ASSESSMENT THAT SUPPORTS LEARNING NEW LEADERS- NEW

ASSESSMENT THAT SUPPORTS LEARNING : NEW LEADERS- NEW DIRECTIONS KATHY DEWSBURY-WHITE, MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT CONSORTIUM NANCY FAHNER , MICHIGAN ASCD

21 st Century School Mission! ALL students lifelong learners Narrow achievement gap among students Universal graduation for students All students ready for colleges or workplace training • Raise achievement levels among ranks of all students • • excerpted Rick Stiggins MDE- DAS 2013 Fall Conference presentation

Assessment in all of this… • Public accountability for test scores supposed to improve schools (local, state, national, international) • Linking federal funding to test scores supposed to improve schools • Writing tougher standards & tests—raising the bar supposed to improve schools • Competing for federal $ -- Rt. T, NCLB, -- supposed to improve schools… • Evaluating teachers based on annual test scores is supposed to improve schools Adapted from Rick Stiggins MDE- DAS 2013 Fall Conference presentation

WHAT DOES ASSESSMENT INVOLVE? • Making expectations explicit and public • Setting appropriate criteria and high expectations for learning quality • Systematically gathering, analyzing, and interpreting evidence to determine how well performance matches those expectations and standards • Using the resulting information to document, explain, modify, and improve performance

WHAT IS ASSESSMENT LITERACY? https: //vimeo. com/97668950

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS REGARDING BALANCING ASSESSMENTS IN YOUR SYSTEM • What is the purpose of the assessment? • Who will use the information? • How will it be used? • Is the use formative or summative?

A FORMATIVE VIEW • As you develop quality assessments, keep the following questions in mind… • What is the purpose of the assessment? • To provide teachers immediate information on student learning • Who will use the information? • Teachers and students in the classroom • How will it be used? • To inform next steps in the learning process • Is the use formative or summative? • Formative

A SUMMATIVE VIEW • As you develop quality assessments, keep the following questions in mind… • What is the purpose of the assessment? • Educator Evaluation / Accountability • Who will use the information? • Teachers and Administrators • How will it be used? • To certify the learning process • Is the use formative or summative? • Summative

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WHAT CAN AN ASSESSMENT SNAPSHOT PROVIDE ? • Ineffective/unnecessary assessment to eliminate • Equitable distribution • Grade level • Content Area • Assessment Type • Purposes and uses that support student growth

THREE REASONS FOR ALS • To inform in-service and pre-service teachers about sound assessment practices • To provide professional learning and support that could lead to credentialing • To inform public policy

ALS DEVELOPMENT • After internal review and revision, several external reviewers and national experts were asked to comment on the standards. These included: q. Susan Brookhart q. Carol Commodore q. Margaret Heritage q. Ken O’ Connor q. Jim Popham q. Rick Stiggins * MAASP, MEMSPA, and Michigan ASCD

ASSESSMENT LITERACY STANDARDS • Layout • Individual Groups • Glossary

FIRST LOOK • Skim through the ALS • With an elbow partner, discuss what your initial responses are as to how you would use them now

Reflection on the Standards Look at the ________ Standards Using 1 – 3 make a note next to each statement – in a selfsurvey manner. Marking 1, 2, or 3 • 3 -- you could teach to others, it’s a part of your current professional practice, • 2 – you are working on deepening your understanding and practice • 1 – you know the words, but little if any confidence related to your current understanding, not integrated into your current practice. Share Your Observations

NEXT STEPS • Conduct an Assessment Snapshot of your district • Determine what knowledge you need to develop related to What District-Level Administrators Should Know • Begin formulating a plan to involve other stakeholders in the conversations around ALS

SBOE approved Michigan Standards specify K 12 expectations for college and career readiness Michigan Department Of Education All students leave high school college and career ready

RESOURCES OF SUPPORT • MAC http: //www. michiganassessmentconsortium. org/ • Michigan ASCD - http: //michiganascd. org/

MICHIGAN ASCD ASSESSMENT PL • Balanced Assessment Systems in our Curriculum Leader’s Institute • Visible Learning- John Hattie –August 15/October 1 • The Role of Assessment in Unit Design and Delivery -Carol Commodore in partnership with Michigan Assessment Consortium ( May 15 - Nov 11) • Using a Formative Assessment Action Plan to Impact More Successful Teaching and Learning – Doug Fisher (October 29) • http: //michiganascd. org/events

CONTACT INFORMATION • Kathy Dewsbury-White kdwhite@michiganassessmentconsortium. org • Nancy M. Fahner nfahner@michiganascd. org