1 The National External Diploma Program NEDP Online Refresher Training CAACE Conference– April 2, 2014 Astrid Robitaille, ATDN NEDP Trainer

2 Today’s Session Review the “mechanics” of the NEDP online system –Understand and practice the online roles of candidate and assessor –Evaluate and discuss responses and criteria –Create reports for feedback Answer your questions (NEDP Full Launch training is a separate session)

3 NEDP User Guide The User Guide provides step-by-step guidance through the entire NEDP assessment process The guide is posted on the NEDP Professionals page: NEDP Professionals– Web-Based NEDP Documents— Forms and Manuals

4 Training Site Log into the NEDP Professionals page from the CASAS website: Click on “NEDP Training/Practice Log On”

5 Staff Log-In Credentials : Use the username and password I’ve given you, NOT the username and password you use to access the online NEDP at your site. 1.Assessor Log In (begins with “ ta... ”) 2.Client Log In (begins with “ tt… ”)

6 Generalized Assessment Online AS AN ASSESSOR: 1)Locate your candidate name – this will be 2)Click Competency Areas 3)Check appropriate checkboxes 4)If others are checked, uncheck them. NEDP User Guide, p. 20

7 Generalized Assessment Generalized Assessment Online Evaluate the following competencies: 1.Consumer Awareness and Financial Literacy Group A: 1.Consumer Complaints: Activity A 2.Credit Cards: Activity A 2.21 st Century Workplace: 1.Creating a Resume: Activity A 3.Science: 1. The Scientific Method: Activity A

8 Evaluation Evaluate the work of your “client.” Be sure to use the boxes for “Notes to the Client” NEDP User Guide, pp

9 “Submit” Buttons Submit buttons are critical! They trigger the hand- off of work between candidate and assessor, and allow the assessor to save the evaluations. Candidate:Assessor: NEDP User Guide p. 40

10 Sharing Feedback After assessor evaluates candidate’s work and Submits the results, assessor must then Release Results for candidate to see them. Release feature enables assessor to control when feedback is made available to candidate. NEDP User Guide p. 42

11 Candidate Feedback Reports NEDP User Guide p. 51

12 PTA “Sessions” When a candidate logs in to begin the PTA reattempt of an activity, this triggers a new assessment “session” The session window enables assessors and candidates to view each activity attempt NEDP User Guide, page 45

13 Now Put on Your Client Hat Log in using your CLIENT login and password. 1.This will be 2.Go to the competencies you just evaluated as NOT DEMONSTRATED. 2.Try a PTA attempt as the client.

14 QUESTIONS?

15 NEDP State Contact Info Susan Pierson, SDE Consultant Astrid Robitaille, NEDP Center Bette Huckabee, NEDP Center

16 NEDP Contact Information Stacey Downey, Director, National External Diploma Program , ext. 191 Melissa Dayton, NEDP Coordinator , ext. 181 Christine O’Hara, NEDP Operations , ext. 135 Celanire Flagg, NEDP Operations , ext