Keys to Common Core and PARCC

Keys to Common Core and PARCC

1. Reading

   • Close Reading
   • Multiple Texts
   • Author's Craft
   • Text Dependent Questions
   • Complex Texts
   • Tier 3 Vocabulary
   • Primary Source Documents

2. Inquiry Based

   • Questioning
   • Investigation
   • Real World
   • Project Based Assessment
     • Backward Mapping
   • Exploration
     • Notice
     • Wonder
   • Discussion

3. Transdisciplinary

   • Tier 2 Vocabulary
   • Collaboration
   • Shared Responsibility
   • Writing
   • Reading
   • Discussion
   • Critical Thinking

4. Technology

   • Word Processing
   • Drag and Drop
   • Highlighting

5. Writing

   • Mini Research Projects
   • Citing from Text
   • Writing from Sources
   • Justifying Responses
   • Primary Source Documents
   • Word Processing

6. Lesson Planning

   • Fewer Topics
   • Deeper Content
   • Coherent
   • Focused
   • Rigor
   • Student Centered
   • Critical Thinking
   • Engaging

7. Professional Learning

   • Focused
   • Consistent
   • Data Driven
   • Individualized
   • Resources
   • Content Specific
   • Transdisciplinary