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Smarter Balanced Assessment Exploration

Smarter Balanced Assessment Exploration. What Are The Implications For Teaching and Learning? PLAYA DEL REY ELEMENTARY PARENT MEETING 2/26/14. Objective. Participants will look at the demands our students will face in 2014 by exploring the Smarter Balanced Practice Test released in May 2013.

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Smarter Balanced Assessment Exploration

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  1. Smarter Balanced Assessment Exploration What Are The Implications For Teaching and Learning? PLAYA DEL REY ELEMENTARY PARENT MEETING 2/26/14

  2. Objective • Participants will look at the demands our students will face in 2014 by exploring the Smarter Balanced Practice Test released in May 2013.

  3. Smarter Balanced Practice Tests • Provide and early look at sets of assessment questions aligned to the Common Core for grades 3-8 and 11 in both ELA and Mathematics. • Allow different groups of stakeholders to experience the features of online testing and gain insight into how Smarter Balanced will assess students’ mastery of the Common Core Standards • They do not cover all of the content that students will encounter in the Spring 2014 Field Test • There are no reports or scores produced after taking the assessment • They follow a form-fixed model, not computer adaptive

  4. Let’s Start! • https://sbacpt.tds.airast.org/student/login.aspx?c=SBAC_PT

  5. Procedure • Once you get to the login page, CLICK on SIGN-IN • Select a subject and grade level and begin the assessment • You have about 30 minutes to take the assessments • Personal reflection • Group discussion

  6. Questions for Personal Reflection and Group Discussion Activities • What have you noticed regarding the cognitive demands our students will face? • What are the implications for teachers of what will it mean to be an “effective teacher” with Common Core • What are the embedded skills students will need to be successful with the assessment? • What are the implications for your leadership?

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