Keystone Exams &Project Based AssessmentJoseph A. Page

Professional Development Facilitator

Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21

What Have You Heard?

At your tables, share what youHave heard about the Keystone Project Based

Assessments?Think you know about the Keystone Project Based

Assessments?Want to know about the Keystone Project Based

Assessments?

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Chapter 4 – Keystone ExamsGraduation Requirement

Class of 2016-17: current tenth gradersProficient or higher (Currently: ELA, Algebra 1, Biology)

Unlimited retakesSupplemental instruction after each unsuccessful attempt

Exam or PBA

AccountabilityFederal – ‘NCLB’ waiverState – part of School Performance Profile

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Chapter 4 – Keystone PBA

Alternative for Graduation Requirement ONLYAfter two (or more) unsuccessful attempts of Exam

IEP Student (IEP Trumps All)Team determines when student moves to projectCould move to PBA after one unsuccessful attempt

May work on project and retake examOne PBA per Module

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Keystone exams

Depth of KnowledgeMajority at levels 2 and 3

Composition is coming (subject to funding)Required beginning 2018-19 school yearState graduation requirement

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Keystone PBA

Test – not a creative projectOne ‘project’ per moduleComplete a project for each non-proficient module

Assesses same Eligible Content at the same DOK levels

Computer administered in a secure settingLog on required; good for 1 hourMonitored

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Roles in PBAStudent

may retake the Keystone exam at anytime while working on PBA (Online)

Must complete the project according to the timeline provided

Schedule and timeline for completion set by Building Administrator and guided by PDE procedures.

Must submit the completed project to his/her tutor for submission to regional review panel.

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Roles in PBAMonitor/Test Administrator Ensures the student is scheduled for the correct

PBA.

Logs in student to online site and ensures security measure.

Ensures the student has completed all activities with the timeframe and schedule.

Notifies tutor if any content difficulties are recognized. (Monitor does not make any judgments on correctness of work)

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Roles in PBA Tutor

Must be certified in the content area he/she is tutoring

Responsible for checking student work at various checkpoints in the PBA for accuracy.

Provides supplemental instruction on Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content on areas of student need identified by the student, monitor, and/or tutor.

Tutor may not provide instruction on specific problems of the PBA activities.

Tutor permits the continuation of the PBA activities after a check point has been completed.

After the PBA is completed and reviewed and is deemed to have met the criteria for submission, tutor forwards the PBA to the site administrator for submission.

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Roles in PBASchool Site Administrator

Responsible for scheduling and implementation of the PBA’s.

District Level Administrator Role does not require administrative

certification. A teacher or guidance counselor may fill the role of the PBA District Level Administrator

Responsible for assigning site administrators and final submission of PBA. Tracking students’ progress and completion of all elected PBA.

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The Project is a Test Students can only work on the project at school. This includes

any student in cyber school or a student who is homeschooled. Students must have a monitor (Test Administrator) to sign them

into the website and remain present while they work on the project.

The monitor can be an aide (Employed by the LEA, but does not need to be certified)

Tutors are assigned to each student and should be certified in the content area.

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The Project is a Test (Continued)

Tutors cannot actually help students with the content of the project.

Tutors can point students toward practice problems in the eligible content and provide some remediation based on student need in a particular area.

The tutor must review the project at set checkpoints and “sign off” on the project before it is sent to the state for scoring.

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Keystone PBA - resources

SAS Portal – AssessmentCLIU Content Networking Wiki

http://cliu21cng.wikispaces.com/

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Now what do You know?

What new knowledge do you have?What questions have been answered?

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Keystone exams & PBA – Next steps

Goals for the groupCreate and share PBA style tasksCreate and share Keystone Exam style MC

questions and Constructed ResponseCreate and share ‘supplemental instruction’

ideas, resources, and materials

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Keystone exams & PBA – Next steps

Sharing with colleagues at your siteContinue to meet and network next school

year

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Webb’s Depth of knowledge

Webb's Depth of Knowledge DOK Science Science Examples Science Examples Answers Cognitive Rigor Matrix DOK Flip Chart DOK Questions

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PDE SAS Website

PBA Resources & Materials

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