1. Next Generation Assessments
February 2nd, 2016
Our students are in the driver’s seat when it comes to technology. We need to give them the supports and background skills to become successful and take ownership of those skills to succeed.

2. Agenda Review Next Generation Tech & Assessment Skills
Exploration & Application

3. Presentation of the Skills
The What and Why
Presentation of the Skills

4. Next Generation Assessments
Delivered Online or Device Platform
Multi-Part Questions
Interactive & Simulations
Multimedia & Virtual Manipulatives
Tests Content, not Tech Skills
Connected to a variety of assessments (MAP, PARCC, Next Generation Science, etc.)

5. 3 Simple Keys Teach the skill (not the Tool)
Be Intentional With terminology
Plan your teaching to integrate Next Gen. Assessment Opportunities
The 3 simple keys to Next Gen Assessment Integration ...
teach the skills so that they can carry over onto any platform or device
be specific with our terminology in order to avoid misunderstandings and embed the skills into our curriculum and instructional plans
find ways to incorporate these skills meaningfully so they become natural instinct and practice

6. What are the Skills? Drop Down Menus Use Calculator Drag and Drop
Select Object
Use Protractor
Type With A Text Editor
Use Text Highlighter
Use A Ruler
Unselect
Scroll
Select Area
Use Video Player
Select Text
Plot Points
Select and Drag/Slide
Several skills are practiced with our district digital subscriptions and grade level tech skills. Each skill has a slide with a visual image taken from the PARCC practice assessment showing the use of that skill.

7. Drop Down Menus

8. Select Object
an example of intentional with terminology - not click, pick, choose, but select an object

9. Use Text Highlighter

10. Scroll
scroll within a scroll. - highlight the meaning of the term as well as technique

11. This sample asks students to select text
This sample asks students to select text. If they select a text then change their minds, they will need to know how to unselect the option and select a new one.
Unselect

12. Use A Calculator
finding the appropriate tool and how to manipulate them, understand their basic functions

13. Use A Protractor

14. Use A Ruler
In the younger grades, they will use inch rulers as well.

15. Select Area

16. Plot Points

17. Drag and Drop

18. Type With A Text Editor
Discuss the differences between the math and ELA text editors.
This is a fourth grade math sample.
Auto-Correct will not show up on a text editor within an assessment.

19. Use Video Player
google forms can include videos that students can watch and respond to

20. Select and Drag/Slide

21. Next Gen Skills Connect to Troy’s Tech SKills In Many Ways!
Next Gen Skills are interwoven into all grade level tech skills

22. Let’s Look at an Elementary Sample
The highlighted skills connect to next gen skills

23. And a Campus Sample
The highlighted skills connect to next gen skills

24. Creating and Selecting tools To Use
The How: Exploration
Creating and Selecting tools To Use D

25. Skills for Success
Here’s a thing link with tech skills scroll down on Troy weebly site to select links within the thinglink

26. Thing Links that Connect to Next Gen Skills
A Link for Home-School Connections on Next Gen Skills:
For Student Skills Practice :

27. A Few More Tools that connect to Content

28. Tools to Try NOW Directions on How to Make a Copy (GAFE)
NEXT GEN Templates TO USE WIth Students Now!

29. More Templates Opportunities
More Great Template Organizers
Looking for More On Goolge Templates- Check Out This Quick Tutorial

30. Let’s Recap 3 Simple Keys
Teach the skill (not the Tool)
Be Intentional With terminology
Plan your teaching to integrate Next Gen. Assessment Opportunities
Take this time to plan on ways to integrate some next gen opportunities