THE SAT AND ACT ELCA CHARGER THURSDAY – OCTOBER 1, 2015
HOW DOES ELCA MEASURE UP??? THE NATION THE STATE THE COUNTY
THE ACT ELCA ENGLISH (+1.4) MATH READING (+1.1) SCIENCE (+2) COMPOSITE (+1.2) # TESTED – 93 (+27) STATE ENGLISH MATH READING SCIENCE COMPOSITE NATION ENGLISH MATH READING SCIENCE COMPOSITE
THE SAT ELCA CRITICAL READING (+16) MATH (-3) WRITING (+9) COMPOSITE (+22) # TESTED = 80 (-8) STATE CRITICAL READING MATH WRITING COMPOSITE NATION CRITICAL READING MATH WRITING COMPOSITE
HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS
THE ACT … (SEE HANDOUT) COLLEGE READINESS STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH, MATH, READING AND SCIENCE ACT COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS IDEAS FOR PROGRESS
ACT ASPIRE (SEE HANDOUT) Assessment Type Date(s)WhoWhere Interim #1 October th GradeElementary Lab Interim #1 October 19 – 238 th Grade610 Lab Interim #1 November 9 – 139 th GradeElementary Lab Interim #1 November 9 – 1310 th Grade610 Lab Interim #2 February th GradeElementary Lab Interim #2 February th Grade610 Lab Interim #2 February 29 – March 4 9 th GradeElementary Lab Interim #2 February 29 – March 4 10 th Grade610 Lab P/P Summative April 195 th, 8 th, 9 th, 10 th No Lab Required
THE NEW SAT MARCH 2016
© 2015 The College Board WHAT DO STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW FOR POST- HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS? THE COLLEGE BOARD HAS IDENTIFIED A CRITICAL SET OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND UNDERSTANDINGS THAT PREDICT STUDENT SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS: ► COMPREHEND CHALLENGING LITERARY AND INFORMATIONAL TEXTS ► REVISE AND EDIT EXTENDED TEXTS ► SHOW COMMAND OF MATH, ESPECIALLY ALGEBRA AND DATA ANALYSIS ► USE EVIDENCE IN READING AND WRITING ► ANALYZE DATA ► USE AND UNDERSTAND WORDS IN CONTEXT
© 2015 The College Board WHAT DOES THE REDESIGNED SAT LOOK LIKE? (SEE HANDOUTS) ► EVIDENCE-BASED READING AND WRITING SECTION - READING TEST - WRITING AND LANGUAGE TEST ► MATH SECTION - MATH TEST ► OPTIONAL ESSAY
© 2015 The College Board KEY CHANGES IN THE REDESIGNED SAT 1.WORDS IN CONTEXT 2.COMMAND OF EVIDENCE 3.THE ESSAY AND ANALYSIS 4.FOCUSED MATH 5.PROBLEMS GROUNDED IN REAL-WORLD CONTEXTS 6.ANALYSIS IN SCIENCE AND ANALYSIS IN HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES 7.FOUNDING DOCUMENTS AND THE GREAT GLOBAL CONVERSATION 8.RIGHTS-ONLY SCORING
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THE PSAT – OCTOBER 14, 2O15 SAMPLE TEST HOMEWORK FOR OCTOBER 12 (SAMPLE QUESTIONS) SKILLS FOR YOUR GRADE LEVEL BASED UPON THE PSAT SAMPLE QUESTIONS BRING RECENT ASSIGNMENT TO THE MEETING
THE IMPERATIVE – K-12 ALIGNMENT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN SCOPE AND SEQUENCE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES – OCTOBER 12, 2015 – DOK / CHARGER THURSDAYS ASSESSMENT – FEBRUARY 22, 2015