Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Home Page: http://www.smarterbalanced.org/
Resources for educators:
Click here to access a shared Google folder of Smarter Balanced Resources - IMS coaches are working with 6-8 ELA teachers currently to assist with the transition to SB. For example, common writing assessments were created this year for students based on the format for the argumentative performance task. Teachers will access the anchor texts during our next writing team meeting and we can use these as tools to assist students in learning the expectations of Smarter Balanced assessment.
Resources for educators:
Click here to access a shared Google folder of Smarter Balanced Resources - IMS coaches are working with 6-8 ELA teachers currently to assist with the transition to SB. For example, common writing assessments were created this year for students based on the format for the argumentative performance task. Teachers will access the anchor texts during our next writing team meeting and we can use these as tools to assist students in learning the expectations of Smarter Balanced assessment.
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Guidebook for the vocabulary used in the questions of the English Language Arts Test:
ELA Construct Relevant Vocabulary
Iowa Department of Education Guidance for Leaders:
https://iowacore.gov/content/common-questions-leaders
https://iowacore.gov/content/smarter-balanced-assessments
ELA Construct Relevant Vocabulary
Iowa Department of Education Guidance for Leaders:
https://iowacore.gov/content/common-questions-leaders
https://iowacore.gov/content/smarter-balanced-assessments
Blueprints:
ELA/Literacy and Mathematics Summative Assessment Blueprints are available to access for more information regarding testing time, content categories, and the number of test items
Press Release Demonstrating Alignment of Smarter Balanced Assessments to Core:
www.smarterbalanced.org/national-evaluations-again-confirm-quality-and-alignment-of-smarter-balanced-end-of-year-test/
Resources and Documentation for Training and Practice Tests
ELA/Literacy and Mathematics Summative Assessment Blueprints are available to access for more information regarding testing time, content categories, and the number of test items
Press Release Demonstrating Alignment of Smarter Balanced Assessments to Core:
www.smarterbalanced.org/national-evaluations-again-confirm-quality-and-alignment-of-smarter-balanced-end-of-year-test/
Resources and Documentation for Training and Practice Tests