in the spotlight: tnready techready skills dr. david timbs supervisor of instructional technology...

In the Spotlight:

TNReady TechReady

Skills

Dr. David Timbs

Supervisor of Instructional Technology

Johnson City Schools

September 4, 2015

Essential Questions:

What do the TNReady item types tell us about necessary technology skills?

What key teacher and student technology practices do we need to be encouraging?

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Before we begin…

• Remember that at the end of the day TNReady is about application of skills described in the standards.

• Student practice (and teacher!) in the platform or similar platforms is crucial to providing both comfort and familiarity. • MICA (reflects samples across item types)• MIST (reflects short form of TNReady test)• Other formative assessment platforms

(such as Interactive Achievement or Study Island)

Before we begin…

• Practicing early and often will increase students’ comfort and familiarity with the online platform.

• Remember that technology skills should be blended into teaching and learning often to make the transition to the testing environment seamless.

• Continue to focus on standards and learning vs. test questions and drill and practice.

Think about how millennials learn and about how they might demonstrate that learning in what they “show” you in class and on an assessment…

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• digital teachers

• e-books, personalized learning

Source: Visions 2020 at http://www.netday.org/news_vision2020.htm

Teacher and Student Technology Practices

“If we are serious about pursuing a college and career readiness agenda for all students, it will be vital to leverage the power of technology to improve instruction, assessment

and professional development…” - State Educational Technology Directors Association www.sedta.org

“If the American education system is to prepare its students to meet the demands of an increasingly technological world,

indeed if it is to be effective at all, must integrate technology into the academic curriculum.” – Dr. Bill Daggett

If this is true, then shouldn’t how we assess change as well?

Math Item Types Overview

There are 6 types of items in Mathematics:1.Equation2.Graphic3.Multiple Choice4.Multiple Select5.Performance Tasks6.Technology Enhanced Items (TEI)

Math Item Types Overview

Each item type has:

• a brief description

• an example

• scoring information

• information on inclusion in Part I and/or Part II

• an approximate percentage of total score points

Type 1: Equation Skill: Equation Editor, Typing

Type 2: Graphic (several variations) Skill: Clicking to add points, draw lines, connect lines

Type 2: Graphic (several variations) Skill: Clicking to add points, draw lines, connect lines

Type 2: Graphic (several variations) Skill: Clicking to add points, draw lines, connect lines

Type 3: Graphic (several variations) Skill: Clicking to add points, draw lines, connect lines

Type 3: Graphic (several variations) Skill: Clicking to add points, draw lines, connect lines

Type 3: Graphic (several variations) Skill: Clicking to add points, draw lines, connect lines

Type 3: Graphic (several variations) Skill: Clicking to add points, draw lines, connect lines

Type 4: Multiple ChoiceSkill: Selecting from dropdown list, clicking one right answer

Type 4: Multiple ChoiceSkill: Pulling answers from a drop down, eliminating choices, and clicking the correct answer.

Type 5: Multiple SelectSkill: Check boxes, matching tables, and selecting objects

Type 5: Multiple SelectSkill: Check boxes, matching tables, and selecting objects

Type 5: Multiple SelectSkill: Check boxes, matching tables, and selecting objects

Type 5: Multiple SelectSkill: Check boxes, matching tables, and selecting objects

Type 6: Performance Tasks (Grades 3-8 this year only)Skill: Typing short and long explanations

ELA Item Types Overview

•There are 5 types of ELA item types:

1. Writing tasks

2. Technology-enhanced (TEI)

3. Multiple choice

4. Multiple select

5. Evidence-based selected response•Each item type includes a:

– Description

– Example

– Scoring information

– Approximate percentage of total score points

Type 1: Writing Task (Part I only)Skills: Reading and writing in an online environment, note-taking, using evidence to support claims and counter-claimsPoints/Percentage: Note the rubric change back to 16 points; percentage of test will be 25-30% (as of now)

Type 2: Technology EnhancedSkills: Moving blocks of texts, selecting texts, using a drip down menu, matching text in two columns, and ordering blocks of textPoints/Percentage: 20-30%; 1-2 points each with partial credit available on Part IINote: Items assessing conventions are technology enhanced by using drop-down or typing the correct answer in the box.

Use MICA!

Remember: Practice early and often!

Type 3: Multiple ChoiceSkills: Selecting the correct answerPoints/Percentage: 20-25%; 1 point each on Part II

Type 3: Multiple ChoiceSkills: Selecting the correct answerPoints/Percentage: 20-25%; 1 point each on Part II

Type 4: Multiple SelectSkills: Selecting the correct answers using check boxes (round for multiple choice and square for multiple select)Points/Percentage: 5-10%; 1-2 points each with partial credit depending on item complexity on Part II

Type 5: Evidence-Based Selected ResponseSkills: Reading passages and clicking on answers to multi-step questionsPoints/Percentage: 10-20%; 1-2 points each with once correct answer in each part (on Part II)

Type 5: Evidence-Based Selected ResponseSkills: Reading passages and clicking on answers to multi-step questionsPoints/Percentage: 10-20%; 1-2 points each with once correct answer in each part (on Part II)

Keyboarding Skills in the StandardsKeyboarding skills are explicitly included in the ELA standards in grade 3.

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K. With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

1: With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

2: With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

3: With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills).

4: Demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.

5: Demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.

6: Demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.

What are the necessary technology practices needed for success on TNReady?

• Regular practice with the item sampler (MICA).• Regular practice experiencing the variety of question types.• Timed tasks and sample assessments online.• Regular practice word processing.• Teachers modeling expectations of online performance• Reading texts on a monitor, highlighting, scrolling, etc..• Regular practice on a calculator where blueprints indicate.

Teacher and Student Technology PracticesTeacher Practice Student

BehaviorResource Leader

Action

Allow Students to Experience the

Assessment

Students using the item sampler

experiencing a variety of question

types

MICAInteractive

AchievementStudy Island

Create a MIST/MICA practice or checkpoint schedule.

Require writing be submitted online

Practice keyboarding and word processing

MICAGoogle Docs

MS WordOpen OfficeOffice 365

Create expectations

for how writing is submitted, how often,

etc..

Utilize online reading passages

Students reading, scrolling,

highlighting passages online

MICAGoogle Docs

MS WordOpen OfficeOffice 365

Ask librarian to begin

collecting a collection of

passages online

Timed Constructed Response Tasks

Students expected to show proficiency within a time frame

Any task (online or hardcopy)

Training and support for teachers.

Teacher and Student Technology Practices

Teacher Practice

Student Behavior

Resource Leader Action

Paperless Classrooms

Download, Edit, and Submit work

virtually

Office 365, OneDrive,Google

Docs, and DropBox

Training and support for teachers.

Online Classrooms

Completely Online Learning

Many examples: Blackboard, Haiku, Class Notebook in

OneDrive, Canvas

Training and support for teachers.

Allow Students to BYOD

(Bring Your Own Device)

Use their own device for online

learning.

Change policy to allow!

Request for policy to change to

meet the demands of our expectations.

Popular Resources to consider:

• Google Apps, Youtube, Twitter, Haiku, Naiku, Blackboard, Canvas, Office 365 including OneNote

Reminders from the beginning…

• Practicing early and often will increase students’ comfort and familiarity with the online platform.

• Remember that technology skills should be blended into teaching and learning often to make the transition to the testing environment seamless.

• Continue to focus on standards and learning vs. test questions and drill and practice.

Conta

ct Info

Dr. David TimbsSupervisor of Instructional TechnologyJohnson City Schools

Email: timbsd@jcschools.org

Twitter: @davidjtimbs