NJ Educator Leader Cadre’ PARCC Conference June 6, 2014

1. NJ Educator Leader Cadre’ PARCC Conference June 6, 2014

2. A little Formative Assessment... • What level are you most affiliated with? • Elementary School • Middle School • High School • What content area are you most affiliated with? • Math/Science • ELA/Social Studies • Fine Arts • Performing Arts • Applied Technologies • Business • Physical Education • How familiar are you with the resources that are currently available? • Not Familiar (What’s PARCC?) • Somewhat Familiar (I’m a novice) • Very Familiar (I could be working for them)

3. Presentation Topics • Looking at how PARCC Assessments are connected to Teacher Eval - and Grad Assessment • News From PARCC - National Picture • Building a Common Language - Working across states and sharing information • Being a PARCC and CCSS Storyteller

4. The PARCC Consortium • Led by member state Chief State School Officers with significant support from SEA and LEA staff • PARCC, Inc., Project Management Partner

5. Priorities Determine whether students are college- and career- ready or “on track” Provide tools to assess student learning and support instruction during the school year Generate data, including growth metrics, for accountability uses Report comparable data across schools, districts and member states Use technology to create efficiencies and engage students in the testing process

6. Goals … Develop tests worth taking Texts worth reading Essays worth writing Problems worth solving Accessible to all students Report results worth using Valid Reliable Timely Actionable

7. Show me the EVIDENCE Think of examples of why EVIDENCE is such a relevant word in education today.

8. Evidence Centered Design can inform a deliberate and systematic approach to instruction that will help to ensure daily classroom work leads to all students meeting Ohio's New Learning Standards.

9. Learning Targets/Objectives Evidence-Centered Design (ECD) in the Classroom - Start with the end in mind. Classroom Assessments Formative/Summative Design begins with the inferences (claims) we want to make about students—should be connected clearly to Ohio's New Learning Standards - What should students be able to DO or KNOW? Classroom Activities PARCC is using ECD to create the gr 3-11 assessments. In order to support claims, we must gather evidence----what can teachers point to, underline or highlight to show that students are making progress toward doing what we claim they can do? Classroom activities (tasks) are designed to elicit specific evidence from students in support of claims.

10. How Does it All Connect for Student Achievement?

11. Comparison of PARCC OH/NJ Graduation Requirements • Pathway 1 - passing scores on 7 EOC exams including Alg 1, Geometry, ELA 1 and ELA 2 • Pathway 2 - remediation free score on ACT or SAT as a Junior or Senior • Pathway 3 - CTE EOC exams, professional lisc. exams. • NOTE: Equivalent credit given for AP, IB coruses. Student Growth Measures Teacher Performance On Professional Standards Surveys, Reflection or Peer Feedback

12. Comparison of PARCC OH/NJ As of now, the NJDOE has not decided what (if any) PARCC Assessments will be used towards a graduation requirement. Tested Non-Tested

13. Design of the Assessment System

14. Formative ToolsFor use during the school year 2015-2016 Diagnostic Assessments Mid-Year/Interim Assessments • Grades 3-11 • ELA/Literacy and Math • Computer- and paper-based • Built from released PBA tasks • Can be used for assessment at individual, classroom, school levels • Grades 2-8 • Reading, Writing, Math • Computer adaptive • Designed to pinpoint students’ learning needs Speaking & Listening Tools K-1 Tasks • Grades K-1 • Reading and math • Checklists, running records, performance tasks • Grades 3-12 • Performance-based activities • Spontaneous oral response to oral prompt; share findings of research in an oral presentation

15. Summative AssessmentsMeasure and report achievement and growth End-of-Year Component (EOY) Performance-Based Component (PBA) ELA/Literacy Writing essays drawing evidence from sources, including multi-media, some comprehension Math Solving multi-step problems that require reasoning and address real world situations COMBINATION Human/Machine Scored ELA/Literacy Demonstrating comprehension of literary and informational texts Math Demonstrating understanding of concepts and procedures and carrying out short applications MOSTLY MACHINE SCORABLE Overall Score = Combination of PBA + EOY

16. PARCC’s Accessibility Features Accessibility Features for All Students Accessibility Features Identified in advance Selected features • Highlighter • Answer masking • Line reader • Color contrast • Math text-to-speech • ELA text-to-speech • Scribe • Extended time Accommodations IEPs and 504s Personal Needs Plan

17. Reporting Schedule • The goal is to return results of the summative assessments prior to the end of the school year • Standard setting will occur in Summer 2015, with year 1 results reported in September

18. Performance Levels • PARCC will report results of summative assessments using 5 performance levels • Allows for finer classifications of student performance and supports reporting of improvement and growth • Performance level descriptors at www.parcconline.org/plds • Standard setting event will occur in summer 2015 • K-12 and HE educators will serve on standard-setting panels

19. English Language Arts & LiteracyClaims and Reporting Metrics

20. Understanding the Claims

21. MathematicsClaims and Reporting Metrics

23. PARCC Toolkit for Assessment Literacy

24. Schools in 14 States & DC Participated in the Field Tests • Over 1 million students are participating • Nearly 16,000 schools • 1-3 grades per school, 2 classrooms per grade • 10,000 items covering 21 different tests. • 75% was online • 25% was paper/pencil In NJ (Approximately 75% Field Tested): Schools: 1276 Districts: 445 Students: 10,000+ students In Ohio: Schools: 950 Districts: 430 Students: 172,753

25. TechnologyNumber and Types of Devices • Rule of thumb: In a school with 3 tested grades, at least one computer for every 2 students in the largest tested grade • Desktop, laptop, netbook, and thin client/VDI computers (Windows, Mac, Chromebook), and tablets • All devices must meet the established hardware, operating system, and networking specifications http://www.parcconline.org/technology • Technology purchases should consider instructional needs, not only assessment

26. Field Test Research Studies

27. Collaboration • PARCC ELCs working together to build new assessments • Educators sharing lesson ideas • across the hall • across districts • across states • Resources like the EQuIP Rubrics and Achievethecore.org site

28. 2014-2015 Rethinking our instructional time during testing windows - project based learning collaborative learning Rethinking the way we assess learning Assessment is a tool for gathering evidence of learning formative vs summative assessment 20% project - applying skills/learning to real world, authentic tasks Shifting From Aligning To Implementing 2012-2014 • Provide feedback on test development tools • Build understanding of: • What is PARCC? • Goals of PARCC • PARCC & CCSS • Changing the way educators view assessment • Preparing for the technology of PARCC & CCSS • Collaborate with other educators on how to make instructional shifts • Use PARCC practice/sample items and tutorials to gain a better understanding of how to assess the new standards in ELA/Math

29. Key Messages and Storytelling • Tests meant to be a part of instruction, not a separate, unrelated event • Tests that are aligned to standards - and will match instruction aligned to standards • Valid and reliable - making a distinction • Tests that are being developed by educators. Educators will continue to have oversight of the process. • Showing is more powerful than telling

30. Thank You! Char.shryock@bayschoolsohio.org@edtechgirl prafalowski@spboe.org Please visit PARCC online at: www.parcconline.org Or follow us on Twitter at: @PARCCplace #PARCC