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We have all been told to begin with the end in mind.

What do the kids need to learn? What is important? Needed? Imperative for future success?

We then create the lessons to support that end.

But what is the end according to the Common Core? It seems to be a grand idea, gives the kids problem-solving skills to apply to real-world problems. This is what most teachers have wanted to do for years.

Having an idea of what these future Common Core assessments will look like will give us the best chance to prepare our students for success.

Understanding the Assessments

Gotham Schools posted a sample of slides showing old and "new" assessments to compare and contrast. It would be great to see more examples, but it is helpful to see the transition side by side to get a better understanding of the standards.

For a more in-depth understanding of the new assessments, you may consider downloading a webinar from ASCD. One that I have found helpful is by Susan Brookhart, Common Core: Assessment Shifts.

Sample Performance Tasks

I love the idea of performance tasks. I want kids to do well in life, not just on a bubble test. But who has time to come up with and write all these tasks?

PARCC has released sample tasks for their assessments.

This is a wonderful collection of performance tasks to get started with. Balanced Assessment is a collection of tasks created by the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

The library of over 300 mathematics assessment tasks developed during the project remains freely available through this web site. Teachers may use these materials in their own classrooms at no cost.

101questions is a great site for peeking student interest in questions that they come up with themselves. This was started by Dan Meyer. 101qs is very powerful, and I would encourage you to try this in your classroom. This is an extension of 3 acts; you may want to start there.

Another great resource is Map Assessment Tasks. These tasks are written as formative assessments. They come complete with lesson plans, leading questions, scoring rubrics, and sample student work.

This set of practice tasks can be found on the CCSS Toolbox website under the standards for mathematical practice tab. These assessments are aligned with CCSS, and I find the accompanying notes helpful.

Most of us will begin coming up with our ideas to motivate our kids once we have some samples to get us comfortable with the presentation of the ideas.

Sample Common Core Assessment Questions

These can be hard to find for the high school level. But there are a few great resources out there.

Smarter Balanced Assessment examples. This is a large file to download, but if you want to see the beginning of the creation of these assessments it is worth your time and computer "space." Be sure to scroll down to mathematics; it is near the bottom of the page.

Illustrative Mathematics has been updated. If you have not been there lately, they have added tasks to almost every standard. This is a great place to start, and I use their ideas in my assessments.

The sample assessments put out by the NYSED only goes up through eighth grade. But I will be teaching some of the Common Core seventh and eighth grade standards until the transition is done in our district. This is also a great way to stay up on what our students "should" be able to do when they enter ninth grade.

What's Next?

This post will be updated as new updates are published, or new resources are found. Please feel free to bookmark it to find later.

How can you help?

Please let me know if you know of any resources for the Common Core Assessments that I have missed. I would love to keep this as current as possible.

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Common Core Assessment Examples for High School Math

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We have all been told to begin with the end in mind. What do the kids need to learn? What is important? Needed? Imperative for future success? We then create the lessons to support that end. But what is the end according to the Common Core?

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http://www2.amersol.edu.pe/fdr/ib/documents/ATLSkillsGrades6-12.pdf