TOPIC:
Assessment and the Common Core
READING FOR THIS WEEK:
Coming Soon: A New Generation of Assessments by Nancy A. Doorey (article in Educational Leadership December 2012/January 2013, p. 28-34)
THIS WEEK’S PROMPT:
- Visit the Smarter Balanced website and try the practice items: http://sampleitems.smarterbalanced.org/itempreview/sbac/index.htm
- What differences do you see between Smarter Balanced and current WA state assessments (MSP or EOC)? What needs to be happening in math classrooms to prepare students to be successful on the Smarter Balanced assessment?
DUE DATES:
- by Monday, November 25 Your initial response to the prompt should be posted.
- by Thursday, November 28 Revisit this site and respond to at least one of your fellow participant’s comments.
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