1. Pennsylvania Department of Education Assessment Anchors Get Ready, Get Set, GO!

2. Pennsylvania Department of Education Get Ready! Get Ready!

3. Pennsylvania Department of Education Workshop Goals Understand how to use the Assessment Anchors Understand how to make connections among standards, assessment, curriculum and instruction

4. Pennsylvania Department of Education Where We’ve Been Getting Results! a voluntary framework for School Improvement Planning http://www.pde.state.pa.us/pas/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=96694&pasNav=|61 58|&pasNav=| Leading for Learning! a voluntary framework for District Strategic Planning Coming soon to PDE website Getting Ready! 2004 PSSA http://www.pde.state.pa.us/pas/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=96694&pasNav=|61 58|&pasNav=| New accommodations guidelines http://www.pde.state.pa.us/a_and_t/cwp/view.asp?a=108&Q=45132&a_an d_tNav=|678|&a_and_tNav=| And now…

5. Pennsylvania Department of Education What are Assessment Anchors? A tool to: Design the PSSA Connect PSSA to classroom practice Clarify the PA Standards in Reading and Mathematics

6. Pennsylvania Department of Education How were the Anchors developed? Internal input External input

7. Pennsylvania Department of Education Why do we need Assessment Anchors? Clarity Focus Alignment Grade appropriate skills Curricular flow Rigor Manageability

8. Standard: 2.1. Numbers, Number Systems and Number Relationships 2.1.8. GRADE 8 A.Represent and use numbers in equivalent forms (e.g., integers, fractions, decimals, percents, exponents, scientific notation, square roots). B.Simplify numerical expressions involving exponents, scientific notation and using order of operations. Pennsylvania Department of Education StandardStandardAnchorAnchor

9. R5.B.1.1Compare characters, settings and plots Reference: 1.3.5.B R5.B.1.1.1Items may ask the students to compare or explain relationships among the following: Characters: main, supporting, actions, motives and emotions/feelings; Settings: where or when the story takes place, a detail that describes the setting, or information form the text that suggests a setting; Plots: conflict, rising action, climax and resolution. Note: Items may ask students to utilize story maps or Venn diagrams to show sequence, cause & effect, and/or comparison/contrast. ASSESSMENT ANCHOR R5.B.1Describe and interpret literary elements within and among texts. R5.B Interpretation and Analysis of Literature Standard: 1.3. Reading, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 1.3.5. GRADE 5 A.Read and understand works of literature. B.Compare the use of literary elements within and among texts including characters, setting, plot, theme and point of view Pennsylvania Department of Education StandardStandardAnchorAnchor

10. The KEYS to Assessment Anchors Reporting Category Assessment Anchor Reference to PA Standard Eligible Content Sample Item

11. Pennsylvania Department of Education Reporting Categories READING A.Comprehension and Reading Skills B.Interpretation and Analysis of Literature

12. Pennsylvania Department of Education How to Read Assessment Anchor Coding R3.A.1.1 Reading Grade Level Reporting Category Assessment Anchor Assessment Anchor

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14. Reporting Categories MATHEMATICS A.Numbers and Operations B.Measurement C.Geometry D.Algebraic Concepts E.Data Analysis and Probability

15. Pennsylvania Department of Education How to Read Assessment Anchor Coding M8.E.1.1 Math Grade Level Reporting Category Assessment Anchor Assessment Anchor

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17. Take a Look What patterns do you notice? What similarities/differences do you see? How do the Anchors clarify the standards?

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19. Pennsylvania Department of EducationActivities Anchors in Practice Adopt-an-Anchor

20. Pennsylvania Department of EducationActivity ANCHORS IN PRACTICE

21. Pennsylvania Department of Education “Students can do no better than the assignments they are given.” “Students can do no better than the assignments they are given.”

22. Pennsylvania Department of Education Steps to Alignment 1.Read the directions and complete the assignment. 2.Analyze the demands of the assignment. What does it require the student to know and be able to do? 3.Link the assignment to the appropriate Assessment Anchor.

23. Pennsylvania Department of Education Math Activity A room measures 8 feet by 12 feet. The room needs to be covered with new tiles. The tiles are right triangles. The legs of the right triangles are 12 inches long. Each tile costs $.39. How much does it cost to buy tiles to cover the floor?

24. Pennsylvania Department of Education Reading Activity Read the passage. Write a clear, opening sentence stating the subject matter and tone of the passage. Write a paragraph that builds upon your opening sentence.

25. Pennsylvania Department of Education So What? 1.What is the district/school role in using Anchors in Practice? 2.What are the implications for time? 3.How is Anchors in Practice more than an activity and linked to the “bigger picture”?

26. Pennsylvania Department of Education Keep in Mind Clarity Focus Alignment Grade appropriate skills Curricular Flow Rigor Manageability

27. Pennsylvania Department of EducationACTIVITY ADOPT-AN-ANCHOR

28. Pennsylvania Department of EducationADOPT-AN-ANCHOR Deepens the instructional experiences in Reading and Math across content areas. Helps staff share responsibility for teaching essential skills in Reading and Math.

29. Pennsylvania Department of Education Reading Assessment Anchor R5.A Comprehension and Reading Skills R5.A.2 Demonstrate the ability to understand and interpret non-fiction texts including informational e.g. textbooks and print media (magazines, brochures, etc.); autobiography; biography… R5.A.2.5 Retell or summarize the major ideas or procedures of the text

30. Pennsylvania Department of Education Social Studies Task: Summarize an article on the effects of Western Expansion on the Native American way of life.

31. Pennsylvania Department of Education Environment and Ecology Task: Summarize the causes of environmental pollution in urban areas. You must read at least three articles and synthesize your findings in one summary.

32. Pennsylvania Department of Education Health Education Task: Summarize the main points from an article on the impact of HIV on society.

33. Pennsylvania Department of Education World Languages Task: Retell or summarize the major ideas of an on-line newspaper article about the recent Mars landing of the “Spirit” explorer using a world language (Spanish, French, German or Japanese).

34. Pennsylvania Department of Education Math Assessment Anchor M8.E Data Analysis and Probability M8.E.4 Develop and/or evaluate inferences and predictions or draw conclusions based on data displays. M8.E.4.1 Draw conclusions, make inferences and/or evaluate hypotheses based on statistical and data displays.

35. Pennsylvania Department of EducationScience Task: Based on the following graph from 2000-2004, what is your prediction that Anycity, USA, can expect a flu epidemic in the coming year? Why do you say this? What might be some influencing factors?

36. Pennsylvania Department of Education Your Turn In cross-curricular groups of three: Choose either a Math or Reading anchor Develop a task from any other discipline that incorporates the anchor

37. Pennsylvania Department of Education So What? 1.What is the district/school role in using Adopt-an- Anchor? 2.What are the implications for time? 3.How can Adopt-an-Anchor be part of the “bigger picture”?

38. Pennsylvania Department of Education Increasing Alignment at the School Level

39. Pennsylvania Department of Education One period? Is it enough? 45 Minutes/Day 180 Days/Year = 135 Hours 22.5 School Days -20% Waste 18 Real School Days

41. Pennsylvania Department of Education Which Assessment Anchors are a natural fit for your discipline? Which are essential to success in your discipline? Mark ONLY the ones that fit. Don’t “stretch”– the key is to identify only those anchors that are natural to your discipline? Step 1: Individual course analysis

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43. Pennsylvania Department of Education Social Studies “Natural Fit” R11A Comprehension & Reading Skills R11.A.2 Demonstrate the ability to understand and interpret nonfiction text, including informational, …editorials, public documents… R11.A.2.6 Check the validity and accuracy of information obtained from reading by differentiating fact from opinion

44. Pennsylvania Department of Education Visual Arts “Natural Fit” M5C Geometry M5.C.2 Identify and/or apply concepts of transformations or symmetry M5.C.2.1 Analyze transformations and/or use symmetry to analyze mathematical situations

45. Pennsylvania Department of Education Science “Natural Fit” M5E Data Analysis & Probability M5.E.3 Understand and/or apply basic concepts of probability or outcomes M5.E.2.1 Predict or determine all possible combinations, outcomes and/or calculate the probability of a simple event

46. Pennsylvania Department of Education Music “Natural Fit” R11B Interpretation & Analysis of Literature R11.B.1 Analyze the relationships and uses of literary elements R11.B.1.1 Analyze characters, settings, plots, themes, tone and style in one or more texts

47. Pennsylvania Department of Education Tech Ed “Natural Fit” M5B Measurement M5.B.2 Apply appropriate techniques, tools and formulas to determine measurements M5.B.2.1 Use appropriate tools to determine measurements

48. Pennsylvania Department of Education STEP 2: What’s the overall picture for the school as a whole? Are all anchors adopted? Are some orphans? Where are the gaps? Is there “overload” anywhere? What is the specific list of Assessment Anchors for each individual discipline? What specific Assessment Anchors belong to your discipline? Looking at your school achievement profile, and looking at the “adoption” list, is there enough time to get the job done?

49. For example, in math… EnglishSocial Studies MathScienceH/PEFCSTech EdArt NONEME1ALLME1MD2MA3MB1MC2 ME2 MB1MB2MD4 ME3 MC1 ME4

50. Pennsylvania Department of Education Step 3: The Plan What can we do to make sure all Assessment Anchors are taught? What can we do to make sure all Assessment Anchors are learned? If some Assessment Anchors are orphans, what can we do to find a good disciplinary fit while insuring that all students have full opportunity to learn and meet expectations for proficiency?

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52. Pennsylvania Department of Education Aligning Instruction to Assessment Anchors…. Prepares all students for the PSSA Ensures rigorous and demanding curriculum

53. Pennsylvania Department of Education Next Steps How will you inform staff about the Assessment Anchors? How can you use Anchors in Practice in your districts? How would you organize an Adopt-an-Anchor conversation?

54. Pennsylvania Department of Education Coming Soon! Getting Ready! 2005 Test Blueprint Item Bank Rubrics New GROW Reports for 2004

55. Pennsylvania Department of Education Our Goal Create reports that: Are easy to read Are technically sound Improve student learning

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57. Reports for superintendents and administrators FOR DISTRICTS District Reports Pennsylvania Department of Education

58. Reports for principals, school leaders and instructional specialists FOR SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOLS Pennsylvania Department of Education School Reports

59. Individual student reports for parents and teachers FOR PARENTS Pennsylvania Department of Education Parent Reports

60. Pennsylvania Department of Education Linking Assessment to Enrich Instruction

61. Parent website  Provides a customized, easy to read toolkit for Pennsylvania parents  Invites the question: “What can I do to help my child grow?”  Enables access to strategies to help parents and students improve and enrich education Pennsylvania Department of Education Community Linkages

62. Pennsylvania Department of Education Translation Guides

63. Pennsylvania Department of Education The goal has never changed… It’s STILL about student learning.