Do Now

• Based on what you currently know about TNReady, please jot down two or three instructional practices that you will change or incorporate in preparation for the new assessment.

What You Need to Know About TNReady

Tennessee’s New Assessment in Mathematics District Learning Day

Location goes hereSession time goes here

August 5-6, 2015

ObjectivesKnow: • the new TNReady assessments are designed to assess true student understanding

and not just basic memorization and test-taking skills• TNReady will measure student understanding of our current state standards in

mathematicsUnderstand: • How the research and strategies can be incorporated in units of instruction that

prepare students for college and career• the three fundamental shifts in mathematics: focus, coherence and rigor in

mathematics• that TNReady is a new way to assess students’ conceptual understandingDo:• analyze the blueprints for the TNReady assessment and develop strategies to build

conceptual understanding and fluency in math • Utilize the free practice tools to assist students in becoming familiar with the testing

platform

Norms • Be present and engaged• Monitor air time and share your voice• Challenge with respect• Stay solutions oriented• Risk productive struggle• Balance urgency and patience

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We are Preparing Students for a Changing World

• Few working professionals have simple multiple-choice options when solving a problem in the real world.

• In order for Tennessee students to be competitive in a world that is constantly changing, our students must strengthen their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

• TNReady asks students to both master basic skills and explain how they use these skills to solve more complex problems.

It's now our responsibility to set students up for success…

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Given our progress, the changing world, and the opportunity of Tennessee

Promise, we must reorganize around a new vision:

Progress

Changing World

TN Promise

SUCCESS AFTER GRADUATION

Grades

K-12Grades

13-14Tennessee Promise

TNReady

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TNReady will measure if students are on the right track.

• TNReady will provide students, teachers, and parents with more accurate, and authentic information about student progress and achievement.

• TNReady offers parents, students, and teachers with a new and improved academic check-up each year to make sure all students are moving forward and are track to graduate from high school and be successful in college or the workplace.

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And…

• It will be more rigorous than previous TCAP assessments.

• Achievement results will likely decline in year one as we set a new baseline.

• It will be a new format and platform.

2015-2016 School Year

New Format

2015-2016 School Year

K-2• K-2 Pearson (SAT10)

3-11• Math (TNReady, MI)

3-8 Algebra I,

Geometry, Algebra II

Core Math I, II, III

• ELA (TNReady, MI) 3-8 English I, II and III Writing

incorporated in TNReady

3-11 continued• Science

(Achievement/EOC, Vendor TBD) 3-8 Biology, Chemistry

• Social Studies (New Achievement/EOC, Vendor TBD) 3-8 US History

Alternate Assessments:• NCSC (1%)• ACCESS

A Clarification on Standards:

Tennessee teachers and schools should continue to use the state's current academic standards in English language arts and math, not the previous SPI's.

TNReady, the state's new and improved TCAP test in English language arts and math, will assess the state's current academic standards in English language arts and math, not SPI's.

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TNReady: Goals• Provide real information about student

readiness for postsecondary work.

• Anchor expectations about what students need to know and be able to do at every grade level to be ready.

• Provide actionable information for parents and educators to support student growth.

• Prove information about our competitiveness as a state.

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TNReady will be more engaging.

• In math – students will solve multi-step problems, many without using a calculator, to show what they know.

• Much like teachers already do in their classrooms, TNReady will give students a variety of new ways to show what they really know and can do.

• TNReady will be given in two parts.

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Test Design Overview

• Designed to assess Tennessee’s current state standards (not the prior SPIs)

• Unique blueprint for Tennessee

• Builds on the work we have done for the previous three years

• Anchored to what students need to know in order to be ready

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Let’s Look at the Blueprints

Blueprints

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Blueprint Activity

Small Group• Review the blueprint for your grade level or course.• Look for the following ideas:• Which standards are only assessed in either Part I or Part II?• Which standards are assessed on both Part I and Part II?• Which sections are assessed most heavily? Least?

Whole Group Discussion• How will this inform or modify instructional decisions for 2015-2016?• What activities should we work to engage in to best prepare our students for success?

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TNReady - Part I

• Part I for Math will include performance tasks in grades 3 – 8. – These performance tasks will include open-ended responses

and be multi-step problems that allow students to demonstrate several skills towards a practical application.

• Part I of TNReady will be administered during a window that opens in early February and closes in early March. – This is the same timeframe as the current writing assessment.

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TNReady - Part II

• The second portion of TNReady will replace the current TCAP tests for math and English language arts administered in April/May.

• This portion will ask students to select responses for multiple types of questions.

• Performance on Part I and Part II will be combined into a single composite score for each student.

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Math Item Types Overview

There are 6 types of items in Mathematics:

1. Equation2. Graphic3. Multiple Choice4. Multiple Select5. Performance Tasks6. Technology Enhanced Items

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Technology Enhanced

These types of questions ask students to: • Move or manipulate items• Move around graphics• Complete exercises that reflect real work activities like

editing a paper or graphing an equation

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Open-Ended Questions

These types of questions:

• Ask students to type an answer where no choices are given and provide an open-ended response

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Multiple Choice and Multiple Select Questions

These type of questions:

• Ask students to select the right answer either by - – Selecting one correct

answer from many options

– Selecting multiple correct answers from many options

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TNReady Practice Tools

http://www.tn.gov/education/article/tnready-practice-tools(855) 550-2690 or support@micatime.com

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Online Assessment

• TNReady will be administered online.

• This gives Tennessee students an opportunity to develop critical technology skills they need for success, while also ensuring that they do not fall behind their peers in other states where online tests are given.

• We have phased in required online testing over the last four years. Many states have been testing online for 15+ years.

Calculator Policy • Two central beliefs:

1.Calculators are important tools for college and career readiness

2.Students must be able to demonstrate many skills without reliance on calculators

• At all grade levels and in all courses, TNReady will include both calculator permitted and calculator prohibited sections

• Examples of permitted and non-permitted calculators, consistent with ACT and other benchmark assessments.

• Handhelds are permitted with online testing.

Administration Guidelines

• 2015 – 2016 TCAP Calendar

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Administration Guidelines

TNReady Draft Proposed Testing Windows • TNReady will be designed to

allow schools to continue instruction even while testing.

• School and instruction will need to continue as normal during the testing window to allow students to cycle through the test parts of TNReady at different points in time throughout the window.

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All test will be timed and each subtest is expected to take 60-90 minutes.

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Instructional Resources

• TNReady• Curriculum & Instruction - Mathematics Instr

uctional Maps• Curriculum & Instruction Math Tasks• TN Academic Standards• TNCore Instructional Resources• TNCore Assessment Resources

ObjectivesKnow: • the new TNReady assessments are designed to assess true student understanding

and not just basic memorization and test-taking skills• TNReady will measure student understanding of our current state standards in

mathematicsUnderstand: • How the research and strategies can be incorporated in units of instruction that

prepare students for college and career• the three fundamental shifts in mathematics: focus, coherence and rigor in

mathematics• that TNReady is a new way to assess students’ conceptual understandingDo:• analyze the blueprints for the TNReady assessment and develop strategies to build

conceptual understanding and fluency in math • Utilize the free practice tools to assist students in becoming familiar with the testing

platform

Reflection: One minute paper on post-it

• Jot down your “Take-Aways” • Consider what you need to know and be able to

do to successfully implement what you have learned in this session.–What is still unclear?–What professional development or additional

resources do you need?

Next steps and activities for follow up

▪Collaborate with teachers in your grade-level or subject and examine resources embedded in your instructional maps.

▪Plan and implement lessons that are appropriately paced and include the use of tasks to facilitate student conceptual understanding .

▪Throughout the school year plan to attend mathematics PD offerings that will continue to expand on the work that we’ve done today.

Your Math Instructional Advisors

Camilla S. Horton, Ed.D. Emily B. Barbee, Ed.D.Middle School Math High School Mathhortoncs@scsk12.org barbeeeb@scsk12.org416-7988 416-7985