Module 1: Identifying Essential Standards, Building the foundation for instruction guided by local assessments. Local Accountability Professional Development.

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

Closing EvaluationsClosing Evaluations

Steve Hamilton

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