EAGLE Teacher Workshops Louisiana Department of Education and Pacific Metrics Corporation August/September 2010

Overview of Workshop  What is EAGLE?  What is Formative Assessment?  Seven Strategies of Formative Assessment  EAGLE Content and Item Types  High School Courses Targeted  EAGLE Item Bank Statistics and Development Schedule  EAGLE Test-taking tools  Science Periodic Table & Test Scheduling Function  Usage Statistics  Premade Tests (Pre and Post diagnostic and premade unit tests)  15-minute Break  EAGLE Training Site (Using Hands-on Activities)  EAGLE Reports for Students and Teachers  Support Services  Workshop Evaluation and More Practice with Hands-on Activities 2

What is EAGLE? Enhanced Assessment of Grade-level Expectations EAGLE is an online system for teachers and students that provides detailed feedback about student learning of GLEs. Teachers and students are involved in assessment FOR learning so that the teaching- learning process can be adjusted at timely intervals. 3

How can Teachers use EAGLE? Create quizzes with items aligned to GLEs Use a premade diagnostic test for pre and post assessment Assign quizzes/tests to entire class or individual students Communicate with students using the Message Center Learn to score CR items with the Hand Scoring Tutorial View immediate results for MC and some SA items Analyze reports showing class and individual student performance Link directly to instructional resources aligned to the GLEs Make timely interventions to adjust instruction and students’ learning throughout the school year Use EAGLE as a tool to support formative assessment activities 5

Take quizzes/tests online to measure GLE-based skills Receive immediate results for MC and some SA items View meaningful reports showing actual performance compared to goal set by teacher Communicate with teacher using the Message Center Assess mastery of GLEs using the Student Self-assessment Report Learn to make adjustments to their own learning of the GLEs 5 How can Students use EAGLE?

What is Formative Assessment? Formative assessment is a process used by teachers and students during instruction that provides feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning for the purpose of improving students’ achievement of intended instructional outcomes.* *Formative Assessment for Students and Teachers (FAST) SCASS meeting in Austin, Texas, Oct

How can EAGLE Support Formative Assessment Activities?  Student-friendly GLEs—help teachers communicate goals and expectations with students.  Student Reports—show students how they are progressing on each GLE tested and foster self-assessment.  Teacher Reports—inform teachers how individual students and the class as a whole are progressing on each GLE that has been tested.  Focused Instruction—Teachers may choose individual items to use during instruction as a means of integrating Formative Assessment into the daily learning process. 7

Sample of Student Report by Test 9

Seven Strategies of Formative Assessment 1.Provide students with a clear and understandable vision of each learning target. 2.Show examples of strong and weak work. 3.Offer descriptive feedback on a regular basis. 4.Teach students to self-assess and set goals. 5.Design lessons to focus on one learning target or aspect of quality at a time. 6.Teach students focused revision. 7.Engage students in SELF-REFLECTION, and allow them to keep track of and share their learning. 9

How to create a Student-friendly LEARNING TARGET  GLE 27—Identify and plot points on a coordinate grid in the first quadrant.  GLE Student-friendly version: Plot and name points on a coordinate grid. (Student friendly GLEs are available in EAGLE.)  Word(s) to be defined: ‘coordinate grid’  Definition(s) of word(s) the student may not understand: A coordinate grid has two perpendicular lines, or axes, labeled like number lines. The horizontal line is called the x-axis. The vertical line is called the y-axis. The point where the lines cross is called the origin. (Show the students a picture with the x- and y-axes and origin labeled.)  Student-friendly learning target: Have students use “I am learning to …” statements: “I am learning to plot and name points on an x, y grid.” Example: Grade 5 Math GLE 27 11

Show Students How Scoring Rubrics Work 12

Content and Item Types in EAGLE ELA Engaging, illustrated passages Multiple choice: 1 pt. Short answer: 2 pts. Extended response: 4 pts. Writing prompts: 12 pts. Colorful, interactive items: 3 pts. MATH Multiple choice: 1 pt. Short answer: 1 and 2 pts. Extended response: 4 pts. Colorful, interactive items: 3 pts. 12

Content and Item Types in EAGLE Science Multiple choice: 1 pt. Short answer: 2 pts. Extended response: 4 pts. Social Studies Multiple choice: 1 pt. Short answer: 1 and 2 pts. Extended response: 4 pts. 13

High School Content Added in the 2009–2010 School Year Science―May 2010  Science as Inquiry  Physical Science  Biology  Earth Science  Chemistry  Physics  Environmental Science Social Studies―May 2010  World Geography  Free Enterprise  Civics  US History  World History 14

EAGLE Item Bank Statistics 15 8,143 Total Items Math: 2,386 ELA: 2,626 Science:1,532 Social Studies: 1,599 GradeMathELA High School CourseScience Social Studies Life Science Environmental Sciences Chemistry Physics Earth and Space Science Physical Science Science as Inquiry Free Enterprise / World Geography 326 Total World History 329 Civics 312 American History 337 Total

EAGLE Item Development Schedule Release Date MATHELASCISS May 20074, 94 May 20088, 10–128–12 May 20093, 5, 6, 7 May 2010HS May 20111, 2 4, 8 May 20123, 5, 6, 7 TOTAL1–12 3–8, HS 16

EAGLE Online Test-taking Tools  Rulers (inch and cm)  Protractors  Math Calculators  Science Metric Ruler  Scientific Calculator  Science Periodic Table 17

Science Periodic Chart 18

Test Scheduling/Assignment Screen Showing Option to Display Periodic Table 19

EAGLE Premade Tests ELA: 82 tests across grades 3–12 Math: 108 tests across grades 3–12 Science: 52 tests across HS courses Social Studies: 63 tests across HS courses  Designed to be taken in one class period  One pretest and one post-test for each subject and grade level  One premade test for each Comprehensive Curriculum Unit  May be saved as a new test with new name and then modified  ELA tests are designed using scaffolding (the ordering of items from simple to complex) 20

21 EAGLE Premade Tests Screen

22 Must say Training in white Click to request Guest Account The EAGLE Training site is designed to conduct group trainings and for individuals to practice using EAGLE. The site has limited grade 4 content and user data is retained for only one month. EAGLE Training Site Return to Training site

Task 2—Add a Student to a School Roster 28

Task 3—Add a Student to the Class Roster from the School Roster 29

Task 5—Create a Test by Content Standard 30

Task 6—Schedule the Test You Created 31

Log out as a teacher by clicking Logout in the upper right corner of the screen. Now log in as a student using the username and password you wrote down in Task 2. Task 12—Take Test Assigned by Teacher 32

Task 12—Take Test Assigned by Teacher 33

Self-Assessment Student Worksheet Report 34

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Student Report by Test 36

EAGLE Classroom Reports 37

Report by GLE Showing Individual Students’ Performance 38

Analysis of Test Questions Report 39

Instructional Needs by Grade-level Expectation 40

EAGLE Support Services  EAGLE Training Site  User Guide/Contextual Help  Teacher and Student Tutorials  System Requirements Document  Help Desk:  toll free:  41

Questions and Comments 42