1. 2012 – 2013 OK Grade 3-8 Benchmarks Welcome Oklahoma Educators!

2. And CTB, the 86 year-old assessment company of McGraw- Hill Education, is internationally recognized for expertise in creating standards-based educational assessments. CTB is dedicated to providing schools with the highest possible technical quality in terms of measuring student learning. CTB was awarded the contract for the OSDE OCCT and OMAAP assessment program in Winter 2012.

3. Acuity, CTB’s formative assessment system, is the award-winning web-based benchmark assessment program which will host the grades 3-8 benchmarks, free to all public school districts administering the OCCT and OMAAP assessments. Acuity is a formative assessment system that is simple to use, yet provides robust reporting capabilities to help the “teacher help the child.” InFormative Assessment

4. Classroom Assessment FOR Learning “Assessments for learning happen while learning is still underway. These are the assessments that we conduct throughout teaching and learning to diagnose student needs, plan our next steps in instruction, provide students with feedback they can use to improve the quality of their work, and help students see and feel in control of their journey to success. This is not about accountability—those are assessments of learning. This is about getting better.” Stiggins et al, Classroom Assessment for Student Learning

5. Includes: High quality assessments with supporting research data Reports that are easy to read and understand, accessible online and in PDF format for printing Instructional modules that provide instruction, guided practice, and post-teaching skills assessment Training webinars and tiered technical support for all system users

6. 6 Oklahoma 3-8 Benchmark Assessments Two Interim Benchmark Assessments for Each Content Domain Mathematics English Language Arts Writing The benchmarks act as interim measures to assess student performance in relation to instruction. The assessments are administered online in late October/November and late January/February in suggested testing windows.

7. 7 Numbers of Items and Item Types Assessments Content BenchmarkSRsCRsTotal Mathematics1—FallYES 22 Items 2—SpringYES 22 Items ELA1—FallYES 19-23 Items 2—SpringYES 19-23 Items Writing1—FallNOYES1 Item 2—SpringNOYES1 Item

8. Instructional Resources Acuity has several different types of Instructional Resources Type: Tutorial – The “tutorial” type refers to Acuity’s original Instructional Resource format – These tutorials can be administered online and offline. – Teacher level reports are available with drill down capabilities. Three components to the Acuity Tutorial: Screens that introduce and teach a given skill Guided Practice Mini-summative assessment to evaluate progress

9. Acuity Reports: Online Student Class School District Roster Reports Assessment Reports Item Analysis Reports Classroom Matrix Report

10. Class Roster Report Provides at-a-glance assessment results for students in a class

11. Class Assessment Report Shows how the group of students performed by the standards

12. Item Analysis Report Shows an item-by-item analysis of how students answered the questions

13. Distractor Analysis Shows an item-by-item analysis of how students answered the questions

14. Toggle to Report by Standards Set OK educators will be able to report by either the Oklahoma C 3 Standards or the CCSS Standards.

15. Let’s logon to Acuity! Educator Experience Acuity Assessments Acuity Reports Acuity Instructional Resources Student Experience

16. For questions regarding OK Acuity Benchmark or other technical information, please contact: CTB/OK Help Desk Toll Free: (888) 282- 2010 Email:OK_Helpdesk@ctb.com Website: http://www.ctb.com/okhttp://www.ctb.com/ok

17. For questions regarding OK Acuity Grades 3-8 policy and testing procedures, please contact: Oklahoma State Department of Education, Office of Accountability and Assessments Web site: http://www.sde.ok.gov

18. After attending this webinar, if you would like to administer Benchmark assessment for Grades 3-8, please complete the second page of the Memorandum that was sent via e-mail to all district contacts the week of January 14, 2013. Your “yes” response is needed no later than Monday, January 28, 2013. Please e-mail your response to OK_Helpdesk@ctb.com. Presentation slides will be posted to: www.ctb.com/okOK_Helpdesk@ctb.com

19. Thank You!