1. Instructional Affairs Committee Meeting
January 10, 2019
Instructional Affairs Committee Meeting
Preparing Your Child for Computer-Based Testing
Giannina Frino
Director of Research and Development

2. Yonkers Online YPS students have multiple experiences online:
Children’s Progress, MAP for more than 15 years in K – 2
MAP testing has been in place for 4 years
All schools have participated in NYS 3-8 ELA and Math Field Testing for the past 3 years
Experience with online resources:
Khan Academy
Study Island used in district
In the school, YPS administered the NYS 3-8 ELA and Math operational tests by computer.

3. Feedback: YPS First Year Operational CBT
Student feedback on testing 3-8 ELA, Math for the first time in computers labs on desktops or at their desks on laptops.

4. 2018-19 CBT Upcoming Dates English Language Arts Mathematics
YPS CBT ELA Pilot
February 26
Administration Dates
April 1– April 8
Make-Up Dates
April 3 – April 11
Mathematics
April 30– May 7
May 2-May 10

5. Skills for CBT

6. Skills for CBT (in Spanish)

7. Keyboarding Resources
Typingclub.com
Typing.com
Freetypinggame.net
dancemattypingguide.com
These resources help build typing speed and accuracy.

8. YPS CBT Webpage
One stop shop for information on CBT including resources such as video tutorials on the CBT practice tests.

9. CBT Resources on Clever
To access CBT resources, log into Clever at: clever.com/in/yonkers.
YPS partners with Clever. Clever is a single sign – on program that allows our students and staff to access all our instructional technology from any device with one username and password. All members of the YPS learning community have access to the resources on clever.

10. About CBT Resources on Clever
Castle Learning:
Castle Learning provides practice questions in multiple content areas for grades K-12 including math and ELA. To access self-study options:
Go to Castle Learning from the Clever portal
Click on “Self Study” from the left menu
Select the appropriate grade level and “Expert Mode”
Math is organized by standards
ELA is organized by topic-to practice with reading passages, select “Reading-Critical Reading Selections”

11. About CBT Resources on Clever
Typing.com:
Keyboarding is an important skill for 21st century students to develop and is critical to success in school, college, and careers.
As we prepare students for computer-based NYS Exams in Math and ELA, we must provide them with opportunities to become familiar with keyboards and develop speed and proper technique. 
Typing.com offers:
Typing Lessons
Typing Games
Typing Speed Tests

12. About CBT Resources on Clever
Khan Academy:
Khan Academy is a learning resource that offers videos and practice exercises in multiple content areas, including Yonkers' K-8 math curriculum. After accessing Khan Academy on Clever:
Click on "Courses" in the top left and then "Eureka Math/EngageNY" under Math by Grade
Choose "Get Remediation Support" to review math foundations from previous grades or "Get On-Grade Support" for on-grade-level skills and concepts
Click on your student's grade level to begin
For more information on how to help your student on Khan Academy, visit Khan Academy’s Resources for Parents:
your-child

13. Additional Resources Readworks.org Zearn Razkids Study Island
ReadWorks is an online resource of reading passages and lesson plans for students in all grade levels.
Zearn
Zearn Math is a K-5 math curriculum based on Eureka Math / EngageNY with top-rated materials for teacher-led and digital instruction.
Razkids
Online guided reading program with interactive ebooks, downloadable books, and reading quizzes.
Study Island
A leading academic software provider of standards-based assessment, instruction, and test preparation e-learning programs.
ABCya.com
ABCya.com is a website that provides educational games and activities for school-aged children. The games on the website are organized into grade levels from pre-kindergarten to fifth grade, as well as into subject categories such as letters, numbers, and holidays
These resources are great for improving reading and foundational skills leading to student achievement. As students use these resources they will naturally strengthen the technical skills needed to work on a computer.

14. New York States Grade 3-8 CBT Question Sampler
The New York Question Sampler lets educators, students, and parents see what the New York State Grades 3-8 ELA and Math test questions will look like on a computer.
It includes questions in ELA and Math for every grade 3-8 test.
The Sampler also includes practice tests for student testing accommodations, such as Text-to-Speech and Reverse Contrast.
Please visit this site through Clever:
Part of preparing for CBT includes being comfortable with the online testing platform, Nextera. For practice students can use the questions sampler. You can access the sampler through clever.

15. Question Sampler
*Please note that the Question Sampler is only compatible with Google Chrome

16. Question Sampler: Selecting Accommodations

17. Directions Prior to Starting Practice Test

18. Question Sampler Practice Test

19. Equation Editor Sampler
The online Equation Editor Sampler is an "empty" Equation Editor response box that is not associated with a practice test question.
Teachers can provide their own math question to students who can respond with the Equation Editor Sampler to become familiar with the Equation Editor as an online tool.
To use the Equation Editor Sampler, select Math, the grade level, and then "Equation Editor Sampler" from the Select Test drop-down menu:

20. Things to Know about the “Empty” Equation Editor
The Equation Editor Sampler is offered only in the online Question Sampler.
The "empty" Equation Editor Sampler launches on-screen for students and includes all online tools as well as the Review screen that will be available in the operational CBT Math exams in the spring.
The Equation Editor Sampler function buttons are specific to the three grade bands: grades 3-4, grades 5-6, and grades 7-8.
Grade band specific reference guides for the Equation Editor button function are available at yonkerspublicschools.org/cbt and cbtsupport.nysed.gov
Use of the Equation Editor Sampler can help create new dialogue in the classroom for how students can use technology to show their work for Math answers.

21. Drawing Tool
Questar developed the CBT Math Drawing Tool as part of the Equation Editor:
Launched with the 2018 CBT Math Field Tests
Will be included in the Operational CBT Math Tests
Available as an option for responding to every CBT math question that includes the Equation Editor for constructed response Math questions
Allows students to arrive at and respond creatively to Math questions

22. ELA Response Box Sampler
The new ELA Response Box Sampler allows students to practice using the constructed response box as they will do for the operational CBT ELA exams in the spring.
The online ELA Response Box Sampler is an "empty" ELA constructed response (CR) box that is not associated with a practice test question.
Some testing accommodations, such as Reverse Contrast and Background Color, can also be reviewed by students with the ELA Response Box Sampler.
To use the ELA Response Box Sampler, select ELA, the grade level, and then “ELA Response Box Sampler" from the Select Test drop-down menu:

23. Things to Know About the ELA Response Box Sampler
Teachers can provide their own ELA passage and question to students who can respond using the ELA Response Box Sampler to become familiar with the CR response box as an online tool for typing their response.
Released test questions from years prior can be found on here: mathematics-state-test-questions 
The ELA Response Box Sampler allows students to experience the undo/redo features and how to resize the CR box onscreen.
The "empty" ELA Response Box Sampler launches on-screen for students and includes all online tools such as the review screen, notepad, highlighter, line reader, and more.
The Response Box Sampler included five “empty” CRs per Response Box Sampler.
This allows students to not only gain experience with the online testing tools, but also with the navigation prior to sitting for the CBT exams.

24. Where Can I Use a Computer in Yonkers?

25. “If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.” –John Dewey
“Our students don’t come to school saying, “Hey, I think I’ll use technology today!” They just use it because it’s like an appendage that they grew up with. We should stop using it as it it’s an add-on.” –Peter DeWitt