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.
Agenda Review Next Generation Tech & Assessment Skills Exploration & Application
Presentation of the Skills The What and Why Presentation of the Skills
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.)
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
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.
Drop Down Menus
Select Object an example of intentional with terminology - not click, pick, choose, but select an object
Use Text Highlighter
Scroll scroll within a scroll. - highlight the meaning of the term as well as technique
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
Use A Calculator finding the appropriate tool and how to manipulate them, understand their basic functions
Use A Protractor
Use A Ruler In the younger grades, they will use inch rulers as well.
Select Area
Plot Points
Drag and Drop
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.
Use Video Player google forms can include videos that students can watch and respond to.............
Select and Drag/Slide
Next Gen Skills Connect to Troy’s Tech SKills In Many Ways! Next Gen Skills are interwoven into all grade level tech skills
Let’s Look at an Elementary Sample The highlighted skills connect to next gen skills
And a Campus Sample The highlighted skills connect to next gen skills
Creating and Selecting tools To Use The How: Exploration Creating and Selecting tools To Use D
Skills for Success Here’s a thing link with tech skills scroll down on Troy weebly site to select links within the thinglink http://troy30c.weebly.com/parcc-resources.html
Thing Links that Connect to Next Gen Skills A Link for Home-School Connections on Next Gen Skills: http://bit.ly/troy30cparcc For Student Skills Practice : http://bit.ly/ngaskills
A Few More Tools that connect to Content
Tools to Try NOW Directions on How to Make a Copy (GAFE) NEXT GEN Templates TO USE WIth Students Now!
More Templates Opportunities More Great Template Organizers Looking for More On Goolge Templates- Check Out This Quick Tutorial
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