NCCE

NCCE

Sunday, May 25, 2014

The Plan for this Morning

Introduction

TodaysMeet (Cool Tech Tool)
  • Intro to the Blog
  • Parking lot, Qs, Comments, Share Links
Story
  • Testing Miss Malarkey

Testing Miss Malarkey from Blair E

My Target Today:  Why...What...When...HOW...Why not us?!

  • I will model a few SBAC Prep Strategies you could use with your staff
  • I will provide practical tips and suggestions for building principals 
Why SBAC?
  1. 1965 ESEA ~War on Poverty~ Title Programs $$$
  2. Reauthorized every 5 years
  3. 2002 ESEA  (Bush & Kennedy)
  4. No Child Left Behind
  5. AYP (100% 2014)
  6. Race to the Top
  7. 2012 Waiver
    1. Create New Accountability System
    2. Create New System to Evaluate Teachers and Principals
    3. Adopt CCSS w/ a way to assess it (SBAC, PARCC)

  1. Check out the CORE Priority Items  (achieve.org Action Briefs)
  2. Study the Sample Questions (We'll spend the bulk of our time on this today)
  3. Adopt New Rubrics (should match the SBAC scoring guides you received today)
  4. Up Your Tech-Savviness (I'll be demonstrating many tech tools today)
  5. Work Together (Let's stay in touch and stay in touch with each other)
  6. Refine Testing Techniques (Get your kids opportunities to practice)
What is SBAC?
Logistics are Easy...Change is Hard!
  • Computers
  • Keyboarding (3rd grade)
  • Schedules (Each Student 4 tests w/ a Classroom activity)
  • Accommodations
Let's Dig In!
  • The Secure Browser
  • The TA (Test Administrator) Interface
  • The SBAC Portal
  • The TAM (Test Administration Manual)
  • The TUG (Test Users Guide)
  • Usability Accessibility and Accommodations Guide
  • Field Test Modules and Resources
  • Performance Tasks / CAT
Practice Tests w/Scoring Guides













Why Not Us?

 Reflection
  • Please post in the comment section below...
    • What is your biggest take away from this morning?  
    • What barriers exist to your success?
    • What's your next step in the Smarter Balanced preparation process?



Posted by at

3 comments:

  1. Mrs. Lewis-CooperMay 29, 2014 at 10:27 AM

    WE CAN DO THIS!! Dr Malone you made this sound "do-able" despite the challenges we seem to be confronted with.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Dr. Glenn E. MaloneMay 29, 2014 at 9:40 PM

      Thank You Mrs. Lewis Cooper! After meeting you today I know YOU can do it! Contact me by email... malonege@gmail.com

      Delete
  2. pwholihanMay 30, 2014 at 10:21 AM

    Reflection at the End-
    •What is your biggest take away from this morning?
    Why not us? We are the best the VI has to tackle this issue.

    •What barriers exist to your success?
    Organization, Infrastructure, proper Human Capital. If the easy part of this process; procurement and set up for SB is so problematic in the VI...the difficult piece will be exponentially so.

    What's your next step in the Smarter Balanced preparation process?
    Mine….to see what they tell me to do next.

    What could be done?

    There needs to be an amalgamation of Stakeholders, Players, and Leaders to continue the process forward in a positive, constructive, and well organized manner- A dialog that truly embodies the WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER. The plan forward must be a concerted effort (that properly addresses concerns, ideas, and solutions) that is effectively communicated and carried out with modification as needed.

    A first step in the process would be to de-silo the how the process is currently being carried out. It has to be more inclusive to allow cross pollination.
    -Not looking to the top for all the direction and answers.
    -Not formulating and directing from afar.
    True teamwork

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)