Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
OverviewHebron Public Schools
December, 2013
Vonda TenczaDirector of Curriculum and Technology
Why do we need new assessments?
The new SBAC assessments will be ready by the 2014-2015 school year.◦ Smarter Balanced assessments will go beyond
multiple-choice questions and include short constructed response, extended constructed response, and performance tasks that will allow students to complete in-depth work that demonstrates analytical skills and real-world problem solving.
What are the Common Core Standards?
State-led effort to establish a shared set of clear educational standards◦ Common Standards will help ensure students are
receiving a high-quality education consistently from school to school and state to state.
Designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers.
Just as important as content…“The Four C’s”
Critical thinking and problem solving—including the ability to make decisions, solve problems, and take action as appropriate;
Communication skills—the ability to synthesize and transmit your ideas both in written and oral formats;
Collaboration and team building—the ability to work effectively with others, including those from diverse groups and with opposing points of view;
Creativity and innovation—the ability to see what’s NOT there and make something happen.
Adult Actions to develop CCSS “habits of mind”
Intentionally sequence instructional strategies◦ Think, Pair-Share (or Think, Write, Pair-Share)◦ Show/model “thinking” in classrooms◦ Practice questioning and wait time◦ Group students and use engaging problems◦ Use questions and prompts with student groups◦ Allow struggle time◦ Encourage/model logical reasoning◦ Model connecting learning to bigger picture
Hebron’s Transition to the Common Core
• CCSS Content Standards and CT GLE
• CMT
2011-2012
• CCSS Content Standards
• CMT• Practice SBAC
Assessments
• Implement CCSS• Practice SBAC –All
Assessments• Science CMT 5th
Transition2013-2014
Transition2012-2013
• CCSS • SBAC• NWEA?
Implementation2014-2015
Our Current 2013-14
second grade students will be tested as
third graders
A Balanced Assessment System
School Year Last 12 weeks of the year*
DIGITAL LIBRARY of formative tools, processes and exemplars; released items and tasks; model curriculum units; educator training; professional development tools and resources; scorer training modules; and teacher collaboration tools.
ELA/Literacy and Mathematics, Grades 3-8 and High School
Computer AdaptiveAssessment and
Performance Tasks
Computer AdaptiveAssessment and
Performance Tasks
Scope, sequence, number and timing of interim assessments locally determined
*Time windows may be adjusted based on results from the research agenda and final implementation decisions.
Performance Tasks
• ELA/literacy• Mathematics
Computer Adaptive
Assessment• ELA/literacy• Mathematics
Optional InterimAssessment
Optional InterimAssessment
Re-take option available
Summative Assessment for Accountability
Significant Assessment ShiftsPerformance TasksClose ReadingInformational TextAnalytical Writing
Technology Enhanced QuestionsMultiple Question TypesMultiple Correct Responses
SBAC Performance Tasks
Stimulus Information Processing
Product/Performance
• readings• video clips• audio clips• research topic/issue/problem• graphs, charts, other visuals•etc.
• research questions• comprehension questions• simulated internet search• etc.
• essay, report, story, script• oral presentation or speech with/without graphics, other media• responses to embedded constructed-response questions• etc.
Field Test vs. Live Summative TestField Test 2014 Live Test 2015
Computer Adaptive No* Yes
AdministeredMarch 18 –June
6*Last 12 weeks
Content AreasMathematics and
ELAMathematics and
ELA
Grades AssessedGrades 3 – 8 & 11
Grades 9 & 10Grades 3 – 8 & 11
Where Administered Computer Only Computer
Paper-Pencil Option*
Administration Training
Yes – 10 web-based modules
Yes
Coordinator and Administrator Manual
Yes Yes
Summative AssessmentsAPPROXIMATE Testing Times
Content Area GradesComputer Required
In-Class Activity Total
CAT PT Only Total
English language
arts/Literacy
3-5 1:30 2:00 3:30 0:30 4:00
6-8 1:30 2:00 3:30 0:30 4:00
11 2:00 2:00 4:00 0:30 4:30
Mathematics3-5 1:30 1:00 2:30 0:30 3:006-8 2:00 1:00 3:00 0:30 3:3011 2:00 1:30 3:30 0:30 4:00
Combined3-5 3:00 3:00 6:00 1:00 7:006-8 3:30 3:00 6:30 1:00 7:3011 4:00 3:30 7:30 1:00 8:30
The test duration estimates described above are applicable to most students. However, Smarter Balanced assessments are not timed tests. Some students may need more time while others may made need less time to complete the assessment.
Staff- continued implementation of CCSS, participate in practice test in January, review SBAC examples, continued performance task development
Students- continued interaction with CCSS, rich learning opportunities, keyboarding instruction, exposure to practice test examples, participation in performance task in math and ela (grades 3-6), collaborative experiences
Curriculum- continued alignment of math/ela, identifying explicit technology readiness skills, continued staff straining, inclusion of more non-fiction materials, explicit modeling for ‘habits of mind’
Assessment- development of performance tasks, new assessments, standards-based rubrics, revision of report cards to be aligned to standards, exploration of NWEA for additional data
How are we preparing our students?
http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practice-test/Link to SBAC Practice Test Informationhttps://sbacpt.tds.airast.org/student/Link to SBAC Practice Test Student Log-In
Practice Test now on the Web:
Shows item types and tools/featuresAll grades, both content areas