SBAC - 2015
Curriculum Preparation
Agenda
● Review of Accommodations/Supports Grid
● Practice Test - Independent Practice
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Group Discussion
 What did you notice?
 What was challenging?
 What would you want teachers to know?
● Test Preparation Ideas for Teachers
● Group Share - Ideas for Teacher PD
Supports/Accomdations
Test Preparation Ideas for
Teachers
Practice Test - Question of Day (test strategies)
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Student Independent Practice of Practice Test
Typing Practice on Testing Device
Interacting with Digital Content (highlight, notetaking, scrolling) Scholastic, Destiny, Other?
Basic Keyboarding Awareness
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insert Key, deleting text, cursor position, caps lock
Type a class assignment in 1 sitting
Math Calculator from SBAC Grades 6-12
**All Students will take Training Test on Day 1 of testing schedule - Test
Simulation
Question of the Day - QOD
Practice Test: https://login4.cloud1.tds.airast.org/student/V74/Pages/LoginShell.aspx?c=SBAC_PT
Student Independent Practice
● Should be on device student will use for testing.
● Should be a block of uninterrupted time 25-40 minute setting
● Solicit Feedback from students
o What did you notice?
o What did you find challenging?
● Teachers should be encouraged to provide feedback to Technology PD
Leader and Building Administrator
Practice Test:
http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practice-test/
https://login4.cloud1.tds.airast.org/student/V85/Pages/LoginShell.aspx?c=SBAC_PT
SELECT PRACTICE TEST FOR YOUR GRADE
*Login as Guest, can’t save results or go back.
What are the Typing Requirements?
Provide authentic digital publishing experiences as part of your curriculum where
appropriate.
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Grade 3 - Type approx 100 words in 1 sitting (approx 30-40 minutes)
Grade 4 - Type approximately 200 words in 1 sitting (approx 30-40 minutes)
Grade 5 - Type approximately 400 words in 1 sitting (approx 30-40 minutes)
Grade 6+ - Type approximately 500 words in 1 sitting (approx 30-40 minutes)
Typing Programs
PC
● Type2Learn - License/Client Install
● Typing Club - Free-Lite/Subscription/Web
● Edutyping - 90 Day Trial/Subscription/Web
● Dance Mat Typing - Free/Web
● Typing Rocket/Typing Rocket Jr - Free/Web
iPad App
● Tap Typing -Free-Lite/Paid
● Type Racer - Free-Limited/Paid
● Bee Typing - Elementary/Free/Paid
Interacting with Digital Content
Purpose: Have students experience highlighting
text evidence, online note taking, scrolling and
navigating digital content.
● Scholastic News Online
● Dogo News
● ReadWorks
● News ELA - Sean
● Destiny
Reinforce Basic Keyboarding Skills
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Deleting words/content efficiently
Undo/Redo
Insert Key on/off
Delete vs Backspace
Cap Locks vs. Shift
Num Lock
Scroll
Split Screen
● Bold/Italics etc..
● iPad Specific Navigation - if applicable Caps/Shift, Show/Hide Keyboard
SBAC Online Calculator
Whenever possible for students in Grades 6-12
have them use the SBAC calculator in class.
● Calculator for Grade 6 (Basic)
● Calculator for Grades 7 and 8 (Scientific)
● Calculator for High School (Scientific/Graphing,
Regression)
SBAC Ideas - TPDLs
What are things that primary teachers need to do to prepare k-2 students for Smarter Balanced?
Should there be optional PD for teachers of k-2 students?
What makes sense for your school population?
Focus/differentiate PD for k-2 teachers to help prepare rising students.
Elicit input from k-2 teachers. Keep in mind that our k-2 student are digital natives.
Team up as TPDLs at one site to offer differentiated PD.
Triaging requests for support.
Make sure electric infrastructure can support hardware
EdCamp technology pd - March 7 - Sean Hutchinson to provide more info
Hour of code - Liz Hirtenstein
We need to add a calendar of event to share drive
Send directions on how to share/move documents from private drive to another drive - Christina
Hefele
Google chat/google doc pd.
Voxer - to tweet one another - instant IM for instant feedback.
Recommended Next Steps
● Read through materials
● Work with your administrator to schedule training on “SBAC and the
Curriculum” - January
● Modify and Create Materials as Needed
● Have any typing apps or other resources loaded on computers
● Create a schedule with your Admins to circulate Testing devices/schedule
lab time to classrooms over the next 3 months.
● Solicit Feedback Post Training and Submit Suggestion to Christina Hefele
● Post to Schoology site and resources you have created that may be helpful
to group or solicit feedback from group if needed
● Additional Training for SBAC - Feb/March on Test
Administration/Operations
Resources
Practice Test
Training Test - Coming Soon - Day 1 or 2 of Test
Support & Accommodations Guide
SBAC Resources & Materials
SBAC Portal Site