/ State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards (SCASS)
Comprehensive Social Studies Assessment Project(CSSAP)
June 20-21, 2007
Gaylord OprylandResort & Convention Center
2800 Opryland Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37214-1297
Phone: 615-889-1000 Email:

Agenda

Meeting Objectives:

  1. Update members on CCSSO/SCASS activities
  2. Review new and modified CSSAP units
  3. Review additions to the website
  4. Review plans/projects for CSSAP 2007-08
  5. Make effective use of online CSSAP units
  6. Discuss present and future partnerships
  7. Prepare for the October 2007 CSSAP meeting

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

1:00-2:45 PM
2:45-3:15PM
3:15-4:00 PM
4:00-4:45 PM
4:45-5:00 PM
6:00 PM / Welcome, Introductions, and Updates
  • Welcome and Introductions—Arthur Halbrook
  • Review of Agenda—Arthur Halbrook
  • Roster distribution—Arthur Halbrook
  • CCSSO/SCASS Update—Arthur Halbrook
  • Assessing Special Education Students (ASES)
  • Surveys of Enacted Curriculum (SEC)
  • Science
  • Technical Issues in Large-Scale Assessment (TILSA)
  • Comprehensive Assessment Systems (CAS)
  • Education Information Management Advisory Consortium (EIMAC)
  • Formative Assessment (FAST)
  • 21st Century Skills (SCASS 21)
  • Initiatives/Issues
  • STEM
  • Branding
  • Interpreting Data Mtg (St. Louis)
  • National Standards
  • Budget and Contracts—Arthur Halbrook
  • CCSSO Large-Scale Assessment Conference
  • Overview of conference
  • CSSAP presentation at conference—Joann Prewitt and Preston Shockley
  • NCLB/ED/NAEP Update—Arthur Halbrook
  • NAEP
  • Reauthorization of NCLB
  • CCSSO Response
  • State and Partnership Updates and Discussion — Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, West Virginia, Smithsonian Institution
  • Which CCSAP products/projects is your state using and how?
  • What is NCLB’s impact on the social studies curriculum and/or assessment in your state?
  • Do you have any social studies success stories you would like to share?
  • Do you have any new resources/research publications/projects to recommend?
BREAK
CSSAP Project for 2006-07—Joann Prewitt and Preston Shockley
  • Progress Report on reformatting and design of homepage
  • Progress Report on reworking of the units online
  • Presentation on new units
CSSAP Projects for 2007-08—Joann Prewitt and Preston Shockley
[Presentation of ideas with discussion and decisions on Thursday afternoon]
  • Completion of the units
  • Addition of student work
  • Review and editing of test items
  • Addition of test items to website
Wrap-Up
DINNER (location TBA)

Thursday, June 21, 2007

8:00-9:00 AM
9:00-10:15 AM
10:15-10:30 AM
10:30-12:00Noon
12:00 Noon-1:00 PM
1:00-1:45 PM
1:45-2:45 PM
2:45-3:15 PM
3:15-4:30 PM
4:30-5:00 PM
6:00 PM / BREAKFAST
Making Effective Use of Online Units—Bob Jervis
BREAK
Making Effective Use of Online Units (Cont)
LUNCH
CSSAP Website and Products/Publications
  • MetaLogic contract for 2007-08
  • Determining use of remaining CDs
  • Transition from CD to online delivery (use of existing CDs)
  • Item release schedule
  • Product/Publication pricing
  • Reformatting and design of homepage
  • Branding
Smithsonian Partnership
BREAK
Discussion and Decisions
  • Joint Meeting with HEAP SCASS
  • Project Planning for 2007-08
  • Web layout
  • Additional units
  • Student work
  • Products/Training
  • Item bank
  • Planning for next CSSAP meeting
Wrap Up
  • Recruitment
  • Announcements
  • Evaluation of Meeting
DINNER (Location TBA)

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