Tara Osterberg Estrella High School Curriculum Coach/English Teacher

Click to edit the outline text format Second Outline Level  Third Outline Level Fourth Outline Level  Fifth Outline Level  Sixth Outline Level  Seventh Outline Level  Eighth Outline Level  Ninth Outline Level This Session’s Goals: Analyze PARCC Prototype Questions Examine Leona QSI Website Analyze CCSS instructional sequences in two 9th and 10th grade lessons. Write CCSS aligned summative assessment questions using informational text Evaluate alignment of CCSS items in pre/post assessments.

Research Based Information for Today's Session “These and other findings indicate districts are missing out on some potentially significant benefits of curriculum alignment. What kind of benefits? For one, improved student performance on standardized tests can result when teachers carefully align instruction with learning goals and assessments. An analysis of international studies shows implementing and monitoring an aligned curriculum to result in a measurable impact (31 percentile points) in student achievement. Several studies show that alignment "cancels out" more traditional predictors of student achievement such as socioeconomic status, gender, race and teacher effect” (District Administration Leadership Institute, 2013).

PARCC Prototype Stagnation

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Writing CCSS-Aligned Items for RI Standards

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ACTIVITY #1: Horizontal Alignment RI : How are the CCSS evident in the instructional sequence for this course unit?

ACTIVITY #2: VERTICAL ALIGNMENT ITEM WRITING 2. Write 3-5 questions that could be used as a summative assessment for this unit using the common informational text provided to you.

ACTIVITY #3: VERTICAL ALIGNMENT ITEM WORKSHOP 3. Prepare to present one of your items to the whole group. The whole group will analyze and provide feedback for CCSS alignment.

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ACTIVITY #4: Horizontal Alignment RI.9-10 Curriculum Sample Template Max. 8 Pages * Standard Number: For English Language Arts (Reading and Writing), use Grade, Strand, Standard (e.g., 3.RI.2). For K-8 Math, use Grade, Domain, Standard (e.g., 6.EE.7). For HS Math, use Conceptual Category-Domain, Standard (e.g., A-REI.6). For Science, use Grade, Strand, Concept, PO (e.g., ). Curriculum Sample Template Max. 8 Pages 1: How are the CCSS evident in the instructional sequence for this course unit?

ACTIVITY #5: VERTICAL ALIGNMENT ITEM WRITING & WORKSHOP 2. Write 3-5 questions that could be used as a summative assessment for this unit using the common informational text provided to you.

ACTIVITY #6: VERTICAL ALIGNMENT ITEM WORKSHOP 3. Prepare to present one of your items to the whole group. The whole group will analyze and provide feedback for CCSS alignment.

ACTIVITY #7: Horizontal Alignment RI.9 1: Evaluate the RI items in the Pre-Post Assessment 2. For each item, determine a 1,2, or 3 rating: 1=Tightly aligned 2=Somewhat aligned 3=Not even close 3. Prepare to share your group’s ratings with the whole group

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