LEAP 360 Overview and Updates for Teachers Outcomes

LEAP 360: Overview and Updates for Teachers

Outcomes By the end of today’s session, you should be able to: • Understand the design of LEAP 360 • Understand key LEAP 360 improvements for 2018 -2019 • Understand A Teacher’s Guide to LEAP 360 2

LEAP 360 Overview

Louisiana’s Approach Louisiana believes access to the highest quality education allows all students, no matter their zip code, the opportunity for success. Implementing a high-quality curriculum based on rigorous standards is one of the fastest ways to give this access to all students. The curriculum must also be connected to standardsaligned assessments and professional development. 4

LEAP 360 There are three main purposes for classroom assessment: 1. Know where students are when they enter a classroom. 2. Monitor how students are learning content over the year. 3. Verify what students have learned. LEAP 360 pairs with LEAP 2025 to reduce overall testing time while realizing all three purposes. 5

LEAP 360 The goal of LEAP 360 is to deliver streamlined, high-quality assessments in a comprehensive system for classrooms, schools, and districts. What is the impact on teachers, principals, and districts? • Teachers will have a more complete picture of student performance. • Principals will identify throughout the system where additional support is needed to focus on the learning that matters most for students. • Districts will reduce overall local testing while helping to monitor progress toward district goals. 6

LEAP 360: Know Where They Are To set end-of-year goals, we’ve got to start with beginning-of-year questions: • What are we starting with? • What have students retained from the previous year? • What learning was left unfinished? • Who can be pushed or challenged further? • What are meaningful learning goals? In ELA and math, these answers come from a variety of places: • LEAP 360 diagnostic assessments • Data from previous year • Cold-read task from previous grade level • EAGLE test built from precursory standards found in Math Remediation Guides. 7

Diagnostics Summary (Grades 3 -8 and High School) Assessment Tool Includes ELA Diagnostic (Grades 3 -HS) 1 reading and writing form; 3 writing forms Math Diagnostic (Grades 3 -HS) 1 form (3 sessions) Recommended Window Reporting Beginning of year/course Student, Groups, School, District, State The diagnostic assessments are designed to: • Identify the specific prerequisite skills individual students or groups of students need in order to be successful with grade level content • Understand student performance on: • Readily accessible and moderately complex texts in ELA • Previous grade level content that is a precursor to major content in math • Assist with meaningful, yet ambitious goal setting for student learning targets 8

LEAP 360: Monitor What They’re Learning To achieve end-of-year goals, we’ve got to ask throughout-the-year questions: • What’s “sticking” and what’s not? • What needs closer attention? • How are we progressing toward goals? These answers come from a variety of places: • LEAP 360 interim assessments • Guidebook tasks (cold-reads, culminating writing, and extensions) • Tier 1 assessments • K-2 Formative tasks • Aligned classroom assessments found in EAGLE 9

LEAP 360 Interim Assessments Assessment Tool Includes ELA Interim Assessments for Grades 3 -8, English I, and English II 2 forms in grades 3 -8; 3 forms in high schools courses Math Interim Assessments for Grades 3 -8), Algebra I, and Geometry Recommended Window Reporting Based on curriculum and instructional pacing Student, Groups, School, District, State The interim assessments are designed to allow districts, schools, and teachers to: • Use results to make smart instructional decisions to improve student learning • Analyze student data to identify student-specific and classwide patterns in learning and misconceptions • Adjust instruction and target support for students in need • Gauge progress toward end-of-year goals

K-2 Tasks and EAGLE Assessment Tool K-2 Tasks (ELA and Math) EAGLE 2. 0 (ELA, Math, SS, and Sci) Includes Recommended Window Reporting 32 tasks (16 ELA, 16 math) Throughout year over 5, 500 items Throughout year N/A Performance, Test Session The formative assessment tools (EAGLE 2. 0 and the K-2 Formative Tasks): • Provide quality questions/tasks that target individual skills or texts • Integrate with tasks from teachers’ curriculum • Aid and enhance student learning while allowing teachers to make timely interventions to adjust instruction throughout the year 11

LEAP 360: Verify What They Know To verify end-of-year goals, we’ve got to ask end-of-year questions: • What can I confirm about learning? • What worked? • What didn’t? • Did we reach our goals? These answers can come from a few different places: • LEAP 2025 summative assessments • End-of-module or unit tests built in EAGLE • Cold-read tasks and culminating writing tasks 12

LEAP 360 Improvements During the first year of LEAP 360 implementation, feedback was collected from focus groups, site visits, district and school leaders, and teachers. Feedback was categorized into five focus areas: • Data Management • Educator Scoring • Reporting • Content • EAGLE 13

LEAP 360 Improvements Data Management • • • Beginning in 2018 -2019, student data will be uploaded directly to e. DIRECT from e. Scholar. Districts will use existing procedures to upload files to e. Scholar. Student data will then be uploaded to e. DIRECT. New students and student transfers will be managed through e. Scholar. • Student updates should be made in the district’s Student Information System and the data uploaded to e. Scholar. Updates to e. Scholar data will be refreshed in e. DIRECT nightly. Accommodations uploaded by districts to SIS and SER will be uploaded with student data to e. DIRECT. 14

LEAP 360 Improvements Data Management Student Group Upload • Flexible groupings of teachers-to-students called “student groups” can be created in batches. • Allows test results for students to be reported together. Teacher/Test Administrator Upload • For LEAP 360, teachers/test administrators can be uploaded using the Test Administrator Upload file. • Allows teachers to be tied to test sessions and student groups similar to LEAP 2025. Test Session Creation • Schools and school systems can still manually create test sessions in e. DIRECT or use the Test Session Upload file. The format of this file is unchanged for 2018 -2019. • Teachers and test sessions can be linked in e. DIRECT during test session creation. • Copying Test Sessions will allow users to create Interim sessions from existing Diagnostic sessions. 15

LEAP 360 Improvements Educator Scoring • On the Educator Scoring page, teachers can select to only view items that need scoring. 16

LEAP 360 Improvements Educator Scoring • Student responses can be printed in one batch with student names 17

LEAP 360 Improvements Educator Scoring • Item scores can be reset by the test session or by the individual student. 18

LEAP 360 Improvements Educator Scoring: Teacher Study Guides • Teacher Study Guides were created for Diagnostics/Interims that include answer keys, scoring guides, and copies of the assessments. • Teacher Study Guides can be found in e. DIRECT in General Information under Documents; select the Diagnostic/Interim 18 -19 administration and the Teacher Study Guides document type. 19

LEAP 360 Improvements Reporting • Improvements to existing reports: Reports will have teacher name, standards for math, ELA text complexity, points earned by student, and highlights for items where full and partial credit were earned. 20

LEAP 360 Improvements Reporting: New Test Session List Report • Provides comparisons between school and test session averages

LEAP 360 Improvements EAGLE • Additional items will be added throughout the year • Updated list of available items will be available in A Teacher’s Guide to LEAP 360 • Student responses will be accessible 22

LEAP 360 Improvements Content: Diagnostic ELA Forms • • Reading and Writing combined into 1 A, 1 B, and 1 C. Writing will also be separate forms labeled 2 A, 2 B, and 2 C. 23

LEAP 360 Improvements Math Interim Forms • Math Grades 6 and 7 will have alternate pathways. Subject Grade Alternative Sequence Eureka Sequence Math Form 1 Grade 6 Form 1 A Form 1 B Math Form 2 Grade 6 Form 2 A Form 2 B Math Form 1 Grade 7 Form 1 A Form 1 B Math Form 2 Grade 7 Form 2 A Form 2 B 24

Parent Guide to LEAP 360 A Parent Guide to LEAP 360 answers the following for parents: • What is LEAP 360? • How can I view and use my child’s LEAP 360 results? • What questions can I ask my child’s teacher when discussing LEAP 360 results? • Where can I go for more information? 25

LEAP 360 Improvements: Report Schedule For the 2018 -2019 year, all LEAP 360 reports will refresh nightly once posted. For items that are educator scored, all reports will include scored content within 24 hours. Diagnostic Report Type Diagnostic Report Posted Dates Student Response Map, Test Session Response Initial Post: August 2, 2018 Map, Data FIle Additional Posts: Within 24 hours of test completion or scoring Student Summary Report Initial Post: August 2, 2018 Additional Posts: Within 24 hours of scoring Test Session Summary Report, Test Session Roster Report Initial Post: August 29, 2018 Additional Posts: Within 24 hours of test completion or scoring School Summary Report Initial Post: August 29, 2018 Additional Posts: Within 24 hours of test scoring School List Report, School System List Report Initial Post: October 1, 2018 Additional Posts: Within 24 hours of test scoring

LEAP 360 Improvements: Report Schedule For the 2018 -2019 year, all LEAP 360 reports will refresh within 24 hours once posted. For items that are educator scored, all reports will include scored content within 24 hours. Interim Report Type Interim Report Posted Dates Student Response Map, Test Session Response Map, District Data File Tentative Initial Post: October 23, 2018 Additional Posts: Within 24 hours of test completion or scoring Student Summary Report Tentative Initial Post: October 23, 2018 Additional Posts: Within 24 hours of test scoring Test Session Summary Report, School List Report, School System List Report Initial Post: TBD Additional Posts: Within 24 hours of test scoring Test Session Roster Report Initial Post: TBD Additional Posts: Within 24 hours of test completion or scoring

Full Length Webinars Full length webinars are designed for training district and school staff on high level LEAP 360 topics. Title Audience Overview of LEAP 360 District, School, Teacher District’s Guide: Overview District, School Diagnostics District, School, Teacher Interims District, School, Teacher Eagle 2. 0 District, School, Teacher K-2 Formative Tasks District, School, Teacher’s Guide: LEAP 360 in the Classroom District, School, Teacher’s Guide: LEAP 360 Instructional Planning District, School, Teacher’s Guide: Making Meaning of Results District, School, Teacher’s Guide: Assessment Design District, School, Teacher 28

e. DIRECT/LEAP 360 Mini Trainings Mini trainings are designed to be short tutorials on tasks within e. DIRECT. Matching one pagers will be linked to each mini training. Title Resources Audience Accessing the e. DIRECT Dashboard Presentation/Webinar District, School, Teacher Managing Users Presentation/Webinar District, School Managing Test Administrators Presentation/Webinar District, School Managing Students/Accommodations Presentation/Webinar District, School Coming Soon District, School Managing Test Sessions Presentation/Webinar District, School Printing Test Tickets/Viewing Test Status Presentation/Webinar District, School Unlocking Test Tickets Presentation/Webinar District, School Managing Student Groups

e. DIRECT/LEAP 360 Mini Trainings Title Navigating Student Response Lookup Resources Audience Coming Soon District, School, Teacher Completing Educator Scoring Presentation/Webinar District, School, Teacher Accessing Reports Presentation/Webinar District, School, Teacher EAGLE 2. 0: Accessing EAGLE Presentation/Webinar District, School, Teacher EAGLE 2. 0: Creating a Test Presentation/Webinar District, School, Teacher EAGLE 2. 0: Test Session/Test Status/Tickets Presentation/Webinar District, School, Teacher EAGLE 2. 0: Completing Educator Scoring Coming Soon District, School, Teacher EAGLE 2. 0: Viewing Reports Coming Soon District, School, Teacher Presentation/Webinar District, School, Teacher K-2 Formative Tasks: Accessing K-2 Formative Tasks

A Teacher’s Guide to LEAP 360

What is A Teacher’s Guide to LEAP 360? A Teacher’s Guide to LEAP 360 serves as a support tool for teachers to use when implementing the components of LEAP 360. A Teacher’s Guide to LEAP 360 provides information on goal setting, reporting, instructional planning, and assessment design. A Teacher’s Guide to LEAP 360 is located on the LEAP 360 and Assessment Library pages. 32

What is A Teacher’s Guide to LEAP 360? A Teacher’s Guide to LEAP 360 serves as a support tool for teachers to use when implementing the components of LEAP 360. A Teacher’s Guide to LEAP 360 provides information on goal setting, reporting, instructional planning, and assessment design. A Teacher’s Guide to LEAP 360 is located on the LEAP 360 and Assessment Library pages. 33

Structure of A Teacher’s Guide to LEAP 360 is structured into the following sections: • LEAP 360: In the Classroom • LEAP 360: Making Meaning • LEAP 360 and Instructional Planning • LEAP 360: Assessment Design • Additional Resources • Appendix • Diagnostic Assessment Teacher Access Links, User Names, and Passwords • Interim Assessment Teacher Access Links, User Names, and Passwords • LEAP 360 Diagnostic Assessment Calculator Policy • LEAP 360 Diagnostic Assessment Reference Sheets • EAGLE ELA Passage and Item Information • EAGLE Social Studies Passage and Item Information • EAGLE Science Passage and Item Information • Eagle Math Item Information 34

LEAP 360: In the Classroom LEAP 360 Overview Diagnostic Assessments When Beginning of the year or start of a course What Assessments that pinpoint existing strengths and weaknesses of students entering their classrooms. In math, items assess students’ mastery of prerequisite standards for the major work of the course, and in ELA items have been developed using readily accessible and moderately complex texts. Where Who e. DIRECT Students in grades 3 -8 (ELA and math), English II, Algebra I, and Geometry Interim Assessments 2 -3 major checkpoints during the year after large periods of instruction Assessments to help educators identify students’ misconceptions and learning patterns to adjust instruction and target support. Items assess specific chunks of curricular content and should be given only after instruction on that content has occurred. They are not “minisummatives” or isolated test prep materials. e. DIRECT Students in grades 3 -8 (ELA and math), English II, Algebra I, and Geometry EAGLE and K-2 Formative Task Embedded throughout the year based on smaller units of instruction High-quality items and premade assessments designed to be woven into the day-today practices of classroom instruction e. DIRECT Students in grades K-12 in ELA, math, science, and social studies 35

LEAP 360: In the Classroom LEAP 360 and Goal Setting Practices LEAP 360 provides teachers with connected assessments designed to give meaningful information about student performance throughout the year. These assessments are aligned to both the Louisiana Student Standards and ot the approach of LEAP 2025. This has powerful implications for goal setting. 36

LEAP 360: Making Meaning Zeroing in on Results LEAP 360’s reports are designed to help teachers make actionable meaning out of student performance appropriately and efficiently. When viewed as a full suite, these reports take teachers through a process of thoughtful analysis and reflection that can lead to critical planning and adjustments. Test Session Summary Reports should be used to get a quick overview of student performance in a test session. Test Session Response Maps should be used to make decisions about pacing for the coming year based on identifying strengths and weaknesses. Individual Summary Reports should be used to understand an individual student’s overall performance. Student Response Maps should be used to dig deeper for specific students or groups of students who will need targeted instructional support either throughout the school year or with specific parts of the curriculum. 37

LEAP 360: Making Meaning Zeroing in on Results Diagnostic Reports ● What does the data say about my current students’ readiness for their grade level? ● What patterns am I seeing in my students’ data that I can use to inform my instruction? ● What targeted instruction will I need to provide individual students or my class overall given these results? ● What impact does this data have on my student learning goals for this year? Interim Reports ● What patterns am I seeing in my students’ data that I can use to inform my instruction? ● What targeted instruction will I need to provide individual students or my class overall given these results? 38

LEAP 360 and Instructional Planning Using LEAP 360 in the English Language Arts Classroom English Language Arts Guidebooks 2. 0 units include instruction in the study and analysis of complex, grade-level texts. This approach extends into the LEAP 360 assessments as well. However, the results from these assessments are only valuable if they are incorporated into instructional pacing and planning. LEAP 360 fits into this cycle in a couple of ways. It may be used to identify the gaps between student performance and the standards, or it may be used after interventions have occurred to measure growth. In this way, LEAP 360 pairs well with Guidebook assessments and lessons, giving teachers the opportunity to incorporate it into the rhythm of their classroom and curriculum. 39

LEAP 360 and Instructional Planning Using LEAP 360 in the Mathematics Classroom LEAP 360 assessments provide teachers and learners with high-quality assessments of these standards through an approach that mirrors that of the LEAP 2025 statewide summative tests. However, like in English language arts, the results from these assessments are only valuable if they are incorporated into instructional pacing, planning, and, in the case of math, remediation. LEAP 360 assessments align to the approach of LEAP 2025 Summative Assessments, but in smaller chunks of learning. When students do not perform well on portions of an interim assessment, the Remediation Guides can serve as a valuable tool to pinpoint previous grade-level standards to target with individual students or in small groups. 40

LEAP 360 and Instructional Planning Using the K-2 Formative Assessments 41

LEAP 360 and Instructional Planning Using EAGLE 2. 0 42

LEAP 360: Assessment Design In this section, descriptions of the design of each LEAP 360 assessment is provided by content area. These guides include information about the number of sessions, suggested times, assessable content, and several other topics: The specific guides are as follows: • • Diagnostic Assessment Guide for English Language Arts Interim Assessment Guide for English Language Arts Diagnostic Assessment Guide for Mathematics Interim Assessment Guide for Mathematics 43

English Language Arts: LEAP 360 Diagnostic Assessment Guide This section includes information about the following: • • • LEAP 360 Diagnostic Quick Start Guide, LEAP 360 Diagnostic Assessment Teacher Access, ELA Diagnostic Assessment design, ELA Diagnostic item types, and ELA Diagnostic Reporting Categories. 44

English Language Arts: LEAP 360 Diagnostic Assessment Guide LEAP 360 Diagnostic Assessment Structure: Grades 3 -8, English I, and English II Forms 1 A, 1 B, and 1 C** Points per Item Number Grade/ Total Suggested Type Sessions of Focus Content Assessed Course Points Time* MC EBSR PCR Passages MOD lit Session 1 2 10 18 28 40 minutes 1 RA info 1 pair: RI. 4. 1 -6, 8 -9; RL. 4. 1 -6; W. 4. 1 -3; L. 4. 1 RA lit/MOD Session 2 3 11 20 31 40 minutes info 1 RA lit Session 3: Option A 1 Expository 10 10 40 -45 minutes Session 3: Option B 2 Opinion 10 10 45 minutes Session 3: Option C 1 Narrative 10 10 40 minutes 5 Total Points: 69 Writing standards W. 1, 4, 7– 8, 10; language conventions standards L. 1 – 2, plus language skills from previous grades Writing standards W. 2, 4, 7– 8, 10; language conventions standards L. 1 – 2, plus language skills from previous grades Writing standards W. 3, 4, 7– 8, 10; language conventions standards L. 1 – 2, plus language skills from previous grades 45

English Language Arts: LEAP 360 Interim Assessment Guide This section includes information about the following: • • • LEAP 360 Interim Assessment Quick Start Guide LEAP 360 Interim Assessment Teacher Access link, ELA Interim Assessment design, ELA Interim item types, and ELA Interim Reporting Categories. 46

English Language Arts: LEAP 360 Interim Assessment Guide Form 1 A Session Number of Passages LEAP 360 Interim Assessment Structure Grades 3 -8 Interim 1 A and 1 B* Number/ Total Focus Type of Points Items Suggested Time* 1 2 Modified Research Task 5 SR and 1 PCR 25 (grade 3) 29 (grades 48) 60 -75 minutes 2 2 Reading Literary Texts 5 SR 10 20 -30 minutes 2 Reading Literary and Informational Texts 6 SR 12 20 -30 minutes 3 Assessable ELA Student Standards (by subclaim) RI standards 1 -3, 510; Vocabulary (RV) standards: RI. 4, L. 4, and L. 5; Writing standards W. 1 or 2, 4, 7 -9; Conventions L. 1 and L. 2 RL standards 1 -3, 510 and Vocabulary (RV) standards RL. 4, and L. 5 RL and RI standards 1 -3, 5 -10 and Vocabulary (RV) standards RI/RL. 4, and L. 5 47

Mathematics: LEAP 360 Diagnostic Assessment Guide This section includes information about the following: • • • LEAP 360 Diagnostic Quick Start Guide, LEAP 360 Diagnostic Assessment Teacher Access, Math Diagnostic Assessment design, Math Diagnostic item types, Math Diagnostic Reporting Categories, and Test Materials for Math Diagnostic Assessments. 48

Mathematics: LEAP 360 Diagnostic Assessment Guide LEAP 360 Diagnostic Assessment Design Grades 3 -8, Algebra I and Geometry Grade 3 Session Points per Task Type Total Points Suggested Time* Type III 1 16 0 0 16 25 minutes 2 13 4 0 17 30 minutes 3 16 0 0 16 25 minutes (No calculator. ) Total Points Assessed Prerequisite Content 2. OA. A. 1, 2. OA. C. 3, 2. OA. C. 4, 2. NBT. A. 1, 2. NBT. A. 2, 2. NBT. A. 4, 2. NBT. B. 7, 2. NBT. B. 8, 2. MD. A. 2, 2. MD. B. , 2. G. A. 3 48 The assessment structure for each diagnostic assessment is available in A Teacher’s Guide to LEAP 360. 49

Mathematics: LEAP 360 Interim Assessment Guide This section includes information about the following: • • • LEAP 360 Interim Assessment Quick Start Guide LEAP 360 Interim Assessment Teacher Access link, Math Interim Assessment design, Math Interim item types, and Math Interim Reporting Categories. 50

Mathematics: LEAP 360 Interim Assessment Guide Grade 3 Interim Assessments Designs Reporting Category Form 1 One Session Form 2 Assessable Content Tasks Points Session 1 Session 2 Tasks Points Assessable Content Major Content 18 20 3. OA. A. 1, 3. OA. A. 2, 3. OA. A. 3, 3. OA. A. 4, 3. OA. B. 6, 3. OA. C. 7, 3. OA. D. 8, 3. MD. A. 1, 3. MD. A. 2, LEAP. I. 3. 3, LEAP. I. 3. 4 10 11 3. NF. A. 1, 3. NF. A. 2, 3. NF. A. 3, 3. MD. C. 5, 3. MD. C. 6, 3. MD. C. 7, LEAP. I. 3. 1 Additional & Supporting Content 3 4 3. NBT. A. 2, 3. NBT. A. 3 1 1 1 2 3. G. A. 2 Expressing Mathematical Reasoning 1 3 LEAP. II. 3. 1, LEAP. II. 3. 2, LEAP. II. 3. 5, LEAP. II. 3. 6, LEAP. II. 3. 8 1 4 0 0 LEAP. II. 3. 1, LEAP. II. 3. 3, LEAP. II. 3. 4, LEAP. II. 3. 5, LEAP. II. 3. 7, LEAP. II. 3. 8 Modeling & Application 1 3 LEAP. III. 3. 1 0 0 1 3 LEAP. III. 3. 1 TOTALS 23 30 TOTALS 12 16 12 15 Suggested Time* 70 minutes Suggested Time* 35 minutes 51

Appendix Diagnostic Assessment Teacher Access 52

Appendix Interim Assessment Teacher Access 53

Appendix LEAP 360 Diagnostic Assessment Calculator Policy • • • Grades 3 -6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Algebra I Geometry 54

Appendix LEAP 360 Diagnostic Assessment Reference Sheets 55

Appendix EAGLE Passage and Item Information 56

When do I use A Teacher’s Guide to LEAP 360? • • When I have a question about LEAP 360 When I need more information about a component of LEAP 360 When I want to know about the types of items available in LEAP 360 When I want to know more about LEAP 360 reports When I want to know more about the format of a Diagnostic Assessment When I want to know more about the format of an Interim Assessment When I want to know what type of calculator my students should use for a diagnostic assessment When I want to find a passage set in EAGLE 57

Support

Resources • • • • LEAP 360 webpage A Teacher’s Guide to LEAP 360 A District’s Guide to LEAP 360 Diagnostic Assessment Quick Start Guide LEAP 360 Interim Assessment Quick Start Guide Louisiana Student Standards in ELA Guidebooks, 2. 0 Teacher Support Toolbox Library Online Tools Training (OTT) Accessibility Features and Accommodations Overview LDOE Remediation Guides LEAP 2025 Equation Builders K-12 Louisiana Student Standards for Math K-12 LSSM Alignment to Rigor Teacher Study Guides (available in e. DIRECT) Webinars and Mini-trainings available on the LEAP 360 page 59

Closing Thoughts: Key Takeaways LEAP 360 assessments are important tools in educators’ toolboxes that serve a variety of purposes. • The primary intention of LEAP 360 is to give educators access to rich, high-quality assessments that streamline assessment. You should: • take the Diagnostic through the Teacher Access or Teacher Study Guide • review K-2 formative tasks and EAGLE 2. 0 items to determine where/when to integrate them into your instruction • plan with your team time to complete educator scoring collaboratively throughout the year Please contact assessment@la. gov with any LEAP 360 questions or suggestions throughout the school year. 60