth grade teachers at Lounsberry are teaching close reading strategies and students are learning to Notice and Note (Beers & Probst).
Notice and Note Signposts at Lounsberry
Teachers can attend to the demands of the Common Core while students learn to become engaged and attentive independent readers!
AHA! MOMENT
We all have them!! How might this change things?! Students need to respond to complex text as required by the Common Core!