Transitional THE Assessment

1. TransitionalTHE Assessment Is Your District Ready? Celebrating 25 Years!

2. Objectives for the day • Participants will • Understand who and what will be tested • Understand differences in KSDE and CETE resources • Find KITE, log in, and create tests • Download KITE Client software • Understand and use new technology Enhanced Resources Celebrating 25 Years!

3. Norms for the day • Cell Phones on vibrate • Consideration of each other’s needs and level of understanding • Keep the conversation positive • Post all unanswered questions in the Parking Lot Celebrating 25 Years!

4. What Color is your Car? Get into groups of like car colored people Introduce your selves What common characteristics do you find in your group? Why do you drive the color car you do? Celebrating 25 Years!

5. What your car color says about you Dealing with the “cars” in the lot… Celebrating 25 Years!

6. First the Basics • Math and Reading 3-8 grades and 11th graders who do not have a banked score. • CETE would appreciate all 10,11,and 12 grades to test for data quality reasons. • Only banked scores will be used for accountability • Science Grades 4, 7 and OTL with both sections by their 11th grade year • History / Government – No Test • Writing, local recommended but not required Celebrating 25 Years!

7. Resources • KSDE • http://ksde.org/Agency/DivisionofLearningServices/CareerStandardsandAssessmentServices/CSASHome/Assessments.aspx • CETE • www.ksassessments.org • SWPRSC • Presentation Handouts Celebrating 25 Years!

8. The New CETE Summative • College Ready Standards; • deliver the test via computer, both desktop/laptop and iPads; • include technology-­enhanced items, built using templates similar to those used for SBAC; • include only machine-­scorable items; • map every item to an SBAC assessment “claim,” which will be the unit for reporting subscores; • contain items that have all been written to the SBAC “targets,” which represent the ways in which students may be expected to learn and demonstrate their knowledge—by integrating skills and concepts across standards, rather than by tapping only isolated skills within one standard; • use the SBAC blueprint as a guideline for determining which standards to emphasize; • include multiple forms; • match the SBAC style guide with few exceptions; and • merge SBAC allowable accommodations with the Kansas accommodations policy to provide further computer­‐based accommodations to students. Celebrating 25 Years!

9. Technology Enhanced Items • CETE has developed about 40 technology enhanced templates • They are used to assess a concept not easily assessed through multiple choice. • Interactive and engaging • Provide a better measure of a construct • Assess existing construct more efficiently • Practice TEI assessment can be assessed now for formative use Celebrating 25 Years!

10. Technology Enhanced Items Celebrating 25 Years!

11. Technology Enhanced Items Celebrating 25 Years!

12. Technology Enhanced Items Celebrating 25 Years!

13. Reporting • Not immediate this year because of cut scores will need to be set after all tests are completed. • Students will only receive proficiency category. • Scores will be reported on the claims at the school level. Celebrating 25 Years!

14. English Language Arts • Between 52 and 60 items total • Two sessions • Reading and writing on each section • Item types include: • Selected response • Multiple selected response • Technology response Celebrating 25 Years!

15. English Language Arts • Claim 1 • Literacy and informational texts • Items are related to texts • All claim 1 targets are included • Targets 1-7 Literacy • Targets 8-14 Informational Celebrating 25 Years!

16. English Language Arts • Claim 2 – Writing • Stand alone (not text – based) • Only some targets are included • Targets 1/3/6: Write/Revise Brief Texts • Target 8: Language and Vocabulary Use • Target 9: Edit/Clarify Celebrating 25 Years!

17. English Language Arts • Not Included on 2013/2014 assessment: • Claim 3 – Speaking / Listening • Claim 4 – Research • Constructed response tasks • Performance tasks • Additional coverage of the KCCRS will be included in future assessments Celebrating 25 Years!

18. Math Transitional Assessment • Around 60 items total • Two sections • Item types include: • Selected response • Multiple select response • Technology enhanced • Numeric entry

19. Math Transitional Assessment • Smarter Balanced Claims • Claim 1: Concepts and Procedures • Does the student know how to DO the math? • Focus: Mathematical Content Standards

20. Math Transitional Assessment • Grades 3-8 • Targets for claim 1 are the clusters • “Major” or “additional supporting” • Greater focus on ‘major” and less on “additional / supporting” • Students will see at least 1 item from every cluster in their grade level

21. Math Transitional Assessment • High School • Targets only 16 clusters for Claim 1 • “Major” or “additional / supporting” • Greater focus on ‘major” and less on “additional / supporting” • Students will see at least 1 item from every cluster in their grade level

22. Math Transitional Assessment • All Grade Levels • All claim 1 targets • Claim 1 targets from previous grades • Special note for HS: SBAC specifies any standard can be assessed in these claims. However CETE has only used the targeted Claim 1 standards or those from the lower grades.

23. Math Transitional Assessment • Calculator Use • 3-5 no calculator • 6-HS Calculator active and inactive subsections • On the calculator active subsection, special mathematical tools (e.g., abacus or large button calculators) are permitted for students in their IEP. • Not included on 2013-2014 assessment: • Constructed response tasks • Performance tasks

24. Accessibility • Tools are available to all students all of the time. Tools include: • Highlighter • Striker • Eraser • Calculator on calculator portions of math tests • Periodic table on high school physical science test • Screen magnification • Tools do not change how the content is delivered or how the student responds

25. Personal Needs and Preferences • The PNP allows teachers to identify students special needs and drives the delivery of accommodations • The PNP is accessed in the Student Record in Educational Portal • The PNP includes: • Display enhancements: how resources are to be presented and structured. • Language Brail: how content is communicated to the learner • Audio Environment Supports: how content is audibly delivered and testing environment adapted to fit the learner’s needs

26. Available Accommodations • Text to speech will be available for students requiring audio presentation of items and directions • Braille, large print, and print booklets will be available in electronic files • Brail booklets will be delivered as braille-ready files (BRFs) for download to an embosser; graphics will be delivered as PDFs • Print booklets will be available as PDFs

27. KITEKansas Interactive Testing Engine • Access at www.ksassessments.org • Access to the state summative • Access to Kwiet (writing test) • Access to Career Pathways (CTE) • Access to Dynamic Learning Maps (The old Alternative) • Access to Formative Tools • Access to old NCLB data Celebrating 25 Years!

28. Things that have to happen before you can use KITE • First – Superintendent must complete his/her EDCS Report in the authenticated applications at KSDE • Second – the district data steward must complete a STCO submission to KIDS • Third – KSDE sends the data to CETE every night • Assign Roles Celebrating 25 Years!

29. Hardwar Issues • Works on PC, Mac, and IPad devices. • Download the KITE Client • May have it up for Chrome • IPad • Go to Safari • Type in tde.cete.us/TDE/login.html Celebrating 25 Years!

30. Formative Assessments • www.ksasessments.org • Hover over “For Educators” • Click on Formative Assessment Tools • Explore the Language Arts and Mathematics offerings • At your table, ½ commit to ELA research and ½ commit to Math research • Read material • Report to shoulder partner high lights • Share reports with the rest of the table Celebrating 25 Years!

31. The Portal • Educator.cete.us • Sign in using your school e-mail address as username. • (First Time)Click on forgot password. • Check you school e-mail account for instructions to reset your account. Celebrating 25 Years!

32. Navigating KITE Celebrating 25 Years!

33. Navigating KITETest Management Celebrating 25 Years!

34. Navigating KITEAdding a new test Celebrating 25 Years!

35. Navigating KITE Celebrating 25 Years!

36. Navigating KITE Celebrating 25 Years!

37. Navigating KITE Celebrating 25 Years!

38. Navigating KITE • Select the test you want and then click “Next” Celebrating 25 Years!

39. Adding Students • Click on the Students Tab Celebrating 25 Years!

40. Adding Students • Click on the Students Tab Celebrating 25 Years!

41. Adding Students • Click on the Students Tab Celebrating 25 Years!

42. Naming the test Celebrating 25 Years!

43. Naming the test Celebrating 25 Years!

44. Print your tickets Celebrating 25 Years!

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46. KITE Client • This is needed for students to access their KITE Portal • Go to www.ksassessments .org • Hover over “For Educators” and click on KITE • Down load the client onto your computer Celebrating 25 Years!

47. Warning • Tickets • Same ticket information for all tests • Students could take the test at home • Students could take some else’s test • IPad users could pop out of the test to look up information • If this should happen there is an SC code for this Celebrating 25 Years!

48. Lets Practice • Open a web browser • Go to educator.cete.us and log in • Click on Test management • Search for “Practice for Technology-Enhanced Items” • Click the radio button and then click next • Select some 3 or 4 random students • Print your tickets Celebrating 25 Years!

49. Lets Practice • Launch your KITE Client • Log in with the ticket information as a student • Experience the joys of Technology Enhanced Items Celebrating 25 Years!

50. Celebrating 25 Years!