Tag: assessment

NEW SAGE Benchmark Assessment Options

Permalink: https://goo.gl/2xtXG5 The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) has released some new options for Utah Core-subject teachers for formative assessment to give them better data and to help prepare students for the SAGE Summative Assessments. SAGE Benchmark exams are shorter than the Full- or Class-Period Interim assessments, consisting of approximately 20 questions. They are available… Continue reading NEW SAGE Benchmark Assessment Options

Project Based Learning on the iPad for Iron County

Permanent link to this page: http://goo.gl/qJHj3W Here’s the plan for our session today. We’ll learn about: Presenting from the iPad – by controlling your desktop or by displaying your iPad screen on the projector Screencasting – creating learning objects with some cool interactive white board type apps Creating rich media projects like narrated slide shows,… Continue reading Project Based Learning on the iPad for Iron County

Want a Sneak Peek at SAGE Summative? Lookie Here!

SAGE Summative Training Tests should be available on the SAGE Portal in December. However, Hawaii, Oregon, and SBAC have Training Tests available now for students without login… open and available to try as “guest” Hawaii Training Tests https://hsapt.tds.airast.org/Student/Pages/LoginShell.aspx Has more of the new item types Hawaii has Expository Writing sample tests for 8th-12th. In addition they… Continue reading Want a Sneak Peek at SAGE Summative? Lookie Here!

Utah’s New Formative, Summative, Adaptive Assessment System – SAGE Demo

Curious about what the new assessment system for Utah will look like? You can try out several sample items on the demo site here: http://demo.tds.airast.org/AIRAssessment/ It’s surely not your Mother’s (or even my) old multiple-guess test that students could blow through in 5 minutes (if they were so inclined). Rich items, interactivity, and constructed responses –… Continue reading Utah’s New Formative, Summative, Adaptive Assessment System – SAGE Demo