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January 16, 2015

Kristine Gullen, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Spring Arbor UniversityEmily McEvoy, Assessment Consultant, Oakland SchoolsMarty Chaffee, Leadership Consultant, Oakland Schools

Objectives

Introduce Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-Step)

Examine student perspectives regarding online items

Uncover embedded features and functions

Explore sample items

Plan for next steps....

For our time together...

Take responsibility for your own learning

Support the learning of your colleagues

If you need to take a call or have a side conversation, please step out in the hall

If you have a question, ask.

Connector

M- StepThink – individually about what you Know, Think You Know &

Want to Know about Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress

Share – with your table group

Create – a Know, Think You Know & Want to Know chart

Know Think We Know Want to Know

Lipton, L. & Wellman, B. (2011). “Know/Think I Know/Want to Know” Groups at Work: Strategies and Structures for Professional Learning, MiraVia, pg. 14.

Focused Readpages 1-3

Focus Read - AnnotateRead – the handout

Annotate - as you read using the following markings:

√ = Got it. I know or understand this

! = This is really important information

? = I’d like clarification or elaboration of this material

Micro Lab ProtocolMicro Lab ProtocolReflect – individually on the article

Regroup – in trios

Identify – Persons A, B & C

Micro Lab ProtocolMicro Lab ProtocolRound 1

Person A – Share your thoughts (1 minute)

No interruptions

SILENCE (30 seconds)

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Micro Lab ProtocolMicro Lab ProtocolRound 2

Person B – Share your thoughts (1 minute)

No interruptions

SILENCE (30 seconds)

timer

Micro Lab ProtocolMicro Lab ProtocolRound 3

Person C – Share your thoughts (1 minute)

No interruptions

SILENCE (30 seconds)

timer

Micro Lab ProtocolMicro Lab ProtocolRound 4

Share – as a triad your thoughts (5 minutes)Reference the comments made during each RoundAsk clarifying questionsWhat connections did you make?

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Micro Lab ProtocolMicro Lab Protocol

Round 5 Table Group Dialogue

Key Take AwaysKey Take Aways

→ The M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress) test replaces the 44-year old MEAP test.

→ The Spring 2015 assessment will include Michigan-developed content as well as content from the multi-state Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.

→ Michigan continues to offer paper/pencil waivers for schools through a deadline of November 21, 2014.

“What would your friends and students in other classes need to know in order to be successful

with this online test.”

Student Dialogue

“The bubble in the straw is VERY important”

- Ethan, grade 3

Student Dialogue

If the blinky line isn’t in the box where you want your words to go,

you can press the letters all you want.....

words won’t appear.- Brittney, grade 3

Student Dialogue

“I thought it was confusing that the computer let you to click on more than one answer. You had to be

careful to unclick when you changed your mind or you could

put in two or three answers to one question.”

- Ben, 11th grader

“Whatever happened to

‘when in doubt pick C?’”

Student Dialogue

What types of academic digital literacy skills are

needed to complete these online items?

Partner Conversation

Academic digital literacy

• scroll bars,

• cursers,

• highlighting,

• reordering text,

• drawing lines / undoing lines,

• placing points

• adding arrows

• enacting a radio button

• clicking and unclicking responses,

• sticky notes

• flagging items,

• creating graphs▫ Pictographs

▫ Line graphs

▫ Bar graphs

▫ Box and whisker

• using zoom

• arrows to maximize a screen

• delete / insert

• keyboarding

Functions & Features

Using your CHROME browser

https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/ott1

Username & Password

Explore items

Pair Share –

What are you discovering?

Classroom Activities &Performance Tasks

Released yesterday

Grade 3 Grade 4Grade 5 Grade 6Grade 7 Grade 8

Grade 11

Pair Share –

What are you discovering?

Additional Resources

M- StepThink – individually about what you Know, Think You Know &

Want to Know about Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress

Share – with your table group

Create – a Know, Think You Know & Want to Know chart

Know Think We Know Want to Know

Lipton, L. & Wellman, B. (2011). “Know/Think I Know/Want to Know” Groups at Work: Strategies and Structures for Professional Learning, MiraVia, pg. 14.

Strategy Harvest Welcome

Objectives / Norms Connector – Know, Think I know,

Want to Know

Introduction to M-Step Focused Read w/ Annotation Microlab Key Points

Student Perspectives Lecture Burst Partner Conversation Debrief

Functions and Features Demonstration Practice Resources Get One; Share One

Summary of Learning Revisit Connector Strategy Harvest Next Steps

Wrap Up Revisiting Objectives Thank you

Next Steps.... Planning Time

Objectives

Introduce Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-Step)

Examine student perspectives of completing online items

Uncover embedded features and functions

Explore sample items

Plan for next steps....

Thank you!

January 16, 2015

Kristine Gullen, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Spring Arbor UniversityEmily McEvoy, Assessment Consultant, Oakland SchoolsMarty Chaffee, Leadership Consultant, Oakland Schools