Georgia Milestones

Parent Workshop

PRESENTED BY:

GERMAINE HARDEN-BROOKS, DISTRICT LILT

KATIE BREEDLOVE, DISTRICT MILT

MODIFIED FROM A PRESENTATION CREATED BY:

WHITNEY PASCH, ELEMENTARY ELA TOSA

SARAH MARSHALL, ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TOSA

HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS

Literacy

So what’s at the

Core?HTTP://WWW.CORESTANDARDS.ORG/OTHER-RESOURCES/KEY-SHIFTS-IN-

ENGLISH-LANGUAGE-ARTS/

Three Shifts in ELA with Common Core

Shift One

How have you seen this in the books your students are bringing home?

How can you help at home?

Shift TwoReading and Writing Grounded in Text

Based Evidence

Where in the text did you see that?

Where did the author say that?

Show me the words that made you think that.

What is happening in this paragraph?

Shift

Three:

Regular practice with complex text and its academic vocabulary

CRCT vs Georgia Milestones 3rd Grade

CRCT Georgia Milestones

CRCT vs Georgia Milestones-8th GradeCRCT Georgia Milestones

Georgia

Milestone 9th

Grade

Literature

What are we doing at HCS to help your

students?

Close Reading

What are the steps to a Close Read?

RACE to perfect Constructed Response

Answers

Restate

Answer

Cite Evidence from the text

Explain/Expand

What can you do at

home?

Read with your child- Do a Close Read!!

Ask open-ended questions after reading

Math

Why does Math look so different?

Math Then Math Now

Math Reasoning for a New Age

Many of us learned mathematics as

a set of disconnected rules, facts,

and procedures.

The challenge is to foster true

numerical reasoning by getting

students to go beyond the

memorized rules and procedures.

https://youtu.be/0RPAVweO07Q

Let’s Explore a Task

Draw a game piece out of your bucket, don’t let your partner see

Each player will tell the partner the

total value of their coins.

Players will take turns asking each

other yes/no questions to try to solve

what coins you have, and how many

coins you have.

How do we foster reasoning?

FOCUS: Less standards

COHERENCE: More

Connections

RIGOR: Higher Order Thinking

Number Talk

200-100

200-150

200-153

210-153

How can I help at home?

Mathematize their world!

https://www2.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/mathhome.html

Ask students to explain their thinking using pictures, numbers and words

Where/how can I learn?

LearnZillion

Illustrative Mathematics

“Our previous assessment, the CRCT, set some of the lowest expectations for

student proficiency in the nation, and that cannot continue. Georgia

Milestones sets higher standards for our students and evens the playing field

with the rest of the nation – and that’s essential if our students are going to

succeed in college and their chosen careers, both of which are nationally

competitive arenas. We will continue to increase our supports for both

students and teachers to ensure this test is more meaningful for all

involved.”

-Richard Woods, State School Superintendent

Information on this slide was found within the GaDOE Press Release, “First Georgia Milestones test results released"

Why has our test changed?

3rd Grade Fractions

2013 CRCT Question: Multiple Choice

2015 GA Milestone: Extended Response

3rd Grade Fractions

3rd Grade Fractions

2015 GA Milestone: Extended Response

3rd Grade Fractions

2015 GA Milestone: Extended Response

5th Grade Volume

2013 CRCT Question: Multiple Choice

5th Grade Volume

2015 GA Milestone: Selected Response

8th Grade Geometry

2013 CRCT Question: Multiple Choice

8th Grade Geometry

2015 GA Milestone: Selected Response

Math Constructed Response:

Noteworthy Trends

For multistep processes, students were sometimes able to start the

process correctly but were unsure how to complete the process.

Students may not know key math terms or confuses terms (e.g.,

complimentary vs. supplementary; or diameter vs. radius)

When asked to provide an explanation, students sometimes tended to

restate the information given.

Students used the wrong operation – when in doubt, add.

Students do not answer the question that is asked:

– Example: the prompt provides a scenario and asks for the probability of two

different outcomes both occurring; the students provides the two individual

probabilities instead.

Information on this slide were found with the GaDOE Assessment Presentation, "GACIS Presentation, September 2015"

General Testing

Parameters

Georgia Milestones:

General Testing Parameters

• ELA will consist of 3 sections Section 3 will focus mainly on writing

GSE-aligned beginning with Winter 2015

• Mathematics will consist of 2 sections including a short no-calculator sub-section in grades 6-high school – located at the beginning of

Section 1

GSE-aligned beginning with Winter 2015

• Science will consist of 2 sections

• Social Studies will consist of 2 sections

Georgia Milestones

General Test Parameters: Mathematics

Criterion-Referenced

Total Number of Items: 53 / Total Number of Points: 58

Breakdown by Item Type:

– 50 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; 10 of which are aligned NRT)

– 2 Constructed Response (worth 2 points each)

– 1 Constructed Response (worth 4 points)

Norm-Referenced

– Total Number of Items: 20 (10 of which contribute to CR score)

Embedded Field Test

– Total field test items: 10

Total number of items taken

by each student: 73

Calculator Policy

Grade Policy

3rd-5th No Calculators are allowed

6th Basic four-function calculator (including square roots

and percentages)

7th-8th Scientific Calculator

ADMINISTRATION TIMES BY CONTENT

AREA

Section Minimum Maximum Notes

ELA, I & II 60 75 Max us up from 70 min

ELA, III 70 90

Math, I & II 60 85 Max us up from 80 min

Science, I & II 45 70 Min is down from 50 min

Social Studies, I & II 45 70 Min is down from 50 min

Achievement Levels

Beginning Learners do not yet demonstrate proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course of learning, as specified in Georgia’s content standards. The students need substantial academic support to be prepared for the next grade level or course and to be on track for college and career readiness.

Developing Learners demonstrate partial proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course of learning, as specified in Georgia’s content standards. The students need additional academic support to ensure success in the next grade level or course and to be on track for college and career readiness.

Proficient Learners demonstrate proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course of learning, as specified in Georgia’s content standards. The students are prepared for the next grade level or course and are on track for college and career readiness.

Distinguished Learners demonstrate advanced proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course of learning, as specified in Georgia’s content standards. The students are well prepared for the next grade level or course and are well prepared for college and career readiness.

Promotion/Retention Status

• Determines promotion/retention status in grade 3 (reading only), grade 5 (reading and mathematics), and grade 8 (reading and mathematics)– Reading: a student who has a Below Grade Level Reading status will

require remediation and retesting in ELA

– Mathematics: a student who is classified as a Beginning Learner will require remediation and retesting in mathematics

2016 Georgia Milestones Assessment DatesMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

April 11 12 13

5th/8th

ELA, I & II

14

5th/8th

ELA, III

15

5th/8th

MATH

18

5th/8th

SCIENCE

19

5th/8th

SS

20

3RD/7TH

ELA, I & II(5TH/8TH MAKEUP)

21

3RD/7TH

ELA, III

22

3RD/7TH

MATH

25

3RD/7TH

SCIENCE

26

3RD/8TH

SS

27

4TH/6TH

ELA, I & II(3RD/7TH MAKEUP)

28

4TH/6TH

ELA, III

29

4TH/6TH

MATH

May 2

4TH/6TH

SCIENCE

3

4TH/6TH

SS

4(4TH/6TH MAKEUP)

5 6

Close reading and the Georgia milestones

Look for

the

GaDOE

resources

Scroll

Down

Select

appropriate

grade level

It’s YOUR turn to Practice!!!

• http://experience-ga.ctb.com/

• EOG RESOURCES 3-8

www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/EOG-Study-

Resource-Guides.aspx

• EOC RESOUCE (9TH Grade Literature)

www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/EOC-Study-

Resource-Guides.aspx

Question and Answer Session