STAAR Grade 3-8 Presentation
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Transcript of STAAR Grade 3-8 Presentation
STAAR Parent Awareness
Session February 28, 2012
Presenters: Cheryl Lang, Executive Director of Elementary Education (943-‐5011)
Dr. Jana Rueter, Executive Director of Middle School (943-‐5000, ext 6032) Becky McCoy, Director of Assessment (943-‐5000, ext 6034) Don Wise, Director of High School Curriculum (943-‐5000, ext 6039)
Audience?
State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
Begins this SPRING – 2012
STAAR: Grades 3rd through 8th grades EOC: for 9th graders (10th and above still take TAKS)
STAAR will measure STUDENT PERFORMANCE and ACADEMIC GROWTH
All tests in elementary and middle school are LINKED to ENGLISH III and ALGEBRA II
Grades 3-‐8 HIGH SCHOOL COURSES
Reading 3-‐8 Math 3-‐8 Writing 4 & 7 Science 5 & 8 Social Studies 8
MATH Algebra I Geometry Algebra II
ENGLISH English I English II English III
SCIENCE Biology Chemistry Physics
SOCIAL STUDIES World Geo World Hist US History
The high school STAAR tests are EOC (End of Course) tests, not GRADE LEVEL tests. **Current 10th -‐12th graders take TAKS.
Did the student learn the grade level curriculum AND are they ready for the NEXT grade?
Learning builds between grades.
STAAR is vertically aligned from high school down to elementary.
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STAAR is more rigorous which means our instruction of our curriculum will be more rigorous!
Higher level thinking is required. Student connections and application are required.
We are utilizing STAAR as an opportunity for our teachers to improve instruction and increase
student learning!
Grades K – 2nd: District assessments Grade 3: Reading and Math Grade 4: Reading, Math, and Writing Grade 5: Reading, Math, and Science
What is different from TAKS: Longer tests Four hour time limit More rigorous test questions EXAMPLES…
What is the best summary of an article?
A. Ranchers owned a lot of cattle. In order to find enough food, the cattle had to roam freely across large areas of land. The ranchers needed help with their cattle, so they hired vaqueros.
B. Spanish ranchers hired vaqueros to take care of their cattle. The cattle lived in large open areas. Vaqueros used horses and special clothing and tools to help them with their work. When the ranchers moved away, the vaqueros taught their skills to new settlers.
C. Vaqueros took care of cattle that wandered across large areas of land. The vaqueros watched over the cattle and chased harmful animals away. They also helped find calves in springtime.
D. Spanish ranchers owned cattle that grazed in large areas of grassland. It was difficult to keep track of the cattle and take care of them. The cattle ranchers needed some help, so they hired vaqueros, who were similar to cowboys. Eventually the Spanish ranchers left.
Reba is planning a dinner for 24 people. She wants to make 3 tacos for each person. Taco shells are sold in packages of 12. Which of the following equations can be used to find p, the number of packages of taco shells needed for the dinner?
A. (24 ×3) ÷12 = p B. (24 ÷3) ×12 = p C. (24 ×3) ×12 = p D. (24 ÷3) +12 = p
READ the information below: There are people in our lives who are special to us.
Sometimes this person is a teacher or coach, a parent, a brother or sister, or even a friend.
THINK about the people you care about. WRITE about one person who has been important to you. Explain what makes that person special.
PLUS: 28 Revising and Editing Questions
Some students attach a balloon to a straw and then tape the straw to the top of a toy car. The students inflate the balloon and release the car. The car travels 40 centimeters across the floor.
What should the students do to determine whether the force of the air from a balloon is enough to push the car 40 centimeters across the same floor in repeated trials?
A Test the car several times using an identical balloon filled with different amounts of air
B Test the car several times using different-‐sized balloons filled with the same amount of air
C Test the car several times using an identical balloon filled with the same amount of air
D Test the car several times using different-‐sized balloons filled with different amounts of air
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