August 20, 2012 Dear Courageous Coaches,

Good Morning! We are so happy to see you today. We look forward to talking to you about high cognitive demand performance task. Have a Marvelous Monday!

Sincerely, Nicole Janz , Kari McLaughlin,

and Erny Saville-Brock

Matching Activity

Frequently Asked Questions for Constructed Response Assessment

Q. What curriculum standards are we using this year?

A.COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

Frequently Asked Questions for Constructed Response Assessment

Q. What is the website for the 2012-13 MNPS curriculum guides?

A.www.mnps2010.wikispaces.com

Frequently Asked Questions for Constructed Response Assessment

Q. What is the website to find information about the TN Core?

A. www.tncore.org

Frequently Asked Questions for Constructed Response Assessment

Q. What is Constructed Response Assessment?

A. The new Constructed Response Assessment (CRA) will be a key part of the transition to the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics in grades 3-8 next school year. It will replace the CRA that was previously given in grade 3 for math and ELA and grade 7 for math, ELA, and science. The new CRA will be a performance-based assessment designed to elicit student responses that reflect higher levels of thinking and reasoning.

Frequently Asked Questions for Constructed Response Assessment

Q. When will the CRA be administered?

A. The first assessment will be administered on October 23, 2012The second assessment will be administered on February 20, 2013.A third, summative assessment will be administered on May 14, 2013.

Frequently Asked Questions for Constructed Response Assessment

Q. Which grades will participate in the Math Constructed Response Assessments?

A. Students in third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grade will take this series of assessments.

Frequently Asked Questions for Constructed Response Assessment

Q. What content will the new CRAs cover?

A. In the 2012-13 school year, grades 3-8 math instruction statewide will focus on the TNCore Focus Standards. These Focus Standards represent challenging Common Core content, and the new CRA will assess these standards with rigorous performance tasks.

 3rd Grade  

Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division

Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division

 4th Grade

Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and ordering

Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understanding of operations on whole numbers

Frequently Asked Questions for Constructed Response Assessment

Q. Will the CRA’s be online or paper based?

A. The CRA will be paper-based.

Frequently Asked Questions for Constructed Response Assessment

Q. Will calculators be allowed on the CRA?

A. All students (regardless of IEP status) will be allowed to use calculators on the CRA. All IEP accommodations are allowed with the CRA.

Frequently Asked Questions for Constructed Response Assessment

Q. Are the CRA’s tied to teacher evaluations?

A. The first two CRA administrations (October and February) are designed to give teachers information about student readiness. They do not carry any stakes for students, teachers, or schools, and the scores will not be made public. The results of the official CRA in May will give us information as a state. None of the CRA’s will affect value added scores or any accountability system.

CCSS, CRA and your school

How did your school roll out the CCSS and CRA information to faculty?

What went well?

What do you need assistance with?

What questions do you still have?

Elements of Balanced Math

Makes Balanced Math a Reality

Problem Solving

Conceptual Understanding

Fluency-computation

and procedures

Common Coreand

Balanced Math

Coherence Focused

Rigor

The What-CCSS

The How- Balanced

Math

What’s In?Student CenteredConceptual UnderstandingProblem SolvingCurriculum Maps

What’s Out?Traditional , textbook driven

Teacher Centered

Rote Learning without Meaning

Rigor and Balanced

Math

Conceptual understanding: The Standards call for conceptual understanding of key concepts, such as place value and ratios. Teachers support students' ability to access concepts from a number of perspectives so that students are able to see math as more than a set of mnemonics or discrete procedures.

Procedural skill and fluency: The Standards call for speed and accuracy in calculation. Teachers structure class time and/or homework time for students to practice core functions such as single-digit multiplication so that students have access to more complex concepts and procedures.

Application: The Standards call for students to use math flexibly for application. Teachers provide opportunities for students to apply math in context. Teachers in content areas outside of math, particularly science, ensure that students are using math to make meaning of and access content.

Constructed Response

The standard drives the question. Content knowledge drives the response. Assessment drives instruction. Shari Alexander 2011

Moving towards Performance Based Assessments…

TN – Focus Standards

Performance Based Assessment Items

In your groups, discuss the connections between the content standards and the assessment item.

Discuss the connections between the math practices and the assessment items.

The Bakery Task

CCSS – Content and Practice Standards

Performance Based Assessments (TCAP – CRA)What do

we have to do to get our students ready for the PBAs?

District Expectations…

Meet with your Principal and TN Core Team

Discuss the 3 Common Core Commitments

Discuss your role in these commitments

Common Core State Standards

MNPS Curriculum Maps

High Cognitive Demand Performance Task

Resources

http://www.tncore.org/

http://mnpsmath.wikispaces.com/Lesson+Plan+Table

Moving towards Performance Based Assessments…