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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.

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Smarter Balanced Training Tests, Practice Tests, and Interim Assessments At-a-Glance

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Smarter Balanced Training Tests, Practice Tests, and Interim Assessments At-a-Glance

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Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments Overview

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Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments Overview

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California Educator Reporting System Resources

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California Educator Reporting System Resources

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California Educator Reporting System Resources

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The California Educator Reporting System (CERS) allows teachers and administrators to access their students’ individual and aggregate test results from state summative and interim assessments.

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Home Page - Smarter Balanced Sample Items

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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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Home Page - Smarter Balanced Sample Items

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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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Smarter Balanced Accessibility Strategies for Remote Teaching

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Smarter Balanced Accessibility Strategies for Remote Teaching

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Writing tasks challenge students to demonstrate critical thinking skills. In each task, students examine sources on a topic and write a response based on a specific purpose described in state academic standards. Read more about “purpose” under Terms to Know.

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Smarter Balanced Supporting Remote and Hybrid Teaching and Learning website

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Smarter Balanced Supporting Remote and Hybrid Teaching and Learning website

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The Smarter Balanced assessment system includes a comprehensive suite of standards-aligned assessments and tools-including instructional supports, interim assessments, and summative assessments-to support effective teaching and maximize learning for each individual student.

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Developed by Teachers for Teachers At the center of our work is a commitment to equity, accessibility, and ensuring that teachers are equipped with what they need to support students of diverse backgrounds and abilities for successful productive futures. A Smarter Assessment System The Smarter Balanced assessment system includes a comprehensive suite of standards-aligned assessments...

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Video: Understanding the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments

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Video: Understanding the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments

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Understanding the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments

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Video: Understanding the California Educator Reporting System (CERS)

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Video: Understanding the California Educator Reporting System (CERS)

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Understanding the California Educator Reporting System (CERS)

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Read recommended questions and answers that will help you better understand and use the Smarter Content Explorer.

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Video: Importance of Implementing CAASPP and ELPAC Accessibility Resources: Voices from Educators

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Video: Importance of Implementing CAASPP and ELPAC Accessibility Resources: Voices from Educators

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Home > Training > CAASPP

Importance of Implementing CAASPP and ELPAC Accessibility Resources: Voices from Educators

This video focuses on our conversations with California educators to learn more about the importance of implementing accessibility resources for assessments. Best practices used by educators in the field are highlighted in this video.

To help understand the types of accessibility resources are available to students, please refer to the CAASPP Accessibility Resources web page and the ELPAC Student Accessibility Resources web page.

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Importance of Implementing CAASPP and ELPAC Accessibility Resources: Voices from Educators

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This video focuses on our conversations with California educators to learn more about the importance of implementing accessibility resources for California State Assessments.

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Registration Introduction to CERS for Test Coordinators and Administrators

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Registration Introduction to CERS for Test Coordinators and Administrators

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Archived Event - Introduction to CERS for Test Coordinators and Administrators

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Interim assessments are designed to support teaching and learning throughout the year. The CAASPP Interim Assessments include the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments for English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics as well as the California Science Test (CAST) Interim Assessments.

To access resources regarding the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) Interim Assessments, please visit the ELPAC Interim Assessment Administration Resources web page.

General Resources

User Guides

Interim Assessment Video Series

The CAASPP and ELPAC Interim Assessment Video Series consists of six modules covering the content and purpose of the interim assessments and how to use related systems and resources.

Interim Assessment Lists

2023-24 Interim Assessments At-a-Glance (July 2023)
This document lists, by grade level or grade span, all available CAASPP and ELPAC Interim Assessments.

2023-24 Interim Assessments by Grade (August 2023)
This document lists all available CAASPP and ELPAC Interim Assessments by grade or grade span, and provides information such as associated standards, total number of items and number of items requiring hand scoring.

Instructions

Other General Resources

Smarter Balanced Interim Assessment Resources

Blueprints

Blueprints for the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) and mathematics, as well as various other resources, can be found on the CDE Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments web page

Quick Instructions and Flyers

Videos

Asynchronous Hand Scoring Learning Modules

These asynchronous learning modules guide educators on how to hand score the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessment performance tasks for English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) and mathematics. The asynchronous learning modules can be accessed on the following web pages:

CAST Interim Assessment Resources

The CAST Interim Assessments in grades three, four, and five will each assess all three science domains. Middle school and high school will each have three interim assessments that assess a single science domain. Each CAST interim assessment will consist of two segments: one discrete segment and one performance task (PT) segment. The PT consists of four to six items, including one constructed response item worth 2 points that must be hand-scored.

CAST Interim Assessment Organization Flyer

Blueprints

Item Specifications

Item specifications describe how items for the CAST are developed to assess the California Next Generation Science Standards (CA NGSS).

CAST Item Specifications web page

CAST Constructed Response Annotated Examples

These annotated examples were created for selected constructed response items on the CAST practice tests. Practice test scoring guides and more can be found on the Online Practice Test Scoring Guides, PFAs, and DFAs web page.

Last Reviewed: September 19, 2023

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Test Administrator Resources for the administration of California tests.

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Registration for Introduction to CERS for Teachers

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Registration for Introduction to CERS for Teachers

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Tools for Teachers and Other Formative Assessment Online Tools At-A-Glance

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Tools for Teachers and Other Formative Assessment Online Tools At-A-Glance

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Can you please share the names and emails of the presenters?  Thank you.

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I attended yesterday's webinar and filled out the survey and then when I went to print the certificate of completion and it said to contact the publisher.

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Hi! I attended yesterdays webinar. I accidentally x out the website at the end of the session. I would like to list a question. Is there a way to get the link to that padlet?

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hi, i signed up to attend the "Introduction to the California Educator Reporting System for Test Coordinators and Administrators" on 7/12 but cannot attend.  Is there another date at a lster time for this?

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hi, i signed up to attend the "Introduction to the California Educator Reporting System for Test Coordinators and Administrators" on 7/12 but cannot attend.  Is there another date at a lster time for this?

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Hi, There is echo when Jessica is talking! Almost hard to understand! Thanks

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Hi, There is echo when Jessica is talking! Almost hard to understand! Thanks

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Hi Thank you for having this meeting, Is it normal to have echo when the speaker is talking? Thanks

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Thank you for getting back to me about echo, but do not have head phone! When I attended yesterday, I did not get this echo!

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I am unable to logon to the website. My assistant principal said that we are blocked for the summer. I couldn't explore Tools for Teachers during yesterday's webinar. When will I be able to access website again?

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mutually complementary for whom and whom? or what and what?

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mutually complementary for whom and whom? or what and what?

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Logging out helped and no echo! Thank you

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Logging out helped and no echo! Thank you

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Can I only use these three times a year when my district says to or can I use them to assess my students' progress toward IEP goals? Can I use them when I choose too during the school year?

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Sorry I had troubles logging in. Did I miss something about the chat? The Chat says disabled.

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Are there ones for science?

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how do we obtain the certificates for today and yesterday ?

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how do we obtain the certificates for today and yesterday ?

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How valid are remote interim Assessments? You cannot control the at home environment. Parents can be off camera providing responses or student can use another device to find answers.

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Where can i find this for my grade level?

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Where can i find this for my grade level?

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I need to know how to find the ICA's on the caaspp website please.

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I need to know how to find the ICA's on the caaspp website please.

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I am a little confused on what the claims and targets are listed on the Interim Assessments by Grade handout. Where can I find those? Thanks.

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I am trying to understand the logistics of administering the interim assessments. More specifically, how do students login? How do I assign a specific assessment? How do I access results (other than hand-scored items)?

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At my school, for 10th grades, we use the nonstandardized format, and we choose the area, such as literary or informative, but what do you mean by choosing certain items? We don't usually know what the test will contain. Are we doing something wrong?

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At my school, for 10th grades, we use the nonstandardized format, and we choose the area, such as literary or informative, but what do you mean by choosing certain items? We don't usually know what the test will contain. Are we doing something wrong?

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What does it mean by standardized compared to non-standardized? Thanks

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What does it mean by standardized compared to non-standardized? Thanks

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EL students need to most often work with a standardized format so they have practice in taking the state standardized assessments.  Research has shown that many LTEL students do not get enough practice in taking standardized formatted tests. The format can be confusing for these students.

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EL students need to most often work with a standardized format so they have practice in taking the state standardized assessments.  Research has shown that many LTEL students do not get enough practice in taking standardized formatted tests. The format can be confusing for these students.

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We use the short constructed response and hand score them.

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We use the short constructed response and hand score them.

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Based on the limit of three times per year that you can administer the ICAs, if I use one for diagnostic purposes at the beginning of the year, is that one of my three?

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Did Mr. Fredricks administer an on-grade-level focused IAB to his 6th graders?

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I have been able to use the IABs and FIABs but I don't know where to find the ICAs.  

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I have been able to use the IABs and FIABs but I don't know where to find the ICAs.  

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So the ICA's that are administered 3 times a year are on the computer? If so, then the students would need their login and password? Is that similar to the CASPP login for state testing? Is this the same for the IAB's?

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Did the teacher administer the IAB before or after teaching the content?

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Nevermind.  I found it but I am not sure how we can see samples of them.

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Nevermind.  I found it but I am not sure how we can see samples of them.

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I am having trouble viewing the materials for yesterday and today's webinar in Google. I can open each file on my desktop, but when I try to upload them into my Google Drive, I see nothing. How can I fix this?

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Where can we access the videos? When I ctrl + click on the links in the PowerPoint it just says my browser is up to date and doesn't open the video.

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Where will it be housed? I'm hoping to have it as a resource I can refer back to.

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When I gave interrim assessments last year, results did not post for at least 24 hours. Was I doing something wrong when trying to access data?

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When will we be able to view Spring results for the Summative test?

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When will we be able to view Spring results for the Summative test?

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I can access CERS but cannot see any students or data.

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I can access CERS but cannot see any students or data.

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What role does my administrator need to put me as in order to see the CERS results?

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Will there be other subgroup info available on CERS? Currently we can get by Race ethnicity and ELAS. Looking for SED, Spl Ed, Foster and homeless etc.

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When logging into CERS, I can only see data for my students for the 2022 administration. How can I access data from prior years?

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When I tried to register for the CERS workshop, it prompted me for a confirmation number. I tried to have it emailed to me but I never got an email. Do you have a link for registration? Maybe I can try that instead.

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i cannot attend the 7/12 and 7/21 dates and don't want to wait until October 26.  are these sessions available for later viewing?

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i cannot attend the 7/12 and 7/21 dates and don't want to wait until October 26.  are these sessions available for later viewing?

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A few years ago we had an At-a-glance list of the number of items that had to be hand scored, but I haven't been able to find it on the website last year. Is there one for the upcoming year? It helps when we know if there are hand scoring items and how many so we can plan our time to score.

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where can I find the answer key for the IABS?

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Will you be adding on more hand scoring dates?  Both are filled already.

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How do we retrieve former assessment codes?

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Changing from teacher role to site admin role at the same school.  How can i access the school data? does my access change automatically or do i request access? Also, if i need to request access, to whom do i make the request at LAUSD?

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Changing from teacher role to site admin role at the same school.  How can i access the school data? does my access change automatically or do i request access? Also, if i need to request access, to whom do i make the request at LAUSD?