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Student Handout with Student Testing Tips (Two-Sided)• Click here for the Spanish version

Teacher Testing Tips

Teacher/Coordinator and Student Module

This Teacher Resource Page provides tools to help you provide information to your students on the new assessments and upcoming practice field test.

Thank you for your educational leadership and for helping to ensure your students are prepared to take the field test this spring!

Please reach out to your principal with any questions.

Instructions to Access the Practice Test

Teacher Resources

Common  Core  State  StandardsOur  Instruc;onal  

Founda;on  

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Common  Core  Technology  ProjectOur  Tools  for  Success

Smarter  Balanced  Assessments

Our  Knowledge  Check  

+ + =On-­‐Track  for  College  &  Career

WHAT:  What  are  these  new  assessments?The  Smarter  Balanced  Assessments  are  new  assessments  that  will  be  given  to  test  the  knowledge  of  the  Common  Core  State  Standards.  The  “pracCce  field  test”  is  a  trial  run  that  will  help  us  make  sure  we  are  prepared  for  the  full  launch.  

WHO:  Which  LAUSD  students  will  be  taking  the  pracCce  field  test?Grades  3-­‐8,  Grade  11  and  some  9th  and  10th  Grade  Students.

WHEN:  When  will  LAUSD  parCcipate  in  the  pracCce  field  test  of  the  assessments?The  pracCce  field  test  will  take  place  during  a  six-­‐week  window  from  April  1  -­‐  May  16.  Your  school  will  schedule  your  prac3ce  field  test  some  3me  during  this  window.  *Note:  Bell  Senior  High  School  will  take  the  field  test  some9me  during  March  18-­‐June  6,  due  to  their  year-­‐round  calendar.

WHY:  Why  do  LAUSD  students  need  to  parCcipate  in  this  pracCce  field  test?This  prac3ce  run  helps  us  make  sure  everything  runs  smoothly  before  the  full  launch  2014-­‐15.  It  also  provides  informa3on  to  the  test  creators  to  make  sure  the  test  is  accurate  and  fair.  

HOW:  How  will  students  take  the  pracCce  field  test?Students  will  take  the  prac3ce  field  test,  and  the  full  assessments  in  2014-­‐15,  on  electronic  devices,  such  as  a  tablet  or  computer.  No  more  filling  in  bubbles  with  pencils!

Students: Get Ready for Next-Generation Assessments!

LAUSD  is  par9cipa9ng  in  a  “prac9ce  field  test”  of  the  Smarter  Balanced  Assessments  this  spring.  This  prac9ce  run  will  help  us  

prepare  for  the  full  launch  in  2014-­‐15.

Check  out  the  pracCce  test  at:    hhps://sbacpt.tds.airast.org/student/  

Student Test-Taking Tips

Before  the  test:

✓Mark  the  tes7ng  day(s)  on  your  calendar.

✓Get  enough  sleep  the  night  before  the  test.  Your  brain  and  body  need  rest  to  perform  

at  their  best!  

✓Eat  a  healthy  breakfast  the  morning  of  the  test  to  ensure  your  brain  is  working  at  its  

best.

✓Wake  up  early  and  get  to  school  on  7me  the  morning  of  the  test.

✓When  gekng  ready,  wear  comfortable  clothing  appropriate  for  the  day’s  weather.

During  the  test:

✓Relax  and  do  your  best.  

✓Have  a  posi7ve  aktude  –  this  goes  a  long  way  toward  being  successful.

✓Read  and  pay  careful  a`en7on  to  all  direc7ons.  

✓Read  each  passage  and  accompanying  ques7ons  thoroughly.  

✓Keep  your  eyes  focused  on  your  own  device.

✓Don't  change  an  answer  unless  absolutely  necessary.  Your  first  choice  is  usually  correct.

✓Don't  get  upset  or  frustrated  if  stuck  on  a  ques7on.  Reread  the  ques7on  again,  and  

then  solve  it  as  best  you  can.  Take  your  best  guess  if  need  be.

✓Use  the  process  of  elimina7on  to  help  you  choose  the  correct  answer  in  mul7ple-­‐

choice  ques7ons.  

✓Don't  worry  if  others  finish  before  you.  Instead,  focus  on  the  test  in  front  of  you.  

✓Go  back  and  review  your  answers  before  comple7ng  the  test.  Make  sure  that  you  didn't  

make  any  careless  mistakes.  

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Testing Tips for Teachers

Before  Test  AdministraCon:  

✓  Remind  students  of  the  test  dates.  

✓  Explain  to  students  the  purposes  for  tes3ng.  

✓  Encourage  all  students  to  ahend  and  be  on  3me  on  test  days.  

✓  Ensure  the  tes3ng  room  has  been  prepared  for  tes3ng  by  removing  or  

covering  up  all  instruc3onal  materials.  

✓  Show  students  the  online  universal  tools  module  to  acquaint  them  with  the  

tools  (e.g.,  types  of  calculators,  expandable  text)  available  in  the  Smarter  

Balanced  Assessments.

✓  Have  students  access  the  Prac3ce  test  and/or  Training  test  for  the  Smarter  

Balanced  Field  Test  so  that  they  have  an  opportunity  to  experience  a  test  in  

a  manner  similar  to  what  they  will  see  on  the  prac3ce  field  test.

✓  Ensure  test  accommoda3ons  for  students  who  require  them  per  their  IEP  or  

Sec3on  504  Plan  have  been  entered  into  the  TIDE  system.  

✓  Read  the  direc3ons  for  test  administra3on  carefully  for  instruc3ons  and  

informa3on.  

✓  Arrange  for  a  quiet  ac3vity  for  students  who  finish  tes3ng  early.  This  ac3vity  should  not  be  the  same  subject  as  what  is  being  tested.

✓  Collect  any  scratch  paper  from  students  used  to  take  notes  of  the  

classroom  ac3vity.

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During  Test  AdministraCon:  

✓Ensure  that  all  non-­‐approved  electronic  devices  are  put  away.

✓Distribute  to  students  their  SSID  number  and  the  Test  Session  ID.

✓Make  sure  all  students  have  successfully  entered  their  informa3on.

✓Confirm  that  these  are  the  correct  students  to  take  the  test  and  approve  the  

students’  login  requests.

✓Ensure  that  all  students  are  tested  under  the  same  condi3ons  by  strictly  

adhering  to  the  script  for  administering  the  test.  

✓Monitor  students’  progress  on  marking  answers.  

✓Make  sure  students  are  working  independently.  

✓Circulate  through  the  room  to  ensure  that  all  condi3ons  of  test  security  are  

maintained.

A_er  Test  AdministraCon:  

✓Collect  and  account  for  all  note  cards  with  iden3fiable  student  informa3on.  

✓Document  any  absent  students  and  arranged  for  them  to  make-­‐up  tests.  

✓End  test  session  once  students  have  finished.  

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Testing Tips for Teachers, Cont.

If you need further assistance, please contact the Office of Internal Communications at 213-241-8390 or email InternalCommunications@lausd.net.

This  module  to  is  help  school  site  staff  and  tes;ng  coordinators  on  what  to  do  when  the  tes;ng  carts  arrive,  how  to  prepare  carts/devices,  set-­‐up  devices  prior  to  administering  the  test  and  how  to  collect  the  devices.  

To  view  the  eLearning  module,  click  here.  (Note:  Internet  connec;on  needed)  ✴To  proceed  to  the  next  slide,  simply  click  “NEXT”  in  the  naviga;on  bar.✴Click  here  for  a  “push  and  play”  video  version  of  the  module.  (Note:  Internet  connec;on  needed)

To  download  the  push-­‐and-­‐play  video  from  iTunes  U,  click  here.

Smarter Balanced Assessments: Student modules/videosThis  module  to  is  help  students  become  familiar  with  the  online  tools  and  their  func;ons  prior  to  taking  the  Smarter  Balanced  Assessments  and  where  they  can  go  to  prac;ce  using  these  tools.

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SBAC: OverviewNext-Generation Assessments

Smarter Balanced Assessments: Device Set-up Guide module/video

Module  created  by  the  Smarter  Balanced  Assessment  Consor;um  (SBAC)

Click  here  for  Let’s  Talk  Universal  Tools  Module

Click  here  for  the  Student  Tablet  Tutorial  video.

To  download  the  video  from  iTunes  U,  click  here