Standards Newsletter, Sept. 2, 2020

Teacher Notes Documents Added to Social Studies Student Assignment Library

Teacher Notes documents have been added to the Social Studies Student Assignment Library webpage for kindergarten through high school.

The documents are designed to support educators in implementing assignments that are strongly aligned to the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Social Studies. They provide guidance on how to scaffold student understanding of the inquiry practices and the disciplinary strands referenced in the strongly aligned assignments.

Science Student Work Annotation for Extended Response Questions

The Kentucky Department of Education, in partnership with the Kentucky Science Teachers Association (KSTA), have annotated student work samples for classroom-level tasks. 

These annotations are based upon the science rubric for extended response questions on the K-PREP Science Assessment. They demonstrate how this rubric may be used in the classroom, with at least one sample for each grade band. 

The annotations may be accessed on the Science Assessment webpage. For more information, email Rae McEntyre at kdescience@education.ky.gov.

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Teaching and Learning PL Series: Eliciting Evidence of Learning

The Kentucky Department of Education will be releasing a professional learning experience each month to support educators with eliciting evidence for learning, whether in a face-to-face or remote learning environment. Each professional learning experience will be accompanied by an informational video and made available on KYstandards.org. 

The Teaching and Learning PL Series: Eliciting Evidence of Learning schedule is available for download.

Sept. 16: "Comprehensive, Balanced System of Assessment" 

Learn about the components of a comprehensive, balanced assessment system and how different assessments can work together to support student learning. The module will take a closer look at the types and purposes of different assessments, appropriate uses of assessment data and build an understanding of the assessment cycle. 

Oct. 14: "Understanding Formative Assessment" 

Build a common understanding of formative assessment practice. The module will define formative assessment and take a closer look at the assessment cycle in the formative assessment process. In addition, the module will focus on taking a closer look at developing student ownership through building a culture of formative assessment practices in the classroom.

Nov. 18: "Clarifying and Sharing Learning Goals and Success Criteria" 

Learn how the standards and associated learning expectations inform high-quality assessment. The module will focus on how to elicit meaningful evidence of student learning through clarification of learning progressions, learning goals and success criteria.  

Dec. 9: "Eliciting Evidence of Learning" 

In the first section of this module, participants will learn about designing and eliciting evidence of student learning aligned to the standards. The module will take a closer look at strategies for eliciting evidence aligned to the depth of the standard and criteria for high-quality classroom assessments.  

In the second section, participants will learn about valid assessment practices. The module also will consider how to ensure assessment practices are culturally relevant and free from unintended barriers.

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