Join us for a timely and necessary workshop to prepare teachers for for upcoming CAASPP. Teachers will walk away with: A slew of resources to reference beyond the workshop time itself Experience practicing with the performance tasks (as your students will be doing) Management tips for the performance tasks An understanding of what is necessary to prepare for and manage testing in the classroom Connections made through collaborative conversations about the skills needed for you and your students to walk into the CAASPP prepared

1. Preparing for the Field Test
CA Assessment of Student Performance & Progress
Karen Larson klarson@sccoe.org
Martin Cisneros mcisneros@sccoe.org
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Why Are You Here?
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Improving Teaching & Learning
Teachers
and
schools
have
information
and
tools
they
need
to
improve
teaching
and
learning
Common
Core
State
Standards
specify
K-­‐12
expectations
for
college
and
career
readiness
All
students
leave
high
school
college
and
career
ready
Summative:
College
and
career
readiness
assessments
for
accountability
Formative
resources:
Supporting
classroom-­‐based
assessments
to
improve
instruction
Interim:
Flexible
and
open
assessments,
used
for
actionable
feedback
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Smarter
Balanced
Evidence
-­‐
Centered
Design
!
•
Identify
Claims
–
Students
will
be
college
and
career
ready
•
Determine
Targets
•
Collect
evidence
through
student
assessment
which
support
the
claim(s)
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SBAC Claims: What’s being measured...
Mathematics
Items
Claim
#1
–
Concepts
&
Procedures
Students
can
explain
and
apply
mathematical
concepts
and
interpret
and
carry
out
mathematical
procedures
with
precision
and
fluency.
Claim
#2
–
Problem
Solving
Students
can
solve
a
range
of
complex
well
posed
problems
in
pure
and
applied
mathematical,
making
productive
use
of
knowledge
and
problem
solving
strategies.
!
Claim
#3
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Communicating
Reasoning
Students
can
clearly
and
precisely
construct
viable
arguments
to
support
their
own
reasoning
and
to
critique
the
reasoning
of
others.
!
Claim
#4
-­‐
Modeling
and
Data
Analysis
Students
can
analyze
complex,
real-­‐world
scenarios
and
can
construct
and
use
mathematical
models
to
interpret
and
solve
problems.
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SBAC Claims: What’s being measured...
English
Language
Arts
Items
Claim
#1
Students
can
read
closely
and
analytically
to
comprehend
a
range
of
increasingly
complex
literary
and
informational
texts.
Claim
#2
Students
can
produce
effective
and
well-­‐grounded
writing
for
a
range
of
purposes
and
audiences
!
Claim
#3
Students
can
employ
effective
speaking
and
listening
skills
for
a
range
of
purposes
and
audiences.
!
Claim
#4
Students
can
engage
in
research/inquiry
to
investigate
topics
and
to
analyze,
integrate,
and
present
information.
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Depth of Knowledge - Sample Tasks
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Smarter Balanced Assessments
are one component in California’s Testing
System now known as:
!
California Assessment of Student
Performance and Progress
CAASPP
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CAASPP Elements Include…
•Smarter Balanced Assessments
•California English Language Development
Tests
•California High School Exit Exam
•Early Assessment Program
•California Alternative Performance Assessment
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•Field Test window for most Santa Clara County
Schools: March 25 - May 16, 2014
•Will assess students in grades 3-8 and 11.
•Grades 3-8: All students are expected to
participate in ELA and Math.
•Grade 11: Students selected for the scientific
sample are expected to participate; all others
may participate.
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•Test will be approximately 3.5 - 4 hours long
•No paper-and-pencil version will be
available
•No student, school, or district score reports
will be produced
•Results will not be factored into any state or
federal accountability calculations
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Each participating student in Grades 3-8 and
11 will experience
• 25 ELA questions
• 25 mathematics questions
• 1 performance task
Scientific sample will be comprised of 20
percent of students across consortium states (10
percent for ELA and 10 percent for math)
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No testing!
April 10 - 13
&
May 8 - 11
For System
Maintenance
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Presentation Checkpoint!
Given
this
information,
what
are
your
areas
of
readiness
and
concern
for
the
2014
Field
Test?
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Six Item Types
• Selected
Responses
• Constructed
Responses
• Extended
Responses
• Performance
Tasks
• Technology
Enabled
• Technology
Enhanced
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Methods of Response
• Multiple
Choice
• one
correct
response
• multiple
correct
responses
• two-­‐part
• Matching
tables
• yes/no
• true/false
• Fill-­‐in
tables
• Select
or
order
text
or
graphics
• Drag
and
Drop
• Graphing
• Equation
or
numeric
response
• Short
text
• Long
essay
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Testing
with
iPads
!
• On
Screen
Keyboard
• Headphones
• Guided
Access
ON
Logitech
Wired
Keyboard
for
iPad
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Testing
with
Chromebooks
!
• Trackpad
vs
Mouse
• Headphones
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Presentation Checkpoint
Partner
A:
What’s
your
‘elevator
speech’
on
the
SBAC
for
Staff?
Partner
B:
What’s
your
‘elevator
speech’
on
the
SBAC
for
Parents?
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Student
and
teacher
familiarity
with
tech
interface
and
SBAC
item
types
is
encouraged
• Operating
multiple
screens/windows
with
scroll
bars
• Manipulating
objects
• Calculators
&
Spreadsheets
• Entering
&
Editing
Text
• Making
Answer
Corrections
• Accessing
SBAC
Accommodations
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New Training Test
• Purpose:
Provide
students
with
opportunity
to
quickly
become
familiar
with
the
software
and
interface
features
that
will
be
used
in
the
field
test
• Grades
3-­‐5,
6-­‐8
and
11
• 6-­‐9
items
per
grade
per
content
area
• Includes
new
item
types
• Matching
tables
(ELA
and
math)
• Fill
in
tables
(math)
• Evidence
based
selected
response
(ELA)
• Includes
all
universal
tools,
designated
supports
and
accommodations
• No
performance
tasks
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Testing Times
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Students
engage
with
text
in
new
ways
Demo Time!
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Planning and Logistics
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Planning and Logistics
Field
Test
Details
Participants
include
students
in
grades
3-­‐8,
11
and
a
small
sample
of
students
in
grades
9
and
10
!
The
field
test
is
estimated
to
take
approximately
3.5-­‐4
hours
though
it
is
un-­‐timed
!
Content:
• 25
ELA
questions
• 25
mathematics
questions
• 1
performance
task
(either
ELA
or
math;
there
will
be
a
prescribed
classroom
activity
prior
to
performance
tasks
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Planning and Logistics
Field
Test
Details
Field
Test
window
for
most
Santa
Clara
County
Schools
is
March
25
-­‐
May
16,
2014
!
Grade
11
students
are
encouraged
but
not
required
to
participate
!
Students
exempt
from
participation
in
the
field
test:
• students
who
take
the
California
Alternate
Performance
Assessment
(CAPA)
• for
ELA
only,
English
learners
who
have
attended
school
in
the
united
States
for
less
than
12
months
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Planning and Logistics
Preparation
for
the
Field
Test
• Secure Test Web Browsers!
The
Field
Test
secure
browser
must
be
downloaded
on
each
computer
or
tablet
being
used
for
testing.
The
browser
can
be
installed
individually
or
deployed
to
all
computers
through
a
network.
!
The
secure
browser
prevents
access
to
other
online
applications
during
testing
and
ensures
that
test
items
cannot
be
copied.
!
Schools
that
have
accessed
other
versions
of
a
secure
browser
must
download
the
current
Field
Test
secure
browser.
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Planning and Logistics
Preparation
for
the
Field
Test
• Install
and
test
peripheral
equipment
!
Desktop
and
laptop
computers
Headphones
for
audio
components
!
iPads
&
tablets
Keyboard
(wired
keyboards
are
preferable
to
Bluetooth)
Headphones
for
audio
components
!
Chromebooks
Pointing
devices
(mice)
Headphones
for
audio
components
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Planning and Logistics
Field
Test
Details
Test
Proctors
=
designed
school
staff
to
use
TIDE
(Test
Information
Distribution
Engine)
system
need
to
be
present
in
each
testing
room
!
Eligible
individuals:
• State
certified
educators
-­‐
teachers,
administrators,
and
guidance
counselors
• Paraprofessionals
-­‐
must
be
closely
supervised
by
an
on-­‐
site,
state-­‐certified
educator
• Substitute
teachers
-­‐
if
not
credentialed
in
California,
substitutes
must
be
closely
supervised
by
an
on-­‐site,
state-­‐certified
educator
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Planning and Logistics
Field
Test
Details
Sessions
per
Student
Spreadsheet
available
at
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Planning and Logistics
Field
Test
Details
Device
and
Time
Allocation
Spreadsheet
available
at
bit.ly/CAASPPprep
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Presentation Checkpoint
What
are
your
logistical
challenges?
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Promote
Understanding
with
Staff,
Students,
Parents
&
Policymakers
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Planning and Logistics
Participating
Student
Names
&
Grades
Integration
with
CALPADS
• Frequency
of
data
extracts
from
CALPADS
yet
to
be
determined
• CDE
will
notify
LEAs
of
data
elements
and
pull
dates
Test
registration
system
• TIDE
(Test
Information
Distribution
Engine)
• Student
demographic/program
data
cannot
be
changed
by
LEAs
once
in
TIDE;
changes
need
to
be
made
in
CALPADS
• LEAs
will
be
responsible
for
providing
accommodations
data
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Planning and Logistics
CALPADS
and
Smarter
Balance
Field
Test
District
or
Independent
Charter
School
CDE
CALPADS
System
CA
Smarter
Balanced
Student
Registration
System
(TIDE)
Student-­‐level
CALPADS
submission
*Reference
Smarter
Balanced
Usability,
Accessibility,
and
Accommodations
Guidelines
(httpp://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/access.asp)
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Presentation Checkpoint
Thinking
about
students
at
your
school(s)
who
will
be
taking
the
Spring
Field
Test,
how
much
difference
do
you
think
there
is
between
the
current
roster
and
the
last
CALPADS
update?
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Smarter Balanced Usability,
Accessibility, and Accommodations
Guidelines
• Approved
by
the
governing
states
on
September
11,
2013
• Three
types
of
student
support
offered:
• Universal
Tools
• Designated
Supports
• Accommodations
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http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/access.asp
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Usability, Accessibility, and
Accommodations Guidelines
• Spreadsheet
tool
for
planning
SBAC
Accommodations
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Sample District/School Plan for 2014
Field Test Activities
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Resources to Support Your Work with the 2014
SBAC Field Test
Planned
Real
Time
&
Recorded
Webinars
http://californiatac.org
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Karen Larson klarson@sccoe.org
Martin Cisneros mcisneros@sccoe.org
Academic Technology Specialists