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Smarter Balanced Accessibility Webinar March 26, 2014 Office of Standards & Assessment Michigan Department of Education. Introductions. Linda Howley Accessibility Specialist , Office of Standards & Assessment howleyl@michigan.gov Jennifer Paul

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  1. Smarter Balanced Accessibility WebinarMarch 26, 2014Office of Standards & AssessmentMichigan Department of Education

  2. Introductions Linda Howley Accessibility Specialist, Office of Standards & Assessment howleyl@michigan.gov Jennifer Paul EL Assessment Consultant, Office of Standards & Assessment paulj@michigan.gov

  3. Special Guests: Andrew J. Middlestead Director, OSA Matt Ayotte Online Assessment Specialist, OSA Gayle Dejonge MEAP Project Coordinator, OSA John Jaquith Students with Disabilities Assessment Consultant, OSA Joanne Winkelman, Ph.D. Policy Coordinator, Office of Special Education

  4. Today’s Goals Provide an overview of accessibility and accommodations features provided by the Smarter Balanced assessments Provide an overview of differences between Michigan’s past practices and future practices

  5. General SBAC Updates What are Michigan’s plans for CCSS assessment implementation?

  6. New Opportunities Technology will enable students to show us what they’ve learned in new ways. Technology will enable expanded opportunities for accessing content.

  7. But… …just because we can, doesn’t mean we should.

  8. SBAC Accessibility & Accommodations Policy • State dept. of education personnel • MDE participation on SBAC A & A Workgroup • ELL Advisory Committee* • SWD Advisory Committee* • Agencies such as American Printing House for the Blind (APH), staff from Gallaudet University, NCEO • Actively solicited and listened to feedback from advocacy groups *Go to www.smarterbalanced.org for full lists of committee members.

  9. In Addition Numerous literature reviews Research based frameworks created by internationally recognized researchers Cog labs

  10. SBAC Categories 1 2 3

  11. Universal Tools Breaks Calculator (for calculator-allowed items) Digital notepad English dictionary (for ELA performance task full writes) English glossary Expandable passages Global notes (for ELA performance tasks) Highlighter

  12. Universal Tools Cont. Keyboard navigation Mark for review Math tools Spell check (for some ELA items) Strikethrough Writing tools Zoom Scratch paper Thesaurus

  13. Designated Supports Color contrast Masking Text-to-speech (for Math stimuli and ELA items) Translated test directions (for math items) Translations (glossaries) (for math items) Translations (stacked) (for math items) Turn off universal tools

  14. Designated Supports Cont. Bilingual dictionary (for ELA-performance task full writes) Magnification Read aloud (for math and ELA items, not for reading passages) Scribe (for ELA non-writing items and math items) Separate setting

  15. Accommodations American Sign Language (for ELA Listening items and math items) Braille Closed captioning (for ELA Listening items) Text-to-speech (for ELA reading passages)

  16. Accommodations Cont. Abacus Alternate response options Calculator (for calculator allowed items only) Multiplication table (grade 4 and above math items) Print on demand Read aloud (for ELA reading passages, grades 6-8 & 11, blind students in grades 3-8 and 11 who do not yet have adequate braille skills) Scribe Speech-to-text

  17. SBAC Field Test Reminders Turn on/off universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations in TIDE Refer to TIDE User Guides Check with your School & District Test Coordinator when you have questions

  18. SBAC Resources Available at sbac.portal.airast.org/field-test/resources Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines Guidelines: Frequently Asked Questions Accessibility & Accommodations Module Let’s Talk Universal Tools Module Getting Students Ready for the Field Test – Information on Item and Response Types

  19. Wait! There’s more! Consistency is key! Guidelines for Read Aloud Scribing Protocol Accessibility Guide for Classroom Activities Embedded Designated Support – Glossaries Description Technology Requirements for Text-To-Braille Embedded Dictionary/Thesaurus Embedded Accommodation – American Sign Language (ASL) Instructions

  20. What if I have questions about technology? sbac.portal.airast.org/field-test/resources TIDE User Guides Technical Specifications Manual for Online Testing Technology Requirements for Online Testing When in doubt, check with your technology coordinator. SBAC Field Test Help Desk: 1-855-833-1969

  21. Wrap-up Questions Post presentation Post FAQs from this webinar

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