THE SAT AND ACTELCA CHARGER THURSDAY – OCTOBER 1, 2015

HOW DOES ELCA MEASURE UP???

THE NATION

THE STATE

THE COUNTY

THE ACTELCA

ENGLISH --- 22.0 (+1.4)

MATH --- 20.8

READING --- 22.3 (+1.1)

SCIENCE --- 21.5 (+2)

COMPOSITE --- 21.8 (+1.2)

# TESTED – 93 (+27)

STATEENGLISH --- 20.6

MATH --- 20.5

READING --- 21.6

SCIENCE --- 20.9

COMPOSITE --- 21.0

NATIONENGLISH --- 20.4

MATH --- 20.8

READING --- 21.4

SCIENCE --- 20.9

COMPOSITE --- 21.0

THE SATELCA

CRITICAL READING --- 510 (+16)

MATH --- 498 (-3)

WRITING --- 491 (+9)

COMPOSITE --- 1499 (+22)

# TESTED = 80 (-8)

STATECRITICAL READING --- 490

MATH --- 485

WRITING --- 475

COMPOSITE --- 1450

NATIONCRITICAL READING --- 495

MATH --- 511

WRITING --- 484

COMPOSITE --- 1490

HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS

THE ACT … (SEE HANDOUT)

• COLLEGE READINESS STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH, MATH, READING AND SCIENCE

• ACT COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS

• IDEAS FOR PROGRESS

WWW.ACT.ORG/STANDARD

ACT ASPIRE (SEE HANDOUT)

Assessment Type

Date(s) Who Where

Interim #1 October 19 - 23 5th Grade Elementary Lab

Interim #1 October 19 – 23

8th Grade 610 Lab

Interim #1 November 9 – 13

9th Grade Elementary Lab

Interim #1 November 9 – 13

10th Grade 610 Lab

Interim #2 February 23 - 26

5th Grade Elementary Lab

Interim #2 February 23 - 26

8th Grade 610 Lab

Interim #2 February 29 – March 4

9th Grade Elementary Lab

Interim #2 February 29 – March 4

10th Grade 610 Lab

P/P Summative

April 19 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th

No Lab Required

THE NEW SAT

MARCH 2016

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WHAT DO STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW FOR POST-HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS?

THE COLLEGE BOARD HAS IDENTIFIED A CRITICAL SET OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND

UNDERSTANDINGS THAT PREDICT STUDENT SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND WORKFORCE TRAINING

PROGRAMS:

► COMPREHEND CHALLENGING LITERARY AND INFORMATIONAL TEXTS

► REVISE AND EDIT EXTENDED TEXTS

► SHOW COMMAND OF MATH, ESPECIALLY ALGEBRA AND DATA ANALYSIS

► USE EVIDENCE IN READING AND WRITING

► ANALYZE DATA

► USE AND UNDERSTAND WORDS IN CONTEXT

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WHAT DOES THE REDESIGNED SAT LOOK LIKE?(SEE HANDOUTS)

► EVIDENCE-BASED READING AND WRITING SECTION

- READING TEST

- WRITING AND LANGUAGE TEST

► MATH SECTION

- MATH TEST

► OPTIONAL ESSAY

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KEY CHANGES IN THE REDESIGNED SAT

1. WORDS IN CONTEXT

2. COMMAND OF EVIDENCE

3. THE ESSAY AND ANALYSIS

4. FOCUSED MATH

5. PROBLEMS GROUNDED IN REAL-WORLD CONTEXTS

6. ANALYSIS IN SCIENCE AND ANALYSIS IN HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES

7. FOUNDING DOCUMENTS AND THE GREAT GLOBAL CONVERSATION

8. RIGHTS-ONLY SCORING

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WHICH KEY CHANGE WILL HAVE THE MOST IMPACT ON STUDENTS?

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PRACTICE WITH KHAN ACADEMY

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THE PSAT – OCTOBER 14, 2O15

SAMPLE TEST

HOMEWORK FOR OCTOBER 12 (SAMPLE

QUESTIONS)SKILLS FOR YOUR GRADE LEVEL BASED UPON THE PSAT SAMPLE QUESTIONS

BRING RECENT ASSIGNMENT TO THE MEETING

THE IMPERATIVE – K-12 ALIGNMENT• SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

• SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

• PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

• INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES – OCTOBER 12, 2015 – DOK / CHARGER THURSDAYS

• ASSESSMENT – FEBRUARY 22, 2015