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High School Department Chair Meeting

High School Department Chair Meeting. 9/28/10. The Things You Carry. Icebreaker. Excerpt from The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien. The Things You Carry.

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High School Department Chair Meeting

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  1. High School Department Chair Meeting 9/28/10

  2. The Things You Carry Icebreaker

  3. Excerpt from The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

  4. The Things You Carry Select one item from your person (including wallet or purse) that reveals something about yourself or something/someone of whom you are proud Think time Please share your item and its meaning with the group

  5. ASSESSMENT UPDATE The Latest and Greatest from Victoria Young

  6. STATE OF TEXAS ASSESSMENTS OF ACADEMIC READINESS (STAAR)Grades 3−8 ReadingGrades 4 and 7 WritingEnglish I, II, and III Victoria Young Presentation CREST Conference Excerpts September 13, 2010

  7. STAAR Timeline Spring 2011 • Grades 3–8 reading field test embedded in TAKS • Grades 4 and 7 writing stand-alone field tests in early April • English I–first operational assessment • English II and III–stand-alone field tests Spring 2012 • First STAAR assessments–all courses/grades • English I counts toward graduation for first-time 9th graders • TAKS ELA tests continue for grade 10 and exit level

  8. New Assessment DesignSTAAR 3–8 & High School • Linked to college and career readiness • TEKS eligible for assessment split into two categories • readiness standards, defined as those TEKS considered necessary for success in the current grade/course and important for preparedness in the grade/course that follows • supporting standards, defined as those TEKS which are important to teach but which will receive less emphasis by being assessed across years/administrations

  9. English I, II, & III • Advanced high school course readiness measure for English I and II • College and career readiness measure for English III • Scores reported separately for reading and writing • Students retest only in the section they fail

  10. Reading Test DesignGrades 3−8 & High School Genre-based Literary strand: fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, and drama (drama beginning at grade 4) Informational strand: expository and persuasive (persuasive beginning at grade 5) Fiction and expository reading are considered readiness genres from grade 3 though high school Literary nonfiction, poetry, drama, and persuasive reading are considered supporting genres Procedural elements embedded in informational pieces and media literacy embedded in either literary or informational pieces

  11. Reading Test DesignGrades 3−8 & High School Test Length Word count attached to overall test rather than to individual pieces, as in TAKS Maximum word count increases from grade to grade but is consistent at high school Number of pieces included on a test can vary from year to year, dependent on length (e.g., at grade 5, 3−4 individual pieces and one pair) Different numbers of questions attached to different-length pieces

  12. Reading Test DesignGrades 3−8 & High School Pairs can mix strands and genres Literary−Literary (e.g., fiction−poetry, literary nonfiction−drama, fiction−literary nonfiction Informational−Informational (e.g., expository −expository, expository−persuasive) Literary −Informational (e.g., fiction−expository, poetry−expository, literary nonfiction−persuasive)

  13. Writing Test DesignGrades 4, 7, and High School Assessments at grades 4 and 7 administered over two days; writing component of English I, II, and III administered on Day 1 of test (with reading component on Day 2) Field tests embedded for grade 7 and English I, II, and III Abbreviated stand-alone field test for grade 4 every three years

  14. Revision and Editing Grades 4, 7, & High School Revision and editing assessed separately, with increased focus on revision as students become more experienced and skilled writers For Grade 4, 32% of multiple-choice score from revision and 68% of score from editing For Grade 7, 40% of multiple-choice score from revision and 60% of score from editing For English I, II, and III, 50% of multiple-choice score from revision and 50% of score from editing

  15. Composition Grades 4, 7, & High School • Students will write two one-page compositions addressing different types of writing • Grade 4−personal narrative and expository • Grade 7−personal narrative (with extension) and expository • English I−literary and expository • English II−expository and persuasive • English III−persuasive and analytic • Compositions will be weighted equally • No “gatekeeper” (automatic fail for a 1)

  16. Writing Prompts and RubricsGrades 4, 7, & High School • Prompts contain a stimulus and are scaffolded−Read, Think, Write • A rubric is being developed for each writing type, but three sections are identical • Organization/Progression • Development of Ideas • Use of Language/Conventions

  17. Writing RubricsGrades 4, 7, & High School • Organization/Progression • the degree to which form or structure is appropriate to the purpose and demands of the prompt • the degree to which the writer establishes and sustains focus (affecting unity and coherence of piece) • the degree to which the writer controls progression with transitions and sentence-to-sentence connections and establishes the relationships among ideas

  18. Writing RubricsGrades 4, 7, & High School • Development of Ideas • the degree to which details/examples are specific and well chosen • the degree to which (1) the piece is thoughtful and engaging and (2) the writer demonstrates an understanding of the task

  19. Writing RubricsGrades 4, 7, & High School • Use of Language/Conventions • the degree to which word choice is thoughtful and appropriate to form, purpose, and tone • the degree to which sentences are purposeful, varied, and controlled • the degree to which the writer demonstrates a command of conventions so that the writing is fluent and clear

  20. CONTACT INFORMATION Victoria Young Director of Reading, Writing, and Social Studies Assessments Texas Education Agency 512-463-9536 victoria.young@tea.state.tx.us

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