Do Now
• Based on what you currently
know about TNReady, please
jot down two or three
instructional practices that
you will change or incorporate
in preparation for the new
assessment.
What You Need to Know About
TNReady
Tennessee’s New Assessment in
Mathematics
District Learning Day
Location goes here
Session time goes here
August 5-6, 2015
Objectives
Know:
the new TNReady assessments are designed to assess true student understanding
and not just basic memorization and test-taking skills
• TNReady will measure student understanding of our current state standards in
mathematics
Understand:
• How the research and strategies can be incorporated in units of instruction that
prepare students for college and career
• the three fundamental shifts in mathematics: focus, coherence and rigor in
mathematics
• that TNReady is a new way to assess students’ conceptual understanding
Do:
• analyze the blueprints for the TNReady assessment and develop strategies to build
conceptual understanding and fluency in math
• Utilize the free practice tools to assist students in becoming familiar with the testing
platform
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Norms
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Be present and engaged
Monitor air time and share your voice
Challenge with respect
Stay solutions oriented
Risk productive struggle
Balance urgency and patience
We are Preparing Students for a
Changing World
• Few working professionals have simple multiple-choice
options when solving a problem in the real world.
• In order for Tennessee students to be competitive in a
world that is constantly changing, our students must
strengthen their critical thinking and problem-solving
skills.
• TNReady asks students to both master basic skills and
explain how they use these skills to solve more
complex problems.
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It's now our responsibility to
set students up for success…
TNReady
Changing World
Progress
Given our progress, the changing
world, and the opportunity of
Tennessee Promise, we must
reorganize around a new vision:
Grades
K-12
Grades
13-14
Tennessee Promise
TN Promise
SUCCESS AFTER GRADUATION
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TNReady will measure
if students are on the right track.
• TNReady will provide students, teachers, and parents with
more accurate, and authentic information about student
progress and achievement.
• TNReady offers parents, students, and teachers with a new
and improved academic check-up each year to make sure
all students are moving forward and are track to graduate
from high school and be successful in college or the
workplace.
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And…
• It will be more rigorous than previous TCAP assessments.
• Achievement results will likely decline in year one as we set a
new baseline.
• It will be a new format and platform.
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2015-2016 School Year
New Format
• SAT 10 Option
K-2
3-11
Alternate
• TNReady
(Math and ELA)
• ACH & EOC
(Science & SS)
• NCSC
• ACCESS
2015-2016 School Year
 3-11 continued
 K-2
• K-2 Pearson (SAT10)
 3-11
• Math (TNReady, MI)
 3-8
 Algebra I, Geometry,
Algebra II
 Core Math I, II, III
• ELA (TNReady, MI)
 3-8
 English I, II and III
 Writing incorporated
in TNReady
• Science (Achievement/EOC,
Vendor TBD)
 3-8
 Biology, Chemistry
• Social Studies (New
Achievement/EOC, Vendor
TBD)
 3-8
 US History
 Alternate
Assessments:
• NCSC (1%)
• ACCESS
A Clarification on Standards:
Tennessee teachers and schools should continue
to use the state's current academic standards in
English language arts and math, not the
previous SPI's.
TNReady, the state's new and improved TCAP
test in English language arts and math, will
assess the state's current academic standards in
English language arts and math, not SPI's.
TNReady: Goals
• Provide real information about student readiness for
postsecondary work.
• Anchor expectations about what students need to
know and be able to do at every grade level to be
ready.
• Provide actionable information for parents and
educators to support student growth.
• Prove information about our competitiveness as a
state.
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TNReady will be more engaging.
• In math – students will solve multi-step problems,
many without using a calculator, to show what they
know.
• Much like teachers already do in their classrooms,
TNReady will give students a variety of new ways to
show what they really know and can do.
• TNReady will be given in two parts.
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Test Design Overview
• Designed to assess Tennessee’s current state standards (not
the prior SPIs)
• Unique blueprint for Tennessee
• Builds on the work we have done for the previous three years
• Anchored to what students need to know in order to be ready
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Let’s Look at the Blueprints
Blueprints
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Blueprint Activity
Small Group
• Review the blueprint for your grade level or course.
• Look for the following ideas:
• Which standards are only assessed in either Part I or Part II?
• Which standards are assessed on both Part I and Part II?
• Which sections are assessed most heavily? Least?
Whole Group Discussion
• How will this inform or modify instructional decisions for
2015-2016?
• What activities should we work to engage in to best prepare
our students for success?
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TNReady - Part I
• Part I for Math will include performance tasks in
grades 3 – 8.
– These performance tasks will include open-ended responses
and be multi-step problems that allow students to demonstrate
several skills towards a practical application.
• Part I of TNReady will be administered during a
window that opens in early February and closes in
early March.
– This is the same timeframe as the current writing assessment.
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TNReady - Part II
• The second portion of TNReady will replace the current
TCAP tests for math and English language arts
administered in April/May.
• This portion will ask students to select responses for
multiple types of questions.
• Performance on Part I and Part II will be combined into
a single composite score for each student.
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Math Item Types Overview
There are 6 types of items in Mathematics:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Equation
Graphic
Multiple Choice
Multiple Select
Performance Tasks
Technology Enhanced Items
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Technology Enhanced
These types of questions ask students to:
• Move or manipulate items
• Move around graphics
• Complete exercises that reflect real work activities like
editing a paper or graphing an equation
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Open-Ended Questions
These types of
questions:
• Ask students to
type an answer
where no choices
are given and
provide an openended response
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Multiple Choice and Multiple Select
Questions
These type of questions:
• Ask students to select
the right answer
either by – Selecting one correct
answer from many
options
– Selecting multiple
correct answers from
many options
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TNReady Practice Tools
Item
standard
Sampler Each
will have an
Practice
Test
example
question that
reflects the
design of
TNReady test
questions
Mini practice
tests will be
available for
both Part One
and Part Two of
TNReady
Same platform
as the actual
test
http://www.tn.gov/education/article/tnready-practice-tools
(855) 550-2690 or support@micatime.com
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Online Assessment
• TNReady will be administered online.
• This gives Tennessee students an opportunity to
develop critical technology skills they need for
success, while also ensuring that they do not fall
behind their peers in other states where online tests
are given.
• We have phased in required online testing over the
last four years. Many states have been testing online
for 15+ years.
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Calculator Policy
• Two central beliefs:
1. Calculators are important tools for college and
career readiness
2. Students must be able to demonstrate many
skills without reliance on calculators
• At all grade levels and in all courses, TNReady will include both
calculator permitted and calculator prohibited sections
• Examples of permitted and non-permitted calculators, consistent
with ACT and other benchmark assessments.
• Handhelds are permitted with online testing.
Administration Guidelines
• 2015 – 2016 TCAP Calendar
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Administration Guidelines
TNReady Draft Proposed
Testing Windows
• TNReady will be designed to
allow schools to continue
instruction even while
testing.
• School and instruction will
need to continue as normal
during the testing window to
allow students to cycle
through the test parts of
TNReady at different points
in time throughout the
window.
All test will be timed and
each subtest is expected
to take 60-90 minutes.
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Instructional Resources
• TNReady
• Curriculum & Instruction - Mathematics
Instructional Maps
• Curriculum & Instruction Math Tasks
• TN Academic Standards
• TNCore Instructional Resources
• TNCore Assessment Resources
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Objectives
Know:
the new TNReady assessments are designed to assess true student understanding
and not just basic memorization and test-taking skills
• TNReady will measure student understanding of our current state standards in
mathematics
Understand:
• How the research and strategies can be incorporated in units of instruction that
prepare students for college and career
• the three fundamental shifts in mathematics: focus, coherence and rigor in
mathematics
• that TNReady is a new way to assess students’ conceptual understanding
Do:
• analyze the blueprints for the TNReady assessment and develop strategies to build
conceptual understanding and fluency in math
• Utilize the free practice tools to assist students in becoming familiar with the testing
platform
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Reflection:
One minute paper on post-it
• Jot down your “Take-Aways”
• Consider what you need to know and be able to
do to successfully implement what you have
learned in this session.
– What is still unclear?
– What professional development or additional
resources do you need?
Next steps and activities for follow up
▪ Collaborate with teachers in your grade-level or
subject and examine resources embedded in your
instructional maps.
▪ Plan and implement lessons that are
appropriately paced and include the use of tasks
to facilitate student conceptual understanding .
▪ Throughout the school year plan to attend
mathematics PD offerings that will continue to
expand on the work that we’ve done today.
Your Math Instructional Advisors
Camilla S. Horton, Ed.D.
Emily B. Barbee, Ed.D.
Middle School Math
hortoncs@scsk12.org
416-7988
High School Math
barbeeeb@scsk12.org
416-7985