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Ready for STAAR Glen Rose ISD

Ready for STAAR Glen Rose ISD. New Test – New Opportunities. We have been down this path before!. And each time we needed a little time to learn the new system. And each test added a new layer of rigor and a new set of expectations for our students and for our teachers.

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Ready for STAAR Glen Rose ISD

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  1. Ready for STAAR Glen Rose ISD

  2. New Test – New Opportunities

  3. We have been down this path before! • And each time we needed a little time to learn the new system. • And each test added a new layer of rigor and a new set of expectations for our students and for our teachers. • And each time we have succeeded! • And we will again…

  4. Let’s look at the tests our kids took before STAAR.

  5. TABS Exit Level Math Started in 1980 • One Step: • Fewest barrels

  6. TEAMS Exit Level Math (started in 1986) • Two Steps: • Find point on graph • Multiply • 30 pupils x $300 = $9,000

  7. TAAS Exit Level Math (started in 1999) • Three Steps: • Find paper • on pie chart • Divide tons of • paper by total • tons: • 72/180 • 3. Convert to 40%

  8. TAKS Exit Level Math (Started in 2003) • Five Steps: • Add all votes • 240 + 420 + 180 + 300 + 60 = 1,200 • 2. Determine which student finished 3rd • (Bridget: 240 votes) • 3. Determine Bridget’s %age of votes • 240 / 1,200 = 20% • Know that a pie chart has 360 total degrees • Determine 20% of 360 degrees: • .20 x 360 = 72

  9. Five Steps: • The student must know how to apply the • quadratic formula to find the value of the • discrimant • Find quadratic equation on formula chart: • If • there are two real number roots of the equation • and the graph of the parabola crosses the • x-axis at those roots • If • there is a “multiple” or repeated root of the • equation and the vertex of the graph of the • parabola touches the x-axis at that root. • If • the roots of the equation are imaginary numbers • and the graph of the parabola does not • intersect the x-axis STAAR Exit Level Math? (2012)

  10. What do we know about STAAR? • Will begin in 2011-12 • Grades 3 through 8 • First year 9th graders • 10th and 11th graders will still take TAKS

  11. What tests will students have to take? The high school level STAAR tests are COURSE tests, NOT grade level tests

  12. STAAR is an assessment of ACADEMIC READINESS

  13. What does it mean to be an assessment of academic readiness?

  14. TAKS • Did our students learn what they were supposed to learn in their current grade or course?

  15. STAAR • Did our students learn what they were supposed to learn in their current grade or course? • Are they ready for the next grade or course? • And the one after that?

  16. And ultimately…ARE OUR STUDENTS READY FOR COLLEGE OR A CAREER?

  17. What’s tested on STAAR? • The TEKS - the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills • Readiness standards – more items on the test • Supporting standards – fewer items on the test • Process Standards – the skills – assessed with other standards

  18. Fifth Grade Math TAKS Distribution of Standards Compared STAAR

  19. STAAR will be significantly more rigorous” than TAKS What does rigor mean?

  20. What does “more rigorous” mean? • The questions are more complex and require more thinking. • What is most important for a student to learn in a grade level will have more questions on the test. • The test will be longer.

  21. STAAR is a longer test… • Math Gr. 3 -8 =+6 questions • Reading 3-8 = +4 questions • Writing = +1 additional composition • Science= +4 questions • Social Studies Gr 8 = +4 questions • EOC = +2 to 13 questions

  22. STAAR requires more THINKING!

  23. TAKS Item STAAR Item 60 x 70 = 4200 4200 ÷ 175 = 24 24 x 7 = 168 Bubble in “G” 23 - -12 = 35 Bubble in “D”

  24. What will it take to pass STAAR? • Students will have to get more items correct than on TAKS. • The passing standard will first be established for English III and Algebra II • Linked to college readiness • Linked by grade level down to 3rd grade

  25. STAAR . . . some changes Time limits - NEW • EOCs: 4 hours • Grades 3-8: 4 hours

  26. Phase in? Graduation Plans? Credit Recovery? Cumulative Scores? 15% Graduation and Grading (waiting on the Legislature)

  27. What about tests for students served in special education? • Accommodations will be allowed on STAAR. • STAAR Modified will be available for students who meet the criteria. • STAAR Alternate will be available for students who have significant cognitive disabilities.

  28. What about tests for students who are English Language Learners? • Spanish version for grades 3-5 • Linguistic accommodations for most tests

  29. F CUS

  30. What our district is doing to prepareCURRICULUM • Curriculum Efforts • ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies began creating and revising Curriculum Maps in 2009. Collaborative teams are writing Unit Maps to address key concepts taught each six week period. • College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) are embedded in each Curriculum Map. • Kilgo Consulting has provided resources for our Curriculum Maps and insights regarding increasing the rigor and complexity of questions in our units and common assessments.

  31. What our district is doing to preparePROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • Professional Development • Collaborative teams spend time writing and revising Curriculum Maps and Unit Maps after reviewing TAKS data. • Kilgo Consulting- Summers of 2010 and 2011 • ESC 11, CAMT, and CAST have also offered staff development sessions related to STAAR.

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