January 2015 Edition - Curriculum Chronicle for Parents

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Curriculum Chronicle

Overview: •Grades 3 – 8 Georgia Milestones will include: –End of Grade (EOG) in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies •High School Georgia Milestones will include: –End of Course (EOC) in 9th Grade Literature & Composition, American Literature & Composition, Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry, Physical Science, Biology, US History, and Economics

Georgia Milestones Assessment Update New information on the state tests The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) has launched a Georgia Milestones webpage which can be found at http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-

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Georgia Milestones Parent Question & Answer Brochure Technology Guidelines (v. 1.1) Eliciting Evidence of Student Learning

and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/GeorgiaMilestones-Assessment-System.aspx At this site, you will find a short video that ex-

Additional information from GaDOE to note: The “Parents’ Guide to New Tests in Georgia”

plains the new assessments. Additional resources

mentions that the new assessments “will address

on this webpage can be found on the right side

longstanding concerns that parents, educators,

with links for the following:  Allowable Accommodations Chart: English

and employers have had about current state

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assessments – namely that they measure stu-

Learners Allowable Accommodations Chart: Stu-

dents’ ability to memorize facts, rather than their

dents with Disabilities Georgia Milestones Content Weights

skills.” This statement highlights a very im-

Georgia Milestones Content Weights EOG

assessments tested and what the new ones will

Georgia Milestones Content Weights EOC

test.

Georgia Milestones Calculator Policy

The GaDOE also has a requirement that each

Georgia Milestones EOC Assessment

year the district must have more and more stu-

Guides Georgia Milestones EOC Resources

dents take the test online. In Marietta City

Georgia Milestones Test Blueprints

grade 3-12. The state has data to show that

Online Testing Capacity Calculator (v. 1.1)

students actually do better on online tests

Parents' Guide to New Tests in Georgia

than students using paper and pencil tests.

critical thinking and knowledge application portant change between what the previous state

Schools, all students will test online this year for

How to Help at Home? Across all subject areas: Help students... ■ read a lot of stories and informational articles, retell key points, and make comparisons between two books or articles. ■ make a persuasive argument to support their answers to questions about a story or text. ■ determine the meaning of unknown words in text. Math ■ understand and use important math ideas, including number sense, algebraic thinking, geometry, and data analysis. ■ use math facts and reasoning skills to solve real-world problems. ■ make mathematical arguments.


FIP Additional Information

R ESOURCES : Directions to Access FIP

Formative Instructional Practices (FIP) has added modules to support educators of special education, gifted and ELL students. New FIP Modules Highlights of GaDOE GMAS Presentations for ELA, SS, Math, and Science? The presentations that you will find in the previous section will show samples of the type of questions that students will encounter. Those slides are followed by a sample rubric for scoring items and exemplar items with commentary. More practice level items, rubrics, and exemplars can be found at the teacher level on the Online Assessment System (OAS). Please visit the OAS webpage at: http://www.gadoe.org/ Curriculum-Instruction-andAssessment/Assessment/Pages/OASResources.aspx

There you can find directions for accessing the Formative Item Bank (FIB) to get items for grades 3-12 that may be used for instructional purposes. The nature of the items are as follows:  Math and ELA  Open-ended  Scaffolded  Extended Responses  Selected Response  Focused more on Depth of Knowledge levels 3 and 4 Note: Georgia Milestones EOC Assessment Guides are available now and Georgia Milestones EOG Assessment Guides will be released once completed.

The final three (3) course modules have been added to the FIP Portal. These new modules are known as “Reaching Every Student.” The new content supports use of formative instructional practices with special student populations. The new courses are listed below. Reaching Every Student (RES)  Formative Instructional Practices: Reaching Students with Disabilities  Formative Instructional Practices: Reaching English Language Learners  Formative Instructional Practices: Reaching Gifted Students

The FIP in Action Modules are:

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Nine new courses were added to the portal to support a quality implementation of the statemandated content standards. These options are referred to as “FIP in Action modules.” The FIP in Action content supports ELA and mathematics specifically for elementary, middle and high school grade bands, and also the work of Professional Learning Communities (PLC).

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Creating Clear Learning Targets for ELA in Elementary School Creating Clear Learning Targets for ELA in Middle School Creating Clear Learning Targets for ELA in High School Creating Clear Learning Targets for Math in Elementary School Creating Clear Learning Targets for Math in Middle School Creating Clear Learning Targets for Math in High School Non-Core: Creating Clear Learning Targets in Physical Education Advancing FIP through Professional Learning Teams FIP in Action: ELA Grade 6 Argumentative Writing

To learn more about FIP, please use the following link: http:// www.gadoe.org/CurriculumInstruction-and-Assessment/ Assessment/Pages/

Step 1 Teachers need to secure the school-specific access code from the principal. If you are district office staff, secure the district specific access code from the district’s Assessment Director Step 2 Have your work email address and FIP access code available to create an account. Enter the Url below into your browser and launch it to create a new account. https://portal.battelleforkids.org/ Georgia/Core/BFKlogin.aspx?sfl ang=en

Step 3 Click,“Create” a New Account.” Enter your email address and access code, and click, “Continue.” Step 4 Enter your demographic information and type a password of a minimum of 5 characters in length including one upper case and one lower case letter. Press, “Continue.” Step 5 Agree to the “Terms for Use.” Click “My Learning” to begin learning modules.


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