PARCC is one of two consortia charged with creating Common Core assessments, which will roll out in 2014-15. They have created a survey to get input from educators. Make your voice heard, especially if you are in one of the 24 PARCC states.
I'm not in a PARCC state...so I wonder how similar the consortia's assessments will be and thus how useful posts like this will be. BUT, if you are in a PARCC state, I think this is a great read. Interesting stuff.
If you live in a PARCC state, that organization is in the process of releasing item and task "prototypes." This is what educators have been waiting for. Is this what the tests will really end up looking like???