Getting Ready for the Common Core Assessments
Getting Ready for the Common Core Assessments Andrew Wallace (Maine) @andrewtwallace Eric Conti (MA) @ericconti Andréa (A.J.) Kupps (MA ESE) @DESE_ODL 1
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Getting Ready for the Common Core Assessments Andrew Wallace (Maine) [email protected] @andrewtwallace Eric Conti (MA) [email protected] @ericconti Andréa (A.J.) Kupps (MA ESE) [email protected] @DESE_ODL
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Andréa Kupps Office of Digital Learning
Our core strategies Prepare all students for success after high school by:
Strengthening curriculum, instruction, and assessment
Improving educator effectiveness
Turning around the lowest performing districts and schools 4
Using data and technology to support student performance
Positives ~ Concerns ~ Insights Positives: digital learning spotlight Concerns: overall tech readiness Insights: consistent messaging & constant communication
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Big Picture Do our students have the right computer skills (digital literacy) to complete online assessments? How many students have to be tested and how long do we have to test them (test window)? How many “devices” do we have that can be used to test students and where are they located? How fast/slow is the internet? Do we have the speeds necessary to conduct the assessment?
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Preparation & Awareness is Key Students Tutorials Sample Sets
Parents/Community Communication Toolkit
Staff Infrastructure Trials Training Modules Tutorials
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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Technology-Enhanced Constructed Response (TECR) Technology to capture student comprehension in authentic ways that have been difficult to score by machine for large scale assessments Examples: drag and drop cut and paste shade text move items to show relationships typing Positives: digital learning spotlight
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http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/ Positives: digital learning spotlight
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http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/
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Positives: digital learning spotlight
http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/ 11
Positives: digital learning spotlight
http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/
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Positives: digital learning spotlight
http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/ 13
Positives: digital learning spotlight
http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/ 14
Positives: digital learning spotlight
• Student profiles • An early warning indicator system • Dashboards & reports
• Model curriculum units • Curriculum mapping and Lesson planning tools • Aligned to Standards
• High-quality digital resources to support instruction • Aligned to standards • Tools to assess student understanding of multiple standards • Competency Tracking System • Aligned to standards
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Checklist – Quick Look – Note: bring the right people to the planning table.
1. NUMBER OF TEST TAKERS
2. AVAILABLE DEVICES
3. BANDWIDTH
Concerns: overall tech readiness
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Technology Readiness for Field Test: Hardware Considerations Review the PARCC Technology Guidelines for specific hardware operating systems and tech specifications Only count hardware in a “suitable testing environment” Computer based test administration requires logistical planning. From experience, we suggest planning for: Power strips Battery adapters for mobile devices Extension cords Headphones/ear-buds for every student External keyboards for devices Training for support staff or building personnel District support techs for testing days, if possible Extra computers per testing space Concerns: overall tech readiness
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Important Note: PARCC suggests the following seating configurations to ensure test security: Seat students in every other seat (useful in a lab setup). Arrange monitors back-to-back. Seat students back-to-back. Seat students in a semicircle (useful for laptops). Seat students in widely spaced rows or in every other row (appropriate for a classroom setup). Physical and visual barriers between monitors. Concerns: overall tech readiness
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Tech Readiness Tool
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Concerns: overall tech readiness
Schools Meeting Minimum and Recommended PARCC Device Requirements 100% 158
158
90% 80% 611
Percentages of Schools
70% 60%
1057 Insufficient Data
50%
Devices Needed Sufficient
40% 30% 917 20% 471 10%
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0% Recommended Devices
Concerns: overall tech readiness
Minimum Devices
Communications Toolkit http://www.doe.mass.edu/parcc/
Sent out 1/17/14 to Superintendents Includes: “Ready for a Test Drive” “The PARCC Field Test” “10 Things Parent Should know” Letter To Parents from the Commissioner Intro to PARCC FAQ PARCC Field Test FAQ PARCC PPT PARCC Accessibility and Accommodations PARCC Accommodations PPT Memo on Tech and Online Assessments (Supt) Insights: consistent messaging & constant communication Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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Staff Awareness http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-sponsors-tech-prep-week
Tech Prep Week Infrastructure Trials Webinars Pearson Access (online resource) Communications, Modules, Guides 22
Insights: consistent messaging & constant communication
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Consistent Messaging from ESE Why Are We Doing a Field Test in Spring 2014? The test itself is being tested. No student, school or district PARCC results will be reported. Spring 2014 is the only PARCC field test and the one chance Massachusetts students will have to influence which items make it on to the final PARCC assessments. 23
Insights: consistent messaging & constant communication
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
The primary purposes of the PARCC Field Test are to: Examine the quality of the PBA and EOY items so that PARCC can build assessment forms for the 2014-15 school year; Pilot assessment administration procedures; and Give schools and districts the opportunity to experience the administration of PARCC assessments. 24
Insights: consistent messaging & constant communication
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
#TLTF14
#TLTF14
Getting Ready for the Common Core Assessments Andrew Wallace (Maine) [email protected] @andrewtwallace Eric Conti (MA) [email protected] @ericconti Andréa (A.J.) Kupps (MA ESE) [email protected] @DESE_ODL
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Andréa Kupps Office of Digital Learning
Our core strategies Prepare all students for success after high school by:
Strengthening curriculum, instruction, and assessment
Improving educator effectiveness
Turning around the lowest performing districts and schools 4
Using data and technology to support student performance
Positives ~ Concerns ~ Insights Positives: digital learning spotlight Concerns: overall tech readiness Insights: consistent messaging & constant communication
5
Big Picture Do our students have the right computer skills (digital literacy) to complete online assessments? How many students have to be tested and how long do we have to test them (test window)? How many “devices” do we have that can be used to test students and where are they located? How fast/slow is the internet? Do we have the speeds necessary to conduct the assessment?
6
Preparation & Awareness is Key Students Tutorials Sample Sets
Parents/Community Communication Toolkit
Staff Infrastructure Trials Training Modules Tutorials
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
7
Technology-Enhanced Constructed Response (TECR) Technology to capture student comprehension in authentic ways that have been difficult to score by machine for large scale assessments Examples: drag and drop cut and paste shade text move items to show relationships typing Positives: digital learning spotlight
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http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/ Positives: digital learning spotlight
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http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/
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Positives: digital learning spotlight
http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/ 11
Positives: digital learning spotlight
http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/
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Positives: digital learning spotlight
http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/ 13
Positives: digital learning spotlight
http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/ 14
Positives: digital learning spotlight
• Student profiles • An early warning indicator system • Dashboards & reports
• Model curriculum units • Curriculum mapping and Lesson planning tools • Aligned to Standards
• High-quality digital resources to support instruction • Aligned to standards • Tools to assess student understanding of multiple standards • Competency Tracking System • Aligned to standards
15
Checklist – Quick Look – Note: bring the right people to the planning table.
1. NUMBER OF TEST TAKERS
2. AVAILABLE DEVICES
3. BANDWIDTH
Concerns: overall tech readiness
16
Technology Readiness for Field Test: Hardware Considerations Review the PARCC Technology Guidelines for specific hardware operating systems and tech specifications Only count hardware in a “suitable testing environment” Computer based test administration requires logistical planning. From experience, we suggest planning for: Power strips Battery adapters for mobile devices Extension cords Headphones/ear-buds for every student External keyboards for devices Training for support staff or building personnel District support techs for testing days, if possible Extra computers per testing space Concerns: overall tech readiness
17
Important Note: PARCC suggests the following seating configurations to ensure test security: Seat students in every other seat (useful in a lab setup). Arrange monitors back-to-back. Seat students back-to-back. Seat students in a semicircle (useful for laptops). Seat students in widely spaced rows or in every other row (appropriate for a classroom setup). Physical and visual barriers between monitors. Concerns: overall tech readiness
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Tech Readiness Tool
19
Concerns: overall tech readiness
Schools Meeting Minimum and Recommended PARCC Device Requirements 100% 158
158
90% 80% 611
Percentages of Schools
70% 60%
1057 Insufficient Data
50%
Devices Needed Sufficient
40% 30% 917 20% 471 10%
20
0% Recommended Devices
Concerns: overall tech readiness
Minimum Devices
Communications Toolkit http://www.doe.mass.edu/parcc/
Sent out 1/17/14 to Superintendents Includes: “Ready for a Test Drive” “The PARCC Field Test” “10 Things Parent Should know” Letter To Parents from the Commissioner Intro to PARCC FAQ PARCC Field Test FAQ PARCC PPT PARCC Accessibility and Accommodations PARCC Accommodations PPT Memo on Tech and Online Assessments (Supt) Insights: consistent messaging & constant communication Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
21
Staff Awareness http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-sponsors-tech-prep-week
Tech Prep Week Infrastructure Trials Webinars Pearson Access (online resource) Communications, Modules, Guides 22
Insights: consistent messaging & constant communication
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Consistent Messaging from ESE Why Are We Doing a Field Test in Spring 2014? The test itself is being tested. No student, school or district PARCC results will be reported. Spring 2014 is the only PARCC field test and the one chance Massachusetts students will have to influence which items make it on to the final PARCC assessments. 23
Insights: consistent messaging & constant communication
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
The primary purposes of the PARCC Field Test are to: Examine the quality of the PBA and EOY items so that PARCC can build assessment forms for the 2014-15 school year; Pilot assessment administration procedures; and Give schools and districts the opportunity to experience the administration of PARCC assessments. 24
Insights: consistent messaging & constant communication
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
