Math Up: Assessment and Standards

Students take periodic assessments several times throughout the school year to give teachers more information about what students have learned whereas yearly assessments provide an opportunity for students, teachers, parents, and administrators to measure progress against shared expectations for student achievement.

PARCC is a 24-state consortium working together to develop next-generation K-12 assessments in English and math.

Smarter Balanced is a state-led consortium developing assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts/literacy and mathematics that are designed to help prepare all students to graduate high school college- and career-ready.

A how-to text on creating authentic tasks, rubrics, and standards for measuring and improving student learning.

RubiStar is a free tool to help teachers create quality rubrics.