More Than Multiple Choice Tests: Constructing Balanced Assessments Albemarle County Public Schools - October 2015.

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More Than Multiple Choice Tests: Constructing Balanced Assessments Albemarle County Public Schools - October 2015

Please join our “Today’s Meet” to provide your thoughts, questions, and feedback... Today’s Meet

Your purpose: Turn to your neighbor and share why you are here… What questions are you trying to answer? What do you hope to learn? Our purpose: To share our journey with you and to have an outside perspective to assist us in our next steps... Purpose

Before Locally Developed Assessments: Development of LifeLong Learning Competencies Development of Balanced Assessment Approach Balanced Assessment Model Balanced Assessment Matrix Curriculum Assessment Instruction - CAI Institute Our Learning Journey

1.Plan and conduct research 2.Gather, organize, and analyze data, evaluate processes and products; and draw conclusions 3.Think analytically, critically, and creatively to pursue new ideas, acquire new knowledge, and make decisions 4.Understand and apply principles of logic and reasoning; develop, evaluate, and defend arguments 5.Seek, recognize and understand systems, patterns, themes, and interactions 6.Apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to solve new and increasingly complex problems 7.Acquire and use precise language to clearly communicate ideas, knowledge, and processes. 8.Explore and express ideas and opinions using multiple media, the arts, and technology. 9.Demonstrate ethical behavior and respect for diversity through daily actions and decision making. 10.Participate fully in civic life, and act on democratic ideals within the context of community and global interdependence. 11.Understand and follow a physically active lifestyle that promotes good health and wellness 12.Apply habits of mind and metacognitive strategies to plan, monitor, and evaluate one’s own words. Lifelong-Learner Competencies

Balancing the MatrixMatrix LLLC Assessment Matrix... Lifelong Learner Competencies PK Gather, organize, and analyze data, evaluate processes and products, and draw conclusions What Do You Wonder? (1st Grade) SNAP Math fact connections Mystery Picture Puzzle (3rd Grade) Music Performance Critique (Choral) 3. Think analytically, critically, and creatively to pursue new ideas, acquire new knowledge, and make decisions Qualitative Reading Inventory (QRI) Rigby Comprehension Rubric Line Design (3rd Grade) Qualitative Reading Inventory (QRI) Rigby Comprehension Rubric College / Workforce Readiness Assessment (CWRA) Analytic Reasoning and Evaluation Topic Questions (6th Grade Language Arts) Topic Questions (7th Grade Language Arts) Topic Questions (8th Grade Language Arts) College / Workforce Readiness Assessment (CWRA) Analytic Reasoning and Evaluation Music Performance Critique (Instrumental) Geometry Deck

C.A.I Story

What are you wondering now?

1.Identify teachers to bring together as a development team 2.Summarize purpose, clarify problem, develop solutionsSummarize purpose, clarify problem, develop solutions 3.`Communicate with various teams for feedbackfeedback a.Content-area Vertical Teams b.Department / Grade Level Teams 4.Review and refine based on feedback 5.Implement plan for PD around administration, scoring, reportingImplement plan for PD a.Making Connections (11/3) b.Opportunities workshops c.Blackboard Organization with self-paced “training” materials 6.Administer, score, and report at schools 7.Collect artifacts that allow for end-of-year “study” of the process Approaching the Work...

Questions...