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August 2011. GAA preview. Juanita Pritchard ID Specialist Laura Hamm ID Trainer Sandra Powell ID Trainer Brenda Watkins, Special Ed Supervisor Overseeing Instruction for GAA Beth Kartheiser , Office of Accountability, GAA Project Manager. Who are we?. First time participants in GAA - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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GAA PREVIEWAugust 2011
WHO ARE WE? Juanita Pritchard
ID Specialist Laura Hamm
ID Trainer Sandra Powell
ID Trainer Brenda Watkins,
Special Ed Supervisor Overseeing Instruction for GAA Beth Kartheiser,
Office of Accountability, GAA Project Manager
WHO ARE YOU? First time participants in GAA
Second year participating in GAA
Successfully completed 2 or more years of GAA
Support staff
Other?????
PLAN FOR THE DAY Basic GAA 101
Emphasis on problem areas PLANNING IS THE KEY Q & A
WHO PARTICIPATES IN GAA
Does the student have a disability that presents “unique and significant” challenges to participation in statewide assessments regardless of available accommodations?
Does the student have significant intellectual disabilities or a combination of intellectual disabilities with motor, sensory, or emotional behavior disabilities?Does the student require substantial adaptations and support to access the general education curriculum?
GAA WINDOW
Sept 6th Collection window opens Oct. 3-7 GAA Accountability Review November 4 1st Collection Completed
continue gathering evidence for 2nd Collection December 5-9 2nd GAA Accountability Review February 10, 2011 Evidence collection completed Februrary 13-17 3rd & last Accountability Review**Brigance and HELP scores must be in Goalview by Feb 10 or the IEP
whichever comes first. NOTE – All evidence should be collected prior to the winter break
to allow time to complete portfolios.
WE DON’T TEACH GAA…..
•No “GAA” time on schedule or lesson plan• GAA evidence should come out of instruction aligned
to GPS & IEP•No “GAA” days• No GAA planning time on lesson plan or schedule
•Do not tell parents that daily instruction, homework, or planned events cannot be accomplished because of GAA.•If you are working on gathering GAA evidence for 1 student, be sure other students are actively engaged in appropriate instructional activities.
GAA is evidence of appropriate instruction
WHAT IS A PORTFOLIO? Portfolio assessment
4 pieces of evidence Entry sheets Annotation forms Binder & Tabs
High School
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE 2010-2011 ADMINISTRATION
Congratulations! 2010-2011 marked the fifth successful
administration of the Georgia Alternate Assessment!
Instructional activities, assessment tasks, and the quality of the portfolio entries continue to improve.
Teaching through the academic content standards is becoming a more integral part of daily instruction. 11
http://gadoe.org/ci_testing.aspx?PageReq=CI_TESTING_GAA
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE 2010-2011 ADMINISTRATION
The portfolios provided valuable information as to areas of focus for upcoming training. Training will continue to focus on alignment
and documentation. Continued training is needed to support
teachers in their understanding of the academic content and the intent of the standards and elements.
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The GAA is a portfolio of student work provided as evidence that a student is making progress toward grade-level academic standards, often at a pre-requisite or entry level.
Evidence provided must show student work that is aligned to specific grade-level standards, adapted to meet the student’s cognitive, communication, physical and/or sensory impairments.
The Georgia Alternate Assessment meets NCLB and IDEA mandates.
OVERVIEW OF THE GAA
14 + Days
Collection 1 Collection 2
PROGRESSBASELINE
PRIMARY1
PRIMARY2
Secondary1
Secondary2
TYPES OF EVIDENCE
Primary Evidence Demonstrates knowledge/skills by showing the
student’s engagement in instructional tasks Secondary Evidence
Reports knowledge/skills by documenting, charting, or interpreting the student’s performance
PRIMARY EVIDENCE Series of captioned photos (2-5) Work Sample Finished product Audio/video tape
SECONDARY EVIDENCE Another piece of primary evidence Interview form Observation form Data sheet
All Collection Period 1 tasks must be completed before Collection Period 2 tasks are begun – for each entry
Choose 1 standard & 1 element for Each Entry
Alignment is the connection between the instructional task submitted as evidence and the curriculum standards. Alignment demonstrates the linkage of the
instructional activities (student work) to the grade-level standard and element on which the student is being assessed.
In order for an entry to be scorable, all four (4) instructional tasks must align to the standard and element.
ALIGNMENT
DOCUMENTATION Keep it simple No extra information Use annotation form Only the work samples – not text, or
instructional materials
QUESTIONS ABOUT GAA
NOW WHAT DO I DO? WHERE DO I START?
PLANPLAN
PLAN
P •Plan for progress
L •Lay it all out –get a calendar
A •Alignment/Fidelity
N •Notes
P •Pick appropriate standards
L •Lessons – planned & data driven
A •Annotation
N •Numbers – how many & what type of prompts
P •Portfolio – leave enough time
L •Leave your room - generalization
A •Achievement - PROGRESS
N •Neat – simple, nothing extra
KEYS TO SUCCESS WITH GAA
RESOURCES FOREFFECTIVE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTON
DATA, DATA, DATA IEPs should be data driven IEPs do not address standards IEPs should address the functional skills
that would prevent student from access general curriculum
Data should be clear to a total stranger IEP objectives need to be easily
measureable.
COBB CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISABILITY
Addressing GPS from Day 1 until last day of school Has been given to administrators as expectations
for curriculum access Will provide instruction that will meet GAA Not optional Can be adjusted
DOE TESTING INFO
http://www.gadoe.org/ci_testing.aspx?PageReq=CI_TESTING_GAA
DOE ELECTRONIC RESOURCE BOARD
http://admin.doe.k12.ga.us/gadoe/sla/agps.nsf
COBB SUPPORT BLOG
http://www.pickettsmill.typepad.com/pritchard
COBB SCHOOL DISTRICTTESTING SITE
http://support.cobbk12.org/SSSpecialEducation/gaa/gaa.htm
ACTIVITY EXCHANGE FOR CLASSROOM SUITE
www.intellitools.com requires password
LOCAL SUPPORT AT staff ID Trainers Local educators Peers in other schools Focus groups IF you need help – you have to ask
document
QUESTIONS ABOUT GAA
LET’S GO
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