Joe Dell Brasel, Ed.D. Principal Consultant ACT Atlanta Office Navigating the QualityCore Secure System

Agenda  Research base for QualityCore  What is QualityCore?  Inside view and demonstration of QualityCore Educational Resources  Questions

ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks* are early indicators of likely college success based on student EXPLORE, PLAN, or ACT scores. Test College Course(s) EXPLOREPLANThe ACT EnglishEnglish Composition MathAlgebra ReadingSocial Sciences ScienceBiology College Readiness System *Reflects the minimum score needed on an ACT subject area test to indicate a 50% chance of obtaining a “B” or better or a 75% chance of obtaining a “C” or better in the corresponding credit-bearing college course

% 2011 Kentucky Graduates Meeting Benchmark Scores by Course Taking Patterns CourseEnglishMathReadingScienceAll Four Core67%35%50%26%21% Less than Core 41%16%29%11%8%

Note: 93% of the ACT math section is Algebra and Geometry content Kentucky ACT Results 2011

Research The Foundation of ACT

College and Career Readiness System 8th–9th Grade Score Scale: 1—25 8th–9th Grade Score Scale: 1—25 10th Grade Score Scale: 1—32 10th Grade Score Scale: 1—32 11th–12th Grade Score Scale: 1—36 11th–12th Grade Score Scale: 1—36 Longitudinal Assessments 9th – 12th Grade Instructional Improvement 9th – 12th Grade Instructional Improvement Instruction Assessment Characteristics English, math, reading, science, optional Writing Test (ACT only) Career and Educational Components Needs Assessment Plans and Background Information Interest Inventory High School Course Grade Information (ACT Only) EOS (PLAN/ACT) EOC Assessments Formative Item Pools Educator Resources Implementation Support Professional Development CourseEnglishMathReadingScienceAll Four Core67%35%50%26%21%

Example: Mathematics College Readiness Standards ACT’s College Readiness Standards

Mapped to College Readiness Standards

 Educator Resources  A live formative item pool for benchmark assessments  End-of-Course assessments  Implementation support  Professional Development (optional) What is QualityCore?

English  English 9  English 10  English 11  English 12 Science  Biology  Chemistry  Physics Available Courses Mathematics  Algebra I  Algebra II  Geometry  Pre-Calculus Social Studies  U.S. History

End-of-Course Assessment  Kentucky will do MC+MC+CR  All other courses available in MC+MC or MC+CR option  Available in paper and pencil and computer based testing (CBT) formats  Kentucky testing window – multiple windows  All other courses can be given at anytime as long as the QualityCore testing timeline is followed

Getting Started CDs  For Mathematics, English, Science and Social Studies  How to use QualityCore Educator’s Resources  Can be used by individual teachers and by groups of teachers

Professional Development Options  Half Day Professional Development:  May be delivered at a school, district, educational cooperative, or other entity. Multiple districts/schools may be in attendance.  Events are open to all educators using any QualityCore Courses.  Materials include a Participant's Handbook and a course-specific binder.  Delivered face-to-face by two ACT trainers in either a large or small group setting.  A great train-the-trainer PD or an all staff option.  The half day event is NOT broken down by domain.

 Five Day Professional Development:  Includes three days in the summer, one day in the fall, and one day in the spring.  Delivered face-to-face by two ACT trainers.  Facilitated within the client's district and given at the building or district level.  Multiple districts/schools can be in attendance at the same event.  Events are broken down by domain. Professional Development Options

 Five Day Professional Development (cont)  Focuses explicitly on helping teachers understand and maximize the academic readiness and academic behaviors of their students.  Targets content knowledge and instructional practices, as well as strategies for building and sustaining student engagement.  Ensures that teachers build the capacity to help all of their students learn and use assessments effectively to guide their instruction. Professional Development Options

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Exploring the System  Overview of Educator Resources  Working with the Formative Item Pool

QC Course # FIP MC # FIP SA # FIP CR # Benchmark Tests # additional units with PD English NA English English English Algebra I Algebra II Geometry Pre- Calculus224255NA Biology Chemistry Physics226254NA U.S. History NA This year

Joe Dell Brasel, Ed.D. Principal Consultant ACT Atlanta Office Navigating the QualityCore Secure System