The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

Formative Assessment Initiatives

The Digital LibraryTransforming Educational

Practice

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Our Successes So Far

Formative Assessment Advisory Panel Developed

Quality Criteria

State Leadership Teams and State Networks of Educators

Established, Involving Around 2,000 K-16 Educators Across

the Country

SLT Training 1 and SNE Training 1 Completed

Over 100 Resources Submitted to the Digital

Library

Blueprints for Exemplar Instructional Modules and

Assessment Literacy Modules Blueprints Drafted

Matrices for the Exemplar Instructional Modules for ELA and Math and for the

Assessment Literacy Modules Drafted

Digital Library Software Versions 1.0 and 1.1

Released

What’s Coming Next

• SLT Training 2 in November and December 2013• Software Version 1.15 in February 2014Short-Term

• SLT Trainings 3 (March 2014), 4 (May 2014), and 5 (August 2014)

• Software Version 1.2 in April 2014• First set of 23 Exemplar Instructional Modules and

Assessment Literacy Modules in March 2014• Second set of Modules in May 2014 and third set of

Modules by September 2014

Long-Term

• Digital Library Open to Consortium Members in April 2014

Milestone

A Balanced Assessment System

Common Core State Standards

specify K-12

expectations for college and career readiness

All students leave

high school college

and career ready

Teachers and schools have

information and tools they need

to improve teaching and

learningInterim assessments

Flexible, open, used for actionable

feedback

Summative assessments

Benchmarked to college and career

readiness

Educator resources for

formative assessment

practicesto improve instruction

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Definition of Formative Assessment Process

• Formative Assessment is a deliberate process used by teachers and students during instruction that provides actionable feedback that is used to adjust ongoing teaching and learning strategies to improve students’ attainment of curricular learning targets/goals.

Four Attributes of the Formative Assessment

Process

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Clarify IntendedLearning

Elicit Evidence

Act onEvidence

Interpret Evidence

•8 – 12 members per state

•Comprised of K-12 educators and higher educational faculty in positions of leadership in the state

Composition

•Recruit, identify, and train the State Network of Educators (SNE)

•Participate in 5 regional trainings

•Train SNE members to contribute, review, and post resources

•Monitor and support SNE review of resources and make final posting decisions

•Provide feedback on posting process, Quality Criteria, and usability of software

Expectations

State Leadership Teams (SLT)

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•60 – 150 K-12 educators and higher educational faculty per state

•Each network has diverse expertise in: •CCSS

Mathematics, CCSS ELA, Science and Social Studies

•General Education; Gifted and Talented; English Language Learners, and Students with Disabilities

Composition

•Participate in 5 trainings

•Help populate the Digital Library in advance of the April 2014 launch•Submit and

review resources using Quality Criteria

•Use resources and collaboration tools for own professional learning and instruction

•Provide feedback on the resources in the library, the review and posting process, the Quality Criteria, and the usability of the Library

Expectations

State Network of Educators (SNE)

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Resource Posting Work Flow

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Step 1:Resource Submitted

Step 3:Quality Criteria Applied

Step 4:Decision

Step 2:Gatekeeping

Criteria Applied

SNE1

SNE2

SNE3

SNE1

Posted

Sent to SLT

Returned to Submitter

Cover Profile

Formative Assessment Advisory Panel

• Convened the Formative Assessment Advisory Panel to develop the Quality Criteria during three two-day meetings

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Meeting 1April 17 – 18

Meeting 2May 8 – 9

Meeting 3May 22 – 23

• Brainstormed initial Quality Criteria

• Determined structure of Quality Criteria

• Developed comprehensive list of potential criteria

• Discussed merits of checklist vs. rubric-based approach

• Tested criteria using sample resources

• Refined criteria

Synthesized feedback

Developed first draft of

Quality Criteria

Developed 2nd draft; received feedback

from panelists; developed present

draft

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Members of the Formative Assessment Advisory Panel

1) Dr. Lynne Anderson-Inman (University of Oregon)

2) Dr. Robert Calfee (Stanford University, UC Riverside)

3) Dr. Bridget Dalton (University of Colorado)

4) Dr. Diane Heacox (St. Catherine University)

5) Dr. Joan Herman (UCLA – CRESST)

6) Dr. John Hill (Purdue University)

7) Dr. Yvette Jackson (National Urban Alliance for Effective Education)

8) Dr. Henry Kepner (University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee)

9) Dr. Katherine McKnight (National Louis University)

10) Valerie L. Mills (National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics)

11) Dr. James Popham (UCLA)

12) Dr. Lucinda Soltero-Gonzalez (University of Colorado-Boulder

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Twelve experts in the CCSS for ELA, the CCSS for Mathematics, the formative assessment process, adult learning, online professional learning, diverse learners, and urban and rural education comprised the Formative Assessment Advisory Panel.

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Structure of the Quality Criteria

Cover Profile

Gatekeeping Criteria

Quality Criteria for Professional Learning Resources and Quality Criteria for Instructional Resources

Governance Criteria

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Purposes of the Quality Criteria

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Ensure that all resources in the Digital Library are

of the highest quality, regardless of source

Ensure that all resources reflect the Smarter Balanced vision of effective formative

assessment practices

Provide consistency in the review process for all

resources

Ensure that the resources in the Digital Library reflect the intent

of the CCSS

Digital Library Resources

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• Commissioned Professional Learning Modules• Resources for educators, students and families

• Frame Formative Assessment within a Balanced Assessment System• Articulate the Formative Assessment Process• Highlight Formative Assessment Practices and Tools

Assessment Literacy Modules

• Commissioned Professional Learning Modules• Instructional coaching for educators • Instructional materials for students

• Demonstrate/support effective implementation of the formative assessment process

• Focus on key content and practice from the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts

Exemplar Instructional

Modules

• High-quality vetted instructional resources and tools for educators• High-quality vetted resources and tools for students and families

• Reflect and support the formative assessment process• Reflect and support the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics

and English Language Arts• Create Professional Learning Communities

Education Resources

SLT 2 Training

Learning Goal

•SLT members will understand the Quality Criteria ratings and how to apply them consistently.

Success

Criterion

•SLT members will provide evidence of inter-rater reliability among the state SLT members and with other state SLT members in cross-state teams.

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Accessing the Digital Library in the Training Environment

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1. Open your Internet browser (Google Chrome typically works best, though Safari, Firefox, and Internet Explorer 9+ are also options).

2. Type the web address: http://training.smarterbalancedlibrary.org

3. Type your assigned email address: slt#@smarterbalancedlibrary.com

4. Type the password: password

5. Click “Log into the Digital Library”

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