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New York State Teacher Certification Examinations: Academic Literacy Skills Test July 29, 2013

Regents Reform Agenda Adopting Common Core standards and developing curriculum and assessments aligned to these standards to prepare students for success in college and the workplace Building instructional data systems that measure student success and inform teachers and principals how they can improve their practice in real time Recruiting, developing, retaining, and rewarding effective teachers and principals Turning around the lowest- achieving schools College and Career Ready Students Highly Effective School Leaders Highly Effective Teachers 2

Common Core Standards: 12 Shifts 6 Shifts in ELA/Literacy Balancing Informational and Literary Text Building Knowledge in the Disciplines Staircase of Complexity Text-based Answers Writing from Sources Academic Vocabulary 6 Shifts in Mathematics Focus Coherence Fluency Deep Understanding Applications Dual Intensity 3

Shifts in Certification Exams for Teachers Current Assessments for Teacher Certification Assessment of Teaching Skills - Written Liberal Arts And Sciences Test Content Specialty Test New and Revised Assessments for Teacher Certification Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) Educating All Students Academic Literacy Skills Test Revised Content Specialty Test 4

ALST Test Design includes complex informational and narrative text selections aligns with Common Core Learning Standards designed to measure if future educators possess the academic literacy skills necessary to teach effectively in New York State public schools 5

ALST Competencies Reading Identify central themes/ideas and analyze their development Interpret words/phrases, including how word choices shape meaning and tone Analyze text structure Determine an author’s attitude, opinion, or point of view Writing to Sources Analyze how multiple texts address similar themes or topics Produce writing that is appropriate for a given task, audience, and purpose Integrate knowledge and ideas from text into clear, cohesive writing Use valid reasoning and relevant evidence to support claims 6

Test Format CompetencyItem Format Reading40 items in clustered sets Reading passage with 8 selected response items Writing to Sources3 items in a clustered set Passages with 2 focused responses and 1 extended response 210 minutes total testing time

Computer-Based Testing ALST will only be administered via computer based testing Candidates can navigate throughout test (skipping items, starting with constructed response, etc) CBT Tutorial and interactive tutorial: Full length practice test will be available in August 8

What Resources Are Available? Framework: Materials Materials Webinar: FAQ: Sample Items: EngageNY: assessments 9

Program Considerations How does this align with our current coursework? When would candidates take this assessment? How can this be further embedded into courses? How does the content of this exam connect to other certification exams or our embedded assessments? What additional support might we offer candidates?