FCAT Parent Workshop

1. Eugenia B. Thomas K-8 Center FCAT Parent Workshop Sixth & Seventh Grade October 15th, 2013 Principal: Ms. Barreira Assistant Principal: Ms. Rivera

2. Agenda • Welcome • Teacher Introductions • Cambridge • FCAT 2.0 Reading & Mathematics • End-of-Course (EOC) Civics / Algebra • Open Lab for Reading & Mathematics • Questions/Concerns

3. Cambridge • Offers a well-balanced curricula, high academic standards, practical real world applications and international perspectives • Emphasize the development of higher order thinking, including problem solving and creativity • Cambridge is widely accepted among US colleges and universities through the international admissions departments

4. What is the FCAT 2.0? • The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) is part of Florida’s overall plan to increase student achievement. • It is a criterion-referenced tests (CRT), which measures selected benchmarks in Mathematics, Reading, and Science from the Sunshine State Standards (SSS). • Spring 2014 administration dates:

5. FCAT Reading 2.0 • Primary purpose is to assess student achievement of the high-order thinking skills in the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. • Length of passages ranges from 200 – 1100 words, with an average of 700 words. • Test duration is 140 minutes

6. Test Item Format • There is one type of test question: • Multiple Choice – 1 point • 50- 55 multiple choice questions

7. Types of Text Literary Text • Short stories • Excerpts • Personal Narratives • Poems • Historical Fiction • Fables and folk tales • Plays Informational Text • News/Magazine articles • Biographies • Consumer Materials • Advertisements • How-to-articles • Tables and graphical text • Historical Documents

8. Reading Benchmarks

9. Sample Question 6th Grade • Read this excerpt from the article. • Delighted by the dulcet tones, Franklin began thinking of a better way to produce music on glass…He built the first model of the armonica in 1761 and gradually perfected the instrument. • What does the word perfected mean in the excerpt above? • displayed • enlarged • Improved • repaired

10. Sample Question 7th Grade • The author supports her statements about the special characteristics of the Galapagos Islands by using • educational research. • personal observations. • interviews with guides. • information from visitors.

11. How to Help at Home • Reading • Encourage your child to read 30 minutes every day and ask them questions about what they read. • Encourage your child to ALWAYS go back to the text to find the answer. • Assist your child in checking out Accelerated Reader books in your local public libraries and encourage your child to take tests at school. • Ensure your child meets the required assignments for Reading Plus.

12. Civics – EOC • The primary content for this course pertains to the principles, functions, and organization of government; the origins of the American political system; the roles, rights, responsibilities of United States citizens; and methods of active participation in our political system. • In spring 2014, A student’s performance on the statewide administered Civics EOC Assessment must constitute 30 percent of the student’s final course grade. Baseline data will be collected to establish a minimum passing score on the Civics EOC Assessment.

13. Sample Question Civics • In the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, what is the meaning of the phrase “We the People’? • The people express their will through political parties. • The people express their will by directly creating laws. • Government receives taxes from the people and exist to support them. • Government receives its power from the people and exists to serve them.

14. How to Help at Home • Civics • This website will introduce you to programs, materials and partnerships • http://www.flrea.org • Also, look at NGSSS - Social Studies Pacing Guides, find seventh grade, then click on Year at a Glance. • http://socialsciences.dadeschools.net/pacingguides.asp

15. FCAT 2.0 Mathematics • Measures student achievement in Mathematics • Questions are presented in real-world contexts or related to real-world situations • Graphics are used extensively • Some are necessary to answer the question • Test duration is 140 minutes

16. Test Item Format • There are two types of test items • Multiple choice - 1 point (1 minute to solve) • Gridded Response – 1 point (2 minutes to solve) • 35 – 40 multiple choice questions • 10 – 15 gridded response questions

17. Math Benchmarks

18. Math Depths of Knowledge D.O.K. • Percentage of Points by Cognitive Complexity Level for FCAT 2.0 Mathematics and Algebra 1 End-of-Course Assessment

19. Math Course 1

20. Body of Knowledge Course 1

21. Multiple Choice C.1 Merrill baked a cake in the shape of a rectangular prism for a party. After the party, of the cake had not been eaten. Merrill froze of the remaining cake. A diagram of the portion eaten and the portion frozen is shown below. Which expression can be used to find the fraction of the original whole cake Merrill froze? Correct

22. Gridded Response C.1 A bag of popcorn sells for $1.75 and a drink sells for $1.25 at a snack bar. The expression below can be used to determine the total cost, in dollars, for p bags of popcorn and d drinks. 1 1 . 5 0 What would be the total cost, in dollars, to purchase 3 bags of popcorn and 5 drinks?

23. Math Course 2

24. Body of Knowledge Course 2

25. Multiple Choice C.2 Which of the following tables does NOT represent a direct variation between x and y? Correct

26. Gridded Response C.2 Ramsey is making a label to fit on the front side of the rectangular prism box with a height of 39 centimeters (cm). 1 3 Ramsey wants the label to be similar to the front side of the box. If the width of the label is 8 cm, what must be the height, in centimeters, of the label?

27. How to Help at Home • Mathematics • Online tutorial video animations (my.hrw.com) • Gizmos (explorelearning.com) • Success Maker • Ensure that your child is completing home learning assignments – practice and repetition is critical in Math!

28. Useful Websites • This website will provide more detailed information including test examples for each subject area. Look for the FCAT Test Item Specifications. • http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcatsmpl.asp • Also, students can practice taking the FCAT by logging into www.fcatexplorer.com

29. Open Lab Assistance • Students will report to the LA Cafeteria at 7:15am. • Monday – Reading • Tuesday – Mathematics

30. THANK YOU! • Questions / Concerns • Algebra 1 parents, please remain seated

31. Algebra 1 – EOC • The Florida EOC Assessments are part of Florida's Next Generation Strategic Plan for the purpose of increasing student achievement and improving college and career readiness. EOCs will be computer-based, criterion-referenced assessments that measure the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for specific high-school level courses, as outlined in the course description. The first assessment to begin the transition to end-of-course testing in Florida is the Algebra 1 EOC.

32. Body of Knowledge Algebra 1 EOC

33. Reporting Categories Algebra 1 EOC

34. Multiple Choice EOC Which binomial is a factor of 3x2 + 2x – 5 ? Simplify: (x + 2) (x2 + 2x + 3)

35. Fill-In Response EOC Bill is planning to drive from his house to a baseball stadium and arrive in time for the beginning of the championship game. His arrival time depends on the traffic. If traffic is light, he will travel at an average speed of 50 miles per hour and arrive 1 hour early. If traffic is heavy, he will travel at an average speed of 30 miles per hour and arrive on time. The equation below can be used to model this situation, where t represents Bill’s driving time, in hours. 50(t – 1) = 30t What is the distance, in miles, from Bill’s house to the baseball stadium? 7 5

36. EOC Useful Websites • This website will provide additional assessment materials. • http://www.florida-achieves.com

37. THANK YOU! • Questions / Concerns