Model Cornerstone Assessments (MCAs): A Nationwide Initiative

Based on a 2/20/15 Keynote for the International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education Scott C. Shuler , Ph.D

[email protected]

Linkedin.com/in/ScShuler (860) 325-ARTS NAfME.org/Standards

National Core Arts Standards include:

1. Philosophical Foundations

2. Lifelong Goals (= vision of Arts Literacy) 3. 3+ Artistic Processes (CPR +) 4. Enduring Understandings (paired with EQs)

5. Connections

– Common Core (ELA, Math) – – 21 st Century Skills/College & Career Ready Cross-Arts Connections

6. Opportunity-to-Learn Guidelines 7. Model Cornerstone Assessments

– with Student Work

Organizational Structure:

Framework Matrix

General Music

Music Standards Levels (reflecting differences among 4 “strands”)

Elementary PK-2 3-5 Middle School 6-8 High School +1 year +4 years Beyond High School +5 years or more Novice Intermediate Proficient Accomplished Advanced Ensembles Harmonizing Instruments Composition / Theory Music Technology

New National Core Arts Standards envision students learning

all 3

Artistic Processes in

all

classes But the

relative emphasis

on each Process varies, depending on class type

Cornerstone Assessments

• •

Curriculum-embedded Engage students

in applying their knowledge and skills in an authentic and relevant context •

Anchor the curriculum

around the

most important performances

that we want learners to be able to do (on their own)

-- Jay McTighe (and Grant Wiggins)

2015 Music PrePiloting MCAs General Music Artistic Process Creating Performing Responding Grade 2 ♫ ♫ Grade 5 ♫ ♫ ♫ Grade 8 ♫ ♫ Artistic Process Performing Ensemble Novice Intermediate ♫ Proficient…

MCA Characteristics

• Focused on one Artistic Process • Multiple Process Components • Embedded in Unit • Parallel across Grades/Levels • Analytically Scored

MCA-Like Units from

CT Common Music Assessments Artistic Process Grade 2 Grade 5 Grade 8 Creating

Improvisation Composition Composition

Performing

Singing Prompt Singing Prompt Singing Prompt More at: www.CTcurriculum.org

Music MCA Leadership Structure

• • • Fred Burrack (Kansas State University) A. Kelly Parkes (Virginia Tech) Team of Research Advisors • • • • • • Scott C. Shuler (National Standards Co-Chair) Glenn Nierman (NAfME President) Ching Ching Yap (past South Carolina arts assessment leader) Richard Wells (National Standards Co-Chair) David Weatherred (Spokane, WA Music Supervisor) Tim Brophy (University of Florida Assessment Guru)

Music MCA Development Timeline Grades 2, 5, 8, and Ensemble STEP TIMING 1 ST P UBLIC D RAFTS

June 2014 (with standards)

Refinement 2 ND P UBLIC D RAFTS PrePiloting Revision 3 RD P UBLIC D RAFTS Piloting Revision Repiloting

(as needed) Final Revisions and

Benchmarking F INAL MCA S

June 2014 – February 2015 Mid-February 2015 February – April 2015 April – August 2015 September 2015 September – December 2015 December 2015 – January 2016 February – May 2016 Summer 2016 September 2016

How will we

MANAGE

nationwide piloting

and benchmarking?

beta Site: dev.CTcurriculum.org

(final name will be

ShareAssessment.org

circa May 2015)

Site enables Multiple Teachers/Piloters to Upload Student Work to Same Task

Manage Student Work and Scorers

Basic

Statistical Analyses

+

Export

to Excel for Further Analysis

dev.CTcurriculum.org

enables any user to:

• • • • • • • • • Create

standards-based units

with

embedded assessment

tasks; Upload and insert links to

files in various formats

, including video; Make units

public

,

private

, or accessible only to

designated users

; Assign others varied

levels of permission

(access) that allows them to – – – – provide

threaded feedback

and suggestions for improvement; participate in

editing

; and

upload student work

to the task and enter their scores.

Select

benchmark

(anchor) student work to illustrate levels of achievement on units/tasks; Assign work – specifically or randomly – to scorers for

blind scoring

, a crucial step in

benchmarking

and

calibration

processes;

Manage groups

of scorers,

monitoring

assigned task and

communicating

which have completed their with those who have not; Perform basic

statistical analyses

on scores and scorers, to identify outliers and determine inter-rater

reliability

; and

Clone

existing units/tasks and scoring scales for future use or

editing

.

Where can you find

National Core Music Standards

and PrePilot MCAs?

NAfME.org/Standards

Where can you find

Conceptual Framework

and Background Research?

www.NationalArtsStandards.org

Scott C. Shuler, Ph.D.

Arts Education Specialist, CT SDE (ret.) Co-Chair, National Core Music Standards Past-President, NAfME [email protected]

Linkedin.com/in/ScShuler (860) 325-ARTS www.NationalArtsStandards.org

NAfME.org/standards