21 October 2005 Park Hyatt, Melbourne

1. Assessment & Reporting Conference Mt Waverley Innovations & Excellence Cluster Presentation 21 October 2005Park Hyatt, Melbourne

2. Assessment moderation across a Cluster Robyn Rivett Educator Mount Waverley I & E Cluster

3. Building and Sustaining a Cluster Learning Community

4. Can we trust the data?

5. Year 5 LAP English 5B Maths 4C Year 6 Dec Report English 5C Maths 5B Year 7 AIM English 6B Maths 5C Year 7 Dec Report English 5C Maths 5B

6. Cluster Training • Middle Years Literacy SB Coordinators • All Cluster schools trained - 2003 • Middle Years Numeracy SB Coordinators • Four Cluster schools trained - 2003 • Middle Years ICT • Two staff from each Cluster school Kahootz trained

7. Mount Waverley I & E Cluster Networks Literacy Numeracy ICT

8. Year 5-9 Literacy Assessment Cluster Progress Maps Assessment Moderation Assessment Rubrics Common Rich Assessment Tasks Curriculum@Work Annotated Samples Data – why does a literacy teacher need it?

9. Cluster Literacy Assessment Tasks • Process • Topics agreed at Cluster Literacy Network • Task guidelines established • Thinking tools suggested to explore the topic • Planning but no drafting • 45 minutes • Assessed using rubric • Three samples at varying levels moderated

10. Cluster Literacy Tasks • Narrative – The Gift • Persuasive Writing – Are mobile phones a luxury or a necessity? • Informative report/submission – to School Council on The Ideal Learning Environment

11. Year 5-9 Numeracy Assessment Cluster documentation TPL Funding Assessment Moderation Year 5-9 Assessment Rubric Common rich assessment task Common Professional Learning AGQTP Funding

12. Cluster Numeracy Task Open-ended rich task

13. Cluster Assessment Moderation • Underpinned by • shared values that foster commitment to continuous improvement • high levels of trust and mutual support • open communication

14. Outcomes • Improved spread of achievement across CSF Levels • Recognition and acceptance that Year 6 students can achieve at CSF Levels 5 and 6 • Targeted literacy intervention programs for students below expected standard

15. Impact • Rich assessment tasks and assessment rubrics implemented across the Cluster • Common understanding of expectations and standards • Increased respect for teacher judgements • Improved Transition data collection • Grade 6 Literacy and Numeracy data used to determine individual learning needs at Year 7

16. Where to from here? • Broaden collection of literacy genres moderated • Facilitate Making a Difference PD Program • Introduce CARS and STARS across the Cluster • Develop and apply rich numeracy tasks related to local community context • Refinement of assessment rubrics • Link common tasks to Standards • Revisit, re-run, revise assessment process and outcomes