Smarter Balanced Accessibility Webinar
March 26, 2014
Office of Standards & AssessmentMichigan Department of Education
IntroductionsLinda HowleyAccessibility Specialist, Office of Standards & Assessment [email protected]
Jennifer Paul EL Assessment Consultant, Office of Standards & Assessment [email protected]
Special Guests:
Andrew J. MiddlesteadDirector, OSA
Matt AyotteOnline Assessment Specialist, OSA
Gayle DejongeMEAP Project Coordinator, OSA
John JaquithStudents with Disabilities Assessment Consultant, OSA
Joanne Winkelman, Ph.D.Policy Coordinator, Office of Special Education
Today’s Goals• Provide an overview of
accessibility and accommodations features provided by the Smarter Balanced assessments
• Provide an overview of differences between Michigan’s past practices and future practices
General SBAC Updates
What are Michigan’s plans for CCSS assessment implementation?
New Opportunities
Technology will enable students to show us what
they’ve learned in new ways.
Technology will enable expanded opportunities for
accessing content.
But…
…just because we can, doesn’t mean we should.
SBAC Accessibility & Accommodations Policy • State dept. of education personnel
• MDE participation on SBAC A & A Workgroup
• ELL Advisory Committee* • SWD Advisory Committee*• Agencies such as American Printing
House for the Blind (APH), staff from Gallaudet University, NCEO
• Actively solicited and listened to feedback from advocacy groups
*Go to www.smarterbalanced.org for full lists of committee members.
In Addition
• Numerous literature reviews• Research based frameworks
created by internationally recognized researchers
• Cog labs
SBAC Categories
Universal Tools• Breaks• Calculator (for calculator-allowed
items)• Digital notepad• English dictionary (for ELA performance
task full writes)• English glossary• Expandable passages• Global notes (for ELA performance
tasks)• Highlighter
Universal Tools Cont.
• Keyboard navigation• Mark for review• Math tools• Spell check (for some ELA items)• Strikethrough• Writing tools• Zoom• Scratch paper• Thesaurus
Designated Supports
• Color contrast• Masking• Text-to-speech (for Math stimuli and
ELA items)• Translated test directions (for math
items)• Translations (glossaries) (for math
items)• Translations (stacked) (for math items)• Turn off universal tools
Designated Supports Cont.
• Bilingual dictionary (for ELA-performance task full writes)
• Magnification• Read aloud (for math and ELA
items, not for reading passages)• Scribe (for ELA non-writing items
and math items)• Separate setting
Accommodations
• American Sign Language (for ELA Listening items and math items)
• Braille• Closed captioning (for ELA
Listening items)• Text-to-speech (for ELA reading
passages)
Accommodations Cont.• Abacus• Alternate response options• Calculator (for calculator allowed items
only)• Multiplication table (grade 4 and above
math items)• Print on demand• Read aloud (for ELA reading passages, grades 6-8 & 11,
blind students in grades 3-8 and 11 who do not yet have adequate braille skills)
• Scribe• Speech-to-text
SBAC Field Test Reminders
• Turn on/off universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations in TIDE
• Refer to TIDE User Guides
• Check with your School & District Test Coordinator when you have questions
SBAC Resources Available at
sbac.portal.airast.org/field-test/resources
•Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines
•Guidelines: Frequently Asked Questions
•Accessibility & Accommodations Module
•Let’s Talk Universal Tools Module
•Getting Students Ready for the Field Test – Information on Item and Response Types
Wait! There’s more!
• Guidelines for Read Aloud• Scribing Protocol• Accessibility Guide for Classroom
Activities
• Embedded Designated Support – Glossaries Description
• Technology Requirements for Text-To-Braille
• Embedded Dictionary/Thesaurus• Embedded Accommodation – American
Sign Language (ASL) Instructions
Consistency is key!Consistency is key!
What if I have questions about technology?
sbac.portal.airast.org/field-test/resources
•TIDE User Guides•Technical Specifications Manual for Online Testing•Technology Requirements for Online Testing
When in doubt, check with your technology coordinator.
SBAC Field Test Help Desk: 1-855-833-1969
Wrap-up
• Questions• Post presentation • Post FAQs from this webinar
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