CCSS by Kayla Parham https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet Examining testing (PARCC & SBAC) en-us 2016-09-14 23:37:18 UTC 2026-03-15 21:06:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Growing.png WE ALL KNOW WHAT COMMON CORE IS... kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123937670 But just in case...

CCSS stands for Common Core State Standards
They are standards
The standards were created to improve the previous set of standards that were in effect before the No Child Left Behind Act. The assessments cover the knowledge and skills that every student should possess while they are K-12. It can lead to improved instruction and student learning.

]]> 2016-09-14 23:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123937670 Teacher Benefits of Common Core kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123938027 - Clear and consistent goals for teachers to follow
- Teacher collaboration 
- Helps colleges prepare teachers (Like us at GGC :) )]]> 2016-09-14 23:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123938027 kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123938559 2016-09-15 00:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123938559 PARCC kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123939160 2016-09-15 00:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123939160 PARCC kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123939219 PARCC is the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. The purpose of this assessment is to ensure that students, regardless of race or background, receive an education that will prepare them for high school and college.

Model Content Frameworks are voluntary resources meant to be used as a companion to the Common Core State Standards to help educators and those developing aligned curricula and instructional materials. ]]> 2016-09-15 00:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123939219 SBAC kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123939225 SBAC is the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. It is teacher-assessable, and teachers can measure student achievement and growth in the subjects English and math in grades 3-8. The questions adapt to the student’s test taking, meaning with each question they get correct, the harder they become; the more they get wrong, the easier the questions become so they can understand what they got wrong. It is also designed for students with disabilities and English language learners. It is also relevant to colleges and careers because it measures the critical thinking and problem-solving skills students need for success. ]]> 2016-09-15 00:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123939225 Who Takes the Parcc? kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123939373 Those who take the assessment are students who are in grade or entering high school or college, and it prepares them for the challenges regardless of their race or background, especially their financial status. However, there are only 8 active states that are administering it: Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Rhode Island. 

]]> 2016-09-15 00:16:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123939373 Who takes the SBAC? kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123939437 The SBAC is for students in grades k-12, and it is designed for students with disabilities and ELL students. ]]> 2016-09-15 00:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123939437 Who gives the SBAC? kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123941178 Those who administer the SBAC are the governing members of the CCSS. The states that support it are Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Delaware, West Virginia, and North Carolina. 


GEORGIA DOES NOT SUPPORT THE SBAC



]]> 2016-09-15 00:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123941178 Public Interest In SBAC kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123941325 There have been several issues with not releasing scores from the SBAC, but the public interest has been low lately. ]]> 2016-09-15 00:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123941325 Public Interest In Parcc kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123941398 The public’s interest in the PARCC has declined recently due to legal threats against the assessment because it is believed to be developmentally inappropriate, requiring students to read at grade levels too high for their knowledge, and is supposedly aligned with CCSS which is not.

]]> 2016-09-15 00:40:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123941398 Parcc Results kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123941614 The PARCC has officially opened up a tiered approach for the 2016-17 school year to any state besides the 8 that are currently administering it currently. This could open up a variety of options for states that are wanting to increase high school and college success. 


Again, Georgia does not support PARCC]]> 2016-09-15 00:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123941614 SBAC Data and Results kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123941837 The score results for the state of California did not vary widely in English Language Arts and Math from grades 3-11. The biggest results were the students who did not meet the standards of the curriculum. However, just like the original CCSS assessments, it is hard to judge because there was a switch from old tests to new tests, so the test results are hard to compare to old ones. 


Georgia Does not support SBAC

]]> 2016-09-15 00:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123941837 SBAC kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123942223 2016-09-15 00:48:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/123942223 Types of Questions on the SBAC kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/124233247 The Smarter Balanced assessment system includes a variety of question types:

  • Selected-response items prompt students to select one or more responses for a set of options.
  • Non-traditional response questions take advantage of computer-based administration to assess a deeper understanding of content and skills than would otherwise be possible with traditional item types. These kinds of questions might include drag-and-drop, editing text, or drawing an object.
  • Constructed-response questions prompt students to produce a text or numerical response in order to collect evidence about their knowledge or understanding of a given assessment target.
  • Performance tasks measure a student’s ability to demonstrate critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Performance tasks challenge students to apply their knowledge and skills to respond to complex real-world problems. They can be best described as collections of questions and activities that are coherently connected to a single theme or scenario. These activities are meant to measure capacities such as depth of understanding, writing and research skills, and complex analysis, which cannot be adequately assessed with traditional assessment questions. The performance tasks are taken on a computer (but are not computer adaptive) and will take one to two class periods to complete.
]]> 2016-09-16 00:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/124233247 kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/124234087 2016-09-16 00:40:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/124234087 Who gives the PARCC? kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/124235165 In addition to the Governing Board, made up of the state superintendents and commissioners, several working groups and committees oversee details of the work. The Advisory Committee on College Readiness  works with colleges and universities to accept assessment results as an indicator of readiness for first-year college courses]]> 2016-09-16 00:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/124235165 Practice PARCC test kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/124236517 https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/math/]]> 2016-09-16 01:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/124236517 Practice SBAC test kaylampa https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/124236826 http://www.smarterbalanced.org/assessments/practice-and-training-tests/]]> 2016-09-16 01:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kaylampa/ccsspadlet/wish/124236826