Introductions
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Smarter Balanced Accessibility Webinar
March 26, 2014
Office of Standards & AssessmentMichigan Department of Education
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IntroductionsLinda HowleyAccessibility Specialist, Office of Standards & Assessment [email protected]
Jennifer Paul EL Assessment Consultant, Office of Standards & Assessment [email protected]
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Special Guests:
Andrew J. MiddlesteadDirector, OSA
Matt AyotteOnline Assessment Specialist, OSA
Gayle DejongeMEAP Project Coordinator, OSA
John JaquithStudents with Disabilities Assessment Consultant, OSA
Joanne Winkelman, Ph.D.Policy Coordinator, Office of Special Education
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Today’s Goals• Provide an overview of
accessibility and accommodations features provided by the Smarter Balanced assessments
• Provide an overview of differences between Michigan’s past practices and future practices
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General SBAC Updates
What are Michigan’s plans for CCSS assessment implementation?
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New Opportunities
Technology will enable students to show us what
they’ve learned in new ways.
Technology will enable expanded opportunities for
accessing content.
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But…
…just because we can, doesn’t mean we should.
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SBAC Accessibility & Accommodations Policy • State dept. of education personnel
• MDE participation on SBAC A & A Workgroup
• ELL Advisory Committee* • SWD Advisory Committee*• Agencies such as American Printing
House for the Blind (APH), staff from Gallaudet University, NCEO
• Actively solicited and listened to feedback from advocacy groups
*Go to www.smarterbalanced.org for full lists of committee members.
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In Addition
• Numerous literature reviews• Research based frameworks
created by internationally recognized researchers
• Cog labs
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SBAC Categories
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Universal Tools• Breaks• Calculator (for calculator-allowed
items)• Digital notepad• English dictionary (for ELA performance
task full writes)• English glossary• Expandable passages• Global notes (for ELA performance
tasks)• Highlighter
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Universal Tools Cont.
• Keyboard navigation• Mark for review• Math tools• Spell check (for some ELA items)• Strikethrough• Writing tools• Zoom• Scratch paper• Thesaurus
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Designated Supports
• Color contrast• Masking• Text-to-speech (for Math stimuli and
ELA items)• Translated test directions (for math
items)• Translations (glossaries) (for math
items)• Translations (stacked) (for math items)• Turn off universal tools
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Designated Supports Cont.
• Bilingual dictionary (for ELA-performance task full writes)
• Magnification• Read aloud (for math and ELA
items, not for reading passages)• Scribe (for ELA non-writing items
and math items)• Separate setting
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Accommodations
• American Sign Language (for ELA Listening items and math items)
• Braille• Closed captioning (for ELA
Listening items)• Text-to-speech (for ELA reading
passages)
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Accommodations Cont.• Abacus• Alternate response options• Calculator (for calculator allowed items
only)• Multiplication table (grade 4 and above
math items)• Print on demand• Read aloud (for ELA reading passages, grades 6-8 & 11,
blind students in grades 3-8 and 11 who do not yet have adequate braille skills)
• Scribe• Speech-to-text
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SBAC Field Test Reminders
• Turn on/off universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations in TIDE
• Refer to TIDE User Guides
• Check with your School & District Test Coordinator when you have questions
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SBAC Resources Available at
sbac.portal.airast.org/field-test/resources
•Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines
•Guidelines: Frequently Asked Questions
•Accessibility & Accommodations Module
•Let’s Talk Universal Tools Module
•Getting Students Ready for the Field Test – Information on Item and Response Types
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Wait! There’s more!
• Guidelines for Read Aloud• Scribing Protocol• Accessibility Guide for Classroom
Activities
• Embedded Designated Support – Glossaries Description
• Technology Requirements for Text-To-Braille
• Embedded Dictionary/Thesaurus• Embedded Accommodation – American
Sign Language (ASL) Instructions
Consistency is key!Consistency is key!
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What if I have questions about technology?
sbac.portal.airast.org/field-test/resources
•TIDE User Guides•Technical Specifications Manual for Online Testing•Technology Requirements for Online Testing
When in doubt, check with your technology coordinator.
SBAC Field Test Help Desk: 1-855-833-1969
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Wrap-up
• Questions• Post presentation • Post FAQs from this webinar