Georgia Alternate Assessment Sample Tasks Resource Guide

1. Georgia Alternate AssessmentIntroduction to the Sample Tasks Resource Guide

2. Links to GAA Resources and Presentations are on the GaDOE website (shown below) http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/GAA.aspx

3. Topics in this Presentation • Purpose of the new Sample Tasks Resource Guide • Structure of the Sample Tasks Resource Guide • Reminders about scorability of GAA tasks • Review Sample Tasks • Grades assessed: • Elementary (Kindergarten and Grades 3-5) • Middle School (Grades 6-8) • High School • Content areas assessed: • English Language Arts (ELA) • Mathematics • Science • Social Studies

4. Purpose of the Sample Tasks Resource Guide • The GaDOE and Questar have developed a new resource for teachers who assess students through the Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA). • The Sample Tasks Resource Guide (Guide) is designed to support educators in their implementation and understanding of the content standards and in the creation of high-quality assessment tasks. • The editions of the Guide include new items which supplement existing resources such as the GAA Examiner’s Manual, GAA Student Samples Resource Guide, GAA Blueprint & Standards documents, and the state content standards themselves.

5. Purpose of the Sample Tasks Resource Guide • There are no new requirements for the program or the creation of student portfolios. • The Sample Tasks Resource Guide is published in separate elementary, middle school, and high school editions, or: • Kindergarten and Grades 3–5 • Grades 6–8 • High School • All editions are posted on the GAA Resources webpage at:  • http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/GAA-Resources.aspx

6. Structure of the Sample Tasks Resource Guide • Samples in the Guide are individual tasks, not full entries. • Use of these tasks does not guarantee that an entry will be scorable. • All four tasks in every entry must align to the content standard and element/indicator. • All entries must meet all of the administrative requirements of the GAA (evidence collected within the administration window; Entry Sheets completed correctly; two distinct collection periods; documentation of student’s grade, level of prompting, setting, and interactions). • For more information, please refer to the Georgia Examiner’s Manual 2016-2017 and the resources on the GaDOE website (see slide 2).

7. Structure of the Sample Tasks Resource Guide • Each sample task in the Resource Guide includes a summary page which describes the task and the requirements of the content standard and element/indicator. • There are also: • descriptions of the materials the teacher used when the student was performing the assessment task • a brief list of websites which may be useful to teachers who want to adapt the task for their students • Please remember: • Materials should be chosen and/or adapted to suit the needs of individual students. • Third-party websites are provided for informational purposes only. Reference to any website does not constitute an endorsement of products, services or opinions. Websites will be verified and updated as frequently as possible, but at times links to websites may become inactive or content may be altered.

8. Structure of the Sample Tasks Resource Guide This screenshot comes from the cover of the Sample Tasks Resource Guide for Grades 6–8.

9. Structure of the Sample Tasks Resource Guide

10. Reminders about scorability of GAA tasks • Tasks which align to the content standard and element/indicator may not be scorable if the administrative requirements of the GAA are not met. Please be careful to insure that all tasks in all entries satisfy the rules of the assessment, which include: • Each Entry Sheet must be completed correctly and in its entirety. • Content standards must be chosen from the correct grade (e.g., a Grade 8 standard for a Grade 8 student) • All evidence must be collected within the administration window (September 6, 2016 – March 24, 2017). • Collection Period 1 Primary Evidence must be collected at least 14 calendar days before Collection Period 2 Primary Evidence is collected. • Both pieces of Collection Period 1 evidence must be collected before either piece of Collection Period 2 evidence is collected. • Evidence must be marked with a letter or percentage grade. • Type and frequency of prompting must be noted. • People who worked with the student on the task and the location of the task should be noted.

11. Table of Contents Slides 12-15 Kindergarten ELA Sample Task 16-20 Kindergarten Mathematics Sample Task 20-22Grade 3 ELA Sample Task 23-27Grade 3 Mathematics Sample Task 28-33 Grade 4 ELA Sample Task 34-37 Grade 4 Mathematics Sample Task 38-42 Grade 5 ELA Sample Task 43-47 Grade 5 Mathematics Sample Task 48-51 Grade 5 Science Sample Task 52-55 Grade 5 Social Studies Sample Task 56-59Grade 6 ELA Sample Task 60-63 Grade 6 Mathematics Sample Task 64-68 Grade 7 ELA Sample Task 69-72 Grade 7 Mathematics Sample Task 73-76 Grade 8 ELA Sample Task 77-81 Grade 8 Mathematics Sample Task 82-85 Grade 8 Science Sample Task 86-89 Grade 8 Social Studies Sample Task 90-76 Grade HS ELA Sample Task 95-98 Grade HS Mathematics Sample Task 99-102 Grade HS Science Sample Task 103-106 Grade HS Social Studies Sample Task 107-109Contact Information 110 Webinar Survey

12. Kindergarten ELA Sample Task

16. Kindergarten Mathematics Sample Task

20. Grade 3 ELA Sample Task

23. Grade 3 Mathematics Sample Task

28. Grade 4 ELA Sample Task

34. Grade 4 Mathematics Sample Task

38. Grade 5 ELA Sample Task

43. Grade 5 Mathematics Sample Task

48. Grade 5 Science Sample Task