MCA Benchmarking Orientation Webinarhttp://www.nationalartsstandards.org

Overview• Introduction and Thank you!• What is an MCA and why created?• What does an MCA look like?• Things to think about: benchmarking student work from

the MCA• Next Steps

• Overall timeline• Discipline specific trainings

http://nccas.wikispaces.com

What’s an MCA and where do I find them?

What is an MCA?• Model Cornerstone Assessment

• Written at 2nd, 5th, 8th, and 3 high school levels• Examples of how to richly assess student learning in the arts• Modeled on the backwards design approach of Grant Wiggins and

Jay McTighe• Intent is to create high quality models of student assessment

Where to find the MCAs?www.nationalartsstandards.org

Where to find the MCAs?

www.nationalartsstandards.org

What does an MCA look like?

MCA Overview

MCA: Short Description

MCA: Components Chart

MCA: Strategies for Embedding in Instruction

MCA: Detailed Assessment Procedures

MCA: Knowledge, Skills and Vocabulary

MCA: Inclusion, Differentiation and Resources

MCA: Scoring Devices

MCA: Assessment Focus

BENCHMARKING PROCESS

MCA Benchmarking

A four step process- Step 1:pilot the tasks- Step 2: collect student

work- Step 3: benchmark

student work- Step 4: document &

share the process

MCA Pilot = Testing the Tasks

Goal of the grant: create professional development models to help teachers look at student work(benchmarking)

Auditioning the MCA’s in the real world

Things to think aboutBenchmarking Student Work

Benchmarking as a three-step process

1. “Priming the Pump” - Familiarizing yourself with the MCA, the rubrics for your MCA’s, and a few student work samples.

2. Scoring student work individually – prior to the Reston meeting – including how to do this

3. Benchmarking work as a team – the Reston meeting

Priming the Pump

• Review the MCAs prior to your discipline specific meeting• What questions do you have – in particular, regarding the rubrics

• Attend your discipline specific meeting• Dive deep into the MCAs for your discipline – specifically the

rubrics that you will be using for your evaluation of student work

• Get a sense of the work• Pull Random samples of student work – see what’s there – see the

range of what’s possible• May do this on your own• May begin this work with your discipline training

Electronic Scoring ToolsDance, Media Arts, Theatre,

Visual Arts Dev.ctcurriculum.org

Scoring Individual Work

• Work will be found on a Moodle site • You will have access via a username/password • You will find folders of student work – student A, student B, etc.

• Review the totality of the student work available for each student

• Provide your scores – based exactly on the rubrics in the MCAs – using an online survey• We will also ask for a holistic score

Scoring Individual Work - Support

• Work will be found on a Moodle site • You will have access via a username/password • You will find folders of student work – student A, student B, etc.

• Review the totality of the student work available for each student

• Provide your scores – based exactly on the rubrics in the MCAs – using an online survey• We will also ask for a holistic score

http://nccas.wikispaces.com

Benchmarking as a team

• Based on your individual scoring ahead of Reston• Pull 90 student work samples (including examples from all

grade levels) • As a team, you will determine which meet “standard”• Opportunity to discuss the student work samples• Opportunity to come to consensus• Opportunity to determine when we cannot come to consensus• … and possibly why?

Next Steps

Timeline • Week of June 8 – discipline specific trainings

• Prime the pump – get online, find the student work and check it out• Begin scoring when you are ready

• June 11 – July 2 – Score work individually• Follow the lead of your discipline facilitator

• July 6 – fly into Reston, VA• Nearest airport is Dulles

• July 7-9 – Meet and Benchmark as a team

Next steps

• Make certain your travel plans are in place• Coryw2.0@gmail.com with information/questions/approval

• Calendar your discipline training webinar• Review the MCAs and rubrics – get your questions ready

Questions?• What else can I answer?