| ATMIM Winter Conference 2016 Thursday, January 12, 2017 - Hopedale, MA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next-Generation MCAS |
Event Details When: Thursday, January 12, 2017 3:30 PM - 8:00 PM Snow Date: Registration 3:30-4:00 Keynote Address 4:00-5:15 Breakout Sessions 5:25-6:25 Dinner 6:30-7:15 Panel Discussion and Q&A 7:15-8:00
Where: Hopedale Jr-Sr High School 25 Adin Street Hopedale, MA Cost: $45 for ATMIM Members; non- Members / renewing Members will need to pay additional $ for membership. | Keynote Address - General Session Jass Stewart, Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, DESE The main presentation at this conference will provide the latest information on the Next-Generation MCAS. How will Next-Gen MCAS impact your students this year and into future years?  Breakout Sessions Breakout sessions will explore particular issues related to different grade spans around Next-Generation MCAS. Breakout Session 1: Grades 3-5 Mary Lou Beasley, Mathematics Test Developer for Grades 3-5 This sessions will provide an overview of the new test designs for the 2017 Next Generation MCAS. Similarities and differences between the 2016 MCAS tests and Next Generation will be discussed along with calculator restrictions, new item types, and demonstrations of some technology enhanced items. ---------------------------------- Breakout Session 2: Grades 6-8 Simone Johnson, Administrator for Mathematics Test Development
---------------------------------- Breakout Session 3: Grade 10 Jim Verdolino, Mathematics Test Developer for Grade 10 Haley Freeman, Assistant Director of Test Development This session will discuss preliminary ideas for the Next Generation grade 10 MCAS. Questions to be addressed include: To what extend does high school competency depend upon pre-high school standards? What securely held knowledge is important? Which high school standards are better suited for large scale assessment? |
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