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Amplify Insight to Create Digital Library of Common Core Teaching Materials

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The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) announced the award of a contract to develop a Digital Library of formative assessment practices and professional learning resources for educators. Amplify Insight, formerly known as Wireless Generation, will work with Consortium member states and teachers to create professional development materials and instructional resources aligned to the Common Read more about Amplify Insight to Create Digital Library of Common Core Teaching Materials[…]

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Pilot Test for Common Core begins in 6,000 schools

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More than one million students are slated to participate in first large-scale trial of online tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards. Members of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) began administering a Pilot Test of the assessment system in schools across the country. The Pilot Test is the first of two large-scale Read more about Pilot Test for Common Core begins in 6,000 schools[…]

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First Results from Common Core-Aligned Testing

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The results of the 2011-2012 Kentucky Performance Rating of Education Progress (K-PREP) test have recently been released, raising questions about the upcoming nationwide transition to tests geared toward the Common Core standards. Kentucky, in 2010, was the first state to officially adopt an educational curriculum determined by the Common Core Standards for English/Language Arts and Read more about First Results from Common Core-Aligned Testing[…]

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Will PARCC and Smarter Balanced Align?

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The Governing Board of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) met on September 12, 2012, including a joint session with the PARCC Advisory Committee on College Readiness. The board meets quarterly to make major policy and operational decisions on behalf of the PARCC consortium related to the overall design of Read more about Will PARCC and Smarter Balanced Align?[…]

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Smarter Balanced Releases Sample Assessment Items and Performance Tasks

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The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) released a set of sample assessment items and performance tasks online yesterday. Developed in collaboration with educators and content experts, the sample items and tasks are meant to help teachers, administrators, and policymakers better understand the Common Core State Standards and prepare for the implementation of the Smarter Read more about Smarter Balanced Releases Sample Assessment Items and Performance Tasks[…]

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