SAGE Update: What do we know now?Leadership Meeting

October 24, 2013

Hal Sanderson & Darren Draper

Agenda & ObjectivesAgenda Objectives

SAGE Timelines Participants will leave with a clear understanding of district and state timelines

SAGE Student View Participants will gain a better understanding of the key features of the testing experience for students

SAGE Information for Teachers Participants will leave with a clear understanding of test blueprints and testing time

Technology for SAGE Participants will leave with a clear understanding of SAGE technology requirements and receive good news about state technology grant.

Next Steps in Communication Participants will understand next steps in communicating SAGE to teachers and parents

General SAGE Timeline• Break 2:00-2:15• End of Session 3:15• Closing Keynote 3:30-4:30

District SAGE Testing Window• April 21st through May 30th

• Six week window

What will the SAGE test look like?

Student View

SAGE Test Information

• See SAGE sample questions athttp://Demo.TDS.airast.org/AIRAssessment 

ITEM TYPE STUDENT ACTION

Approximately 50% will be multiple choice

Students select correct choice out of four choices

Approximately 50% will be constructed-response, machine scored

Student constructs the answer (drag and drop, hot spot, write an answer)

SAGE Test Item – Hot Spot

• See SAGE sample questions athttp://Demo.TDS.airast.org/AIRAssessment 

SAGE Test Item – Drag and DropSee sample questions at http://Demo.TDS.airast.org/AIRAssessment 

SAGE Test Item – Hot SpotSee sample questions at http://Demo.TDS.airast.org/AIRAssessment 

SAGE Test Item – Constructed Response

See sample questions at http://Demo.TDS.airast.org/AIRAssessment 

Elementary SAGE Testing Time

(Estimated time -- test is untimed)

•LANGUAGE ARTS, Grades 3 – 5   Writing - 60 minutes (one or multiple sittings) Reading, Speaking, Listening and Language 90 minutes (Two 45

min sessions)

•MATH, Grades 3 – 5; Two 45 min Sessions

•SCIENCE, Grades 4 – 5; Two 45 min Sessions

Secondary SAGE Testing Time

(Estimated time -- test is untimed)

•LANGUAGE ARTS, Grades 6 – 11   Writing  - 90 minutes (one or multiple sittings) for grades 7 - 11.

Grade 6 writing will be 60 minutes. Reading, Speaking, Listening and Language 90 minutes (Two 45

min sessions)

•MATH, Two 45 min Sessions (Math 6 through Secondary Math III)

•SCIENCE, Two 45 min Sessions (Science 6 – Physics)

The SAGE test

Information for Teachers

SAGE Test Assignment – Grade Based

See Handout from the Utah State Office of Education

SAGE Test Assignment – Course Based

The SAGE test blueprints

Available at

http://ut.portal.airast.org/resources/?section=1

SAGE Mathematics BlueprintAvailable at http://ut.portal.airast.org/resources/?section=1

SAGE ELA/Literacy BlueprintAvailable at http://ut.portal.airast.org/resources/?section=1

SAGE Science BlueprintAvailable at http://ut.portal.airast.org/resources/?section=1

What is DOK listed in the blueprints?• Depth of Knowledge (DOK) provides a vocabulary and a frame of reference when thinking about our students and how they engage with the core content.

• DOK offers a common language to understand "rigor," or cognitive demand, in assessments, as well as curricular units, lessons, and tasks. 

• DOK levels grow in cognitive complexity and provide educators a lens on creating more cognitively engaging and challenging tasks.

• See DOK for each content area.

Depth of Knowledge - ELA

See Handout

Depth of Knowledge – Math/Science

See Handout

What are the SAGE technology requirements

2014 SAGE Technology•CSD STANDARD. Windows, Macintosh, or Chromebook computers purchased in the last FOUR years can be utilized for SAGE.•iOS Devices. Schools interested in using iPADS will need written approval from Darren Draper by April 15th. According to the State, all IPADS must have external keyboards. •Headphones are required for the SAGE ELA test. Currently the Assessment Department is planning on purchasing inexpensive earbud headphones for each student. This district plan for headphones is subject to change.

Do we have a State grant for more technology to help with testing time and instruction?

YES!

HB 2 – Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) Funds

SAGE-Compatible Computer Labs

• We have enough grant money (H.B. 2 General Legislative Session 2013) to provide each school with one new Chromebook lab.

• To opt-in, schools need only to provide $1,350 for the cost of a Chromebook cart!

How to Opt-In

To opt-in to the Chromebook lab Deal O’ the Year, please submit a journal entry:

•For $1,350•To 32 E 048 9932 4791 731•By November 1st

Next StepsSAGE information brochure for teachers

SAGE information brochure for parents

Chromebook purchase

SAGE information for Students with Disabilities