Extra+resources


 * __ [[file:Accomodations, adaptations modifications 2.ppt]]Objective: Undersanding PSSAs including data tools used to analyze PSSA performance. __**

**__ Agenda: __**
 * Dylan Wiliams Reflection
 * PSSA Overview including transition to Common Core Timeline
 * PVAAS public Site & PVAAS screen shots
 * Emetric

PDE Data Tools
 * PAAYP Website: []
 * Emetric Website: []
 * PVAAS Website: [] User Name: PVAAS.Training, Password: PVAAS2011


 * SAMPLE PVAAS Reports: [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png link="file:wilkes-ed520/PVAAS Reports.doc"]] [[file:wilkes-ed520/PVAAS Reports.doc|PVAAS Reports.doc]]

White shirt experiment []

PDE Common Core information on SAS: []

CDT Demo:

@https://pa.drcedirect.com/

Click “Documents” on left Under the “administration” drop down menu – select “Classroom Diagnostic Tools” for the appropriate assessment year

In the “Documents” dropdown menu, if you select “all” this will bring up all training materials including technology instructions (for downloading the system), administrative instructions, etc.

__ [|https://pa.drcedirect.com] __ Email = __ qrtteacher@noemail.com __ Password = Passw0rd5
 * PA eDIRECT website **

* you need to change the start date to 1/1/2010.

CDT Demo Directions:

Intro to PDE's Standards Aligned System including Fair Assessments. Available at [|www.pdesas.org] __Fair Assessments:__
 * Dylan Wiliams on Formative Assessments
 * Formative Assessment Handout

__Summative Assessments:__ __Diagnostic Assessments:__ __Benchmark Asessments__
 * PSSA's (see content below)
 * Keystone Exams (See reading for Homework)Keystone Exams in Chapter 4:[]
 * PDE's New classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDT)
 * Progress Monitoring Tools like DIBELS, AIMSWEB
 * 4Sight assessments

__**Homework:**__
 * Work on Key Assessment
 * Read the following pertaining to PDE's Classroom Diagnostic Tool (Information can be found at PDESAS.org)[]#
 * Read the following pertaining to the 4 different types of assessments highlighted by PDE: []
 * Read the following information pertaining to the graduation requirements and the Keystone Exams: []
 * Read the following pertaining to the Keystone Exams: []
 * Bring in a test

__**Extra Resources:**__
 * More information pertaining to the Keystone Exams, including the Item and Scoring Samplers, can be found at the SAS Portal at this location: []#
 * More information can be found in the Pennsylvania School Code (which is the law for education in PA). This can be accessed here: []
 * If you click on Chapter 4 in the above link, you will find specific information in the law pertaining to the new graduation requirements.

Read the following pertaining to Assessments:

Classroom Diagnostic Tool (Information can be found at PDESAS.org) []#

CDT Demo: __ [|https://pa.drcedirect.com] __ Email = __ qrtteacher@noemail.com __ Password = Passw0rd5
 * PA eDIRECT website **

* you need to change the start date to 1/1/2010.

CDT Demo Directions:

__Understanding by Design (UbD)__ PDESAS link to UbD []

(See more on Performance Assessments below)

Sample GRASPS: []

More GRASPS: [] (Social Studies and Science)

Math Performance Assessment Example:



Gudie for writing a performance Task:

__Desigining Classroom Tests__


 * Bloom's Taxonomy:**
 * []**

Questions to focus on today:
 * How to interpret the results from the assessment and address it?
 * How does standardized testing help districts make decisions at the school level?

Classroom Diagnostic Tool (Information can be found at PDESAS.org) []#

CDT Demo: __ https://pa.drcedirect.com __ Email = __ qrtteacher@noemail.com __ Password = Passw0rd5
 * PA eDIRECT website **

* you need to change the start date to 1/1/2010.

CDT Demo Directions:

Are you Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

PSSA and PSSA-Modified Item Samplers can be accessed here: [] Reading:

PSSA-M Reading Sampler

Math:

PSSA-M Math Sampler

Writing, see pages 30-32.

PSSA-Modified ASIST+ PASA Guidelines

PSSA-Modified ASIST+ PASA Guidelines


 * What if....

=From Class3 - This was the carousel Activity:= 2. Please finish the readings below before next week's classes: Go to [|www.ascd.org] · Click on Publications · Click on Educational Leadership · Click on Archives · Access and read the following articles from the November 2009 Issue: // o //// Perspective: The Tests That Won't Go Away //// by Marge Scherer // o // The Many Meanings of "Multiple Measures" //// by //Susan M. Brookhart o // The Quest for Quality //// by //Stephen Chappuis, Jan Chappuis and Rick Stiggins

__Understanding by Design (I will be some of these documents but you do not need to print them):__

__The items below will be referenced. It is up to you if you would like to print them:__