the sat and act elca charger thursday – october 1, 2015
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THE SAT AND ACTELCA CHARGER THURSDAY – OCTOBER 1, 2015
HOW DOES ELCA MEASURE UP???
THE NATION
THE STATE
THE COUNTY
THE ACTELCA
ENGLISH --- 22.0 (+1.4)
MATH --- 20.8
READING --- 22.3 (+1.1)
SCIENCE --- 21.5 (+2)
COMPOSITE --- 21.8 (+1.2)
# TESTED – 93 (+27)
STATEENGLISH --- 20.6
MATH --- 20.5
READING --- 21.6
SCIENCE --- 20.9
COMPOSITE --- 21.0
NATIONENGLISH --- 20.4
MATH --- 20.8
READING --- 21.4
SCIENCE --- 20.9
COMPOSITE --- 21.0
THE SATELCA
CRITICAL READING --- 510 (+16)
MATH --- 498 (-3)
WRITING --- 491 (+9)
COMPOSITE --- 1499 (+22)
# TESTED = 80 (-8)
STATECRITICAL READING --- 490
MATH --- 485
WRITING --- 475
COMPOSITE --- 1450
NATIONCRITICAL READING --- 495
MATH --- 511
WRITING --- 484
COMPOSITE --- 1490
HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS
THE ACT … (SEE HANDOUT)
• COLLEGE READINESS STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH, MATH, READING AND SCIENCE
• ACT COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS
• IDEAS FOR PROGRESS
WWW.ACT.ORG/STANDARD
ACT ASPIRE (SEE HANDOUT)
Assessment Type
Date(s) Who Where
Interim #1 October 19 - 23 5th Grade Elementary Lab
Interim #1 October 19 – 23
8th Grade 610 Lab
Interim #1 November 9 – 13
9th Grade Elementary Lab
Interim #1 November 9 – 13
10th Grade 610 Lab
Interim #2 February 23 - 26
5th Grade Elementary Lab
Interim #2 February 23 - 26
8th Grade 610 Lab
Interim #2 February 29 – March 4
9th Grade Elementary Lab
Interim #2 February 29 – March 4
10th Grade 610 Lab
P/P Summative
April 19 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th
No Lab Required
THE NEW SAT
MARCH 2016
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WHAT DO STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW FOR POST-HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS?
THE COLLEGE BOARD HAS IDENTIFIED A CRITICAL SET OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND
UNDERSTANDINGS THAT PREDICT STUDENT SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND WORKFORCE TRAINING
PROGRAMS:
► COMPREHEND CHALLENGING LITERARY AND INFORMATIONAL TEXTS
► REVISE AND EDIT EXTENDED TEXTS
► SHOW COMMAND OF MATH, ESPECIALLY ALGEBRA AND DATA ANALYSIS
► USE EVIDENCE IN READING AND WRITING
► ANALYZE DATA
► USE AND UNDERSTAND WORDS IN CONTEXT
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WHAT DOES THE REDESIGNED SAT LOOK LIKE?(SEE HANDOUTS)
► EVIDENCE-BASED READING AND WRITING SECTION
- READING TEST
- WRITING AND LANGUAGE TEST
► MATH SECTION
- MATH TEST
► OPTIONAL ESSAY
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KEY CHANGES IN THE REDESIGNED SAT
1. WORDS IN CONTEXT
2. COMMAND OF EVIDENCE
3. THE ESSAY AND ANALYSIS
4. FOCUSED MATH
5. PROBLEMS GROUNDED IN REAL-WORLD CONTEXTS
6. ANALYSIS IN SCIENCE AND ANALYSIS IN HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES
7. FOUNDING DOCUMENTS AND THE GREAT GLOBAL CONVERSATION
8. RIGHTS-ONLY SCORING
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WHICH KEY CHANGE WILL HAVE THE MOST IMPACT ON STUDENTS?
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PRACTICE WITH KHAN ACADEMY
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- Thousands of practice problems- Personalized tutorials on test content- Official SAT practice questions and full-length tests- Comprehensive reporting for students - Access anytime, anywhere — for free
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THE PSAT – OCTOBER 14, 2O15
SAMPLE TEST
HOMEWORK FOR OCTOBER 12 (SAMPLE
QUESTIONS)SKILLS FOR YOUR GRADE LEVEL BASED UPON THE PSAT SAMPLE QUESTIONS
BRING RECENT ASSIGNMENT TO THE MEETING
THE IMPERATIVE – K-12 ALIGNMENT• SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
• SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
• PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
• INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES – OCTOBER 12, 2015 – DOK / CHARGER THURSDAYS
• ASSESSMENT – FEBRUARY 22, 2015