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Andrew Wallace (Maine) @andrewtwallace

Getting Ready for the

Common Core Assessments

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Eric Conti (MA) @ericconti

Andréa (A.J.) Kupps (MA ESE) @DESE_ODL

#TLTF14

Andrew Wallace (Maine)[email protected]@andrewtwallace

Getting Ready for the

Common Core Assessments

#TLTF14

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@andrewtwallace

Eric Conti (MA) [email protected]@ericconti

Andréa (A.J.) Kupps (MA ESE)[email protected]@DESE_ODL

Andréa KuppsOffice of Digital LearningOffice 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

Using data and technology to support student performance

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Positives ~ Concerns ~ Insights

�Positives: digital learning spotlight

�Concerns: overall tech readiness�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)?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

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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�Communication Toolkit

�Staff�Infrastructure Trials

�Training Modules

�Tutorials

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:� Examples:

�drag and drop

�cut and paste

�shade text

�move items to show relationships

�typing8

Positives: digital learning spotlight

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• Student profiles

• An early warning

indicator system

• Dashboards &

reports

• Model

curriculum units

• Curriculum

mapping and

Lesson planning

tools

• Aligned to

Standards

• Tools to assess student

understanding of

multiple standards

• Competency Tracking

System

• Aligned to standards

• High-quality

digital resources

to support

instruction

• Aligned to

standards

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1. NUMBER OF TEST TAKERS

Checklist – Quick Look –Note: bring the right people to the planning table.

2. AVAILABLE DEVICES

3. BANDWIDTH16

Concerns: overall tech readiness

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: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

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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.18


Tech Readiness Tool

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Percentages of Schools

Schools Meeting Minimum and Recommended PARCC Device Requirements

Insufficient Data

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Communications Toolkithttp://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�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)


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Insights: consistent messaging & constant communication

Staff Awarenesshttp://www.parcconline.org/parcc-sponsors-tech-prep-week

�Tech Prep Week

�Infrastructure Trials

�Webinars�Webinars

�Pearson Access (online resource)

�Communications, Modules, Guides


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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 � 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.


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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 � Pilot assessment administration procedures; and

� Give schools and districts the opportunity to

experience the administration of PARCC

assessments.


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