CCRS -
- No science specialists will be asked to lead a session. Sandy and Martha Ann will hold a Go To Meeting to share the ideas and how to answer questions at the meeting.
- Math WILL need to attend and I'm hearing that something is being prepared for math to present. Stay tuned for more info as it unfolds.
I wanted to clarify that all specialist will continue to keep up with their contact hours as they always have. The only contact hours reported on the MSP yearly report in Sept 2013 will be contact with teachers concerning OGAP and Robotics. That has nothing to do with an activity log or sustainability notes/documentation or regular contact hours that you write down in your calendar. We still need that info and will collect it with the new activity log when it makes it's presence.
From Steve:
- Good Morning.
- During the weekend I received a memo that Dr.. Bice sent to superintendents that states that End of Course tests will be given this year in English 9-10, Algebra 1 and Geometry. However, legal council has advised that the tests CANNOT be counted as part of a student’s grade this year. Tests will be administered as planned at the end of a course, “whether that is at the end of a trimester, end of semester, or end of year depending on your local schedule.” As the tests have no impact on accountability or student grade this year, “you can now give the tests at the end of course or whenever it makes sense for you since there will be no pressure to have results reported in time to include on a student’s grade.”
Info from RPT meeting End of Course Test and Quality Core Facts
I have a PDF of Facts that I will share via skydrive or dropbox.
Gloria Turner
Questions on assessment:
College and Career Ready Standards - 2nd Quarterly meeting.
: JSU November 15
These are not assessment meetings. Assessment will not
drive instruction. THese meetings should be about instructions.
This training should be turned around.
LEA sharing -
Math lessons on CCRS, rubric
ELA literacy standards in content areas
Job alike sessions: math, ELA, administrators
LEA team planning - AMSTI, ARI, Instructional Service will
let the systems know what they can assist with as they go forward
Teams can add media, career tech, etc. ARI team leaders have
current numbers
From LEA meetings: questions about assessments: - see letter
from Dr. Bice in the shared folder.
Global Scholar formative assessment - and ACT quality core:
optional ACT quality core is an option for formative assessment for the HS,
One year contract with Global Scholar: Last year, LEA can
get money for using something other than Global scholar -
Will give ARMT+, data from this year will be baseline - need
a way to link scores from Explore to 3rd grade -- comment has been made that
items on ARMT+_ That do not lineup with CCRS will not be counted
Accountability : know the terms - this is what we will be
using when we look at data from districts
Common Questions about ACT quality core: current and final
decision: this school year, quality core will not count as part of the
student's grade. [end of course test]. This is a year for systems with no
pressure of accountability to try our online and paper and pencil, etc. this is
the transition year to try things without accountability tied to it. Biology
will not be given. Doesn't match standards. Will next year.
92 commonly asked questions.
No calculators supplied. AMSTI calculators in a school can
be used. - AMSTI supplying calculators is not a doen decision. this is still up for debate and decision. Not sure AMSTI knew this was going to be stated. AMSTI calculators in a school can be used but we don't have an endless supply so we can't supply the state with calculators.
ACT educator resources : school systems should have a user
name and password for educator resources: generic username and password
alstateuser Act001
Alabama state
Educator resources: ENglish 9, 10, Algebra I, Geometry
Select a course and there is a list of resources
Course objectives: content standards -
Standard has a number adn it is different from the numbers
on the CCRS, there is a document that matches CCRS standards and ACT standard -
will be posted on CCRS website
ACT course standards worksheet - increase the rigor on the
high school core courses
Gap 1 and Gap 2 - difference in written curriculum and
taught curriculum
Gap 1 - yes or no I'm teaching this - some standards may not
be in that course (may be in 8th grade)
Gap 2 - teachers get together and talk about
Blueprint: the weighting of each items- according to the
content
Items level 1: recall, level 2 and level 3: strategic
thinking
Launch test builder:
Cognitive level
multiple choice, open ended and short answer questions
Test will be two 45 minute test for the end of course test -
2 separate sitting - can be one day or two day
3 types of test : formative, benchmark and then an end of
course test
Benchmark for each content cluster
ACT difference from Global scholar -- the formative and
benchmark can't be given online. Must be printed and scored by hand --
PDs coming in January or FEbruary - instruction folks,
Explore, Plan and Quality Core - some teachers, field staff, state dept, etc...
3 days and then 2 days total of 5 days - focus is to increase the rigor of core
hs courses - program that has assessment built into it
No connection between quality core and Global scholar
Common among the districts:
Districts were well prepared
Lack of turn around -school calendar a barrier
Differentiate support is the right way to go
