Georgia Milestones Overview Robert J Burch Elementary March

Georgia Milestones Overview Robert J. Burch Elementary March 12, 2020 Josh Noland, Assistant Principal

Georgia Milestones EOG (End of Grade) Who ● Grades 3, 4, 5 When ● Monday, April 14 - Friday, April 30 What ● Grades 3, 4 - English Language Arts (ELA), Math ● Grade 5 - English Language Arts (ELA), Math, Science, Social Studies

Georgia Milestones EOG (End of Grade) How ● Online using Chromebooks or desktop computers Why ● Measure mastery of grade level curriculum ● National norm comparison ● Promotion to next grade ○ 3 rd must achieve “on level” in reading ○ 5 th must achieve “on level” in reading and level 2 in math 3 rd and 5 th grade students NOT meeting this criteria will receive remediation and RETEST in May.

Features ● Curriculum based questions of varying difficulty ● Selected response (multiple-choice) items ● Open-ended (constructed-response ) items in English Language Arts (ELA) and math ● A longer writing piece in response to two reading passages ● Field test items in 5 th grade ● Online tools available: ○ Highlighter ○ Sticky note ○ Flag items ○ Line guide ○ Cross off tool ● Students will be given scratch paper

Scoring Levels In each content area , students will be scored as ● ● Level 4: Distinguished Learner - exceeds standards Level 3: Proficient Learner - meets standards (goal) Level 2: Developing Learner - passing, yet needs support Level 1: Beginning Learner - not passing In addition, students will receive ● On/below level reading score ○ This is what 3 rd/5 th grade students must meet ● National percentile score ● Lexile score (reading complexity)

Test Parameters ● ELA - 3 sections ○ 1 mainly writing focused ○ 2 mainly reading focused ● All other content - 2 sections Content Area Multiple Choice Constructed Response (2 points) Extended Constructed Response (4 points) Extended Writing Response (7 points) Evidence Based Multiple Part Items (2 points) ELA ✓ ✓ ✓ Math ✓ ✓ ✓ Science ✓ ✓* Social Studies ✓ ✓* ✓ ✓ ✓

Administration Times Content Area/Cours e Number of Questions Test Section(s) Minimum Time Per Section Maximum Time Per Section Extended Time (up to 50%) Per Section ELA 5 1 70 90 135 ELA 38 2 and 3 60 75 112. 5 Math 52 1 and 2 60 85 127. 5 Science 55 1 and 2 45 70 105 Social Studies 55 1 and 2 45 70 105 Students have PLENTY of time - they do not have to rush Note: These time limits do not apply to those students who have the accommodation of extended time.

English Language Arts - grades 3, 4, 5 Section 1 (1 st day of testing) - 5 questions ● Students will read a pair of related passages ● Answer 3 multiple choice items asking about the important features of each passage and comparing/contrasting between the two passages (contributes to reading and lexile score ) ● 1 constructed-response (paragraph length) item requiring linking the two passages (contributes to the reading score) ● 1 writing prompt (extended writing response) in which students must cite evidence to support their conclusions, claims, etc. (contributes to the writing score ). This is the major and longest writing response.

English Language Arts - grades 3, 4, 5 Sample Tasks - Section 1 - extended writing response Opinion-form and support an opinion based on the two passages ● Now that you have read “The Wind Energy Trap” and “Winning with Wind, ” create a plan for and write your opinion essay. Think about both sides of the discussion as presented in the passages, and then write an opinion essay supporting either side of the debate about the use of wind energy. Explain your opinion, and give reasons to support it. Be sure to use information from BOTH passages. Informative/Explanatory-explain or compare something based on the two passages ● In this section, you will read two passages about skates. How are roller skates and in-line skates different? You will write an informational piece explaining the ways in which roller skates like Amy’s grandmother’s skates were different from in-line skates.

English Language Arts - grades 3, 4, 5 Sections 2 and 3 (2 nd day of testing) ● Multiple choice items ● Constructed-response items (a few sentences/paragraph sized) in which students must link passages and/or cite evidence to support their conclusions, claims, etc. ● Extended Response - Narrative - in which students must continue a story, possibly from a different time or point of view 3 rd Grade Example - extended response - narrative : At the end of the story, Max decides to start a dog-washing business. Write your own story about Max’s first day washing dogs. Be sure to include ideas from the passage when writing your own story.

“max are you awake? ” asked my mother. ”Yes mom, ” I said. I just remembered that today is my first day on my new job: dog washing. I put my clothes on fast and ran down the stairs into the kitchen. I quickly walked over to the neighbors house to retrieve my first customer. I knocked on Mrs. Smith’s door and I told her I was ready to get Roxy clean and she told me Roxy was in the back yard. There was Roxy all caked in mud from yesterday’s walk. I kept Roxy on a tight leash this time because I din’t want a repeat of yesterday. When I got her back to my house I got the hose and washed all of the brown away. It was a good first day. This response scored the 3 out of 4 points (meets 3 rd grade ● ● ● standard). The student writes a story in the first person from Max’s perspective about the first day of his new job: dog washing. The story has a beginning , middle, and ending. There is a good sequencing of events in the story, but the story is lacking in descriptive details in some places. The story continues events from the source material, and does integrate details from the source (“There was Roxy all caked in mud from yesterday’s walk. ”). There is an attempt to provide closure at the end of the story. There a few minor errors in usage/conventions: “max” (not capitalized), “neighbors ” (no apostrophe), and a run-on sentence (“I knocked on Mrs. Smith’s door and I told her I was ready to get Roxy clean and she told me Roxy was in the back yard. ”), but they do not interfere with meaning.

What you can do now. . . ● Build reading/concentration stamina ● Read each night, and share your thoughts and questions ● Review homework and assessments ● Encourage focus and engagement at school ● Ask deep questions ● Utilize online resources ○ Read Theory - students have an account ○ Learnzillion - parents create account as a teacher ○ Newsela ○ Dreambox ○ Studies Weekly ○ Moby Max ● Practice typing with all fingers - Keyboarding Without Tears

What you can do during testing. . . Stay calm Good night’s sleep Healthy breakfast and lunch with protein Make sure they’ve taken medicine and have glasses Encourage student to ○ FOCUS ○ EXPECT THE TEST TO BE CHALLENGING ○ TAKE THEIR TIME ○ PUT FORTH BEST EFFORT ○ CHECK YOUR WORK ● Assure them they are loved, they are smart and that you believe in them. ● ● ●

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Online Testing Resources https: //goo. gl/z. UAd. Kn Georgia Department of Education Milestones information https: //goo. gl/PV 3 t. B 9 New York testing tutorial ● Explains why one multiple choice answer is better than the others. ● Sample constructed response questions and scoring ● Test question banks for each grade level. https: //goo. gl/40 kl. S 3 Milestones Study Guides - English only Contains questions, example answers, rubrics, etc. DO NOT PRINT! Over 100 pages!

Online Testing Resources www. burchbears. org Look for Milestones tab http: //www. gaexperienceonline. com/ Online practice ● ● ● ● ● Use Google Chrome browser Select Test Practice Select End of Grade Online Tools Training Select Standard Online Tools ○ Select Audio for students receiving read aloud of test question accommodations Select Grades 3 -5 Sign in with the username and password on the screen Select Grade 3 -5 Practice Test Become familiar with testing format and tools ○ Graphing and Drag-and-Drop questions are included! ○ Technology Enhanced Test is available for practice Questions are NOT grade specific

Testing Dates 3 rd Grade ELA 1 - April 14 th ELA 2 - April 15 th ELA 3 - April 16 th Math 1 - April 20 th Math 2 - April 21 st 4 th Grade ELA 1 - April 22 nd ELA 2 - April 23 rd ELA 3 - April 24 th Math 1 - April 27 th Math 2 - April 28 th ***Rolling makeups will be completed as needed. 5 th Grade ELA 1 - April 14 th ELA 2 - April 15 th ELA 3 - April 16 th Math 1 - April 20 th Math 2 - April 21 st Sci - April 22 nd SS - April 23 rd