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.
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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
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Objectives
Know:
• TNReady assessments are designed to assess true conceptual understanding and not
just basic memorization and test-taking skills.
Understand:
• Design and important elements of TNReady
• Three fundamental shifts in mathematics: focus, coherence and rigor in
mathematics
Do:
• Analyze the blueprints for the TNReady assessment
• Engage in the content and share strategies that build conceptual understanding
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Norms
• Be present and engaged.
• Be respectful of differences in perspective
while challenging each other productively and
respectively.
• Monitor “air time.”
• Make the most of the time we have.
• Stay focused on students.
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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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 offer a variety of ways to show what
they really know and can do.
• TNReady will be given in two parts.
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Let’s Look at the Blueprints
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Blueprint Activity
Small Group
Review the blueprint for your grade level or course.
Discuss the following questions:
• 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?
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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 assessment items in Mathematics:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Student generated response
Graphic
Multiple Choice
Multiple Select
Performance Tasks
Technology Enhanced Items
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Student Generated Response
Students type in numeric answers from a palette
of options.
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Graphic
Students create or manipulate a graph.
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Multiple Choice
Students select one answer.
 Choose from a dropdown list
 Select one correct answer from many
options
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Multiple Select
Students select multiple options.
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Performance Tasks
Solve multi-step problems and demonstrate how
solution is achieved.
1 task on Part 1 only in grades 3 – 8 only
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Technology Enhanced Items
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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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.
Handhelds are permitted with online testing.
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2015-2016 TCAP Calendar
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Testing Times
Each subtest is expected
to take 60-90 minutes.
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Comparison
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Engage in the Content
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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
• http://www.izonemathematicstop25.weebly.com
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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