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Tech Talk – CCSS/SBACthrough the Technology Lens
ACSA - North Ventura Charter
Julie D. Judd, Ventura USDChief Technology Officer
Steve Carr, VCOE
Chief Technology OfficerCatherine Reznicek, VCOEEducational Technology Specialist
What are we talking about today?
CCSS◦Role technology plays in CCSS◦Professional Learning Needs and Opportunities
◦Identifying classroom technology needs
SBAC◦What we know (SBAC Facts)◦What we need to consider◦How do we plan?
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Technology and CCSSMore than just the “test”
Students Who Are College and Career Ready in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language.
demonstrate independence.build strong content
knowledge respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline
comprehend as well as critique
value evidenceuse technology and digital mediastrategically and capably
come to understand other perspectives and
cultures
Technology and CCSSMore than just a “computer”
Technology and CCSSExample: Writing Standards -- Production and Distribution of Writing
GK-3: With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers. (G3 add keyboarding)G4-6:With some guidance and
support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting. (G5 2 pages, G6 3 Pages)
G7:Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources.
G8:Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others.G9-10:Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
Technology and CCSSExample: Reading Standards for Literature – Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Anchor Standard CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9 Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
Technology and CCSSHow do we support our teachers in this process?
VCOE SBAC & CCSS Task Force
Variety of Stakeholders: VCOE and District representatives from IT, Ed Tech, Curriculum, Teachers
Addressing needs: Creating and curating
resourcesDeveloping model tech
integrated lessonsSupporting Professional
Learning
Google Docs: Storage, editing, ease of sharing http://bit.ly/1avBXiy
My Big Campus: Discussions, Bundles http://mybigcampus.com
Dipity: Implementation Timelinehttp://bit.ly/IHZ6E1
Tools
Beyond the “TEST”What technologies will your students and teachers need
….before the test… after the test?What will help them do their best?
AB 484 Signed into law October 2, 2013
Establishes the California Measurement of Academic Performance and Progress (CalMAPP) assessment system
CalMAPP system replaces the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program
Takes effect January 1st, 2014Field tests to begin March 16- June 6, 2014CalMAPP goes live spring 2015 (scores
count)
Common Core State Standards Implementation Funds
Assembly Bill (AB) 86 (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2013), Section 85, appropriates $1.25 billion to support the integration of academic content standards in instruction adopted pursuant to various EC sections. AB 86 specifies that $1 billion of this funding is deemed to be appropriated for the 2012–13 fiscal year, with the remaining $250 million appropriated for the 2013–14 fiscal year.
CCSS/SBAC Implementation Funds http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/commoncorefaq.asp
$1.25 billion- CDE will apportion $625 million August 2013 and $625 million in October. This equates to approximately $200 per ADA.
Funds can be used for the following three purposes:
1. Professional development for teachers, administrators, and paraprofessional educators or other classified employees involved in the direct instruction of pupils…
2. Instructional materials aligned to the academic content standards
3. Integration of these academic content standards through technology-based instruction …. including, but not necessarily limited to, expenditures necessary to support the administration of computer-based assessments and provide high-speed, high-bandwidth Internet connectivity for the purpose of administration of computer-based assessments.
CCSS/SBAC Implementation $$
As a condition of receiving these funds, a school district, COE, charter school is required to:
1. Develop and adopt a plan delineating how the CCSS implementation funds will be spent. The plan must be explained in a public meeting of the governing board of the school district or county board of education, or governing body of the charter school, before its adoption in a subsequent public meeting.
2. On or before July 1, 2015, report detailed information to the California Department of Education (CDE), including, but not limited to, specific purchases made and the number of teachers, administrators, or paraprofessional educators that received professional development.
Questions and concerns as they relate to this new paradigm
One-time capital expenditure as opposed to on-going funding stream
No staggered refresh of hardwareLack of technical support and staffExpectation of anywhere/anytime accessDemand for cloud services which only
increases the demand for greater network connectivity and internet access
As network speeds increase so do vulnerability of security breaches
What Happened to CALMAPP?
January 13, 2014 the name changed.
CAASPP = California Assessment Student Progress and Performance
CALMAPP
CAASPP Field TestsA field test is not designed to be a
valid and reliable measure of student achievement; rather, it is designed to help the test developers evaluate whether the tests, individual items, and the technology platform work as intended before the first operational administration.
Deborah S. Delisle U.S. Department of Education
CAASPP Field TestsMarch 18th-June 6, 2014Students in grades three through eight and
grade eleven will be assessed via computer in English-language arts or mathematics. CDE will select which schools and which grade levels to receive which test
A small sample of grade nine and grade ten students will also participate in the Field Test. It is critical to ensure that assessment items are accessible to all students and produce results that are valid, reliable, and fair.
CAASPP Field Tests2014 Field Test fully computer-based. FT will give
students, teachers, administrators, and LEAs valuable exposure to the future assessment system:◦ Students will gain hands-on experience with the
functionality of innovative technology-enhanced items and newly designed performance tasks with related classroom activities.
◦ Teachers and administrators will gain valuable exposure to administration logistics to better prepare for smooth and successful participation in the operational assessments, which will begin in the 2014–15 school year.
◦ Local educational agencies will benefit from knowing where technology gaps may exist so they can fully prepare for the operational assessments.
CAASPP Field Tests
LEAs can expect the administration of the FT to take approximately 3.5 hours per grade, per content area.
The FT is intended to be administered over multiple sessions of about 45 minutes each, but may be administered in shorter or longer sessions as appropriate for the students and the school.
While a purpose of the FT is to test the system, schools should be very careful to not overstress the technology or their technology staffs.
So is your school/district ready?
How many students do you need to test at each site?
Approximately 681,000 California students grades 3rd-8th, 11th and a small % of 9th and 10th grade students
Where (physically) will they be tested?
Ventura County Students to be tested based on 2012-13 Dataquest
Grade 3
4 5 6 7 8 11 Total
10,731 10,495 10,534 10,863 10,654 10,710 11,411 75,427
VCOE SBAC Lab Build-out Plan
VUSD Testing Schedule Matrix
How many students at your site will need to be tested?
http://www3.cde.ca.gov/sbactechcalc/
CDE will assign a 6 week window for each school
CDE will assign grade 9 & 10 to specific sites
HardwareMicrosoft Windows
◦XP Service pack 3-proposed phase out by 2015-16
◦Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1◦Windows RT excluded at this time
Apple Mac OS◦OS X 10.4.4 proposed phase out end
2014-15◦OS X 10.5 (PowerPC)-proposed phase
out end 2014-15◦OS X 10.6 (Intel) 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9
HardwareApple iOS-for iPad 2 minimum devices
◦iOS 6.x, 7.x◦Physical keyboard required
Android OS◦Version 4.x required◦Manufactures customize OS to meet their
hardware specs◦Smarter Balance will certify various models
to assure the secure browser works◦Physical keyboard required
HardwareGoogle Chrome OS
◦Version 19.x or higher◦Chromebook (wireless) or Chromebox
(hardwired)Linux OS
◦Fedora 6 or higher◦Ubunto 9 or higher
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)◦ Thin client or Zero client technology
◦ Be sure to test the secure browser
Miscellaneous Hardware10” class diagonal display1024 x 768 display resolutionPhysical keyboardHeadphones for ELA- local volume
control on headphone advisableNo stylus or drawing device requiredPrinter for students with
accommodation(proctor would print items)
Secure BrowserSecure Browser provided by Smarter
BalancedEach year a new browser will be availableNeed to uninstall pilot test version to avoid
confusionAvailable November 18thCan be used to access Practice testEnsure test security (kiosk mode)Checks for list of “prohibited applications at
startup and during executionHTML 5 and Javascript (no Flash Player or
Java VM required)
Network BandwidthEstimated 20K average per
student connected to the systemNetwork activity may spike at
startup and periodically during item pre-fetch
Things to consider
CA Technical Test Assistance Center1-800-955-2954E-mail- [email protected]
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/techreadiness-nov2013.asp
http://sbac.portal.airast.org/field-test/
Do you have questions/concerns?Because if you don’t…..we do!
◦Information is changing almost daily.◦Resources for getting this
information are also changing…CDE, now ETS…
◦Even if we follow hardware and bandwidth specs, we have no assurance this will work, nor do we have control (Healthcare.gov).
Contact InformationJulie Judd – CTO – Ventura Unified
Steve Carr – CTO – Ventura COE◦[email protected]
Catherine Reznicek – Ed Tech Specialist VCOE◦[email protected]