Preparing for the Smarter Balanced

Assessments:English Language Arts &

MathematicsKaren Brown Smith

2014-15 Oregon’s

Assessment of Knowledge and Skills…

the statewide assessment system is

still called ‘OAKS’

School districts are at different levels of implementing the

Common Core State Standards

With that in mind, there is no one size fits all

approach for preparing stakeholders

AGENDA

Oregon Statewide Test Schedule Preparing for Oregon’s new statewide

summative assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics

Oregon Statewide Assessment Accessibility Supports

Provide time to explore the resources we talked about today

OBJECTIVE

Recognize that all school districts are at different levels with regards to CCSS implementation.

Explore resources available to prepare staff, students, and parents for Oregon’s new statewide summative assessments in English/Language Arts and Mathematics.

Overview of Oregon’s accessibility supports (formerly “accommodations manual”) for all of the statewide assessments.

What this training is not

• This training today does not count as any required training to administer statewide assessments.

• We will not focus on information that you will receive during your mandatory OAKS training that ODE requires.– This year ODE has pre-recorded training modules

that DTCs must watch prior to the DTC Training http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2744

Schedule

• You have a handout that displays the testing schedule in timetable format– The Smarter Balanced testing window opens March

10 (ELA and Math: includes CAT and PT)• Test grades 3-8 after 66% of instructional calendar is

complete• Test grade 11 after 80% of instructional calendar is

complete• With this schedule in mind, when is the best time for you

to administer interim and formative assessments locally?

Content Resources

• Subject Specific Materialshttp://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1307

• Common Core State Standards- Content Area Resourceshttp://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3566 (screenshot next slide)

Content Resources

• When you select ‘Mathematics’, this is what you see...

Content

• When you select ‘Mathematics Standards’... this is what you see.

Content

• When you select ‘Administrators’

Content Resources

• When you select Administrators, review tools, and parent materials

Content

Common Core State Standards Webpage http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2860

Content Resources

Common Core State Standards Webpage http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2860

From this page, •Select Toolkits•Then English Teachers•Then Implementation

Content Resources

Content Resources

Content Resources

Then Click on Reading

• ELA Literacy and Resources• http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3359

Content Resources

Statewide Assessment Reference Page

Oregon’sStatewide Assessment

Reference Page

http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=169

MOVING FORWARD

2013-14 2014-15 and beyond

OAKS Reading and Writing Smarter Balanced ELA

OAKS Math Smarter Balanced Math

OAKS Science and Social Science OAKS Science and Social Science

Extended Assessment Extended Assessment

ELPA ELPA

Kindergarten Assessment Kindergarten Assessment

NEW

Statewide Assessment Reference Page

Statewide Assessment Reference Page

Statewide Assessment Reference Page

Test Specifications and Blue Prints

Smarter Balanced Test Blueprints- ELA & Mathhttp://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=496

Test Specifications and Blue Prints

Number of test items by item type and claim (SRC) by grade level

Test Specifications and Blue Prints

Grade Level Content Specifications by Claim #, assessment target, and item types

Test Specifications and Blue Prints

Item/Task Specifications- provide guidance on how to translate content specifications into assessment items

PREPARING FOR THE ASSESSMENTS

Smarter’s ELA & Math Practice and Training Tests OAKS Practice Tests (available late October) Smarter’s ELA & Math Accessibility Supports

Training Modules Oregon’s statewide assessment accessibility

supports IEP/504 Meeting- ISAAP Tool TIDE (Pre-Set Designated Supports and

Accommodations)

Smarter Balanced ELA & MATH PRACTICE & TRAINING TESTS

Practice Tests: Allow teachers, students and parents and other interested parties to experience a full grade-level assessment (Approx. 30 items each in ELA and Math, as well as Performance Tasks)

Training Tests: Designed to provide students and teachers with opportunities to quickly familiarize themselves with the software and navigation tools. All embedded universal tools, designated supports and accommodations are available to use on the training tests(CAT items only, no Performance Tasks).

Smarter Balanced ELA & MATH PRACTICE & TRAINING TESTS DEMO

ODE highly recommends that every student take both the practice and training tests before taking the new summative assessments.

The practice and training tests can assist IEP/504 teams to determine which universal tools, designated supports and accommodations are needed for each individual student to be successful on the new assessments.

https://sbacpt.tds.airast.org/student/

Smarter Balanced ELA & MATH PRACTICE & TRAINING TESTS DEMO

https://sbacpt.tds.airast.org/student/Log into the Practice or training test as a guestWhen the test item appears, right click on it and a pull-down menu will appear, select TutorialReminder, if you want to use Text To Speech, you must use the secure browser to login to the practice/training test

Smarter Balanced ELA & MATH ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORTS TRAINING MODULES

“LET’S TALK TOOLS” http://smarterbalanced.articulate-online.com/p/7753246145/DocumentViewRouter.ashx?Cust=77532&DocumentID=e2486dcc-d881-451c-aa4a-348cba44d48e&Popped=True&v=2&InitialPage=presentation.html

“ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATIONS”http://smarterbalanced.articulate-online.com/p/7753269018/DocumentViewRouter.ashx?Cust=77532&DocumentID=3d28a842-e6df-4267-8449-bc1afb4cba72&Popped=True&v=5&InitialPage=presentation.html

Oregon’s Statewide Assessment Accessibility

Supports

http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=487

All accessibility supports a student receives on the statewide assessments should mirror the supports currently being provided in classroom instruction and assessments.

SMARTER’S (ELA & MATH) UAA

OREGON ACCESSIBILITY MANUAL

ODE developed an Accessibility Supports training module that discusses testing options for students. This is a required training for DTCs, STCs, and Test Administrators.http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2744

OREGON ACCESSIBILITY

Significant Shifts (per OAKS-Smarter Crosswalk)

WORKING WITH ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORTS http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practice-test/

Support Comment

Alternate response option Smarter AT device certification process

ASL ASL only

Calculator, hand-held Accommodation

Calculator, online Restricted access

Formula and conversion sheets (ODE-provided) Non-allowable

List of common transitions/transitional phrases Non-allowable

Manipulatives Non-allowable

Print on demand Accommodation

Read-aloudDesignated Support (items); Accommodation (passages)

Text-to-SpeechDesignated Support (items); Accommodation (passages)

Translations (stacked) Non-allowable (ELA-Writing)

DOCUMENTING ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORTS ON A STUDENT’S IEP

Accessibility Supports can be Addressed in Four Sections of the IEP: 1. “Consideration of Special Factors” [Sec. 614 (d)(3)(B)].2. “Present Levels of Academic and Functional Performance (PLAAFP)” [Sec. 614 (d)(1)(A)(i)(I)].3. “Participation in Assessments” [Sec. 612 (a)(16)].4. “Supplementary Aids and Services” [Sec. 602 (33) and Sec 614 (d)(1)(A)(i)].

TIDE SETTINGS

TIDE SETTINGS

TIDE SETTINGS

TIDE SETTINGS

OREGON ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORTS: UPDATE

Interim Oregon Accessibility Manual (OAM) is posted

Final TAM- per Smarter Balanced finalization of policies and procedures.

Accessibility supports may change in the future if additional tools, supports, or accommodations are identified for the assessment based on state experience and research findings.

NEXT STEPS/CONSIDERATIONS

To what extent are you familiar with the processes and/or resources available to address the linguistic, cognitive, and physical demands of the computer-based statewide summative assessments?

To what extent do you feel prepared to engage in a process that will ensure every student who participates in the statewide summative assessments in your district receives the Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Accommodations that fulfill their needs?

RESOURCES

Smarter UAA Guidelines, FAQs, & Training Modules: http://sbac.portal.airast.org/field-test/resources/

Smarter-OAKS Accessibility Crosswalk: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=487

Smarter Practice/Training Test http://sbac.portal.airast.org/field-test/resources/#taRes

Oregon’s Essential Skills http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2042

RESOURCES

OAKS User Guides (Test Administrator, Online Reporting, Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE))

http://oaksportal.org/resources/

2014-15 Test Administration Manual http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/admin/test_admin_manual.pdf

District Test Coordinators Page http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=499

Test Security http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1311

RESOURCES

Technical Specifications Manualhttp://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/admin/oaks_techspecs_manual.pdf

Operating System Support Plan http://or.portal.airast.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-2015_SupportPlan_Oregon.pdf

Assessment and Accountability Update http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1312

Assessment & Accountability Checklist http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/admin/asmtacctbltychecklist1415.pdf

Field Test Findings

• Students indicated that they need more practice typing.

– Add this item to your preparation plan.

Smarter Balanced Training- FREE

• English Language Arts, Ken Hermens– October 22, Pendleton Convention Center 9:00-4:00

• Mathematics, Bryan Toller– October 24, Pendleton Convention Center 9:00-4:00

2 hours training=1 PDU Lunch is provided Signup on IMESD Professional Development webpage

http://www.imesd.k12.or.us/profdev

QUESTIONS…..

CONTACT INFORMATION

Karen Brown Smith Karen.brown@imesd.k12.or.us 541-966-3124