1. Georgia Milestones 101: A Parent Workshop
Third Grade Team
Creek View Elementary School
February 27, 2018

2. What will the assessment look like in ELA?
Georgia Milestones
What will the assessment look like in ELA?
Consolidation of English Language Arts
English Language Arts and reading will be combined and a writing component added for every grade level and course within the ELA assessment
One overall ELA score and proficiency designation
Reporting categories below the overall content area will be reported similar to the domains on the CRCT
Cannot make proficiency claims at the lower level reporting categories

3. Georgia Milestones Criterion Referenced and Norm Referenced Items:
students will receive 2 scores:
*criterion referenced score (55 total points)
*norm referenced score (20 total points)
some norm-referenced items (10) will count as criterion-referenced items as well

4. Georgia Milestones ELA Criterion-Referenced Breakdown by Item Type:
Total Number of Items: 44 / Total Number of Points: 55
Breakdown by Item Type:
40 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; 10 of which are aligned NRT)
2 Constructed Response (2 points each)
1 Constructed or Extended Response (worth 4 points): literary prose
1 Extended Response (worth 7 points): informative/explanatory or argument/opinion
Source GA DOE

5. Writing at Every Grade Level
Extended Response Writing Section:
Writing prompts will be informative/explanatory or opinion/argumentative depending on the grade level. Students could encounter either genre.

6. Framework for Constructed Response
Restate the question Answer the question Cite text evidence to support your answer Explain further (if necessary) *Variations may exist

7. Sample Constructed Response Question
What does Kiera learn?
What clues from the story help you answer this question?

8. Excerpt from “Too Much Chocolate”
"They should have never left me alone with you," said Keira. "That was a bad mistake." Keira was speaking to a bag of chocolate. It was under her brother's bed. It was a green bag, and it was almost full. Tyler had not eaten much of his Halloween candy. Now he would never get the chance. Tyler had a friend over. Keira had been watching them. When they went to the backyard to play, she sneaked up the stairs. She opened Tyler's door. She crept over to his bed. And now she was going to eat his chocolate. "You're all mine," she said, and laughed a sneaky laugh. She unwrapped the first piece. It was a chocolate covered cherry. She ate it. "Mmmm," she said. "Mmmmmm." The next piece was a chocolate egg with marshmallow goo inside. She bit into it, and some of the marshmallow got onto her chin.

9. Excerpt from “Too Much Chocolate” (cont.)
After a few minutes of eating, she heard footsteps on the stairs. She tried to get away, but her stomach was too full. Tyler came into the room. He looked mad. "Hey!" he said. "What are you doing with my candy?!” Keira tried to speak but she was too full. She stood up, and fell back down again. "Oooooof," she groaned. Her face was covered with chocolate. Her hands were sticky. She even had chocolate in her hair. "I don't feel so good," she said. "I think I ate too much chocolate." Tyler started laughing. He laughed until he fell down too. "Well!" he said. "I think you learned your lesson!" Keira's stomach felt like it was going to burst. She felt terrible. She would never steal Tyler's candy again.

10. A Framework for Crafting the Response
Answer Keira learns that she shouldn’t take her brother’s candy. Cite In the story, the author states that Keira steals her brother’s candy, and gets sick. In paragraph seven, she groaned “oooooof” after eating too much chocolate. Explain This tells me she got sick because she stole her brother’s candy. She probably won’t do that again.

11. Georgia Milestones Administration Times Content Area Test Section
Minimum Time Per Section
Maximum Time Per Section
ELA
1 and 2
60 minutes
70 minutes
(writing only) 3
90 minutes
ELA Section 3 (writing only)

12. Georgia Milestones Scratch Paper
Blank scratch paper, including notebook paper, should be provided to students taking Milestones regardless of the administration mode: ELA: Section 3 only Mathematics: All sections

13. How do we prepare students for the online writing assessments?
provide opportunities to “write” on computers in and out of class
keyboarding skills
student and parent awareness
access to computers
Many of our students will be asked to write the constructed responses and extended responses online.
What must we do as instructional leaders and teachers to prepare our students for the online writing assessments?
*Keyboarding practice is through your student’s Launchpad. The app is called Learning.com.

15. Scale Score Ranges by Achievement Level

17. Coaching a growth mindset
Instead of telling myself…
Think to yourself…
I’m not good at this.
I give up.
This is too hard.
I just can’t do math.
She/He ‘s so smart. I will never be that smart.
I can’t make this any better.
What am I missing?
I’ll use the strategies I’ve learned.
This is going to take time and effort.
I’m going to train my brain in Math.
I’m going to figure out how he/she does it so I can try it that way!
I can always improve, so I’ll keep trying.

18. Creating a positive Testing Experience at School and Home
CVES announcements will feature test taking tips for success
School will limit homework and avoid other tests/projects during testing window
Maintain your normal schedule and routine at home
Eat a healthy breakfast each morning, and send a healthy snack
Keep the lines of communication open and promote conversation about testing in a low-stress way
Coach your child to use relaxation strategies such as “belly breathing” and muscle relaxation
Take advantage of the decreased homework and absence of tests/projects to plan afternoon family time (exercise, play, etc.)