1. AN ASSESSMENT FIT FOR THE COMMON CORE GPS GEORGIA MILESTONES

2. QUESTIONS Post-It notes are available on your table. Once you jot a question down, place the Post-It on the file folder. Q & A will take place during the last 10 minutes.

3. COMMON CORE GPS: THE SHIFTS Focus from high school completion to college and career readiness for all students. Mind sets from all students can learn to all students will learn and demonstrate learning at high levels. Focus from daily reading and writing in ELA to literacy across all content areas.

4. STANDARDS IN RELA

5. STANDARDS IN MATH

6. THINKING DEEPLY The Common Core emphasizes critical thinking. It requires students to: analyze more, discuss more, evaluate more, justify more, and explain their thinking & understanding deeply, especially in writing. Take-Away : Really thinking deeply is hard. Let it BE hard, help them talk it out.

7. INTEGRATING LEARNING The Common Core emphasizes learning across disciplines (reading with math & social studies standards combined into one task). Students spend more time working together with different settings, structures & tools. Take-Away : Problems & solutions happen everyday in the real world.

8. SHOWING HOW THEY KNOW The Common Core emphasizes proof & evidence. Take-away : Students must explain how they know.

9. WE NEED YOU!

10. GA MILESTONES An assessment fit for the Common Core GPS

11. PURPOSE inform efforts to improve student achievement by assessing student performance on the standards specific to each grade level. provide the children and their parents with information on their child’s preparedness for the next grade level.

12. GA MILESTONES Grades 3 – 8 End of Grade (EOG) in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies High School End of Course (EOC)

13. PROMOTION AND RETENTION Georgia State Board waived the promotion and retention requirements for grades 3, 5, and 8, for 2014-2015 school year. Georgia Milestones results will not be used for decisions relative to promotion or retention for grades 3, 5, and 8 for the 2014-2015 school year. No retests for 2014-15.

14. UNIQUE FEATURES INCLUDE: constructed-response items in ELA and mathematics writing component (in response to text) at every grade level within the ELA assessment norm-referenced items in every grade and content area to complement the criterion-referenced information and to provide a national comparison transition to online administration over time

15. TRANSITION TO ONLINE Year 1: minimum of 30% online Year 3: minimum of 80% online Year 5: minimum of 100% online A demo of CTB’s online platform can be accessed at this link – http://learnoas.ctb.com/GA/ Click on any one of the demonstration tests Click on “Login”, no credentials are required Click on “Start the test” Note – the demonstration tests contain generic items from multiple grade levels and are not designed to be reflective of Georgia Milestones content.

17. GENERAL TEST PARAMETERS ELA -- 3 sections, 1 of which will focus on writing Mathematics -- 2 sections Science -- 2 sections Social Studies -- 2 sections

18. ADMINISTRATION TIMES Content Area/Course Test Section(s) Minimum Time Per Section(s) Maximum Time Per Section(s) ELA1 and 26070 ELA37090 Mathematics1 and 26080 Science1 and 25070 Social Studies1 and 25070 Note: These time limits do not apply to those students who have the accommodation of extended time.

19. ELA CONTENT WEIGHTS APPROXIMATE % OF THE TEST Domain3 rd 4 th 5th Reading and Vocabulary53% Writing & Language47%

20. MATH CONTENT WEIGHTS APPROXIMATE % OF THE TEST Domain3 rd 4 th 5th Operations & Algebraic Thinking25%20%10% Number & Operations – Base 10 35% 20%25% Number & Operations– Fractions30% Measurement & Data30%20% Geometry10% 15%

21. SCIENCE CONTENT WEIGHTS APPROXIMATE % OF THE TEST Domain3 rd 4 th 5th Earth34%40%30% Life33%30%40% Physical33%30%

22. SOCIAL STUDIES CONTENT WEIGHTS APPROXIMATE % OF THE TEST Domain3 rd 4 th 5 th History30%50% Geography20%15% Government/Civics30%20% Economics20%15%

23. QUESTION TYPES GA MilestonesWhat does it mean? ELAMath Selected -ResponseMultiple choice Constructed -Response Short answer Extended Constructed -Response More detailed, longer answer Extended Writing-ResponseEssay Note : Partial credit is awarded for constructed & extended constructed-responses

24. WRITING AT EVERY GRADE – ELA Section 1&2: extended constructed-response item for narrative (in response to text) – ELA Section 3: read a pair of passages and complete a series of items: o 3 selected-response items asking about important features of each passage and comparing/contrasting between the two passages o 1 constructed-response item requiring linking the two passages o 1 writing prompt in which students must cite evidence to support their conclusions, claims, etc. Genres Writing prompts will be informative/explanatory or opinion/argumentative depending on the grade level. Students could encounter either genre.

25. GRADE 3 ELA CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE SAMPLE What is the main idea of the passage? Use details from the passage in you’re answer. 2 The main idea of the passage is that you should use a calendar to help you remember all of the things you need to do. The passage says to write down your homework, afterschool activities, and chores so that you don't forget what you have to do each day. The chart also shows you how to put your activities on a calendar. 1 The main idea of the passage is that you should use a calendar to write down all of the things you need to do. 0The passage is about using calendars.

26. ANNOTATIONS: ENGAGING WITH TEXT

30. GRADE 4 EXTENDED WRITING RESPONSE SAMPLE In this section, you will read two different arguments about giving regular allowances. You will write an opinion essay about which argument is better supported by facts. Before you begin planning and writing, read the two texts: 1. “A Regular Allowance for Doing Chores” 2. “Allowance as a Reward” As you read the texts, think about what details from each you might use in your opinion essay.

31. Grades 2-5 Writing assessment—2 administrations Mimics GA Milestones Teachers disaggregating data and using it to inform instruction

32. GRADE 5 MATH SAMPLE The hardware store is 5/8 mile from Sara's house. She walks / of the way from her house to the hardware store and then turns around and walks back home. How many miles does Sara walk? Show your work and write your answer in the space provided. _______ mile(s)

33. GRADE 5 MATH SAMPLE Addie is beginning a running program. She tracks the number of miles she runs 5 different days during a 10-day period. Part A: What are the coordinates for point A? Part B: Which point represents day 5, when Addie ran 3 miles? Part C: Describe the distance Addie ran from days 1 to 5.

34. TESTING SCHEDULE Date (AM & PM)SubjectAdministration Thursday, April 16ELA Sections 1 & 2P/P & Online Friday, April 17ELA Sections 1 & 2Online Monday, April 20ELA Section 3 - WritingP/P & Online Tuesday, April 21ELA Section 3 - WritingOnline Wednesday, April 22Math Sections 1 & 2P/P & Online Thursday, April 23Math Sections 1 & 2Online Friday, April 24Make-Up DayP/P & Online Monday, April 27Science Sections 1 & 2P/P & Online Tuesday, April 28Science Sections 1 & 2Online Wednesday, April 29Social Studies Section 1 & 2P/P & Online Thursday, April 30Social Studies Section 1 & 2Online Friday, May 1Make-Up DayP/P & Online 3 rd and 4 th grade will test day 1 of a section (every other day) 5 th grade-split (every other day)

35. HOW PARENTS CAN HELP Encourage your child to use good study and test- taking skills. Explain the purpose of the tests. The assessments give students an opportunity to show what they have learned in school. They also give teachers information that helps them plan instruction. Point out that some items may be more difficult than others.

36. A PARENT’S ROLE IS IMPORTANT Be certain your child gets plenty of sleep and has a healthy breakfast and lunch. Taking tests is hard work for many students and can require a lot of energy. Be certain your child is at school on time. Rushing and worrying about being late could affect performance on the tests. Remember to ask your child about the testing at the end of each day.

37. TEST TAKING STRATEGIES Read directions carefully. Use the entire time period. Read the questions first, then tackle reading the text. Eliminate unlikely answers. Annotate the text! Use Text Talkers when answering constructed response questions.

38. TEST TAKING STRATEGIES Underline important information. Look for clues in the question and answer choices. Mark questions you want to come back to. Pay attention to how tired you are. Take a short break. Teach how to recognize signs of anxiety. Checking your work means something! Relax and think positively!

39. RESOURCES Sample items www.georgiaoas.org parent’s guide to Georgia’s new assessment developed by the National PTA [ http://www.pta.org/advocacy/content.cfm?ItemNumber=3816 ] Georgia Department of Education-- http://testing.gadoe.org Online Testing Demo-- http://learnoas.ctb.com/GA/ iReady online for Reading & Math (See student agenda for log in information) Upraised Math—www.upraised/go/ejackson

40. A MATH RESOURCE FOR PARENTS UPRAISED MATH

41. A MATH RESOURCE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS www.upraised.org and enter the access code: ejackson or go directly to our site: www.upraised/go/ejackson

42. FOLLOW THE SCOPE & SEQUENCE Available in English and Spanish! Parents can follow their child’s curriculum and receive email updates

43. ORGANIZED BY STANDARD

44. TEXT EXPLANATIONS AND VIDEOS Resources are sorted: Learn and Act

45. WEB RESOURCES

46. QUESTIONS Nicolle Trow CST trown@fultonschools.org