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Georgia Milestones 101: A Parent Workshop Third Grade Team Creek View Elementary School February 26, 2020

Georgia Milestones What will the assessment look like in ELA? Consolidation of English Language Arts • English Language Arts and reading will be combined and a writing component added for every grade level and course within the ELA assessment • One overall ELA score and proficiency designation • Reporting categories below the overall content area will be reported similar to the domains on the CRCT • Cannot make proficiency claims at the lower level reporting categories

Georgia Milestones Criterion Referenced and Norm Referenced Items: • students will receive 2 scores: *criterion referenced score (55 total points) *norm referenced score (20 total points) • some norm-referenced items (10) will count as criterion- referenced items as well

Georgia Milestones ELA Criterion-Referenced Total Number of Items: 44 / Total Number of Points: 55 Breakdown by Item Type: – 40 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; 10 of which are aligned NRT ) – 2 Constructed Response (2 points each) – 1 Constructed or Extended Response (worth 4 points ): literary prose – 1 Extended Response (worth 7 points): informative/explanatory or argument/opinion

Writing at Every Grade Level Extended Response Writing Section: • Writing prompts will be informative/explanatory or opinion/argumentative depending on the grade level. Students could encounter either genre.

Framework for Constructed Response R estate the question A nswer the question C ite text evidence to support your answer E xplain further (if necessary) *Variations may exist

Sample Constructed Response Question • What does Kiera learn? • What clues from the story help you answer this question?

Excerpt from “Too Much Chocolate” "They should have never left me alone with you," said Keira. "That was a bad mistake." Keira was speaking to a bag of chocolate. It was under her brother's bed. It was a green bag, and it was almost full. Tyler had not eaten much of his Halloween candy. Now he would never get the chance. Tyler had a friend over. Keira had been watching them. When they went to the backyard to play, she sneaked up the stairs. She opened Tyler's door. She crept over to his bed. And now she was going to eat his chocolate. "You're all mine," she said, and laughed a sneaky laugh. She unwrapped the first piece. It was a chocolate covered cherry. She ate it. "Mmmm," she said. "Mmmmmm." The next piece was a chocolate egg with marshmallow goo inside. She bit into it, and some of the marshmallow got onto her chin.

Excerpt from “Too Much Chocolate” (cont.) After a few minutes of eating, she heard footsteps on the stairs. She tried to get away, but her stomach was too full. Tyler came into the room. He looked mad. "Hey!" he said. "What are you doing with my candy?!” Keira tried to speak but she was too full. She stood up, and fell back down again. "Oooooof," she groaned. Her face was covered with chocolate. Her hands were sticky. She even had chocolate in her hair. "I don't feel so good," she said. "I think I ate too much chocolate." Tyler started laughing. He laughed until he fell down too. "Well!" he said. "I think you learned your lesson!" Keira's stomach felt like it was going to burst. She felt terrible. She would never steal Tyler's candy again.

A Framework for Crafting the Response A nswer → Keira learns that she shouldn’t take her brother’s candy. C ite → In the story, the author states that Keira steals her brother’s candy, and gets sick. In paragraph seven, she groaned “ oooooof ” after eating too much chocolate. E xplain → This tells me she got sick because she stole her brother’s candy. She probably won’t do that again.

Georgia Milestones Administration Times Content Test Section Minimum Maximum Area Time Per Time Per Section Section ELA 1 and 2 60 minutes 70 minutes ELA 3 70 minutes 90 minutes (writing only)

Georgia Milestones Scratch Paper Blank scratch paper, including notebook paper, should be provided to students taking Milestones regardless of the administration mode: ELA: Section 3 only Mathematics: All sections

How do we prepare students for the online writing assessments? • provide opportunities to “write” on computers in and out of class • keyboarding skills • student and parent awareness • access to computers *Keyboarding practice is through your student’s Launchpad. The app is called Learning.com.

Scale Score Ranges by Achievement Level

COACHING A GROWTH MINDSET I N S T E A D O F T E L L I N G M Y S E L F … T H I N K T O Y O U R S E L F … • What am I missing? • I’m not good at this. • I’ll use the strategies I’ve learned. • I give up. • This is going to take time and effort. • This is too hard. • I’m going to train my brain in Math. • I just can’t do math. • I’m going to figure out how he/she • She/He is so smart. I will never be that does it so I can try it that way! smart. • I can always improve, so I’ll keep • I can’t make this any better. trying.

Creating a positive Testing Experience at School and Home ✓ CVES announcements will feature test taking tips for success ✓ School will limit homework and avoid other tests/projects during testing window ✓ Maintain your normal schedule and routine at home ✓ Eat a healthy breakfast each morning, and send a healthy snack ✓ Keep the lines of communication open and promote conversation about testing in a low-stress way ✓ Coach your child to use relaxation strategies such as “belly breathing” and muscle relaxation ✓ Take advantage of the decreased homework and absence of tests/projects to plan afternoon family time (exercise, play, etc.)

Milestone Dates • Thursday, April 16- Math • Friday, April 17- Math • Wednesday, April 22- English Language Arts** • Thursday, April 23- English Language Arts • Friday, April 24- English Language Arts **Tuesday, April 21 is a Digital Learning Day

Helpful Resources • http://www.gaexperienceonline.com/ • https://www.lumoslearning.com/llwp/resources/gmas-practice-tests-sample- questions.html • http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and- Assessment/Assessment/Pages/achievement_levels.aspx • http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and- Assessment/Assessment/Documents/Milestones/Lexile/Lexile_Parent_Guide_GA.pdf • https://edulastic.com/assessments/gmas-practice-test/ • https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and- Assessment/Assessment/Pages/achievement_levels.aspx • https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and- Assessment/Assessment/Documents/Milestones/Parents/Parent_Guide_EOG_Brochure _2016.pdf • https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and- Assessment/Assessment/Documents/Milestones/Parents/Milestones_Parent_Brochure _18-19.pdf • https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and- Assessment/Assessment/Pages/EOG-Study-Resource-Guides.aspx • https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and- Assessment/Assessment/Pages/Georgia-Milestones-Assessment-System.aspx