November Faculty Meeting On-Line Testing

*South Lewis CSD

*Independent Reflection

*How often do I have students using computers in my classes?

*In what ways do they use the computers?*Internet searching*Presentations*Word Processing*Publications*Other

*Excerpt from On Board Magazine 10/12/15

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*Where were we…

*In May 2012 NYS announced an initial plan to move towards on-line testing

*Originally it was the intention that NYS would use PARCC assessments, and that they could be operational in this current school year

*Where are we now…

*NYS just awarded a contract to Questar to write the NYS 3-8 ELA and Math Assessments for the next five years (2016-2020)

*CB = Computer Based P = Paper

Year Field Tests Actual Test

2016 CB or P P

2017 CB or P CB or P

2018 CB or P CB or P

2019 CB or P CB or P

2020 CB (according to article)

CB (according to article)

*Where are we now…

*All 3 of our buildings, GF, PL, and MS did indicate that we would like to participate in Computer Based Field Testing in the Spring of 2016.

*One subject at each building

*One grade, or possibly 2 adjacent grades

*Sessions are 40 minutes

*May 31 – Jun 10, 2016

*Lap-tops, Chromebooks, tablets, and PCs can be used (research shows that students perform similar across all of these devices)

*What do we know…

*The actual test formats (2015):

Passages

Mult Ch

Short Res

Ext Res

ELA 11-12 37-49 8 2

Math - 48-55 5-6 3-4

*What do we know…

*Review of Writing Standard 6

*What does this mean…

*What skills do our students need to be successful with Computer Based Tests?*Keyboarding*Comfortable Reading on a Computer*Awareness of Computers* Scrolling Up and Down*Mouse* Logging In and Exiting

*Practice Using Computer Features*High-Lighting Text* Crossing Out Wrong Answers*Using Rulers on a Screen* Flagging Questions to Come Back To* Annotating in the Margins

*When…

*NOW

*Our current Kindergarteners will be in 4th Grade in 2020

*We need time to build these skills in all of our students

*Our Plan…

*Keyboarding & Computer Instruction

*K-4 (approximately 30 hours/year)*5th Gr (10 week course)

*Your Part…

*Every teacher in the district uses Castle Learning (Computer Based Testing) a minimum of twice per year*At least 1 time by mid-year mtg. *At least 2 times by the end of the year

*Our Plan…

*3-8 ELA and Math Benchmarks Available on Castle*Math – all 3 are ready (exception of #1 & #2 6th and #2 5th)*ELA - #3 is ready

*We are working to get all 3 Benchmarks at all Grades 3-8, and possibly some at K-2 loaded into Castle

*If you’d like to give one on Castle, please contact Danielle Abrial or Kristy McGrath to have the benchmark shared with you, and then you are able to assign it

*Castle Learning…

*All Teachers will be aware when Level I and Level II Training is being offered:*Required for new teachers who didn’t get this last year*Optional for veteran teachers who would like this training again

*Kim (our new Castle Learning rep) will be available in each building in the next month to two, and teachers who have Castle questions can sign up to meet with her at a time of their choosing

*How do I get started…

*District Web Page – Castle Learning (For Staff)

*Under “Teacher Center” – “Classes” – to create your classes

*Create an Assignment – from questions you entered in your question bank, for questions already in Castle

*Assign

If you need any assistance with reminders of how to do anything on Castle, here is a link to short videos that you can watch:http://corp.castlelearning.com/support/video-tutorials/#top

*Log-Ins…

*Teachers:*slw-first initial last name*first name

*Students:*slw-grad year last name first initial *first name

*Congratulations…

*Kim Neary*Ryan Fitzgerald*Shelly Still*Lydia Doolittle*Dana Cook*Curtis Kilburn*Paul Platz*Lisa Kotar*Todd Galarneau

*Anne Huntress*Kara Monnat*Mary Gerhardt*Zach Makuch*Mike Comet*Jana Brown*Lisa Smithling*Vicki Covey*Marcy McGuire*Ashley Gino

*Ashley Murrock*Rebecca Houser*Kim Arthur*Kerin Markham*Sheila

Buckingham*Jody Compo*Melissa Tripp*Ashley Schaefer

Brook VanBrocklin

*Students on

Castle…

*Remember, students can log on to Castle and create their own study sessions, practice old Regents questions, make up flash cards, etc. themselves (even if a teacher hasn’t assigned them something)

*How do we make sure students know about this?

*Questions remaining…

*Will Regents exams become CB assessments?*There’s been no indication or announcement of this, but it’s possible.

*It’s more than just state testing-

*Computer Based Testing and Keyboarding are examples of 21st Century Skills

*Students need knowledge that you each teach in your disciplines. THEY ALSO NEED THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE REAL WORLD!

*Being confident and comfortable using computers and taking assessments on the computer are necessary in life:*Driver’s License*Certification Exams*College Courses*Potentially Civil Service Exams

*Questions…

*Comments*Additional Ideas