1. Readiness for CCSS & Assessments

2. Common Core Assessment Consortia Comprehensive Alternate English Language Proficiency ELPA21

3. State Adoption of Common Core Assessment Consortia

4. Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Common Core State Standards specify K-12 expectations for college and career readiness Common Core State Standards specify K-12 expectations for college and career readiness All students leave high school college and career ready Teachers and schools have information and tools they need to improve teaching and learning Interim assessments Flexible, open, used for actionable feedback Summative assessments Benchmarked to college and career readiness Teacher resources for formative assessment practices to improve instruction

5. Smarter Balanced: Computer Adaptive Technology for Summative and Interim Assessments Provides accurate measurements of student growth over time Increased precision Item difficulty based on student responses Tailored for Each Student Larger item banks mean that not all students receive the same questions Increased Security Fewer questions compared to fixed form tests Shorter Test Length Turnaround time is significantly reduced Faster Results GMAT, GRE, COMPASS (ACT), Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Mature Technology

6. What is PARCC? The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers:  Made up of 20 states  Developing common, high-quality math and English language arts (ELA) tests for grades 3–11  Computer-based and linked to what students need to know for college and careers  Fixed form test  For use starting in the 2014–15 school year

7. Assessment Shifts PARCC Assessment Technology Shifts From To ScaleIndividual state tests Multistate consortia sharing common tests, common infrastructure, and economies of scale. ContentLow complexity items and task response modes. Cognitively complex tasks that leverage use of multimedia, interactivity, authentic tasks, multi-part, simulations – and address traditionally difficult to assess skills within the Common Core. Delivery-Once a year -Paper and pencil Computer-based assessment system including summative, mid-year, diagnostic components + curricular and professional development resources. Scoring & Reporting -End of year -Decontextualized -High Level -Data to inform instruction -Contextualized to CCSS -More granular feedback DataStudent responses - Responses, interactions, patterns to improve assessments -Data for state longitudinal systems -Results will be interpretable across states (for example when a student moves from one state to another) Infrastructure- Procured services - State-specific - Common consortium infrastructure - Scalable, flexible, extensible InteroperabilityVirtually none Common standardized formats for results data, items, and student registration allow interoperability across states and across technical components.

8. This Center for K12 Assessment resource also provides extensive information on PARCC and Smarter Balanced, along with additional resources: http://www.k12center.org/rsc/pdf/Coming_Together_June_2013.pdf. http://www.k12center.org/rsc/pdf/Coming_Together_June_2013.pdf

9. Technology Readiness for CC State Assessments

10. PARCC Technology Specifications Desktops, Laptops, Tablets, Thin Client/VDI MinimumRecommended Operating System Windows XP–SP3 (with caveats) Mac OS 10.5 Linux: Ubuntu 9-10, Fedora 6 iOS6 Android 4.0 Chrome OS Windows 7 or newer Mac OS 10.7 or newer Linux: Ubuntu 11.10, Fedora 16 iOS6 or newer Android 4.0 or newer Chrome OS MemoryBy operating system1 GB RAM ProcessorBy operating system1 GHz Screen Size9.5 “9.5 “ or larger Screen Resolution 1024 x 7681024 x 768 or better Bandwidth5 kbps/student w/caching or 50 kbps/student w/o caching 100 kbps/ student to support instruction and assessment

11. Smarter Balanced: Technology Specifications “10 Inch Class” display means at least 9.5” Must have a physical keyboard – items are designed to use the whole screen Windows XP support will sunset after spring 2015 assessments 10-20 Kbps internet bandwidth per student actively taking an exam Joint Technology Readiness Tool at: https://www.techreadiness.net https://www.techreadiness.net Technology Readiness Calculator at: http://www3.cde.ca.gov/sbactechcalc/ http://www3.cde.ca.gov/sbactechcalc/ More details at: http://www.smarterbalanced.org/smarter-balanced- assessments/technology/.http://www.smarterbalanced.org/smarter-balanced- assessments/technology/

12. Readiness is more than just technology What limitations/requirements will online assessment create? – Authentication – Security – Administration – Confirm with your state Paper option is limited – Tests are built to be delivered online o Item types that have no printed analog – Does not measure the full range of CCSS – More expensive, less secure, less information Other Readiness Considerations for Blended and Online Schools

13. Things that go wrong in online assessment… Interference between wireless input devices (keyboards and mice) Interference between wireless input devices and wireless internet Pairing between wireless input devices and their associated computing devices Inadequate device capacity on wireless access points or router Inadequate bandwidth on wireless access points or router Interference between wireless access points Inadequate internet bandwidth (mismeasurement due to burst capacity) Insufficient power in the classroom, lab or testing room Insufficient cooling More details at: http://www.ofthat.com/2013/06/education-technology-readiness.html.http://www.ofthat.com/2013/06/education-technology-readiness.html

14. Student Readiness for CC State Assessments

15. Practice Items Available for Smarter Balanced and PARCC For more information on Smarter Balanced, practice items, and rubrics, visit: http://www.smarterbalanced.org/smarter- balanced-assessments/ For PARCC, visit: http://www.parcconline.org/samples/item- task-prototypes

16. CCSS and Assessments Focus On… READING Comprehension and Synthesis - Shift from literary to informational texts By 12 th grade: 70% informational, 30% literary

17. ACADEMIC VOCABULARY – Academic Language/Academic Literacy, by Eli R. Johnson, provides helpful grade-level academic vocabulary lists. Fun Vocabulary Games/Tools: Free Rice http://freerice.com/category Merriam Webster Quizzes & Games http://www.merriam-webster.com/game/index.htm Visuwords http://visuwords.com/ CCSS and Assessments Focus On…

18. WRITING – Purposes: To persuade, to explain, to convey experience – Includes EVIDENCE to inform, argue, and analyze – Vary for purpose and audience CCSS and Assessments Focus On…

19. HIGHLY COMPLEX TEXTS Common Core Reading expectations are approximately two grade levels higher than former state standards and assessments!

20. So what does this mean for our struggling readers?

21. Did you know? Students in the lowest 25% of their class in reading are 20 times more likely to drop out than the other 75%. (U.S. DOE, 2003) More than 7,000 students drop out of high school every day – 75% end up incarcerated. (Alliance for Excellent Education, 2007)

22. Did you know? In CA, AZ, and IN if the child isn’t reading on 4th grade level when tested, they will plan to budget building another jail cell. - Paul Schwatz, Principal in Residence, U. S. Dept. of Education

23. Did you know? 85% of all juvenile offenders rate as functionally or marginally illiterate. 70% of prisoners in state and federal systems can be classified as illiterate. Seriously…

24. Reading is a Gateway Skill 75% of the variance in academic achievement is attributed to reading. - Wayne Callender: “Advanced Applications of RTI” Training Intervention Time!

26. Rethinking the RTI Pyramid

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31. Resources iNACOL Online and Blended Learning Symposium Presentation Materials Presentation: “Readiness for 2014 Common Core Assessments: Considerations for Blended and Online Schools” Presenters: Wesley Bruce (PARCC Technology Advisor) and Brandt Redd (Smarter Balanced Chief Technology Officer) https://inacol2013.pathable.com/#meetings/151294 RTI Training Presentation Materials Presentation: “Advanced Applications of RTI” Presenter: Wayne Callender (President of Partners for Learning and National RTI Consultant) http://partnersforlearning.keydesigndevelopment.com/handouts/ CCSS Website Smarter Balanced Website PARCC Website