Accessing the Smarter Balanced Practice Portal

Teachers are starting to think about (and ask about) the Smarter Balanced practice portal. Although you can access it through clicking multiple links from the SB homepage, you can also directly access the portal here. (For convenience, you may want to save the portal page as a bookmark if you plan to use it in class.)

• Once on the portal page, click on the green "Practice and Training Tests" box.
• On the Practice Test page, scroll down to find the two green boxes; click on the "Student Interface Practice and Training Tests" to access the practice test. (The other green box, "TA Practice and Training Site," is a practice site for test administrators.)
• Leave all information boxes as the pre-filled "GUEST" and click "Sign In."
• Select the proper grade and click "Yes."
• Select the appropriate practice test. (Click here to view a chart explaining the differences between the ELA HS Training Test and the ELA Practice Test.)
• Follow the rest of the directions on the screen to enter into the test.