1. Alternate Assessment 2012- 2013 Changes

2. 9/14/20152 Important Information that You Need to Know The new Alternate Assessment will be a test given to students over a two week period in the Spring of 2013. It will be give in a 1:1 setting. Students will be expected to take the AA in each content area tested at their grade level. (LA, M, S, SS) Each test will take approximately 1.5 hours per content. Teachers will teach from the new Ohio Academic Content Standards- Extended (OACS-E)

3. What are the Ohio Academic Content Standards – Extended (OACS-E)? Ohio’s Academic Content Standards help teachers ensure their students have the skills and knowledge they need to be successful  They provide clear goals for student learning. The Extended Standards  Provide statements of what a student with a significant cognitive disability is expected to understand and be able to do to make progress in the grade-level academic content standards.  The extended standards are intended to demonstrate practical and functional application of the state standards. 9/14/20153

4. OHIO ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS- EXTENDED http://education.ohio.gov/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&T opicRelationID=967&ContentID=119791&Content=125053 English Language Arts - Ohio Academic Content Standards - ExtendedEnglish Language Arts - Ohio Academic Content Standards - Extended (PDF) Mathematics - Ohio Academic Content Standards - ExtendedMathematics - Ohio Academic Content Standards - Extended (PDF) Science - Ohio Academic Content Standards - ExtendedScience - Ohio Academic Content Standards - Extended (PDF) Social Studies - Ohio Academic Content Standards - ExtendedSocial Studies - Ohio Academic Content Standards - Extended (PDF) 9/14/20154

5. New OAA Test Set Up… Students will be asked a question and then be given 3 pictures (Boardmaker) choices- students can choose their choice by touch, eye gaze etc. If the student is incorrect, the incorrect option is removed and they are asked the question again given 2 choices. If they are incorrect after the second attempt, the score is 0. If they are correct the first time, the score is 2, if they are correct the second time, the score is 1. 9/14/20155

6. 6 Who Takes Ohio’s Alternate Assessment Students with significant cognitive disabilities IEP team decides using framework based on federal guidelines Students are not able to take the statewide assessment, even with accommodations. The current Alternate Assessment is a portfolio model that uses a collection of evidence (COE) that shows a student’s work toward the selected standards. There is a 1percent cap on the number of scores that can count as proficient or higher.

7. 9/14/20157 The extended standards serve as a companion to the academic content standards, not as a replacement for them. When planning academic activities for students with significant cognitive disabilities, teachers must consider what non-academic skills must be incorporated so that the student can succeed. This includes such skills as communication, self-determination, gross/fine motor and social skills, as well as individual accommodations or supports that may be necessary for students to access the curriculum. When designing lessons based on the extended standards, teachers should consider the unique learning needs of each student and employ the necessary accommodations. What Are Extended Standards?

8. 9/14/20158 Reading the ELA Extensions Central ideas written to capture overall meaning of the standards within a strand of a grade band domain Three levels of complexity written for standards (Verb= key- Reduced Taxonomy! Topic Strand Grade Bands K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Extensions

9. 9/14/20159 Reading the Math Extensions Central ideas written to capture overall meaning of the standards and cluster statements within the grade band domain Three levels of complexity written for standards/clusters Use Table of Contents to code: KCC= Kindergarten, Counting and Cardinality Extensions Grade Band Domain

10. 9/14/201510 Reading the Science Extensions Central ideas written to capture overall meaning of the content statements within a topic of a grade band Three levels of complexity written for content statements Topic Strand Grade Band

11. 9/14/201511 Central Ideas written to capture overall meaning of the content statements within themes Three levels of complexity written for content statements Extensions Topic Strand Grade Band Reading the Social Studies Extensions

12. 9/14/201512 How do the Extensions Compare Ohio Academic Content Standards Ohio Academic Content Standards - Extensions

13. OACS-E Objective 9/14/201513 Help teachers provide meaningful access to academic content standards for instruction of students with significant cognitive disabilities, while concurrently allowing the development of an adaptive on-demand performance-based alternate assessment. Ensure that students with significant cognitive disabilities receive access to multiple means of learning and be given opportunities to demonstrate knowledge, but retain the rigor and high expectations of the Common Core and Revised State Standards.

14. OACS-E Upcoming Trainings For the 2012-2013 school year, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) is offering online instructional modules for Ohio’s Academic Content Standards–Extended (OACS-E). Educators can earn CEUs for completing these modules, which can be accessed at ohextendedstandards.org. Because the extended standards serve as the foundation for the AASCD, educators are encouraged to complete the online modules prior to attending a face-to-face training session this fall. ohextendedstandards.org 9/14/201514

15. Module 1: What Are Extended Academic Content Standards? Enter Module » This module begins with an overview of the academic content standards for general education in the state of Ohio. It then outlines the process which the state of Ohio has taken to assure the development of extended standards as the basis for instructional programming and the alternate assessment. Approximate time to complete module: 1 hour Enter Modulegeneral education 9/14/201515 Module 2: General Curriculum for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities Enter ModuleEnter Module » This module will address the general curriculum for students with significant disabilities, a blending of functional and academic content curriculum, and the implications of standards-based IEP goals.the general Approximate time to complete module: 1 hour Module 3: Planning for Instruction and Assessment for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities Enter ModuleEnter Module » This module focuses on instructional design that facilitates an effective means to provide standards-based instruction for students with significant cognitive disabilities, while addressing the individual needs of each and every student. Approximate time to complete module: 1 hour

16. TRAINING OACS-E – September Alternate Assessment- November 9/14/201516