Familiarizing Students with Universal Test Tools Can Yield Confidence Boost How to access Universal Test Tools At the top right corner of every test question (on interims, the summative test, and most practice tests) is a “hamburger” menu (it looks …
Over the course of a week in Chicago, Mathematics and ELA test items were reviewed for content alignment, bias and sensitivity, and new items were developed for field-testing Classroom teachers from eight states convened July 30-August 3 to provide a …
Team of teachers review and confirm score ranges during summer Rangefinding Workshop Educators are involved in nearly every aspect of building Smarter Balanced assessment tools, from writing test items to setting score rubrics, to developing and vetting instructional resources. During the …
Bite-size advice on using Interim Assessment Blocks from a district that made it happen Michelle Dean, Director of Curriculum and Professional Development at Lyme Consolidated School District in Connecticut, worked with educators in her district to implement the Smarter Balanced …
In September, South Dakota became the first Smarter Balanced member state to meet all federal peer review requirements for the math and ELA/literacy high school assessment. That federal peer review letter also served as notification that Smarter Balanced meets all of …
Educators can now use ICAs more effectively in Grades 9 & 10 with the release of new cut scores Interim Comprehensive Assessments (ICAs) — one component of the complete assessment system — allow teachers to check student progress toward college and career …
Over 65 New Resources Added to Valuable Time-Saving Tools for Teachers Educators recently gathered in Chicago for the State Network of Educators (SNE) Summer Workshop to collaborate on Digital Library resources. The outcome? The group updated Connections Playlists to add …
Nevada became the first Smarter Balanced member state to meet all federal peer review requirements for the Smarter Balanced grades 3-8 math and ELA/literacy assessments, the Nevada State Department of Education announced Thursday, August 2. Nevada’s peer review letter from …
Updates to the Smarter Balanced Sample Items Website bring a fresh look and new features that make this tool even more useful for teachers and parents. Here are eight reasons why you’ll definitely want to take a look! 1. Find …
Educators from across the US spent three days collaborating (and learning) at the 2018 SNE Summer Workshop in Chicago Veni, vidi, vici! As Julius Caesar once said, so too can the 120 dedicated educators (from as far as Hawaii and the …
