Welcome, housekeeping, announcements Reflections on first year of CCGPS

2. April 24, 2013 • Welcome, housekeeping, announcements • Reflections on first year of CCGPS • Breakout groups to develop pacing guides • Preview of May 8 workshop

3. Be sure to sign in and include last 4 digits of SSN to receive 1 PLU. • To earn PLU, attend both days; otherwise hours can be recorded on a learning log. • Complete/turn in registration form. • Take breaks as needed. • Lunch will be from 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. • We will need to dismiss at 3 p.m.

7. Free professional learning through CEISMC • Middle School Algebra • TTK1 – Intro to Technology Integration • TTK2 – Intro to Technology Teaching Standards • Mathematics of Industry and Government • For more info and to register, go to https://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/ freeplucourses

8. What has gone well this year? • What were the challenges? • What needs to be improved and how? • How useful was … • the pacing guide? • the shared drive? • the set of “user-friendly” tasks? • Edmodo? • GaDOE’s webinars and wiki?

9. Work on pacing guide. • Review curriculum map. • Determine units to be taught each 9-weeks. • Divide into smaller groups to develop 9-weeks pacing guides. • Blank calendars are on the shared drive. • Save to the 2013-2014 Course Calendars folder. • Make sure to rename each calendar using the course name.

10. Shared drive: \\werz-crcshare\f\middleMath • HMH textbooks • Go to preview.hrw.com. • Enter sample word:  GAMA13. • Enter your contact information. • Receive your username and password.  Be sure to record this in a place where you will be able to easily retrieve it. • Log in at my.hrw.com.

11. Assessment update • Break-out groups • Review/revise pretests • Review/revise benchmarks

12. Where are we? • Where to we go from here? • What needs to be done before our next meeting? • Next meeting: • May 8 • 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. • SD2

13. May 8, 2013 • Summary of work from previous session • PARCC update • OAS formative assessment items • Instructional resources on SLDS • Grade level work to review and refine • Benchmarks • Unit pretests • Wrap-up/next steps

14. Reminders … • Sign-in sheet on table by door • First timers: • Complete registration sheet • Because 1 PLU = 10 contact hours, record hours on learning log • Breaks as needed • Lunch: 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. • Dismiss by 3 p.m. Coweta Committed to Student Success

16. Free professional learning through CEISMC • Middle School Algebra • TTK1 – Intro to Technology Integration • TTK2 – Intro to Technology Teaching Standards • Mathematics of Industry and Government • For more info and to register, go to https://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/ freeplucourses

17. Coweta Committed to Student Success

18. Coweta Committed to Student Success

19. Summary of previous work • 2013-2014 scope and sequence (all four 9-weeks) on the intranet • Curriculum map updated on intranet • 3rd 9-weeks scope and sequence on shared drive • 2013-2014 scope and sequence (all four 9-weeks) on the intranet • Curriculum map updated on intranet 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

21. Next generation assessments Coming 2014-2015: PARCC Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers Claim: Unlike many current tests, PARCC tests will be engaging and will test the critical-thinking and problem-solving skills students need to succeed in school and life.

22. PARCC priorities • Determine whether students are college and career ready or on track. • Connect to the Common Core State Standards. • Measure the full range of student performance, including that of high- and low-achieving students. • Provide educators data throughout the year to inform instruction. • Create innovative 21st century, technology-based assessments. • Be affordable and sustainable.

23. Sept. 2013 Second year field testing begins and related research and data collection continues Sept. 2014 Full administration of PARCC assessments begins Summer 2015 Set achievement levels, including college-ready performance levels Oct. 2010 Launch and design phase begins Sept. 2011 Development phase begins Sept. 2012 First year field testing and related research and data collection begins PARCC timeline

24. PARCC plan for assessments 2 Optional Assessments/Flexible Administration • End-of-Year • Assessment • Innovative, computer-based items • Required • Performance-Based • Assessment (PBA) • Extended tasks • Applications of concepts and skills • Required • Mid-Year Assessment • Performance-based • Emphasis on hard-to-measure standards • Potentially summative • Diagnostic Assessment • Early indicator of student knowledge and skills to inform instruction, supports, and PD • Non-summative

25. Optional formative assessments • Formative early assessment designed to provide an indicator of student knowledge and skills so that instruction, supports and professional development can be tailored to student needs • Formative mid-year performance tasks designed to prepare students for Summative Performance Assessment and to yield instructionally useful feedback. Teachers will be given an online scoring tool to score tasks and improve understanding of the CCSS expectations. EARLY ASSESSMENT MID-YEAR ASSESSMENT Early indicator of knowledge and skills to inform instruction, supports, PD Mid-Year Performance-Based Assessment (Potentially summative*) Timing of formative components is flexible * For voluntary use, the timing of the administration is to be locally determined. Over time, states may consider using scores from these tasks in the summative / accountability scores.

26. Summative assessments + END OF YEAR ASSESSMENT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT • Given primarily on computer or other digital devices • Composed primarily performance tasks with emphasis on hard-to-measure standards • Results returned within 2 weeks • Given on computer (to most students), with multiple item types and technological tools • Scored entirely by computer for fast results Scores from the performance assessment and the end-of-year test will be combined for annual accountability scores.

27. Types of PARCC math tasks

28. Nature of tasks • Machine-scorableselected response and short items • Innovative, computer-based formats • Balance of conceptual understanding and procedural knowledge • Brief applications • Include practices • Practice-forward tasks • Designed to elicit one or more particular practices in connection with content • Unlikely or impossible to earn full credit without engaging in the practice • Technology enhanced tasks • Examples: simulation, interactivity, drag-and-drop • Constructed/extended response item • Hand or machine scored • Real-world scenario • Highlights practices

29. Sample items and prototypes • Type I: http://www.parcconline.org/samples/mathematics/high-school-mathematics • Type II and Type III: http://www.ccsstoolbox.com/parcc/PARCCPrototype_main.html

30. CRCT assessment design Standard Task Standard Task Standard Task Standard Task Standard Task Standard Task

31. PARCC assessment design Domain Cluster Heading Standard Standard Standard Cluster Heading Standard Standard Standard Standards for Mathematical Practice Task Task Task Task Task

32. ELA Formative Pilot

33. Math Formative Pilot

34. Prepare students now … • Frameworks tasks • OAS Formative Assessment Bank (https://www.georgiaoas.org/) • Multiple choice • Extended response • Scaffold task • Teacher login: PersonID+LastName • Password: teacher

35. Instructional resources on SLDS Teacher Resource Link User Guide: http://slds.doe.k12.ga.us/SiteCollectionDocuments/TRL-User-Guide.pdf

36. Review and refine • At each grade-level, review assessments for alignment to the standards and for rigor. • Benchmarks • Unit pre-tests • Discuss changes that need to be made and reach consensus on those changes. • Edit documents to make improvements. • Forward revised documents to me.

37. Shared drive: \\werz-crcshare\f\middlemath • HMH textbooks • Go to preview.hrw.com. • Enter sample word:  GAMA13. • Enter your contact information. • Receive your username and password.  Be sure to record this in a place where you will be able to easily retrieve it. • Log in at my.hrw.com.

38. Where are we? • Where to we go from here? • What else needs to be done?