Alaska Science Alternate Assessment Test Administration February 2016 The present publication was developed under grant X from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The views expressed herein are solely those of the author(s), and no official endorsement by the U.S. Department should be inferred.

2 Webinar Overview 1.Science Alternate Assessment Overview 2.Steps Before Administration 3.Moodle Training for AK Science AA 3. Administration and Scoring 4. Resources

3 ALASKA SCIENCE ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT (AA) OVERVIEW

4 AK Science Alternate Assessment Last Year (2015) Based on AK Science ExGLEs Paper tests delivered to district Teacher training on DRA site This Year (2016) Based on AK Science ExGLEs Tests delivered via KITE System Teacher training in Moodle For Grades 4, 8, & 10

5 AK Science Alternate Assessment Alaska Science Alternate Assessment Milestones January 2016 Complete student enrollment – work with your Data Steward February 22, 2016 Recommended deadline to complete student rosters February 29, 2016 Recommended deadline to complete First Contact Survey & PNP March 21 – May 6 Alaska Science Alternate Assessment Test Window

6 STEPS BEFORE ADMINISTRATION

7 Steps to Administer AK Science AA Before Beginning Assessments All the same steps as in DLM ELA and math, plus: – Confirm student eligibility for science – Make sure student is rostered for science – Use AK Science AA resources to prepare for the assessment – Complete AK Science AA training in Moodle

8 Eligibility Must meet eligibility criteria for participation in alternate assessment – Details are in the Science Test Administration Guide & the Participation Guidelines Students with significant cognitive disabilities in grades 4, 8, and 10 take science alternate assessment

9 Educator Portal Correct rostering – Student is listed on TA’s roster for science Code is “SCI” – Students in grades 4, 8 & 10 only

10 MOODLE TRAINING

11 training.dynamiclearningmaps.org Moodle training takes place at the DLM Moodle Website

12 AK Science AA Moodle Training Content is based on previous DRA training Module delivered through DLM training site (Moodle) – Self-directed only. No facilitated version. One-item quiz to indicate completion EED expects all teachers who administer science assessments to complete the module.

13 ADMINISTRATION AND SCORING

14 Steps to Administer AK Science AA Download and print PDF test materials – Test Management in Educator Portal Follow instructions in the PDFs to administer to students offline Record student responses on the scoring protocol Transfer information from scoring protocol to corresponding items in KITE

15 Standard and ELOS Forms Both forms will be available in KITE – Looks like two separate tests Follow the rules for stopping standard administration and switching to ELOS In KITE, only enter the responses for the scoring protocol for standard OR ELOS – not both

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17 AVAILABLE RESOURCES

18 Guide may be downloaded from science resources page linked to Alaska DLM website dynamiclearningmaps.org/Alaska Contains: Steps before testing Eligibility & accessibility Administering & scoring

19 Resources DLM manuals also contain useful information. For example: – Accessibility Manual sections on completing the PNP – Test Administration Manual sections on Educator Portal procedures

20 Resources Also available on the AK science AA page: Practice resources – Science SCORING PROTOCOL – Science STUDENT MATERIALS Science Content Standards (ExGLEs) PPT Presentations Parent & Educator Interpretive Guides Contact Information

21 Contact Information For more information, please contact: or Go to: For Professional Development, contact: Grace Gray, Alternate Assessment Program Manager

THANK YOU! The present publication was developed under grant X from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The views expressed herein are solely those of the author(s), and no official endorsement by the U.S. Department should be inferred.