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BPS Tools for PARCC
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ONE-PAGER OF PARCC PREPARATION ACTIVITIES
The below is a one-page view of everything you need to do to prepare for PARCC. It is also in PowerPoint format, so feel free to adjust/add to your school's needs!
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BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS' READINESS CHECKLIST PACKET
We have compiled a list of action items (per role - e.g. teacher, proctor, etc.) and in PowerPoint format so that it's "customizable" for your school! Note we may have to update the check-list time to time, so make sure to come back for updates!
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DESE GUIDANCE - TECH SKILLS FOR ONLINE ASSESSMENTS
Below contains DESE's guidance on the tech skills your students should know to prepare for online assessments
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ONE-STOP CHEAT SHEET OF ALL RESOURCES FOR PARCC
The below contains everything you need to know about the documents and resources we have been providing - graphically and summarized!
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BPS SCHEDULING TOOL AND WIFI QUALITY TRACKER - BETA VERSION
The BPS Scheduling Tool and Wifi Quality Tracker (.xlsx Beta) helps schools to plan and schedule PARCC! Please reach out to parcc@bostonpublicschool.org for any questions or recommendations for improvements.
BPS Scheduling Tool and Wifi Quality Tracker_v_beta.xlsx 134.06 KB (Last Modified on March 15, 2016) -
BPS ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATIONS MATRIX
Provides a matrix (excel) view of Accessibility and Accommodations - all in one place! -
DESE CROSSWALK OF PARCC AND MCAS ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATIONS
The below link contains the accessibility and accommodation features offered to all students. In addition, the document provides a great comparison of PARCC and MCAS options.
www.doe.mass.edu/parcc/participation/MA-EducatorsOverview.pdf
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DESE MODEL CURRICULUM
As part of a Race to the Top Grant, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) has developed over 100 Model Curriculum Units (MCUs.) These units are intended to help educators with implementation of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.
These MCUs were created by teams of teachers from across the Commonwealth with guidance and support from ESE curriculum and content specialist. All MCUs use the Understanding by Design process developed by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe.
Massachusetts’ educators are encouraged to adopt the units as they are, adapt the units to meet their curriculum needs, and/or use the units as models for developing their own curriculum units.