PSSA+and+Keystone+Resources

=__2015-16 PSSA and Keystone Links:__= ====The first two links include item and scoring samplers for the PSSAs and Keystone Assessments if you scroll down. These give parents and educators a feel for the types and formats of questions on the State Assessments.====
 * ==Link to Pennsylvania Department of Education's PSSA Website Page==
 * ==Link to Pennsylvania Department of Education's Keystone Website Page==
 * ==PSSA Assessment Calendar==
 * ==Keystone Assessment Calendar==
 * ==Keystone Exams Explained on the Standards Aligned System Page (pdesas.org)==
 * ==Project-Based Assessments Explained==

= = =New PSSA ELA Test Explained= =Overview of New ELA Assessment- IU 17= media type="youtube" key="oHtLMtdW7xM" width="560" height="315"

Rigor in DOK Levels
=media type="custom" key="26738488"= =Link to Rubrics for the ELA:= This link will take you directly to the page in PDE (not SAS) where you can find documents on everything from test design, calendars, formulas, accommodations, and blueprints, to eligible content, to scoring and item samplers, to question-type-specific rubrics. Everything here is useful, depending on what you are looking for. PDE Resources Here is a sample: The TDA Scoring Guideline: =Other Resources:= The resource below is excellent and is worthy of exploring. If you search "text dependent" it will take you to many resources, some of which I have posted below. If you teach Storytown, go to the next link. Everyone must first create a FREE account here to have access.

Basil Alignment Project at acheivethecore.org
Storytown Aligned TDAs This link may work after you have logged in. What it does is allow you to pick your grade and then a series (Storytown, in our case). It then provides stories and resources from the series to support the new ELA test. Here is a sample 4th grade lesson from Storytown: