PD Day - September 3' 2013

I attended the required PD Day.  The morning was a review of engagement and literacy.  In the afternoon, I was in a group of 3 teachers who were asked to write a question (or two)that corresponds to a CCSS and is similar to the sample questions provided by PARCC.  These questions are to be used with Algebra 2 even though only one of the three of us teach Algebra 2.  We decided after creating the first question that our second question should be one that is similar so that we can use one as an in class assignment/discussion and the other as a CRT question.  Our group ended the day with a total of 6 questions written!

It took us several years to create CRTs that gave us true indicators of students potential for the EOI.  When I last taught Algebra 2, I discovered that our 3rd quarter CRT was a predictor of number correct on the EOI within 4 questions for about 90% of my students.  Of the 10% whose CRT did not predict the EOI, most were ELL students.