Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Implementation and Progress Briefing

Sunday February 2, 2014
2:30 - 3:30 PM
Room 20BC

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is one of two consortia developing next generation assessments aligned with the Common Core State Standards. These assessments will be implemented in consortia member states in the 2014-2015 school year. Plan to attend this session to learn about the design and development of the PARCC assessment system, review sample items, receive the latest information, implementation and communications resources available to support districts, school leaders and teachers in preparing for operational administration of the PARCC assessments. This session is especially appropriate for the states participating in PARCC (AZ, AR, CO, DC, FL, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MA, MS, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI and TN)

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Doug Sovde

Doug Sovde leads the Content and Instructional Supports Unit for PARCC. Prior to joining the PARCC team, Doug worked at Achieve as a member of the writing team of the Common Core State Standards, having principal responsibility for creating Appendix A to the mathematics standards, also known as the Model Course Pathways in Mathematics.  Doug spent 12 years in the Bellevue, Washington Public Schools as a teacher, an assistant principal and a principal. He earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Washington, his master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Western Washington University, and his principal certification from the University of Washington’s Danforth Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Program.
type:
Meaningful Conversations
theme:
Instruction
audience:
62
categories:
Assessment, Common Core, Technology