5th Grade Parent Night

October 7, 2014Gould Media Center

Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Bosse, Mrs. Cox, Mrs. DeVoe and Dr. Stein

Introduction Discuss GMAS Sample Test Items How students are preparing in school What can parents do from home Resources

Welcome!! Tonight’s Agenda

SRI- ReadingMAP- MathGA-Milestone

Our Testing In 5th Grade

Scholastic Reading Inventory◦ Score to meet Standards- 825◦ Skills tested- Inferences in Reading

Example Mrs. DeVoe is putting on boots and a water proof jacket.

She grabs the umbrella by the door. Based on this reading you can determine that

A. It is cold outside B. It is sunny outside C. It is raining outside D. It is warm outside.

SRI

Testing Dates: Late August- already completed- ask you child’s teacher for the score

January 6- February 27March 23- May 15

Measures of Academic Progress Score to meet Standard- 225

Skills tested Operations and Algebraic Thinking Number and Operations Measurement and Data Geometry

Example◦ Choose the expression(s) that equal 35

7 * 5= 4*10-5= (30 * 1) +5= 7*8-9= 2+3*6 = 175/5=

MAP

Testing Dates: Late August- already completed- ask you child’s teacher for the score

January 6- February 27March 23- May 15

Georgia Milestones Assessment System Assess Knowledge and Skills in the following

areas:I. Language ArtsII. MathematicsIII. ScienceIV. Social Studies

GMAS

open-ended (constructed-response) items in language arts and mathematics

Open-ended questions are ones that require more than one word answers. The answers could come in the form of a list, a few sentences or something longer such as a speech, paragraph or essay. a writing component (in response to

passages read by students)

Format of GMAS

Designed to: assess how well students are mastering

content Provide students with a better

understanding of their own achievements

“If you can think it, you can explain it. If you can explain it, you can do it.”

Purpose of GMAS

ELA: http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/#

MATH: http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/#

Example Problems

Learning and USING appropriate vocabulary in all subject areas

Writing in complete sentences

Using correct punctuation

Answering all questions using the R.A.C.E. method

How is My Child Preparing at School

Constructed Response using R.A.C.E

R.A.C.E. Response = Better Answers

How to Sound Smart Answering Constructed

Response Questions

Purpose of Constructed Response Items

• Address assessment targets and claims that are of greater complexity

• Require more analytical thinking and reasoning than a selected response can elicit

• Prepare students for the Georgia Milestone Assessment

Restate, Answer, Cite evidence,

Explain

4-part strategy that

TRAINS YOUR BRAIN to think about the most important

steps in answering a question!

Constructed Response Items

Most constructed response items take between 3 and 5 minutes to complete.

Some more complex items may take up to 10

minutes to complete.

Response must include support from the text.

Read the entire question.

Identify and underline key words in the question, such as: explain, name, provide examples.

Define any key terms needed for understanding.

Before Beginning:

Beginning your RACE response: Don’t start your answer off with “Yes,”

“No,” “I believe,” or “I think.”

Don’t use the words They, He, She, It, or We in your first sentence.

The response should make sense even WITHOUT the prompt.

RestateAnswerCite evidenceExplain

http://www.cwu.edu/~glasbys/writing.pdf

This is a math class! Why are we writing?

You will find that writing good mathematical explanations will improve your knowledge and understanding of the mathematical ideas you encounter.

Putting an idea on paper requires careful thought and attention.

http://www.cwu.edu/~glasbys/writing.pdf

This is a math class! Why are we writing?

Hence, mathematics which is written clearly and carefully is more likely to be correct.

The process of writing will help you learn and retain the concepts which you will be exploring in your math class

Variety is key Keeping journals / logs (chronological log

of learning) Solving a problem (allows students to

monitor and reflect) Explaining mathematical ideas (may or

may not be about a math process / ex: write about what make a good problem solving partner, write about your least or most favorite task in a unit, etc.)

http://www.cwu.edu/~glasbys/writing.pdf

What does good mathematical writing look

like? You should not confuse writing

mathematics with “showing your work” A list of calculations without any

explanation demonstrates that you’ve spent some time doing computations

When writing in math the goal will be to communicate mathematical reasoning and ideas clearly to another person

Restate, Answer, Cite evidence, Explain

4-part strategy that

TRAINS YOUR BRAIN to think about the most important steps in

answering a question!

5th Grade Race Example

4th Grade Race Example

Does Constructed Responses Help?

Resources for Locating Stimuli for Constructed Response

www.newsela.com www.sascurriculumpathways.com www.beyondthebubble.com http://mdk12.org/assessments/k_8/items/cr_gr

ade3_reading.html (change the grade in the hyperlink to your specific grade level)

Word Generation SERP Periodicals related to your content Passages or graphs and charts in your

textbooks

• Require students to speak in complete sentences

• Request that they are specific when referring to people, places, things, events, etc. in lieu of using words such as “it” “he” “she” .

• Ask them about their day and do not just accept “nothing” and have them be specific.

Symbaloo- a webmix that allows students to access a variety of websites where they can practice skills in every subject.

http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/parentresources122

How Can You Help Your Child From Home???

Questions or Concerns???