2014: DIGITAL LIBRARY OF INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES DEBUTS

The Smarter Balanced Digital Library, featuring a collection of instructional and professional learning resources by created by educators for educators is released. It’s the first of three components of the assessment system available for teachers.

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2017: FREE, ACCESSIBLE ONLINE CALCULATOR RELEASED

Image of the Scientific Calculator for Grades 7-8. The Scientific Calculator includes standard four function calculations, graphing calculator, matrix calculator, and geometry tools.

Smarter Balanced offers an online calculator powered by Desmos that is both free to students and includes cutting edge accessibility features that enable students who are visually impaired or blind to use online calculators.

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2012: SMARTER BALANCED TECHNOLOGY READINESS TOOL

Smarter Balanced releases a technology strategy framework and system requirements specifications and provides a technology readiness tool available to assist states with the transition to online assessments.

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2015: ENDORSED BY HIGHER EDUCATION

Nearly 200 institutions of higher education agree to use scores from the Smarter Balanced high school test for placement in credit-bearing courses. Students submit their scores to help determine if they are ready for college-level courses. 

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2015: STATES ADMINISTER SMARTER BALANCED TESTS FOR FIRST TIME

Picture of nine students of different genders and ethnicities sitting around a table working on tablets.

More than 7 million students across the nation take Smarter Balanced summative assessments for the first time in spring 2015. The assessments provide data to member states to accurately describe both student achievement and student growth to inform program evaluation and school, district, and state accountability systems. The end-of-year test consists of two parts: a…

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