1. and Succeeding on the Smarter Balanced Assessment A product to help the students, teachers, and districts of California successfully prepare for the new CCSS assessment rollout 2013–2015

2. California, CCSS, STAR, & Smarter Balanced The new CCSS assessment Smarter Balanced is replacing the STAR in California. Teachers and districts need help, as they fear their students are not prepared. OfficeMax and UpWrite Press are excited to offer a customizable classroom resource to help teachers prepare students for Smarter Balanced.

3. What is Smarter Balanced? The Smarter Balanced Assessment is a new assessment method for measuring the full range of the Common Core State Standards.

4. What is the goal of this assessment? Ensure that all students leave high school prepared for postsecondary success in college or career Implement a fair and reliable system of assessments that measure the full range of Common Core State Standards in ELA and Mathematics Utilize technology through a computer-adaptive testing system Support ongoing improvements in instruction Promote meaningful learning experiences for students

5. What is California’s timetable for Smarter Balanced? 2013–2014 2014–2015 STAR testing grades 2–11 Smarter Balanced pilot testing Last year of STAR testing Smarter Balanced assessment Full implementation of CCSS 2012–2013

6. How does Smarter Balanced differ from STAR? STAR Assessment Level One (Recall/ Understand) Level Two (Apply)

7. Level Four (Create) Smarter Balanced Assessment Level One (Recall/ Understand) Level Three (Analyze/ Evaluate) Level Two (Apply) STAR Assessment How does Smarter Balanced differ from STAR?

8. To succeed on the Smarter Balanced assessment, students must develop three deep-thinking skills: Analyzing Evaluating Synthesizing How can we best prepare students for the Smarter Balanced assessment?

9. Classroom strategies and activities for teaching students to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize Instructions, rubrics, model answers, and other diagnostic resources Recommended remediation program for continued development of deep-thinking skills Flexible, adaptable, and customizable content Succeeding on the Smarter Balanced Assessment

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15. Relevant Smarter Balanced and California Links California Dept. of Education Smarter Balanced Page CCSS Implementation Plan For California (see pages 16–19) Transitioning to a New Assessment System Educators are getting to the core of new state standards Revamping the "Core" of Education State Superintendent to Replace STAR testing Common Core State Standards Focus on Thinking, Not Reciting New Testing Unveiled for California Schools Oakley Students Give Pilot Exam a Try

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