Build Aspire Assessment Literacy

Prayer God, our Father, we thank You for the gift of love and the gift of life. We thank you for the gift of our children. We ask You to send You holy angels to protect and guide them each day so that they will walk the narrow path of purity, self-control, and obedience as was taught to us by Your own Son, Jesus Christ. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord, in the union with the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Check-in Activity: one-minute handshakes

Workshop Norms 1.Take an inquiry position 2.Ground statements in evidence 3.Assume positive intentions 4.Start and end on time 5.Stick to protocol 6.Be here now

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Workshop Objectives ◦12:30 – 1:20 Objective 1- Understand Aspire Content Categories for each subject test ◦1:20 – 1:45 Objective 2- Identify skills alignment between Aspire and AoC Curriculum Benchmarks ◦1:45 – 1:55 Objective 3- Understand test item types: computer- based test vs paper-based test ◦1:55 – 2:05 Break ◦2:05 – 2:25 Objective 4- Align formative and summative assessments: understand the difference between the Aspire summative assessment, Aspire periodic assessments, and GAINS Quizlets ◦2:25 – 2:40 Objective 5- Analyze exemplar items ◦2:40 – 3:00 Objective 6- Analyze the Aspire writing rubric

Hopes & Fears Protocol ◦What are your hopes about the Aspire test? ◦What are your fears about the Aspire test? ◦Pair Share

Assessment Literacy Scavenger Hunt ◦Work with a partner ◦Use the the Aspire Technical Bulletin #1 to complete the Assessment Literacy Scavenger Hunt

Workshop Objectives ◦12:30 – 1:20 Objective 1- Understand Aspire Content Categories for each subject test ◦1:20 – 1:45 Objective 2- Identify skills alignment between Aspire and AoC Curriculum Benchmarks ◦1:45 – 1:55 Objective 3- Understand test item types: computer- based test vs paper-based test ◦1:55 – 2:05 Break ◦2:05 – 2:25 Objective 4- Align formative and summative assessments: understand the difference between the Aspire summative assessment, Aspire periodic assessments, and GAINS Quizlets ◦2:25 – 2:40 Objective 5- Analyze exemplar items ◦2:40 – 3:00 Objective 6- Analyze the Aspire writing rubric

Identify skills alignment between Aspire and AoC Curriculum Benchmarks ◦Use the AoC Complexity Reports ◦Identify the skills/benchmarks for strands in a domain

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Workshop Objectives ◦12:30 – 1:20 Objective 1- Understand Aspire Content Categories for each subject test ◦1:20 – 1:45 Objective 2- Identify skills alignment between Aspire and AoC Curriculum Benchmarks ◦1:45 – 1:55 Objective 3- Understand test item types: computer- based test vs paper-based test ◦1:55 – 2:05 Break ◦2:05 – 2:25 Objective 4- Align formative and summative assessments: understand the difference between the Aspire summative assessment, Aspire periodic assessments, and GAINS Quizlets ◦2:25 – 2:40 Objective 5- Analyze exemplar items ◦2:40 – 3:00 Objective 6- Analyze the Aspire writing rubric

Understand test item types ◦Paper-based test: multiple choice and constructed response ◦Computer-based test: multiple choice, constructed response, and technology-enhanced technology-enhanced

Break 1:55- 2:05 (10 minutes)

Workshop Objectives ◦12:30 – 1:20 Objective 1- Understand Aspire Content Categories for each subject test ◦1:20 – 1:45 Objective 2- Identify skills alignment between Aspire and AoC Curriculum Benchmarks ◦1:45 – 1:55 Objective 3- Understand test item types: computer- based test vs paper-based test ◦1:55 – 2:05 Break ◦2:05 – 2:25 Objective 4- Align formative and summative assessments: understand the difference between the Aspire summative assessment, Aspire periodic assessments, and GAINS Quizlets ◦2:25 – 2:40 Objective 5- Analyze exemplar items ◦2:40 – 3:00 Objective 6- Analyze the Aspire writing rubric

Student Performance SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT = AUTOPSY FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT = CHECK-UP

Aspire Summative Assessment ◦Aligned to AoC Curricular Benchmarks ◦Five subject test: English (35 minutes), reading (60 minutes), writing (30 minutes), mathematics (65 minutes), and science (55 minutes) ◦No social studies ◦Spring norms ◦Grades 3 – 10 ◦All students in grades 3 through 10 will take the Aspire Summative Assessment ◦April 2016 test administration

Aspire Periodic Assessments ◦Two types of Aspire formative assessments: 1.Interim Assessments 2.Classroom Assessments

Aspire Periodic Assessments ◦Interim Assessments ◦Aligned to AoC Curricular Benchmarks ◦4 Interim Assessments per subject in grades ◦“mini” summative assessments, comprehensive scope of content categories/objectives ◦English, reading, math, and science (no writing) ◦40 to 45 minutes test administration per subject test ◦multiple choice test items ◦computer-based test, immediate feedback

Aspire Interim Assessments Test Administration Schedule Interim Assessment #1- baseline data: week of Monday, October 5 through Friday, October 23 (three-week window) Interim Assessment #2- check for understanding interim data, mid-year: week of Monday, November 30 – Friday, January 22 (five-week window) Interim Assessment #3- check for understanding interim data, just in time data: week of Monday, February 29 – Friday, March 18 (four-week window) Aspire Summative Assessment: week 1- Monday, April 11- Friday, April 15 and week 2- Monday, April 18- Friday, April 22 Interim Assessment #4 Optional- post-summative data/end-of-course: week of Monday, May 16 – through Friday, May 27 (two-week window)

Aspire Periodic Assessments ◦Classroom Assessments ◦Aligned to AoC Curricular Benchmarks ◦5 Classroom Assessments per subject in grades 3 – 8 ◦Each assessment is mapped to 1 to 2 standards ◦English, reading, math, and science (no writing) ◦15 to 20 minutes ◦multiple choice test items ◦computer-based test, immediate feedback

GAINS Quizlets ◦Formative assessments in grades K - 8 ◦Aligned to AoC Curricular Benchmarks

Align formative and summative assessments ◦Use the data from formative assessments to: ◦Adjust curriculum ◦Adjust instruction ◦Monitor student proficiency with Student On-Track Report Student On-Track Report

Workshop Objectives ◦12:30 – 1:20 Objective 1- Understand Aspire Content Categories for each subject test ◦1:20 – 1:45 Objective 2- Identify skills alignment between Aspire and AoC Curriculum Benchmarks ◦1:45 – 1:55 Objective 3- Understand test item types: computer- based test vs paper-based test ◦1:55 – 2:05 Break ◦2:05 – 2:25 Objective 4- Align formative and summative assessments: understand the difference between the Aspire summative assessment, Aspire periodic assessments, and GAINS Quizlets ◦2:25 – 2:40 Objective 5- Analyze exemplar items ◦2:40 – 3:00 Objective 6- Analyze the Aspire writing rubric

Analyze Exemplar Items ◦Access the Aspire page on OCS Resource PortalAspire page on OCS Resource Portal ◦Pair Share using I Notice/I Wonder Protocol

Workshop Objectives ◦12:30 – 1:20 Objective 1- Understand Aspire Content Categories for each subject test ◦1:20 – 1:45 Objective 2- Identify skills alignment between Aspire and AoC Curriculum Benchmarks ◦1:45 – 1:55 Objective 3- Understand test item types: computer-based test vs paper-based test ◦1:55 – 2:05 Break ◦2:05 – 2:25 Objective 4- Align formative and summative assessments: the difference between the Aspire summative assessment, Aspire periodic assessments, and GAINS Quizlets ◦2:25 – 2:40 Objective 5- Analyze exemplar items ◦2:40 – 3:00 Objective 6- Analyze the Aspire writing rubric

Aspire Writing Assessment ◦Access the Aspire page on OCS Resource PortalAspire page on OCS Resource Portal ◦Writing activity: 1.Choose the grade-level you teach or pick a grade-level 2.Read the sample prompt on page 8 3.Write an essay for 10 minutes that addresses the prompt 4.Read the rubric and evaluate your essay

Aspire Writing Assessment ◦Thoughts about the writing assessment or rubric ◦Two-minute Pair Share (one minute each)

Next Steps Parking Lot Bring training back to school and provide assessment literacy with faculty all questions to Dr. Jorge Peña

I Appreciate Our Time Together

+ Plus ∆ Delta + Plus: what worked well about this workshop ∆ Delta: what to change for the next workshop