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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Southern Oregon Historical Society to ask county for $400,000 ... Gov. Brown: 'Hold the line' on more casinos in Oregon ... Purse snatching attempt injures 80-year-old woman at Medford Lowe's ... Southern Oregon Historical Society to ask county for $400,000 ... Gov. Brown: 'Hold the line' on more casinos in Oregon ... Purse snatching attempt injures 80-year-old woman at Medford Lowe's ... EDUCATION Oregon recruiting teachers to score Smarter Balanced test Comment By The Associated Press MailTribune.com By The Associated Press Posted Mar. 31, 2016 at 3:30 PM By The Associated Press Posted Mar. 31, 2016 at 3:30 PM » Social News BEND — Oregon's new standardized test is a harder test for students and it's also more difficult for evaluators to score. The Smarter Balanced test measures how students are performing under the Common Core standards and includes more open-ended questions that can't be scored by a computer. With that need for humans, the state Department of Education is accepting applications from teachers for a pilot program to train them to score Smarter Balanced tests outside their regular teaching duties. The department will host a training session in Salem next month. Teachers will score tests from students across the country, not just in Oregon, for $20 an hour, The Bend Bulletin newspaper reported. More than 40 states have adopted Common Core, and 14 states are using the Smarter Balanced test. When the state introduced Smarter Balanced, the question of whether teachers would be involved in the scoring came up often, said Bryan Toller, a math assessment specialist with ODE. It was something other states in the Smarter Balanced consortium asked about, too, he said. "The idea is Smarter Balanced is the consortium, the whole group of states. In my opinion, it's important to keep the states engaged and involved and keep the teachers engaged and involved," Toller said. The department wants to recruit 40 teachers for the pilot program. Last year, Oregon used a company called Data Recognition Corp. to score Smarter Balanced. This year it switched to Measurement Incorporated. In the pilot program, teachers will be supervised by Measurement Incorporated to ensure their scoring is accurate. On its website, Measurement Incorporated lists openings for temporary workers to score tests, working remotely or at its scoring centers across the country. Job requirements include a bachelor's degree and, for those working remotely, access to a computer with high-speed Internet. The jobs are not limited to teachers. "I think it's good to get teachers' eyes on this test and the results, have them involved with the test," said Don Stearns, president of the Bend Education Association, the local teachers union. "Sometimes the lens of the teacher might be different than someone whose job is to write and score the test." By The Associated Press MailTribune.com By The Associated Press Posted Mar. 31, 2016 at 3:30 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501