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Smarter Accessibility
…Accommodations, or both. Select the appropriate Designated Supports and Accommodations for each student identified.* Enter Designated Supports and Accommodations into test engine. Perform a pre-administration check of assigned access supports….
Read MoreMaking Sense of Test-taking by Touch
…Captioning, Text-to-Speech, and of course, braille. What are accommodations? Accommodations are changes in procedures or materials that increase equitable access during the Smarter Balanced assessments. The accommodations described in the Smarter…
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…translated test directions in 19 languages. 2013: Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines Adopted The Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines ensure the Smarter Balanced assessment system meets the needs of English…
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…highly regarded national experts who have been widely published in their fields. Areas of expertise include: assessment design; computer adaptive testing (CAT); assessment accommodations; uses of tests; and English language…
Read MoreSmarter Balanced Year in Review 2020
…strategies for remote teaching and learning, updates to existing accommodations, and updates to the Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines (UAAG). Desmos calculator updates: Smarter Balanced and Desmos are proud to offer calculators that are free to students…
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…relevant digital materials prior to meeting. The contractor and Smarter Balanced will provide technical support to participants. The meetings are expected to occur on Zoom and accessibility accommodations will be…
Read MoreTwo More “Big Ideas” to Help Educators Get Smarter Balanced Ready
…#8: Accessibility Resources Let All Students Demonstrate Their Knowledge With improved interim assessments and updates to the Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines, we wanted to know how educators appropriately select and…
Read More7 Accessibility Tools and Resources to Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day
…summative and interim assessments and detailed in the Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines. 3. How to Make Zoom More Accessible Accessibility Strategy: Zoom Teachers can use this strategy to support…
Read MoreFive Built-in Test Tools Students Should Know (and Use!)
Familiarizing Students with Universal Test Tools Can Yield Confidence Boost Smarter Balanced digitally-delivered assessments (interims, the summative test, and practice tests) include a wide array of embedded universal test tools….
Read MoreTen Smarter Tools for Ten Years
Smarter Balanced Celebrates a Decade of Supporting Educators Building web-based applications to support teaching has been part of Smarter Balanced’s mission from the beginning. We heard loud and clear that…
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