1. Algebra 1 Honors & Geometry Parent Information Meeting September 21st, 2015

2. Welcome! What is an End of Course Exam? How can I help my child be successful in Algebra 1 & Geometry Resources

3. College and Career Readiness

5. Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Signed in 2010 Raises standards for all students in English Language Arts and Mathematics Developing better assessments aligned with college and career-ready standards

6. What is an EOC? EOC’s are assessments created by the Florida Department of Education All EOC’s are computer based. 2015-2016 will be the second administration of new Florida Standards EOC (Common Core) Testing Platform is hosted by American Institutes for Research (AIR)

7. EOC FACT SHEET Number of Days Testing Total Number of Sessions Minutes per Session Algebra 12290 Minutes* Geometry2290 Minutes* Algebra II2290 Minutes* *Although the assessment is scheduled for one 90-minute session on each of two days, any student not finished by the end of each 90-minute session may continue working through half the length of a typical school day. A calculator is not allowed in Session 1 There are a maximum of 68 questions on the EOC.

8. Currently All Students in the State of Florida must take and the EOC for Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Civics and Biology. These exams are part of the requirement to earn a Scholar Diploma Designation upon graduations EOC Requirement

9. WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP MY STUDENT?

10. What can I do to help my student? Home Learning Ask your student to explain what they learned in class Vocabulary Flash Cards

11. WHAT TYPE OF QUESTIONS ARE ON THE EOC?

13. Equation Editor May Vary

22. The student checks a box to indicate if information from a column header matches information from a row. For paper-based assessments, this item type may be replaced with another item type that assesses the same standard and can be scanned and scored electronically.

23. The student types numeric values into a given table. The student may complete the entire table or portions of the table depending on what is being asked. For paper-based assessments, this item type may be replaced with another item type that assesses the same standard and can be scanned and scored electronically.

24. http://demo.tds.airast.org/TDSCalculator/T DSCalculator.html?mode=ScientificInv

25. FSA Equation Editor Tutorial http://demo.tds.airast.org/eqtutorial/?c=flo rida_pt&language=true#

26. FSA Algebra 1 Test Item Specifications http://www.fsassessments.org/wp- content/uploads/2015/03/Algebra-1- Test-Item-Specifications.pdf

27. FSA Geometry Test Item Specifications http://fsassessments.org/wp- content/uploads/2015/08/Geometry- Test-Item-Specifications.pdf

28. Instructional Resource Links http://www.khanacademy.org/ http://www.algebranation.com/ http://www.schoolyourself.org/