The State of
Assessment
Assessment Perspectives
New Mexico Required
Assessments
District Required
Assessments
Assessment Calendar
Updates
PARCC
Pacing Guides
Assessment Videos
Board Retreat Assessment
Perspectives
Assessment at its worst
Feels top down and compliance
driven
Assesses the wrong information
Does not have valuable
information that is actionable
Takes away time from
instruction
Assessment at its best
Motivates students using
feedback toward competence
Allows educators to challenge
assumptions
It allows us to see the scope and
sequence of understanding
across grade levels- from PK to
12th
Informs instruction
New Mexico Required
Assessments
PARCC / SBA Spanish Language Arts
SBA – Science Grades 4, 7, 11
DIBELS Next / IDEL – K-3 Reading
ACCESS / IPT / WAPT – English Language Learners /
Spanish Language Learners
End of Course Exams
District Required
Assessments
to inform instruction
Discovery – Formative Assessment to guide
Instruction Grades 1-HS
mClass Math - Kindergarten
Assessment Calendar Updates
Discovery
Kindergarten – a teacher MAY use to inform instruction
Grades 1,2
Test A – August
Test B – December
Test D - May
Grades 3-HS (Year Long)
Test A – August
Test B - December
HS Block
Test A – August (Fall Block)
Test A – January (Spring Block)
EOC Exams – Piloting Online Administration (Blackboard/Synergy)
PARCC
Administration Time (Same as SBA – 9 Hours) spread out over two
windows
PARCC PBA – March PARCC EOY – April/May
The Top 10 Things Every
Administrator Should
Know About PARCC
LCPS Administrators Retreat
July 31-August 1, 2014
Cari Aguilera, Jennifer Haan and Criss Grubbs
#10 In 2014-15 NMPARCC will Replace
Math, Reading and Writing
NMSBA & High School Graduation
Assessment (HSGA)
NMSBA
NMPARCC
Mathematics
Mathematics
Reading
English Language Arts/Literacy
(Reading & Writing)
Writing
Science NMSBA will continue to be administered
The PARCC Assessment Design Allows
Students to Demonstrate Mastery of
the Full Range of CCSS Skills
The PARCC Assessment Design
English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Grade 3-11
#9 The NMPARCC Assessments will be
Given in 2 Separate Testing Windows
Tested Areas by Grade Level and
Sessions Per Window:
LCPS NMPARCC Test Dates for 2014-15
School Year:
PBA window: March 2 – March 20, 2015
Each student takes 3 sessions of ELA
Each student takes 2 sessions of Math
EOY window: April 20 – May 8, 2015
Each student takes 2 sessions of ELA
Each student takes 2 sessions of Math
#8 The Average Testing Time
Did NOT Increase
On average it will take a student a total of 9 hours to
complete NMPARCC, which includes 5 hours of PBA
and 4 hours of EOY.
This time is comparable to the time students took to
complete previous administrations of the NMSBA in
three days.
Keep in mind writing is assessed at every grade on
NMPARCC.
#7 All New Mexico Schools Can
Access PARCC Student
Sample Questions Online:
#6 NMPARCC Will Include a
Variety of Question Types in
Both ELA/Literacy and Math
All constructed response questions will
appear on the PBA to allow time for scoring
and return of results by the end of the year.
Both PBA and EOY will include multiple
choice/selected response questions.
Technology enhanced questions will be
manipulated by students using functions such
as drag and drop.
#5 NMPARCC Includes Writing for
All Assessed Grade Levels
60% of the ELA/Literacy assessment will
involve writing.
All passages used in NMPARCC ELA/Literacy
are developed from authentic texts.
Students will compose 3 pieces of prose
during the PBA session.
#4 NMPARCC Math Questions will
Have a Heavy Emphasis on the
Major Work of the Grade
60% of the math questions will focus on the
major content of the grade.
40% of the math questions will come from the
supporting and additional content standards.
The math practices will be incorporated
throughout the majority of the tested
content.
#3 PARCC is More Rigorous than
NMSBA
Math
Rigor: In major topics, pursue conceptual
understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and
application.
ELA/Literature
Rigor: Building knowledge through content rich
nonfiction; reading, writing and speaking grounded in
evidence from text, both literary and informational.
OK – Let’s Have Some Fun
PARCC – Let’s Have More Fun!
#2 Students will Have Accessibility
Features and Accommodations
Support when Taking NMPARCC
Unless a student is identified to take NMAPA/NCSC,
all students in grades 3 – H3 will take NMPARCC.
New Mexico has adopted the PARCC
Accommodations Manual (PAM).
Refer to PAM and the appendices for a full list of all
PARCC student supports.
PARCC is Designed to be
Accessible to Students with Disabilities
and English Learners
Resources
Description
Web Link
Notes
http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-assessment Page includes links to sample tests,
sample questions, and draft rubrics
(Information about Performance Based
Tests & End of Year Tests) All grade spans
http://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/webpages/ob Prompts of the Week- sample questions
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parcc/english_lang_lit.cfm
3 -11
ELA/Reading Online
Resources
www.parccgames.com
Reading games that address CCSS
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Kinder-3 Grade
www.achievethecore.org
This site has a lesson plan tab and it shows
how the lesson exemplifies the instruction
shifts required by Common Core State
Standards – how it ties to Coherence and
Rigor and lists the standards
Resources
Description
Web Link
http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-assessment
Notes
Page includes links to sample tests, and sample
questions
(Information about Performance Based Tests & End of
Year Tests)
All grade spans
http://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/webpages/obparcc/mat Prompts of the Week- sample questions
h_-_parcc_prompts.cfm
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3 -8 and Algebra & Geometry
http://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/webpages/obparcc/mat Practice Test Items
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hmatics_common_co.cfm
3 - 7 and High School
Math Online Resources
www.parccgames.com
Math games that address CCSS
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Kinder-6 Grade
www.illustrativemathematics.org
This site has a “Find Tasks” by grade. In selecting a grade
it shows example problems and how it is exactly aligned
to the Content Standards. Also an “Explore the
Standards” selection menu
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th
9 – 12 Grade
http://www.ccsstoolbox.org/
University of Texas, Austin
The Mathematics Common Core Toolbox
Interactive Visualizations
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th
6 – 12 Grade
Resources
Description
Web Link
Notes
http://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/webpages/obparcc/technology Page provides information about specific technology
_resources.cfm
skills that students will need with links to sample
questions that show an example of each skill
rd
th
3 -10 Grade
http://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/webpages/obparcc/tech_prep_ Page provides information about specific technology
for_parcc.cfm
skills that students will need with links to sample
questions that show an example of each skill
Technology Skills
Resources
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th
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3 , 6 , 7 , and 10 Grades for ELA/Reading
th
3 , 4 , 6 , 7 , and High School for Math
http://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/webpages/obparcc/keyboardin Typing expectations and links to online typing practice
g.cfm
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th
4 -6 Grade
http://dotgarman.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/tech-skills-forparcc-online-state-testing/
Here are two websites that identify (better than most)
tech skills for PARCC that I have found so far:
http://ohconnectdots.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/parccHere are two websites that identify (better than most)
integrating-technology-for-new-assessments-connect-the-dots- tech skills for PARCC that I have found so far:
march-2013.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/technologyandcommoncore/skills- This site has a matrix:
matrix-1
Resources
Description
PARCC Accommodations
CCSS Instructional
Resources
Web Link
http://www.parcconline.org/parccaccessibility-features-and-accommodationsmanual
https://learnzillion.com/
PARCC Accessibility Features and
Accommodations Manual
http://videolibrary.louisianabelieves.com/
Louisiana Department of Education
CCSS Math and ELA K-12 Teaching Videos
Learn Zillion
CCSS Math and ELA K-12 Teaching Videos
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?page Teaching Channel
=1&categories=organizations_national,topics_ CCSS Math and ELA K-12 Teaching Videos
common-core&load=1
http://www.colorincolorado.org/commonColorín Colorado
core/
CCSS Resources for Teaching ELLs
http://ell.stanford.edu/teaching_resources
PARCC Passage Selection
Guidelines
Notes
Understanding Language
Teaching resources that exemplify high-quality
instruction for ELLs across three content areas
based on CCSS for ELA and Math and Next
Generation Science Standards
http://parcconline.org/sites/parcc/files/Combin These guidelines should inform the training of
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d%20Worksheets_0.pdf
passage finders in order to ensure a pool of
acceptable passages that can support
assessment of the CCSS for the PARCC
summative assessments. These guidelines will
also inform form assemblers
as they construct forms that will assess the full
continuum of standards.
Pacing Guides
Pacing Guides
Pacing Guides
Assessment Videos
LCPSTV and The Division of Learning, Teaching, and
Research have teamed up to provide informational
videos on assessments that schools can use to inform
students, parents, and the general community on the
various assessments
Videos will initially be posted on principals’ webpage