ACCESS Testing Results
Your ACCESS Testing Results Are Now Available!
Districts received their ACCESS for ELLs and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs reports online, on Friday, May 24, 2019. Online reports are available on WIDA AMS using the Report Delivery functionality. Printed Reports are being delivered on Thursday, May 30, 2019. In WIDA AMS, select Test Results from the Report Delivery menu.
The following reports are available online:
Grades K-12 ACCESS for ELLs
- District Frequency Distribution Reports
- School Frequency Distribution Reports
- School Roster Reports
- Individual Student Reports
- Student Response Files - District (.csv)
Grades 1-12 Alternate ACCESS for ELLs (if applicable)
- District Frequency Distribution Reports
- School Frequency Distribution Reports
- School Roster Reports
- Individual Student Reports
- Student Response Files - District (.csv)
On-Demand Student Reports
Individual Student Reports are available in many languages from Report Delivery>On-Demand Reports. Please contact DRC Customer Support with any questions at 1-855-787-9615 or WIDA@DataRecognitionCorp.com
Important Dates to Remember for WIDA Assessments (Screener and ACCESS) Transition from TSM to COS
A reminder that time is fast approaching when WIDA Assessments will transition from the TSM to Central Offices Services (COS) Service Device. If you technology folks need support, please have them call 1-855-787-9615 or email WIDA@datarecognitioncorp.com. The migration is happening over the summer and the TSM will no longer be supported after August 15. Please make sure we are ready for Fall Screeners! Our goal is to make sure the student test experience is positive!
WIDA eLearning Workshops
Have you and your colleagues tried a WIDA self-paced eWorkshop yet? Or did you begin an eWorkshop and not complete it? Now’s the time! We’re giving away some springtime prizes to help you finish this school year strong.
Here’s how it works:
- Log in to your WIDA Secure Portal Account and click on the eLearning Tile. Choose the right eWorkshop for you (see attached flyer for course descriptions and more information).
- Complete at least one self-paced eWorkshop (including the survey and certificate) between September 1, 2018 and May 31, 2019 to be entered for a chance to win (one entry per person):
- Grand Prize: Registration plus travel and lodging to the 2019 WIDA Annual Conference in Providence, Rhode Island (1 winner)
- Registration to the 2019 WIDA Annual Conference in Providence, Rhode Island (1 winner)
- $50 gift card to the WIDA Store (2 winners)
- WIDA will select winners and they will receive notification via email by mid-June 2019.
Flyer: WIDA eLearning Workshops
1. If you already have a WIDA account, login to your account and look for the eLearning Center Icon.
2. If you do NOT have a WIDA account, complete this form: I need a WIDA account to complete the online workshops.
For more information contact Xatli Stox at xatli.stox@dpi.nc.gov
Research on STEM Learning Opportunities for Multilingual Learners
WIDA researcher Rita McDonald is part of a national, National Science Foundation (NSF)-sponsored working group to explore issues impacting STEM learning opportunities for English learners and multilingual learners. The working group has produced the following two resources to share with your colleagues:
The Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE) working group also entered a video on broadening participation in STEM education in the 2019 STEM for All video showcase.
WIDA encourages you to check out all the videos as we work together to improve futures in STEM for our nation’s fastest-growing group of students!
Please contact WIDA Client Services if you have questions.
WIDA at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research. 866-276-7735. help@wida.us
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SPOTLIGHTS
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EL Teacher Network
The NCDPI ESL/Title III Team is organizing an EL Teacher Network for the State. The network will offer in-service teachers the opportunity to work together to improve their professional learning network as they collaborate with other teachers statewide and provide feedback to the NCDPI ESL/Title III team on the PD that we offer.
The network will provide opportunities for teachers who serve English learners (ELs) to explore resources and interact with colleagues to discuss and reflect on classroom instruction and student learning.
The initial steps creating the network have included consolidating a leadership team. We are grateful for the support and enthusiasm from the following educators who have joined this team: Ambar Alcalá de Mejia (Johnston County Schools), Neera Bhat (Wilson County Schools), Gerson Correa (Halifax County Schools),
Astrid Emily Francis (Cabarrus County Schools), Emily Golightly (Carteret County Schools), Christopher Goodnight (Kannapolis City Schools) Sandra Lopez Greenfield (Public Schools of Robeson County), Joy Hamm (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools), Mabel Eliana Lamprea (Wayne County Schools), Omar Lemus (Henderson County Schools), Vivian Micolta Simmons (Iredell-Statesville Schools), Anthony Nesbit (Craven County Schools), Luisa Palacio (Northampton County Schools), Nidia Ramirez (Central Park School for Children), Audrey Shemesh (Henderson County Schools), Lisa Sibaja (Ashe County Schools), and Fernando Valverde (Lexington City Schools).
Stay tuned for more information on how to join the EL Teacher Network.
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Growing Success for ELs - Professional Learning Series - Summer Kick-Off
Audience: These workshops are designed for ALL educators working with English learners.
Cost: FREE
Format: In order to support the success of all English Learners throughout North Carolina via a regional support structure, the Growing Success for ELs Summer Conference is transforming into four regionally-based training opportunities, which will be held concurrently, August 6-8, 2019 at no cost. This training will serve as the kick-off to the 2019-20 Growing Success for ELs Professional Learning Series.
Time commitment:
Three Days: August 6, 7, and 8, 2019
Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Workshop Offerings:
- EL Family and Community Engagement
- Glimpse of GLAD: A Multidimensional Approach to Standards-based Instruction
- ExC-ELLerating literacy, language, and content for all learners
- The Can Do Approach to Academic Success
- Facilitating Academic Discourse Strategies for STEM
- Common Space: Collaboration and Co-Teaching
- Technology Integration for Language Development
- Characteristics of Long-Term English Learners (LTELs), research on LTELs, data analysis of LTELs and the trajectory toward proficiency.
- Supporting Dual Language/Immersion (DL/I) in North Carolina
- Best Practices: Educators Supporting English Learners
Follow this link to read more information and register: bit.ly/NCELs19information
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SIOP National Conference
July 15-17, 2019 in Portland, OR
For conference information, visit the conference website at SIOP National Conference.
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ArtsR4Life Conference
September 7, 2019 in Raleigh, NC
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is partnering with Meredith College to host the fifth annual “ARTS R4 Life” professional development conference for NC K-12 Arts Educators in Dance, Music, Theatre Arts, and Visual Arts.
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Co-Teaching: Building Capacity in the Carolinas
August 29, 2019 in Fort Mill, SC
Authors of Co-Teaching for English Learners, as well as of multiple other books in this field, Andrea Honigsfeld and Maria Dove, have designed a workshop with the purpose of building capacity throughout the Carolinas in the area of Co-Teaching.
Register at https://carolinatesol.wildapricot.org/event-3364322
Now Accepting Applications
Fall 2019 Innovate to Accelerate Language Learning Teacher Grant
Application Deadline: August 19, 2019 at 4:00pm
GRANT OBJECTIVE:
To provide Carolina TESOL members an opportunity to enhance the educational experience of English language learners by supplying financial aid (up to $750) for activities/initiatives that promote learning.
The intent is to allow for more creative learning opportunities not normally supported by the school budget that will advance English language acquisition.
Two applicants from each state, North Carolina/South Carolina, will be awarded grants up to $750 each semester, not to exceed $6000 per year.
For More Information login to your Carolina TESOL member account or contactcarolinatesolteachergrant@gmail.com
Carolina TESOL Fall Conference - Call for Proposals
This fall will be our 35th Anniversary Conference. The event organizers have opened the Call for Proposals. This year, the conference will be at the Kingston Plantation Embassy Suites in Myrtle Beach, SC this November 6th - 8th.
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La Cosecha Conference
November 13-16, 2019 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
For conference information, visit the conference website at www.lacosechaconference.org.
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