FCUSD COMMON CORE IMPLEMENTATION ELA Assessments

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ELA Assessments  Objectives  Reconnect with triad/dyad members and PDC  Look at new district ELA READING assessments  Look at new district ELA WRITING assessments  FORMATIVE assessment at the classroom level

ELA Assessments  Welcome and Reconnect  Which popular TV show would be the best analogy for your summer and why?  America’s Got Talent  Survivor  The Amazing Race  Duck Dynasty  The Walking Dead  Other (your choice)

Recap of CCSS  Major shifts in ELA  Informational Text  Text Dependency/Text Evidence  Text Complexity (2 nd grade +)  Writing  Read – Discuss – Write “Generous amounts of close, purposeful reading, rereading, writing, and talking are the essence of authentic literacy. These simple activities are the foundation for a trained, powerful mind—and a promising future.” Mike Schmoker, Results Now (2006), p. 53

READING ASSESSMENTS  Growth Model Assessment  Transitionary period  Measures End of Year Goals  Same test, given in October, February, and May  PILOTS  Collaboration  Test structure

READING ASSESSMENTS  Growth Model Assessment Cont.  Review the assessment and discuss the following in grade level groups:  Take a few minutes to read the passages and go over the test with your group  Review the answer key to see the standards covered  What kinds of skills will students need to be able to have success with such an assessment?  What kinds of adjustments can you make in your instruction to help prepare students for this type of assessment?  What are the overall implications?

WRITING ASSESSMENTS  CCSS Text Types  Narrative  Informative/Explanatory  Opinion  Same stimulus text – from HM anthology  Rubrics Rubrics  Anchor Papers Anchor Papers  PILOTS  Collaboration

WRITING ASSESSMENTS  Share writing prompts  Review the prompts and discuss the following in grade level groups:  Take a few minutes to read all of the prompts with your group  Review the writing standards covered by each prompt  What kinds of skills will students need to be able to have success with such an assessment?  What kinds of adjustments can you make in your instruction to help prepare students for this type of assessment?  What are the overall implications?

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT  What is it? “When incorporated into classroom practice, the formative assessment process provides information needed to adjust teaching and learning while they are still happening. The process serves as practice for the student and a check for understanding during the learning process. The formative assessment process guides teachers in making decisions about future instruction.” (

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT  Examples:  Observation  Discussion  Questioning  Think-Pair-Share-(Write)  White Boards  Hand signals  Graphic Organizers or Visual Representations  Exit Tickets

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BREAK! 10:15AM – 10:30AM Session :30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Gym: All Elementary Schools, K-2, Math  Room 5: CV, CM, WR, 3-5 ELA  Room 8: EO, OC, FH, 3-5, ELA  Room 9: NS, SJG, 3-5, ELA  Room 12: GR, RR, 3-5, ELA  Room 14: CS, BS, TJ, 3-5, ELA  Room 16: CG, MH, NV, 3-5, ELA  Room 17: WM, RCE, PJS, 3-5, ELA  Prep Teachers will attend sessions with grades 3-5.