Question of the Week
Q: When is the next training opportunity for the ACT Spring 2024 Junior State Administration?
A: The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) and ACT are partnering to offer testing staff the opportunity to attend an upcoming training session. The session will provide information about the ACT spring 2025 junior state administration.
Please ensure attendees register for the event using the link below.
Test Administration Training #1
Date: Dec. 3, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET
Target Audience and Content: Any staff that will be involved in the completion of key pretest activities associated with the ACT spring 2025 junior state administration. This content will be recorded and posted to the ACT-hosted website if staff are unable to join during the scheduled date/time.
For any questions, please contact Christen Roseberry.
New ‘Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know: ACCESS’ Article
The 2024-2025 edition of the Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know: ACCESS for ELLs news article is out! This news article covers where to find member/state guidelines, assessment training, test preparation materials, family engagement resources, and help answering questions about ACCESS.
Please share with the test administrators, test coordinators and educators in the district. For questions, please contact Chris Williams.
December WIDA Assessment Webinars
Please join WIDA and DRC to learn about the following assessment topics:
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Managing ACCESS Registrations in WIDA AMS Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 1-2 p.m. CT
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Managing Test Materials in WIDA AMS Thursday, Dec. 5 at 1-2 p.m. CT
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NEW! ACCESS Test Security and Test Monitoring Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 1-2 p.m. CT
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ACCESS Technology Troubleshooting Thursday, Dec. 12 at 1-2 p.m. CT
Learn more and add these upcoming webinars to your calendar on the Webinars page (login required).
Can’t make it? The recordings for Assessment Webinars are posted to the WIDA Secure Portal on the Webinars page within a week of the presentation. Technology-related webinar links can also be found in WIDA AMS. On the landing page, select My Applications > General Information > Documents and filter the Document Type by Memos/Documents.
Please share this with the test administrators, test coordinators and technology coordinators in the district. For questions, please contact Chris Williams.
New Research Explores the Importance of Educators’ Identities in Multilingual Learner Education
WIDA researcher Hannah Park published new research that examined multimodal autobiographies of 30 preservice teachers, most of them first-generation college students. This news article explores the paper's findings, which shed light on the personal journeys of bilingual/ESL preservice teaching, uncovering ways their linguistic and ethnic identities shape their development as educators.
Please share with the educators in the district. For questions, please contact Chris Williams.
2025 WIDA Annual Conference: Call for Proposals is Now Open
WIDA invites educators to share their expertise as a presenter at the conference that is by teachers, for teachers! The 2025 WIDA Annual Conference will take place Oct. 27-30, 2025, in Seattle, Washington, under the theme Igniting Innovation for Multilingual Learners. The knowledge and insight of WIDA educators and experts in the field are essential to the quality of the WIDA Annual Conference. WIDA welcomes proposals from first-timers and pros alike; WIDA wants to hear from educators! Learn more and submit concurrent session and workshop proposals by Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.
Please share with the educators in the district. For questions, please contact Chris Williams.
Education Week Article on Schools and Multilingual Learners with Disabilities
The article “English Learners with Disabilities: The Rules Schools Have to Follow” examines responsibilities schools’ have to multilingual learners with disabilities. WIDA’s director of accessibility research, Laurene Christensen, is quoted throughout the article.
Please share this with the test administrators and educators in the district. For questions, please contact Chris Williams.
Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) strives to publish student results data in Infinite Campus (IC) as it becomes available. KDE will publish KYOTE scores to districts beginning on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
Please email KDE data services inbox with any questions.
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