**NEWS**
Ohio dumps the PARCC Common Core tests after woeful first year (July 02, 2015)

American Institutes of Research
Science and Social Studies

• Ohio Computer Based Assessments Portal

Tools for AIR

• Ohio's New State Tests: Technology Skills and Readiness Resources
• SST9: Success with Next Generation Assessments (LiveBinder)
• Assessments: The Next Generation (Eric Curts, SPARCC)

Professional Development Teacher Training for AIR

• Test Administrator Certification Course to prepare for Ohio’s State Tests. This course provides step-by-step instructions for starting a test session in the Test Administrator Interface, marking student test settings, approving students to test and monitoring a test session.
  • The course is generic in nature; personnel are advised to review the companion document while completing the course. The document offers Ohio-specific information and clarifications
•  Test Administrator User Guide

OHIO'S THIRD GRADE GUARANTEE

• ODE Third Grade Guarantee Website
• Parent Roadmaps to Understanding the Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• Understanding the Third Grade Reading Guarantee Factsheet

IMPORTANT OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LINKS

• Top things to know about Ohio’s state tests for 2015-2016
• State Tests 2015-2016
• Science Tests 2015-2016
  • Released Science/Social Studies Test Item Guidance
  • Practice Tests Science and Social Studies
• NEW Calculator guidelines
• Interactive Coherence Maps Math K-8