Grade Level Content Expectations

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Grade Level Content Expectations

• Michigan Department of Education
• Office of School Improvement
• Introduction to
• Companion Documents for
• English Language Arts and Mathematics
• Grade Level Content Expectations
• www.michigan.gov/edu

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Grade Level Content Expectations and Their
Relationship to The No Child Left Behind Act
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Purpose of No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

• Close the student achievement gap with
• accountability
• flexibility
• parental choices
• research-based reforms

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Goals of NCLB

• ALL students will be proficient in reading and
  mathematics by 2013-2014.
• ALL limited English students will
  becomeproficient in English.
• ALL teachers will be highly qualifiedby
  2005-2006.
• ALL students will be educated in safe,drug-free
  environments.
• ALL students will graduate from high school.

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NCLB Testing Requirements

• States develop and administer 3-8 grade level
  tests which are
• Aligned to states curriculum standards and based
  on expectations at each grade level
• Michigan developed Grade Level Content
  Expectations to drive assessment.

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NCLB Testing Requirements

• Annual reading and mathematics assessments at
  grades 3-8 by 2005-2006
• Science assessments by 2007-2008
• At least once at elementary, middle, andhigh
  school grades
• Limited English students must be assessed
  annually for English language proficiency in
  addition to academic achievement.

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What are Grade Level Content Expectations?

• Further clarification of student expectations on
  grade level assessments
• Based on rigorous academic standards

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What are Grade Level Content Expectations?

• Blueprint for Assessment
• Provide the basis for assessment items in the
  annual collection of student achievement data to
  measure skills and concepts over time

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The Structure of Curriculum
ClassroomBased Instructional Design
TM
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Development of the GLCE

• Classroom teachers, curriculum specialists from
  local and intermediate school districts,
  academicians, MDE staff
• Achieve, Inc. reviewed and recognized GLCE as
  among the best in the nation.

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Development of the GLCE, continued

• State Board approved, November of 2003
• Content Advisory and Peer Editing Teams reviewed
  and revised, January- March 2004

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Current Thinking on Test Design

• The Test Design consists of
• Core Items measure the overlap of the current
  benchmarks and the GLCE.
• Core Replacement items (field test items)
• Future Core items new, changed or moved items
  from GLCE to broaden coverage of expectations
  assessed
• Extended Core items measure expectations that are
  enabling, or prerequisites to Core items.

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Current Thinking on Test Design

• What counts toward scores?
• Student scores Only the Core and Extended Core
  items
• School scores (AYP and Ed YES!) Core and
  Extended Core items until 2009-2010 then Future
  Core items also begin counting for schools

• On what items will schools get results
  information?
• Core, Extended and Future Core
• Not Field Test items until they are proven

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Field Testing How does it work?
Field testing first year

• Embedded field test items where currently testing
• Free standing pilots with a sample of schools

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MEAP TestsWINTER of 2004-2005

• Grade 4 Mathematics English Language Arts
• Grade 5 Social Studies and Science
• Grade 7 English Language Arts
• Grade 8 Mathematics, Social Studies Science

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MEAP Grade Level TestsFALL of 2005-2006

• Grade 3 Mathematics ELA
• Grade 4 Mathematics ELA
• Grade 5 Mathematics ELA Science
• Grade 6 Mathematics ELA Social Studies
• Grade 7 Mathematics ELA
• Grade 8 Mathematics ELA Science
• Grade 9 Social Studies
• Tests will assess GLCE from the preceding grades.

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Who May Be Involved?

• OEAA Committees
• Content Review
• Assessment Advisory
• Test Design
• Technical Advisory
• Advice from
• Math/ELA Teacher Associations

• State Board of Education
• You? We welcome your thoughtful comments!
• Email us at MEAP_at_michigan.gov

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National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

• The content of NAEP is reflected in MCF and
  GLCE.
• Required by NCLB
• Testing occurs biennially in grades 4 and 8
• 2004-2005 school year.
• Random sampling
• Mandatory participation if selected for sample
• Great Website - test items available
• http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard

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Mathematics Alignment Document

• Topics are listed as well as the expectation
• Help to show continuity across the grades

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Companion Documents for Parents

• Grade level and content focused, user-friendly
  booklets describing the GLCE
• Contains a brief letter that can be customized
  for each school site
• Can be easily reproduced in the school

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Purpose Help Schools Inform Parents

• Great for
• Parent-Teacher Conferences
• Open House Orientations
• New Student/Parent Orientations
• Any time material is needed to inform parents of
  curricular expectations

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Who Created the Parent Document?

• The document was a collaborative effort of
• Educators from across the state
• Middle Cities Parent Group
• MDE staff

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• Each booklet contains brief descriptions of the
  specific grade level expectations and gives
  examples.
• Notice suggestions are given for ways to praise
  students.

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• The booklet contains a glossary to define
  unfamiliar terms.
• A section to write down questions to ask the
  teacher

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Multiple Languages

• To address the need of parents, we are
  exploring translating the documents into
• Spanish
• Arabic

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The Future

• Parent documents for grades 3-5 will be available
  in January.
• Documents for grades 6-8 will be available in
  June.
• Once completed, all documents will be available
  on CD and on the web for ease of reproduction at
  the district or school level.

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GLCE Resources

• Michigan Reading Association
• http//www.michiganreading.org./
• Michigan Council of Teachers of English
• http//www.msu.edu/user/mcte/
• Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• httpwww.mictm.org
• Intermediate School District ELA Consultant
  Network
• Contact Cynthia Clingman, cclingma_at_oaisd.org
• Rita Maddox, rmaddox_at_edzone.net

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WEB Resources

• www.michigan.gov/mde
• www.learnport.org

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Contacts - MDE

• Dr. Edward Roeber,
• Senior Executive Director
• Office of Educational Assessment
  Accountability
• Roebere_at_michigan.gov
• Mike Radke,
• MEAP Supervisor
• Office of Educational
• Assessment Accountability
• Radkem_at_michigan.gov

• Dr. Yvonne Caamal Canul, Director
• Office of School Improvement
• Canuly_at_michigan.gov
• Betty Underwood,
• Assistant Director
• Office of School Improvement, Curriculum and
  Instruction
• Underwoodb_at_michigan.gov

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Questions or Comments About the GLCE

• For specific questions contact Betty Underwood
• Underwoodb_at_michigan.gov
• 517.241.4285
• Please include the following
• Specific GLCE use code
• Issue/question/concern
• Suggestion(s)
• Name, e-mail address, organization