The Florida Standards

2015-2016 School Year

The Florida StandardsWhy Did We Change?

• Emphasize success in college and careers • Prepare students with 21st century skills• Provide more rigorous content and

application of knowledge • Place emphasis on critical and analytical

thinking• Establish clear, consistent guidelines for

instruction

The Florida StandardsWhat Subjects Are Included?

• Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS) and Mathematics Florida Standards (MAFS) provide a clear set of goals and expectations

• Define what students should know and be able to do at each grade level – kindergarten through grade 12

The Florida Standards What Do They Mean For Teaching and Learning?

LAFS• Regular practice-complex

text & academic language• Reading, writing, listening

and speaking grounded in evidence from text

• Real-world applications• Build knowledge through

content-rich text

MAFS• Deeper understanding

of mathematical concepts

• Builds habits of mind of productive mathematical thinkers

• Real-world applications • Modeling with pictures

technology, graphs, manipulatives

The Florida StandardsWhat About the New Assessments?

• LAFS and MAFS will be assessed with the new Florida Standards Assessments (FSA)

• Spring 2015 administration of elementary school assessments will include:– English Language Arts (ELA): Grades 3-5*– ELA Writing Component: Grades 4-5* – Mathematics: Grades 3- 5*

*4th grade will have Computer-Based Testing for ELA and Math. Writing will be paper based.

Information on ELA Writing Test (Opinion)• Students will have 3 articles to read about the assigned

topic.– Examples include:

• Should your city adopt a bike sharing program.• Should your school invest in water bottles or a water

purification system.– One article will be neutral and the other 2 will be for and

against each topic.– Students must read the 3 articles, then write their own

opinion on which would be better, citing information from the 3 source articles.

Information on ELA Writing Test (Informative)• Students will have 3 articles to read about the assigned

topic.– Examples include:

• Write an informative essay in which you explain how technology has helped explorers overcome challenges related to deep-sea exploration.

– All 3 articles will give a different piece of information about the topic.

– Students must read the 3 articles, then write their own essay combining all 3 articles and citing information from the 3 source articles.

Passage Sample FSA Reading

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Sample FSA Reading Test

Sample FSA Reading Test

Sample FSA Reading Test

Sample FSA Math Test

Sample FSA Math Test

Sample FSA Math Test

FSA Tentative Testing Dates(Subject to Change)

• ELA Writing Component (120 minutes)

February 29th – March 11th 2016

• ELA and Math – (160 minutes)

March 28th – April 8th, 2016

The Florida StandardsHow May I Help My Child?

• Read different types of books and informational text with your child

• Ask your child to find answers to questions in the text of books, newspaper articles, manuals, etc.

• Encourage your child to form and defend an opinion by supporting it with facts, details and reasons from text

• Discuss mathematics ideas with your child have them explain these to you using pictures, graphs, etc.

• Visit the Florida Standards Assessment online portal at:

www.fsassessments.org to become familiar with the new assessments.

Practice Testhttp://www.fsassessments.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/FL_PT_QuickGuide_10-8-142.pdf

http://fsassessments.org/training-tests

The purpose of these training tests is to become familiar with the system, functionality, and item types; the tests are not intended to guide instruction.  Descriptions and response instructions for each item type are included in the Training Test User Guide that may be accessed in the “Resources” pages of this portal.  Users should refer to the tutorials or the guide to familiarize themselves with the different features and response instructions for each item type.

THANK YOU FOR COMING!• Any questions?

• Please make sure to visit www.fsassessments.org for on-going information and to view the practice tests.