Discussions with the Consortia Leaders

In this series of recorded webinars, leaders of the two assessment Consortia discuss their
on-going development work and future plans.

• Upcoming Webinars
• Past Webinars

Guide to the Assessment Consortia

This is an introduction to the assessment systems being developed by PARCC and SMARTER Balanced.

• Coming Together to Raise Achievement: New Assessments for the Common Core State Standards (PDF) (July 2011)
  

  
  Prior Versions

Approved by the Consortia. Please reprint as desired.

Slide Presentation

This animated slide presentation walks viewers through the components of each Consortium design and can be modified for local use.

• Common Core Standards Assessments Presentation (PowerPoint) (August 2011)
  

  
  Prior Versions

At-A-Glance

For those desiring very short summaries:

• State Adoption of Common Standards and Assessments: What Do States Gain and Give Up? (PDF) (November 2011)
• One-page illustrations of PARCC and SBAC Proposals (PDF) (July 2011)
• Prior Versions of PARCC and SBAC assessment systems

Please reprint as desired.