PARCC Releases Fully Functional Sample Test Questions for Common Core
PARCC has made its sample test questions available for computer-based practice. Sample items for the upcoming assessments of Common Core State Standards have been released previously for testing on paper across all grade levels; now PARCC schools "will be able to engage with the sample items using computer-based tools such as drag-and-drop, multiple select, text highlighting, and an equation builder."
MorePhilly School Swapping Macs for Chromebooks, Opening Center of Excellence in Learning with Dell
A high school in Philadelphia is in the process of moving its students off Mac laptops and onto Chromebooks -- and has received a $620,000 grant from Dell to help launch a new Center of Excellence in Learning.
MoreTeachers Get Free Online Common Core PD To Reach Struggling and Special Ed Students
A new free service has launched to boost the efforts of teachers, professional development coordinators and administrators in helping struggling students, especially those with disabilities, meet the Common Core State standards in reading, writing and math.
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