The State of Assessment

Assessment Perspectives

New Mexico Required Assessments

District Required Assessments

Assessment Calendar Updates

PARCC

Pacing Guides

Assessment Videos

Board Retreat Assessment Perspectives

Assessment at its worst

Feels top down and compliance driven

Assesses the wrong information

Does not have valuable information that is actionable

Takes away time from instruction

Assessment at its best

Motivates students using feedback toward competence

Allows educators to challenge assumptions

It allows us to see the scope and sequence of understanding across grade levels- from PK to 12th

Informs instruction

New Mexico Required

AssessmentsPARCC / SBA Spanish Language Arts

SBA – Science Grades 4, 7, 11

DIBELS Next / IDEL – K-3 Reading

ACCESS / IPT / WAPT – English Language Learners / Spanish Language Learners

End of Course Exams

District Required Assessments

to inform instruction

Discovery – Formative Assessment to guide Instruction Grades 1-HS

mClass Math - Kindergarten

Assessment Calendar Updates

DiscoveryKindergarten – a teacher MAY use to inform instruction

Grades 1,2 Test A – August

Test B – December

Test D - May

Grades 3-HS (Year Long)Test A – August

Test B - December

HS Block Test A – August (Fall Block)

Test A – January (Spring Block)

EOC Exams – Piloting Online Administration (Blackboard/Synergy)

PARCC Administration Time (Same as SBA – 9 Hours) spread out over two windows

PARCC PBA – March PARCC EOY – April/May

The Top 10 Things Every

Administrator Should Know About PARCC

LCPS Administrators RetreatJuly 31-August 1, 2014

Cari Aguilera, Jennifer Haan and Criss Grubbs

#10 In 2014-15 NMPARCC will Replace Math, Reading

and Writing NMSBA & High School

Graduation Assessment (HSGA)NMSBA NMPARCC

Mathematics Mathematics

Reading English Language Arts/Literacy (Reading & Writing)

Writing

Science NMSBA will continue to be administered

The PARCC Assessment Design Allows Students to

Demonstrate Mastery of the Full Range of CCSS Skills

The PARCC Assessment Design

English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Grade 3-11

#9 The NMPARCC Assessments will be Given in 2 Separate Testing Windows

Tested Areas by Grade Level and Sessions Per Window:

LCPS NMPARCC Test Dates for 2014-15 School Year:

PBA window: March 2 – March 20, 2015

Each student takes 3 sessions of ELAEach student takes 2 sessions of Math

EOY window: April 20 – May 8, 2015

Each student takes 2 sessions of ELAEach student takes 2 sessions of Math

#8 The Average Testing Time

Did NOT Increase On average it will take a student a total of 9 hours to complete NMPARCC, which includes 5 hours of PBA and 4 hours of EOY.

This time is comparable to the time students took to complete previous administrations of the NMSBA in three days.

Keep in mind writing is assessed at every grade on NMPARCC.

#7 All New Mexico Schools Can

Access PARCC Student Sample Questions Online:

#6 NMPARCC Will Include a Variety of Question Types in

Both ELA/Literacy and Math

All constructed response questions will appear on the PBA to allow time for scoring and return of results by the end of the year.

Both PBA and EOY will include multiple choice/selected response questions.

Technology enhanced questions will be manipulated by students using functions such as drag and drop.

#5 NMPARCC Includes Writing for

All Assessed Grade Levels60% of the ELA/Literacy assessment will involve writing.

All passages used in NMPARCC ELA/Literacy are developed from authentic texts.

Students will compose 3 pieces of prose during the PBA session.

#4 NMPARCC Math Questions will Have a Heavy

Emphasis on the Major Work of the Grade

60% of the math questions will focus on the major content of the grade.

40% of the math questions will come from the supporting and additional content standards.

The math practices will be incorporated throughout the majority of the tested content.

#3 PARCC is More Rigorous than NMSBA

MathRigor: In major topics, pursue conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application.

ELA/Literature Rigor: Building knowledge through content rich nonfiction; reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational.

OK – Let’s Have Some Fun

PARCC – Let’s Have More Fun!

#2 Students will Have Accessibility Features and

Accommodations Support when Taking

NMPARCCUnless a student is identified to take NMAPA/NCSC, all students in grades 3 – H3 will take NMPARCC.

New Mexico has adopted the PARCC Accommodations Manual (PAM).

Refer to PAM and the appendices for a full list of all PARCC student supports.

PARCC is Designed to be Accessible to Students with

Disabilities and English Learners

ResourcesDescription Web Link Notes

ELA/Reading Online Resources

http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-assessment

Page includes links to sample tests, sample questions, and draft rubrics (Information about Performance Based Tests & End of Year Tests) All grade spans

http://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/webpages/obparcc/english_lang_lit.cfm

Prompts of the Week- sample questions 3rd-11th

www.parccgames.com Reading games that address CCSS

Kinder-3rd Grade

www.achievethecore.org This site has a lesson plan tab and it shows how the lesson exemplifies the instruction shifts required by Common Core State Standards – how it ties to Coherence and Rigor and lists the standards

ResourcesDescription Web Link Notes

Math Online Resources

http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-assessment Page includes links to sample tests, and sample questions

(Information about Performance Based Tests & End of Year Tests)

All grade spanshttp://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/webpages/obparcc/math_-_parcc_prompts.cfm

Prompts of the Week- sample questions

3rd-8th and Algebra & Geometry

http://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/webpages/obparcc/mathmatics_common_co.cfm

Practice Test Items 3rd- 7th and High School

www.parccgames.com Math games that address CCSS Kinder-6th Grade

www.illustrativemathematics.org This site has a “Find Tasks” by grade. In selecting a grade it shows  example problems and how it is exactly aligned to the Content Standards. Also an “Explore the Standards” selection menu

9th – 12th Grade

http://www.ccsstoolbox.org/ University of Texas, AustinThe Mathematics Common Core Toolbox

Interactive Visualizations6th – 12th Grade

ResourcesDescription Web Link Notes

Technology Skills Resources

http://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/webpages/obparcc/technology_resources.cfm

Page provides information about specific technology skills that students will need with links to sample questions that show an example of each skill

3rd-10th Gradehttp://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/webpages/obparcc/tech_prep_for_parcc.cfm

Page provides information about specific technology skills that students will need with links to sample questions that show an example of each skill

3rd, 6th, 7th, and 10th Grades for ELA/Reading

3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, and High School for Math

http://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/webpages/obparcc/keyboarding.cfm

Typing expectations and links to online typing practice 4th-6th Grade

http://dotgarman.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/tech-skills-for-parcc-online-state-testing/

Here are two websites that identify (better than most) tech skills for PARCC that I have found so far:

http://ohconnectdots.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/parcc-integrating-technology-for-new-assessments-connect-the-dots-march-2013.pdf

Here are two websites that identify (better than most) tech skills for PARCC that I have found so far:

https://sites.google.com/site/technologyandcommoncore/skills-matrix-1

This site has a matrix:

ResourcesDescription Web Link Notes

PARCC Accommodations

http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-accessibility-features-and-accommodations-manual

PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual

CCSS Instructional Resources

https://learnzillion.com/ Learn ZillionCCSS Math and ELA K-12 Teaching Videos 

http://videolibrary.louisianabelieves.com/

Louisiana Department of EducationCCSS Math and ELA K-12 Teaching Videos 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?page=1&categories=organizations_national,topics_common-core&load=1

Teaching ChannelCCSS Math and ELA K-12 Teaching Videos

http://www.colorincolorado.org/common-core/

Colorín ColoradoCCSS Resources for Teaching ELLs 

http://ell.stanford.edu/teaching_resources

Understanding Language Teaching resources that exemplify high-quality instruction for ELLs across three content areas based on CCSS for ELA and Math and Next Generation Science Standards

PARCC Passage Selection Guidelines

http://parcconline.org/sites/parcc/files/Combined%20Passage%20Selection%20Guidelines%20and%20Worksheets_0.pdf

These guidelines should inform the training of

 

passage finders in order to ensure a pool of acceptable passages that can support assessment of the CCSS for the PARCC summative assessments. These guidelines will also inform form assemblers

 as they construct forms that will assess the full continuum of standards.

   

Pacing Guides

Pacing Guides

Pacing Guides

Assessment Videos

LCPSTV and The Division of Learning, Teaching, and Research have teamed up to provide informational videos on assessments that schools can use to inform students, parents, and the general community on the various assessments

Videos will initially be posted on principals’ webpage