Scaled Leadership Professional Development Middle and K-8 Center Administrators Department of English Language Arts-Secondary

AGENDA Examining Mid-Year ELA Data Overview of ELA Standards, Assessment, and Instruction Alignment Review of FSA Components Overview of ELA Resources

OBJECTIVES Understand instructional implications based on the Mid- Year Assessment data. Understand the FSA ELA Writing and Reading Components

LAFS.7.RI.3.7

INSTRUCTIONAL IMPLICATIONS TEACH THE STANDARDS!

INSTRUCTIONAL IMPLICATIONS Further analyze MYA data to examine the full range of the tested standard. Use the Item Specifications to determine the specific task demands of the standards. Instruct students using the ELA Exemplar Lessons

Sessions and Times

ALL ELLs must participate in ALL State and District assessments. Starting with the school year, ELLs with a Date Entered US Schools (DEUSS) less than two years will NOT count toward school grade. Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recommends that schools clearly articulate to parents why this date is collected and how the information will be used (education purposes only: e.g., accountability and/or cumulative enrollment for immigrant). (DEUSS Briefing # 15131) Date Entered US Schools (DEUSS)

Technology Enhanced Items (TEI)

1.Editing Task Choice 2.Editing Task 3.Hot Text – Selectable Hot Text – Drag-and-Drop Hot Text 4.Open Response 5.Multiselect 6.Evidence-Based Selected Response (EBSR) 7.Graphic Response Item Display (GRID) 8.Multimedia Technology-Enhanced Item Types

Training Tests (CBT) The Training tests on the FSA Portal (linked) have been updated. The sample items are the same but the tests now have the same “look and feel” that the operational computer- based tests will have in the spring.Training tests on the FSA Portal (linked) For example, the navigation buttons are in a slightly different place; the formula button shows which formulas are available on a given test (if applicable); students can now skip items and are warned that there are unanswered items if they try to submit. Training tests with the text-to-speech accommodation are still being finalized and will be released in sufficient time for students to practice prior to the spring assessments.

The K-8 ELA Formative Assessments are now available to all Florida teachers through Single Sign On (SSO) and can be accessed through under Resources & Assessments. The ELFAS is a database of K-8 formative assessment tasks and professional development information. Florida English Language Arts Formative Assessment System (ELFAS)

General FSA Tips Share the updated test blueprints with staff with an emphasis on pages 11 and 12 Provide teachers with samples of each item type in order to teach students the item types explicitly Schedule simulation sessions for teachers and students in the computer lab where students take the FSA training test online to do the following: – Familiarize themselves with the navigation buttons – Questions – Item types The ELFAS can be used to find standards based activities with graphic organizers and open response questions for additional remediation and/or enrichment Schedule an FSA Parent Informational Night

Writing mini lessons Writing conferencing Peer Editing with checklist Spend more time on revision and editing Provide specific corrective feedback to students during the “draft” process Build stamina for Writing-Give students minutes to write to the prompt independently FSA Writing Component Tips

RESOURCES

Contact Us: Department of English Language Arts- Secondary Division of Bilingual and World Languages