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Hi! Thank you for yesterdays meeting. The tools for teachers resources....are they to be used by paper pencil or can they be used online too and you give students access to the online component?

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Please share your email(s).  I would really like to attend the summer Hand Scoring session if at all possible (atolela@lausd.net-Webster MS.) because I am usually doing tutoring after school during the school year.

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Please share your email(s).  I would really like to attend the summer Hand Scoring session if at all possible (atolela@lausd.net-Webster MS.) because I am usually doing tutoring after school during the school year.

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K-2 Resources are only Science focused, will there be any math or ELA resources added on in the future?

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K-2 Resources are only Science focused, will there be any math or ELA resources added on in the future?

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While exploring the Connection Playlist, I noticed "Future Resource" instead of a hyperlink, when are these resources projected to be added?

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While exploring the Connection Playlist, I noticed "Future Resource" instead of a hyperlink, when are these resources projected to be added?

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Several people mentioned CERS, and I am thinking of attending the training. However, I am not sure I have access to this resource as just a teacher. Can anyone clarify for me?

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If we have more questions on particular resources, such as getting the links or attachment to work, where do we direct those?
Thanks!

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I am having an issue where the Tools For Teachers site will load then go immediately blank when I click on "view interim items" on the interim connections playlist pages.  It seems to only happen on the measurement and data third grade playlist (https://smartertoolsforteachers.org/resource/331).

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Smarter Tools for Teachers. Discover classroom resources you can use today. Educator-created lessons, activities, strategies, and professional development to help tailor instruction and boost learning.

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Are all teachers from the same district able to use Tools for Teachers or must they have a TOMS account in order to access the lessons and playlists?

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Where can I get a full list of targets and claims?

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Where can I get a full list of targets and claims?

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I have a Toms but I can not get into TFT

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I have a Toms but I can not get into TFT

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Are any of these activities accessible for students online so they can practice using the accessibility strategies such as highlighter or scratch paper? Third graders need practice with this as well.

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Need to reset my password to access the resources on Tools for Teachers

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Need to reset my password to access the resources on Tools for Teachers

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I'm trying to reset my password on Tools for Teachers but I'm not getting an email.  What do I do next?

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Can students access the tools/exit tickets/etc. on their own?

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Can you please briefly explain why we cannot see Claim/Target data on from the 2022 Spring Summative CAASPP?

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Can you please briefly explain why we cannot see Claim/Target data on from the 2022 Spring Summative CAASPP?

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I only had options for ELA or Science in the Subjects portion of the Filter. How do I fix this?

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My password is kept at school and I am at home.  Is it beneficially to just follow along?

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My password is kept at school and I am at home.  Is it beneficially to just follow along?

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How do we access our students answers from the IABs?

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Will this be provided in the resources as well

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Will this be provided in the resources as well

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Will this be included in the slide show with the prior slideshow

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Will we be able to access this recording online and where would it be stored?

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Can the deep dive portion of the Tools for Teachers be accessed later on the recorded video?

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I coach teacher candidates. Can they have access to Tools for Teachers? If so, how?

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I coach teacher candidates. Can they have access to Tools for Teachers? If so, how?

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Can you find lessons for lower or primary grade levels K-2?

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Volume is very soft hard to hear

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How much time would this take and how can we simplify it for them to incorporate into their lessons so they don't lose their instruction time?

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Can someone share how they use "Compare and Connect" as a formative assessment in their classroom?

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Can someone share how they use "Compare and Connect" as a formative assessment in their classroom?

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How many times can students take the ICAs and IABs?

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How much time would you say it may  take a classroom to establish a culture of productive engagement?

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How much time would you say it may  take a classroom to establish a culture of productive engagement?

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Was there a written chart of the directions for visual and EL learners?

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Was there a written chart of the directions for visual and EL learners?

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I spend time at the beginning of each year doing activities using Costa's levels of questions and teaching Blooms taxonomy. It gives us common language and understanding of what it means to provide evidence or to dig deeper.

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Wondering what rubric is being used in the writing video - is it from CAASPP?

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My admin wants me to do a formative assessment everyday. It is really hard to keep track of this. What is an easier way?

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How does an anchor chart used for assesment?

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Do teachers get specific scores after students take IAB and ICA?

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In the Brookhart's diagram (slide 26) can you say more about how grading is summative assessment? Also, are there different ways to think about grading that go beyond a score or a letter?

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In the Brookhart's diagram (slide 26) can you say more about how grading is summative assessment? Also, are there different ways to think about grading that go beyond a score or a letter?

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Are large scale summative assessments helpful at all for teachers?  Is this why scores are not widely shared with families and teachers?

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Would you be able to share when we should expect interim assessments (any type) for science/NGSS? Thanks!

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Would you be able to share when we should expect interim assessments (any type) for science/NGSS? Thanks!

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I am trying to get into padlet

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is there a sign in or just evaluation will do for attendance?

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is there a sign in or just evaluation will do for attendance?

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I may not have heard, but will the Padlet be available to see the answers to the questions on Padlet after this webinar?

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Sorry if I missed it, but is there a sign in/out?

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Sorry if I missed it, but is there a sign in/out?

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Kindly send a certificate for me too. Thank you

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Kindly send a certificate for me too. Thank you

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The IFA Module 1 - Slidedeck is not opening up. Is there another link? It says Keynote is unable to open the file.

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Hi, If this is for Middle school Math possibly? Thank you.

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Hi, If this is for Middle school Math possibly? Thank you.

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Melinda Parducci
UUSD

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Will we have access to the recording of this webinar?

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Could you email me a certificate of completion ?

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Could you email me a certificate of completion ?

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Understanding the Formative Assessment Process

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Understanding the Formative Assessment Process

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Use the + symbol at the bottom of the column to post your question(s) for Section 2.

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Use the + symbol at the bottom of the column to post your question(s) for Section 2.

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Use the + symbol at the bottom of the column to post your question(s) for the Tools for Teachers Exploration.

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Use the + symbol at the bottom of the column to post your question(s) for the Tools for Teachers Exploration.

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Please post technical issues or questions here. 

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Formative Assessment in Action Video Series

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Formative Assessment in Action Video Series

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The Formative Assessment in Action video series features California members of the State Network of Educators (SNE) demonstrating formative assessment strategies in their classrooms. The lessons and activities used in these videos can be found in the instructional resources on the Tools for Teachers website (Tools for Teachers account required for full access).

Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing

This 12-minute video features Christina Lambie-a district administrator in the Woodland Joint Unified School District-demonstrating the formative assessment process as her grade six class uses a Smarter Balanced sample item and corresponding rubric to target and improve writing skills.

Knotty Rope: 3 Act Math Task

This 12-minute video features Cassandra Gartung-an instructional coordinator in the Victor Elementary School District-demonstrating the formative assessment process as her grade three math class uses inquiry to identify and solve a math performance task problem involving the number of knots tied in a given length of rope.

Constructing Scientific Explanations Using Defining Sentences

This 12-minute video features Toni David─an elementary school teacher in the Stanislaus Unified School District─demonstrating the formative assessment process as her grade five class works in collaborative groups to create defining sentences in an effort to enhance a written explanation of why it rains.

Digital Hybrid Socratic Seminar

This 13-minute video features Matthew Cowan─an instructional coach at Redlands Unified School District─demonstrating the formative assessment process as his grade nine ELA students debate the effects of texting and video games on student learning.

Using Ratios to Solve Real-World Problems

This 9-minute video features Travis Burke─a math professional development coach in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District─demonstrating the formative assessment process as his grade six students discuss different ratio combinations for the perfect glass of chocolate milk. Students teach each other different strategies for solving this problem, and then attempt to convince classmates that their strategy is best.

Rhetorical Reading Review-A Close Look at Author, Text, and Audience

This 10-minute video features Leisa Machado─a middle school English language arts and history teacher from the Turlock Unified School District─demonstrating the formative assessment process as her grade seven students annotate a newspaper article, and then work in groups to complete posters based on collaborative discussion and use text-on-text graffiti to provide feedback to their peers.

Questions: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress Office | caaspp@cde.ca.gov | 916-445-8765

Last Reviewed: Thursday, June 15, 2023

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CAASPP Tools for Teachers and Other Formative Assessment Resources web page

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CAASPP Tools for Teachers and Other Formative Assessment Resources web page

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Tools for Teachers is the formative assessment component of the Smarter Balanced assessment system. The Formative Assessment Process is a deliberate process used by teachers and students during instruction that provides actionable feedback that is used to adjust ongoing teaching and learning strategies to improve students' attainment of curricular learning targets/goals. View the Understanding the Formative Assessment Process for more information about the formative assessment process.

Select this button to visit the Smarter Balanced
Tools for Teachers website.

Tools for Teachers is an easy-to-use website featuring lessons, activities, and more that incorporate the formative assessment process and accessibility strategies. This website is meant to support teachers daily during their instruction to help educators reflect on their students' knowledge and take action on next steps to meet learning goals.

Tools for Teachers Training Videos

Tools for Teachers Flyers

Additional Resources

Purpose

Description

Smarter Balanced Content Explorer

This web application provides a user-friendly interface to explore the range of English language arts/literacy and mathematics knowledge and skills important for college and career readiness on the Smarter Balanced Assessments. The Content Explorer includes information about how the test questions are developed for specific aspects of the content and includes details about the specific aspects of the test questions. View the Smarter Balanced Content Explorer video for more information.

Smarter Balanced Annotated Response Tool

This web application is designed to help educators better understand the rubrics that are used to score students' written responses to Smarter Balanced constructed-response items and performance tasks. Educators can view examples of student writing, scoring annotations, and rubrics to help understand what to look for when reviewing student responses and understand where to provide support to students in a specific writing area. Educators can use this professional learning resource as they work to standardize and calibrate their scoring of student writing samples. View the Smarter Annotated Response Tool Flyer and the Getting Started with SmART video for more information.

Lexile® & Quantile® Hub Resources

This page contains resources for California educators interested in utilizing tools offered through the Lexile & Quantile Hub. The Hub contains instructional planning resources for educators and a variety of tools that support the monitoring of student growth in reading and math toward goals of college and career readiness.

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Test Administrator Resources for the administration of 2015 California tests.

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CDE Smarter Balanced Tools for Teachers Webpage

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CDE Smarter Balanced Tools for Teachers Webpage

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Tools for Teachers is an online collection of resources aligned with the Common Core State Standards that supports K-12 teachers in their use of the formative assessment process to adjust teaching to improve student learning.

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Video: How Tools for Teachers Supports Educators

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Video: How Tools for Teachers Supports Educators

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How Tools for Teachers Supports Educators

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Smarter Tools for Teachers. Discover classroom resources you can use today. Educator-created lessons, activities, strategies, and professional development to help tailor instruction and boost learning.

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Tools for Teachers Self Registration Quick Reference Guide

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Tools for Teachers Self Registration Quick Reference Guide

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For more information on upcoming training opportunities, including additional sessions in the 2022 Interim and Formative Assessment Training Series, please visit www.caaspp.org/training/training-opportunities.

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This evening, you will receive an email with an evaluation survey and instructions on how to obtain a certificate of completion for each of the sessions you have attended. If you do not receive the email, email CalTrainings@WestEd.org for assistance.

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You should have received an email with a link to access the meeting materials. You may also access the materials at the link above.

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The purpose of this application is to allow for file transfers between the California Department of Education (CDE) and non-CDE organizations. A project code and an upload/download password are required.

Project Information

Interim and Formative Assessment Training Series (ADAD)

This training series will provide direct, online training opportunities focusing on leveraging components of the Smarter Balanced comprehensive system of assessments to inform teaching and learning. There will be three distinct, independent components of this training series, with multiple opportunities-in both the summer and fall-to attend. Sessions in the fall will contain the same content as covered in the summer.

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The purpose of this application is to allow for file transfers between the California Department of Education (CDE) and non-CDE organizations. A project code and an upload/download password are required. Project Information Interim and Formative Assessment Training Series (ADAD) This training series will provide direct, online training opportunities focusing on leveraging components of the Smarter Balanced comprehensive system of assessments to inform teaching and learning.

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Use the + symbol at the bottom of the column to post your question(s) for Section 1.

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