The Florida Standards: What Every Parent Should Know Lawton Chiles Middle School Bernice Delgado, Language Arts Department Chair Nelson Izquierdo, Principal Ilia Molina, Assistant Principal Improving Instruction Today: Preparing for Tomorrow Intended Outcomes: • What are the Florida Standards? • What are the benefits of the Florida Standards? • What is the design of the FSA English Language Arts (ELA) Assessments? • Who is impacted by the standards change? • When will students in Lawton Chiles take the FSA? • Where can you find additional information? Why New Standards? Preparing Students to be College and Career Ready College Ready • Ready for credit bearing course work upon entrance into college Career Ready • Ready for jobs that make them competitive in the global workplace Why Florida Standards Matter • The goal is to ensure Florida’s students graduate high school ready for success in college, career and life. In order to prepare our students for success and make them competitive in the global workplace, we must provide them with a set of clear, consistent and strong academic standards. • The Florida Standards will equip our students with the knowledge and skills they need to be ready for careers and college-level coursework. Having the best and highest academic standards for our students today will prepare them for the jobs of tomorrow. Why did we need a change? Lack of Clarity • “Write for a variety of purposes.” • “Respond to variety of literary/informational texts.” Why did we need a change? Inconsistencies • Different districts set different learning targets • Different classrooms learning different topics • We must expect high achievement from all students in all classrooms • Florida chose to include more standards than those outlined in Common Core New Tests for New Standards • With new, more rigorous standards in place to help Florida students succeed, the FCAT 2.0 no longer serves the purpose of measuring student progress and achievement. • The Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) will measure student mastery of the newly adopted Florida Standards through a variety of item types. What is Different about the Florida ELA Standards Assessments? • Assesses the higher expectations of the Florida Standards • Provides a basis for comparing Florida performance to that of other states • Emphasizes analytical thinking • Provides a more authentic assessment through a variety of item formats • Increased complexity of texts • Critical reading and writing infused across all curricular areas Benefits of Florida Standards Preparation: The Florida Standards will prepare students for both college and the workplace and emphasizes higher-order skills instead of knowledge and recall. Benefits of Florida Standards Competition: The Florida Standards have been influenced by internationally-benchmarked standards, ensuring that our students are prepared to be competitive in the global job market. Benefits of Florida Standards Clarity: The standards are focused, coherent, and clear. Everyone knows what is expected of our students. Benefits of Florida Standards Collaboration: Florida Standards will be a foundation for teachers across districts to work together from the same blueprints. This will facilitate the sharing of best practices. http://www.fsassessments.org/ • We strongly encourage parents and students to access the Writing and Reading sample practice tests provided by the state. Florida Standards Assessment Test Design English Language Arts/Literacy Text-based Writing Shifts in English Language Arts 1) 6-12: Building Knowledge in the Disciplines 2) Staircase of Complexity 3) Text-based Answers 4) Writing from Multiple Sources 5) Academic Vocabulary Instructional CHANGES • Attention to Text Complexity • Emphasis on Student Tasks (especially writing) • Responsibility for Reading & Writing Instruction - Every Teacher, Every Subject, Every Day! Florida Standards Assessment Test Design English Language Arts/Literacy Reading • • • • • • • • Editing Task Items Multiple Choice Items Multi-select Items Two-part Items Hot Text Items Open Response Items Graphic Response Items (GRID) Open Response Items Text-based Writing Middle School Test Design Editing Task Item Text with a Series of Questions Text with a Series of Questions Audio Multiple-Choice Item Multi-Select Items Two-Part Items Hot Text Items Graphic Response Item (GRID) Open Response Item Florida Standards Assessment Summaries Florida Standards Assessment Format • Paper-based accommodated exams will consist of multiple-choice, multiselect, and gridded-response questions. • Computer-based exams will consist of multiple- choice, multiselect, and technologyenhanced questions (using online tools and manipulatives). 31 FSA English Language Arts Assessments FSA ELA Session Timing • The FSA ELA includes the Text-Based Writing Component, administered separately from the rest of FSA ELA to allow time for handscoring; will be reported as part of a single ELA score. • Headphones are required for all students for Grades 5- 11 ELA listening items (CBT). • External keyboards are strongly recommended. 33 FSA ELA – Writing Component ONLY Grade Number of Items Number of Sessions Number of Days Administration Mode/Test Materials* TOTAL Testing Time** 6 1 prompt 1 1 PBT 90 minutes 7 1 prompt 1 1 PBT 90 minutes 8 1 prompt 1 1 CBT 90 minutes *All students (PBT and CBT) receive a planning sheet. **Students may have an additional 30 minutes, if needed. 34 FSA ELA Writing Component For responding to text-based prompts: • Spell check – NO • Bold • Italics • Underline • Remove formatting • Insert/remove numbered list • Insert/remove bulleted list • Decrease indent • Cut, copy, paste, undo, redo • Insert special character 35 FSA ELA Reading Component Grade Number of Items Number Number of of Days Sessions Administration Mode in 2015/ Test Materials TOTAL Testing Time 6 58–62 2 2 CBT with worksheet 170 minutes 7 58–62 2 2 CBT with worksheet 170 minutes 8 58–62 2 2 CBT with worksheet 170 minutes 30 Florida Standards Assessment Timeline & Dates General FSA Timeline FSA ELA Lawton Chiles Middle School Timeline FSA Writing component Grades 6 and 7 • • Paper based test March 3rd (Make Ups March 4th) Grade 8 • Computer based test (New Typing required) • March 3rd (Make Ups March 4th) FSA Reading component Grades 6 -8 • • Computer based test (ALL Grades Levels) April 13 – May 8 Informational Resources CPALMS http://www.cpalms.org/Public/ FLDOE Assessment Website http://www.fldoe.org/asp/ FSA Portal http://www.fsassessments.org/ Typing Practice http://typingweb.com