Preparing All Students for College and Career Readiness CCSS and Smarter Balanced Assessments 101

What to Expect Tonight An Explanation of CCSS An Overview of the Smarter Balanced Assessment System (SBAC) Sample Assessment Practice Test Resources

21 st Century Learners Need… 3

Building the Why…

Quick Review of the 21 st Century Teaching and Learning Focus 21 st Century Skills – 5 Cs Critical Thinking Creativity Collaboration Communication Citizenship 21 st Century Themes Global Awareness Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy Civic Literacy Health Literacy Environmental Literacy

Transition Implementation Awareness I.Understand the “Why” II.Understand the “Shifts” III. Understand the Assessment Curriculum Development Pacing Guides Materials and Support Docs Sample Lessons Assessments Instructional Methodology Practice Refinement Report Cards CWD CCSS Plan

English Language Arts 7

Shifts in ELA 1.  Nonfiction Texts 2.Content Area Literacy 3.  Text Complexity 4.Text-based Questions 5.Writing Arguments 6.Academic Vocabulary

The more we are read to the more we can read…

Mathematics 18

Shifts in Mathematics 1.Focus 2.Coherence 3.Fluency 4.Deep Understanding 5.Applications 6.Dual Intensity

What Consortium Does California Belong To? 08/13/2012 OAC & OCIIOrange County Department of Education

Next Generation Assessments… More rigorous tests measuring student progress toward “college and career readiness” Have common, comparable scores across member states, and across consortia Provide achievement and growth information to help make better educational decisions and professional development opportunities Assess all students, except those with “significant cognitive disabilities” Administer online, with timely results Use multiple measures Source: Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 68 / Friday, April 9, 2010 pp

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SBAC: Assessing the Common Core State Standards  English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects  Mathematics  Summative assessment: Grades 3-8, 11

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

MATH

Assessments

WVUSD Assessment Window March 18 th -April 25th

Window of Opportunity

Student and School Participation… Students in grades 3-8 and WHS 10 th grade/DBHS 11 th will take Field Test Administered on-line Resemble the summative assessment to be given in Most students will complete a test in ELA and Math Untimed Approximate time 3-4 hours to complete Will be given over multiple days Field test is a “Test of the Test” Students will not receive scores

Preparing for Their Future… “Deeper learning is the process of learning for transfer. It enables an individual to take what was learned in one situation and apply it to new situations.” ~ Partnership for 21 st Century Learning

Resources for Parents…

Now Let’s Take the Practice Test… /