Smarter Balanced Digital Library: A Part of a Balanced Assessment System Terri Sappington Assessment Coordinator West Virginia Department of Education Office of Assessment State Lead, State Leadership Team, Smarter Balanced Digital Library WV Teacher Involvement Coordinator, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

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Smarter Balanced Definition Formative assessment: a deliberate process utilized by teachers and students during instruction to provide actionable feedback, used to adjust ongoing teaching and learning strategies to improve students’ attainment of curricular learning targets/goals. Formative Assessment

Four Attributes The Digital Library resources are connected to these four formative assessment attributes.

Slide 5 Commissioned Professional Learning Modules Resources for educators, students and families Frame Formative Assessment within a Balanced Assessment System Articulate the Formative Assessment Process Highlight Formative Assessment Practices and Tools Assessment Literacy Modules Commissioned Professional Learning Modules Instructional coaching for educators Instructional materials for students Demonstrate/support effective implementation of the formative assessment process Focus on key content and practice from the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts Exemplar Instructional Modules High-quality vetted instructional resources and tools for educators High-quality vetted resources and tools for students and families Reflect and support the formative assessment process Reflect and support the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts Create Professional Learning Communities Education Resources Digital Library Resources

How can educators use resources in the Digital Library? Advance their use of formative assessment practices. Better understand where students are in their learning. Identify any misconceptions. Make quick adjustments to instruction. Digital Library Resources

Accessing the Digital Library

Enter username and password Go to the Digital Library

Getting a Login If you are a new user or you do not remember your Digital Library password, Terri Sappington at

Digital Library Resources

Landing Page Digital Library Resources

Resource Cards

View Options

Search Using Filtering

Using Filtering

Search Using the Search Option

Search by Sorting Resources

Interactive Modules

Favorites

Resource Forums

Topic Forums

Spotlight Webinars and Forums

Supporting Students with Disabilities Series –Maximizing Access to Instruction and Testing for Students with Disabilities to Improve Achievement September 30, 4-5:15 pm –Opportunity to Learn for All Students: Enhancing Access to What Should be Taught and Will be Tested October 27, 3-4 pm –Understanding and Accelerating Achievement Growth for Students with Disabilities January 12, 2-3 pm

Illustrative Mathematics Series –Investigating Grades 6 & 7 Ratio and Proportional Relationship Standards with a New Desmos Activity, Tile Pile September 15, 3-4 pm –Illustrative Mathematics Modeling HS-F Module October 22, 2-3 pm –Illustrative Mathematics Fluency Module November 9, 4-5 pm Spotlight Webinars and Forums

Registration is required to participate in the Spotlight Webinars and Forums. If you are interested in participating, please send access the flyers for these webinars in Terri Sappington’s OneDrive, Shared with Everyone, Digital Library folder. Spotlight Webinars and Forums

Using the Digital Library Select a target from your score reports that indicates an area of weakness in student performance. Using the Digital Library, find resources you/your teachers could use to target this area of weakness.

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