Keystones Literature Networking group OCTOBER 14, 2014

Agenda  Introductions  PDE Update  Quality Assessments  PBA Refresher  Work Groups  Evaluation

Introductions  Who is at your table?  When will your students take the Keystone Literature exam this year?  Do you have anyone needing the PBA yet?

PDE Update Graduation Requirements 2017 New PSSA Grades 3 – 8 Additional Resource documents 2014 Item Sampler Exam Design Overview Performance Level Descriptors Understanding DOK & Cognitive Complexity

Quality Assessments  Multiple Choice  Constructed Response  Webb’s Depth of Knowledge

Quality Assessments - Resources   Keystones Literature page  Higher Order Thinking page

PBA Refresher  Each module project will assess the Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content within that module only.  PBAs are module specific and should be tied to as many AA/EC as it is reasonable to create a cohesive project.

PBA Refresher  One Project may and will include multiple tasks.  Projects should reflect DOK Levels 2 and 3 (Levels of the Keystone Exams

PBA Refresher  Resource links MUST be embedded within the project for students to access and look at in order to learn more about the content/tasks to attempt and complete a given section.  This is usually a web address to be clicked on, or a hover-over for vocabulary.  Active Exploration (Variety of Methods, Media, Sources)

Strategies to Utilize for PBA’s  G.R.A.S.P.S: Goal, Role, Audience, Situation, Product/Performance and Purpose, and Standards and Criteria for Success.  The Six A's of Project Based Learning Checklist  Authenticity  Academic Rigor  Applied Learning  Active Exploration  Adult Relationships  Assessment Practices Taken from Svetecz, J., Presentation on February 10, 2014

Strategies To Utilize For PBAs, cont… PBA’s must be AUTHENTIC – s tems from a problem/question meaningful to student beyond school ENGAGE and SUSTAIN a student’s interest, so that they want to complete the PBA Tasks: Make creative, applicable, and rigorous tasks which also fuel student interests (Example: Role Play, Fish) Taken from Svetecz, J., Presentation on February 10, 2014

Scenario Based For Real Life  Projects must be scenario-based with a back story for which a project can be tailored to and referenced for the different activities and tasks. Taken from Svetecz, J., Presentation on February 10, 2014

Keystone PBA - resources  SAS Portal – Assessment  CLIU Content Networking Wiki 

Keystone Exams & PBA: WORK GROUPS  Goal: develop multiple choice questions, constructed response questions and PBAs for use in classrooms  Groups:  Multiple Choice  Constructed Response  PBA

Next Steps  Share back at your school.  Continue working on items.  Send to CLIU C & I to post on wiki.  Next session: continue work groups & review posted items

Thank you for coming!  Please complete the Evaluation. The link is on the Wiki.  See you for our next session on February 23, 2015.