1. EDUCATION CONNECTION & CSDE Preparing for Smarter Balanced Assessments Jonathan P. Costa, Sr. December 18th, 2013

2. The Process Listen Explore Inquire Discuss Reflect 3. The Questions Why? What? How? What now? 4. The Evolution of Educational Reform Areas ofBefore 1986NCLB 2001PA12-116 2012FocusUniversal AccessUniversal ProficiencyUniversal MeasuresLearning GoalsLocally DeterminedState by State46 State Consortia (Math, LA, Science)Assessment ProtocolsRank and SortTests for ALLSmarter Balance (IPI) for AllAccountabilityNo News is Good NewsLabel Failing SchoolsRanking Every District, School and TeacherTeacher PrepGet A DegreeCertifications & BESTCertifications, TEAM, andSEEDCurriculumTable of ContentsState Standards & FrameworksMulti-State Unified StandardsTesting ToolsPencil & PaperPencil & Paper With Performance TasksDigital With Performance TasksStudent AbilitiesGrouped & LabeledIntegrated (N=40)Instructional FocusTeacher DependentStandards AlignedCommon Core Aligned And Digitally SupportedInputs/OutputsReady for K 59.9 to leaveNeed for Pre-School Skill DemonstrationsPre-K and Full-K Standards Demonstrations & TestsIntegrated & Scrutinized(N=20) 5. Thinking Fast and Slow Problems that make you go beyond first reactions... Thinking,Fast and Slow is a 2011 book by Nobel Memorial Prize winner in Economics Daniel Kahneman The book's central thesis is a dichotomy between two modes of thought : System 1 is fast, instinctive and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. 6. Key Differences Between the CMT/CAPT and the SBAC Assessments CMT/CAPTSBACPaper/pencilOnline & Computer AdaptiveSelected response/constructed response itemsSelected response, constructed response, performance task & technology enhanced itemsStudents exposed to grade level contentExposed to content above and/or below grade levelHigh achieving students will tend to do wellQuestions may seem harder for high achieving studentsTime limits are in effectTime limits are a local district decisionSchool is locked down for assessmentCan configure testing windows in a flexible way 7. 12/17/201310 8. Student Growth and Development (45%)Whole-school Student Learning Indicators or Student Feedback (5%)Outcome Rating (50%)Observations of Performance and Practice (40%)Peer or Parent Feedback (10%)Practice Rating (50%)All of these factors are combined to reach your final annual rating (as described in the Connecticut guidelines).12/17/201311 9. NCLBConnecticuts New IndicatorsAdvancedAdvancedGoalGoalProficientProficientBasicBasicBelow BasicBelow Basic12 10. How can a school increase its SPI? For a school with 100 students. Increasing % Proficiency by 9% requires moving 9 students who were not Proficient to Proficient.1.0Advanced Goal Proficient Basic Below BasicIncreasing the SPI by 3 points requires moving 9 students across any performance threshold (.33 for each student)Advanced Goal Proficient Basic Below Basic0.33 0.330.33 11. School Performance Index Performance Targets:School Performance IndexAmbitious yet Achievable 8814 12. ExcellingMet all state targetsProgressingMeeting annual targetsTransitionNot meeting annual targetsReview (inc. Focus)TurnaroundNeed the most support: eligible for Commissioners Network; otherwise, district-led interventions and redesign15 13. Your world has changed 1. It is flat. 2. It is digital. 3. It is constantly evolving. 4. It is increasingly unforgiving to those who are unskilled. http://digitallearningforallnow.com 14. And more on the way Less paper, more pixels. Less single source, more crowd source. Less compliance, more critical thinking. Less just in case, more just in time. 15. Disruptive Questions What would an open phone test look like? What happens when everyone can get anything from anywhere? 16. No Surprises We Know How This WorksRethink Reengineer 1 Corwin Press - 2011Retrofit