News Brief

CCSSO to Host Webinar on Sample Assessment Items from PARCC and Smarter Balanced

On December 19, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. ET, CCSSO will be hosting a webinar on the recently released Partnership for Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) and Smarter Balanced sample assessment items in mathematics with middle school mathematics teacher Jim Mamer. Mamer received the 2012 Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics Elementary Mathematics Teaching Award, is an active leader in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and is currently implementing the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics with his students. Mamer will offer his reactions and guidance to fellow teachers on what the new assessment items illustrate about the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics and accompanying assessments that students will be experiencing soon. After discussing select math sample assessment items from PARCC and Smarter Balanced, Mamer will offer suggestions for teachers on how they individually and in collaborative conversations with their peers can reflect on implications for their teaching practice and for state education agency staff regarding their role in supporting educators to have these rich discussions. To register for this webinar, please visit https://ccsso.webex.com/ccsso/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=717050075. This webinar complements a November 2012 webinar on the ELA sample assessment items with 2012 National Teacher of the Year and 7^th grade ELA teacher Rebecca Mieliwocki. A recording of the ELA webinar and accompanying slides are available here.