The Best of the Best ELAR

From the CScope State Conference 2011

Performance indicators reveal what the students know, understand, and are able to do.

Tammy McDuff, CScope Conference, August 2011 Silsbee ISD

Performance Indicators

•To effectively implement CScope, use the unit tests along with the performance indicators.•ELAR and Social Studies are hit hard on the STAAR; so performance indicators are an excellent tool.•Performance indicators are evidence of student attainment of and/or progression toward TEKS. PI include a tangible product or some sort of observable performance.

Performance IndicatorsKeep in Mind…•Some indicators are on-going.•PI’s are multi-step; teach them in pieces. •Effective teachers work backwards. You must know what is at the end before you begin.

Ok, seriously…we don’t know much yet…BUT…here’s what we do know:

STAAR (State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness)

Tested standards:Readiness•Necessary for next grade•Tested every year•Broad and deep concepts, skills, & ideas•30-40% of eligible TEKS•60-65% of STAAR

Supporting•Introduced for following year or reinforced from previous year•No defined testing year•Narrowly defined content & concepts•60-70% of eligible TEKS•35-40% STAAR

Paula Pemberton-KelmCScope Conference, August 2011

Reporting categories (objectives) for Reading:

• Understanding Across Genres (3-4) Understanding and Analysis of Genres (5-8)• Understanding and Analysis of Literary Texts• Understanding and Analysis of Informational

Texts

STAAR

Paula Pemberton-KelmCScope Conference, August 2011

Reporting Categories for Writing:• Composition (2 comp’s: personal narrative

& expository)• Revision (9 multiple choice)• Editing (19 multiple choice)

STAAR

Paula Pemberton-KelmCScope Conference, August 2011

Good news! There will be no more automatic failures because a child scored a 1on the composition, but passed editing.

Outside resources are a must within CScope. Along with your basal, you can use academic databases like EBSCO, Encyclopedia Britannica, United Streaming (Discovery), or Safari Montage.

*Talk to your librarian about user names & passwords.

Teacher Toolkit

• www.wordtoons.com• Interactive notebooks• Reporter - closure activity• Hour glass/egg timer – you can’t talk

forever• Spelling Hopscotch• Book clubs• Literacy Centers• Word pictures• Foldables – Dinah Zike

Teacher Toolkit

Interactive Notebooks

http://whatissharondoingnow.wordpress.com/2010/08/12/interactive-notebooks/

http://hhs.strongverb.net/05_ALL/interactive_notebook/intro_ian.htm

Spelling Hopscotch

http://www.everythingaboutlearning.com/index.php?p=page&page_id=GreenLight1

• Use music during transitions• Think maps• Grab-n-go folders

Teacher Toolkit

Thinking Maps

http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/assessment/maps/maps_domain/thinking/level4.html

http://www.thecamreview.com/plt-circle-thinking-map.htm