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Module 1: Identifying Essential Module 1: Identifying Essential Standards, Building the foundation Standards, Building the foundation for instruction guided by local for instruction guided by local assessments.assessments.
Local Accountability Professional Development Series
Learning Innovations at WestEd
Today’s agendaToday’s agenda
Review definition of different types of assessments
Content groups work on selecting essential standards
Standards put on quarterly calendar
[Cross grade level groups review lists for flow, gaps]
Content/school teams plan next steps
ObjectivesObjectives
We will …Review a definition of FORMATIVE
assessment.
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Formative Assessment
Read the CCSSO definition of Formative Assessment
As you read, use the following notations
Got it, I know and understand this,? things that raise questions, or! Really important or interesting.
When you are finished reading, turn to a neighbor and compare what you noted.
“A comprehensive assessment system uses a range of measurement methods to assure adequate measurement of intended constructs and measures of different grain size to serveDecision making needs at different levels ofThe education system….”“Moving from Piecemeal to Effective Formative Assessment Practice.” Herman & Heritage, CREST, 2007.
What are the similarities/differences?What are the similarities/differences? Be prepared to share you definitions. Be prepared to share you definitions.
SummativeAssessment
FormativeAssessment
Practice
Benchmark Interim
Assessments
CommonFormative
Assessments
Essential StandardsEssential Standards Find your Winter partner and read page 35.
Be prepared to share your answers with your group.
Why do we need essential standards?
“If American educators were to adequately cover all of the knowledge identified in the current set of standards for the core subject areas, it might take as much as 22 years of schooling (literally!) within the current structure.”
AWASH IN A SEA OF STANDARDS
by Robert J. Marzano and John S. Kendall © McREL 1998
Or to put it another way….. We would be going to school from kindergarten through grade 21!
See handout page 19
Development ofDevelopment of Benchmark Calendars Benchmark Calendars
Essential Essential (Power or Benchmark) (Power or Benchmark) StandardsStandards
Subset of State Standards
Prioritized in terms of– Endurance– Leverage– Readiness
Required for state assessments
Vertical and Horizontal Alignment
Taught on calendar Mastery “Guaranteed”
– Common Formative assessments
– Intervention opportunities
Not license to eliminate other standards from curriculum (Bridge standards)
Essential Essential ((or Benchmarkor Benchmark)) Standards Standards
What makes a standard essential?
It has Endurance. Will this provide students with knowledge and skills that will be of value beyond a single test date?
It provides Leverage. Will this provide knowledge and skills that will be of value in multiple disciplines?
It ensures Readiness for the next level of learning. Will this provide students with essential knowledge and skills
that are necessary for success in the next grade or next level of instruction? It is regularly assessed by the state. Is this a standard that students have failed to master?
Essential Essential ((or Benchmarkor Benchmark)) Standards Standards
What considerations need to be made to identify essential (benchmark) standards?
Consider teaching order?
Re-write in student friendly language?
Consider allotment of time to teach to mastery?
Review previous performance data?
Sequence across grade levels?
Vertical and Horizontal Alignment.
You have until 10:45 AM to complete your list(s) of plus or minus 20 grade level essential standardsI will alert you 35 minutes before this I will alert you 35 minutes before this
activity shiftsactivity shiftsAfter a mini lesson on ‘student friendly
language’, your team will have additional time to refine & finalize a calendar.
Please take a break as you need it.
Why is Bloom’s Important ?Why is Bloom’s Important ?
Review New Bloom’s Taxonomy on Pages 54 and 55
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Handout
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