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PARCC from the Higher Education Perspective MCTA Annual Conference Anne Arundel Community College

PARCC from the Higher Education Perspective MCTA Annual Conference Anne Arundel Community College. Tiffani Williams University System of Maryland. Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Overview. What is PARCC?.

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PARCC from the Higher Education Perspective MCTA Annual Conference Anne Arundel Community College

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  1. PARCC from the Higher Education PerspectiveMCTA Annual ConferenceAnne Arundel Community College Tiffani Williams University System of Maryland

  2. Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Overview

  3. What is PARCC? • A consortium of states working collectively to design and develop K-12 assessments in mathematics and English language arts/literacy aligned to the Common Core State Standards.

  4. States in PARCC • 19 states • 15 million students in tested grades

  5. PARCC IN MARYLAND • Governing Board • MSDE Superintendent, Lillian Lowery • K-12 Leads: • Henry Johnson, Assistant Superintendent, MSDE • Janet Bagsby, Chief of the Planning Branch, Division of Accountability, Assessment and Data Systems, MSDE • Advisory Committee for College Readiness (ACCR) • USM Chancellor, William “Brit” Kirwan • Higher Education Leadership Team (HELT) • Nancy Shapiro, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, USM • Tiffani Williams, P-20 Program Specialist, USM • Kathy Barbour, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Economic Development, Chesapeake College

  6. PARCC IN MARYLAND • P-20/PARCC Work Groups • Serve as liaisons; engage campus faculty and administrators of Common Core and PARCC work • Analyze college-readiness related documents, polices, etc. and provide feedback to the Maryland PARCC leadership • Identify changes that may need to occur within teacher certification and teacher preparation programs

  7. Key Matters for Higher Education

  8. Key MAtters Placement Exams • Comparing PARCC to current placement tools • Transition period Teacher Education • Curriculum redesign for pre-service teachers

  9. Key Matters • K-12 and Higher Education Partnerships • Professional Development for in-service teachers • Alignment between High School and first-year courses • 12th grade transition courses • Defining "College-and Career-Readiness” • Connecting the current initiatives in the state regarding college preparation, access, and completion

  10. resources • http://marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/programs/ccss • http://www.corestandards.org/ • http://www.parcconline.org

  11. Contact information • Nancy Shapiro • Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Special Assistant to the Chancellor for P-20 Education • University System of Maryland • nshapiro@usmd.edu • Tiffani Williams • P-20 Program Specialist • University System of Maryland • twilliams@usmd.edu

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