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Important Changes to the Texas Assessment Program for the 2015-2016 School Year - 0 views

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2015 updates assessment

shared by anonymous on 04 Sep 15 - No Cached
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 04 Sep 15
       
      Help for calculator usage - may use iPads with calc apps
  • individual graduation committee (IGC) for students in grades 11 and 12 who have not met the STAAR testing requirements for graduation
  • 85% of students can complete the grades 3–5 assessments in two hours
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  • 85% of students can complete the grades 6–8 assessments in three hours
  • redesign the STAAR grades 4 and 7 writing tests
  • one four-hour administration
  • redesigned grades 3-8 assessments
  • beginning in
  • spring 2017
  • The assessment results of out-of-state transfer students will be reported separately from the results of a district’s or school’s other students.
  • prior to the 2011–2012 spring administration
  • earned high school credit for a course for which there is an EOC assessment prior to enrollment in a Texas public school and the credit has been accepted by a Texas public school
  • not required to take that EOC in order to receive a Texas diploma
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 04 Sep 15
       
      State EOCs exceptions for graduation credit - 1) if student comes from out of state and has credit for course, student is not required to take the EOC for that course; 2) if student earns credit for an EOC tested course prior to 2011-2012 spring administration
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 04 Sep 15
       
      2) should say, that student is not required to take that EOC for graduation credit
  • CHANGES TO TELPAS HOLISTIC RATING TRAINING
  • the number of opportunities to calibrate will be reduced from three sets to two sets
  • supplemental support provider training requirements will be eliminated
  • local procedures must be established f
  • monitored setting
  • a new website t
  • more streamlined training experience
  • TELPAS WRITING AUDIT
  • TELPAS writing audit in spring 2016
  • eachers are trained to use the TELPAS Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDs) to rate the English language proficiency
  • teacher raters match those assigned by state audit raters,
  • feedback from teacher raters on the quality of their training for writing
  • will be notified in the spring of their participation
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 04 Sep 15
       
      Will know if we are selected for the audit in the Spring of 2016.
Kevin Weaver

10 Free Math Games Your Kids Should Be Playing - 1 views

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math kids math games mathematics children

shared by Kevin Weaver on 11 Aug 15 - No Cached
  • Kevin Weaver on 11 Aug 15
     
    Great games using manipulative for math.
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