Getting Ready for Smarter Balanced Jan Martin Assessment Director, SD DOE Feb. 7, 2014

4 Corners What? Uncertain I think so Ready to go! Go to the area of the room that best describes your understanding of Smarter Balanced at this point. Share questions and concerns with others with similar understandings. Post at least 2 questions on the chart paper.

Shifts from traditional tests

A Balanced Assessment System Common Core Standards – K-12 expectations for college and career readiness Summative Assessments – on-line, benchmarked to college and career readiness Interim assessments – flexible, open, used for actionable feedback Digital Library – teacher resources for formative assessment practices to improve instruction

How does Smarter Balanced differ from DSTEP ELA will include writing and listening Performance tasks Constructed response and technology enhanced Accommodations built into the test Starting the test will be adaptive College readiness Score reports based on claims for the content area

Math Shifts Calculators and other math manipulatives built into the test Constructed response items Technology-enhanced items No formula sheets No calculators for grades 3-5 Calculator link: test/calculators/

English/Language Arts Shifts Writing and listening assessed as well as reading Use of evidence to justify answers Literature and informational text at all levels

Content Claims MathematicsEnglish Language Arts Concepts and ProceduresReading Problem SolvingWriting Communicating Reasoning Listening Modeling and Data Analysis Research

Key Resources Main website for most information: Browsers and other administration elements: Training videos for teachers and students: Practice test – grade specific, all four test components –Understand item types, cognitive demand, not scored but scoring guides available Training test – grade bands, content tests, accommodations can be tested –Focus on the way students will interact in the test structure

Getting ready Scheduling –A minimum of 5 days needed –March 18 – May 16 Logging in –Test sessions set up prior to start –Secure login –Students will use state id numbers –Accommodations need to be set up ahead of time

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