Read the Standards! Read the Standards!How do you teach the standards?
Accessing and Using the MCA-III Math Data
on the AIR Website
January 2013
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Agenda:
•Overview and Connections•AIR website•Accessing the Data•Data Reports•Using the Data•Feedback
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Today’s Learning Targets
I can show how to access and maneuver through the data on the AIR website.
I can describe how to use AIR MCA-III strand and benchmark data to inform math instruction and the use of the SPPS math resources.
Before After
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AIR?1 = AIR is something you breathe!
2= I’ve heard of AIR and have signed on one time
3= I know what AIR is and used it several times in this year.
4 = I know all the MCA data reports (strand, benchmark, student….) available to me at AIR.
5 = Not only do I know AIR, my staff is trained on AIR and using the data there as well.
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Connections
MCA-III Data
Standards/ Benchmarks & Test Specs
Achievement Level
Descriptors
Sequencing Guides
Common Assessments
ProgressMonitoring
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UnwrappedDocuments
AIR = American Institutes for Research
Minnesota Assessments Portal
http://www.mnstateassessments.org/
Use Firefox browser
This is MN’s site for MCA data and information.
Online MCA data is immediate.OLPA = Optional Local Purpose Assessment
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User Roles •All users must be assigned a user role in
TIDE.•Each user has “Look Down” access when
viewing score results.•Teacher-level users must be associated
with their students via Rosters. This can be done in one of two ways:▫Uploading rosters in TIDE▫Using the Manage Rosters feature in the
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Username: SPPS email addressPassword: link emailed from
MNHelpDesk, Subject: User Account Information
To reset a password
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Homepage for Principal or SAC
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First, select the test, administration, and the student reports you want.Choose
OLPA
Homepage: Global Tools
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Search for data on a specific student
Click “Score Reports” to return to this Homepage at any time
Easy access to the User Guide
Print or export page for records
Navigating the “Who” Dimension
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The user can move back and forth between less detailed levels of aggregation and more detailed levels of
aggregation, all the way down to the student level.
Navigating the “What” Dimension
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The user can navigate down from the subject level to view finer-grain detail on strand and benchmark performance.
Connections
MCA-III Data
Standards/ Benchmarks & Test Specs
Achievement Level
Descriptors
Sequencing Guides
Common Assessments
ProgressMonitoring
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UnwrappedDocuments
#1 MCA STRAND data for group
Strength
Weakness
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Stanines (1-3 below average, 4-6 average, 7-9 above average)
#4 Student Reports Scale Score and Achievement Levels
Have individual student
conferences about their MCA
data.
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Action Items – Next Steps
• Get access to AIR’s math data and spend some time investigating your students data. (Work with your site’s Assessment Coordinator to get access to AIR’s website.)
•Train staff on the data they can find at this site. Think about how you can use this data to inform instruction.
•Read the grade-level standards and Achievement Level Descriptors found at the math department’s website.
•Use the common assessments and progress monitoring for each unit and plan instruction that will help students master grade-level learning targets.
•Convene a Data Team meeting with a focus on math achievement and plan specific action steps.
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Connections
MCA-III Data
Standards/ Benchmarks & Test Specs
Achievement Level
Descriptors
Sequencing Guides
Common Assessments
ProgressMonitoring
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UnwrappedDocuments
Today’s Learning Targets
I can show how to access and maneuver through the data on the AIR website.
I can describe how to use AIR MCA-III strand and benchmark data to inform math instruction and the use of the SPPS math resources.
Before After
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Reminders:• Feedback Sheets• Housekeeping:
▫Timesheets & Leads Data▫Poster Pickup (Math, Reading, Writing, Art) in TR2▫K-1 Assessment Feedback▫Watch for info on 2nd visits for FES Math Review
What: Teaching the 5th Grade Math High Priority BenchmarksWho: 5th grade math teachers and others who support 5th gradersWhen:
Th 1/17 will focus on Benchmark 5.1.3.4Tu 2/5 will focus on Benchmark 5.3.2.1 & 5.3.2.4Th 2/28 will focus on Benchmark 5.4.1.2
Time: 4:30-7:00 p.m.Where: 345 Plato, Training Room 1PLEASE REGISTER ON PDEXPRESS.
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