October 6, 2017 | WDE Assessment Updates | Volume 5, Issue 33
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Mark your calendar for the next WIDA training focused on ELs in a Science classroom. Registration for this training will be available soon.
Who: EL coordinators and EL teachers
What: WIDA Science training
When: November 7-8, 2017 from 8:00-3:30
Where: Gillette, WY at the Lakeway Learning Center in the Aspen Room
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 American Institutes for Research will host two AIR Ways reporting webinars. Educators will learn how to interact with the modular and interim assessment reporting system. AIR Ways reporting allows educators to look at school level, class level, and individual student results.
Mark your calendar! Click on the link below to log in to the webinar.
October 16, 2017 - 3:00 p.m
October 19, 2017 - 9:00 a.m.
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The Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) is now open for WY-TOPP and WY-ALT User and Student uploading. District Test Coordinators (DTC) now have access to add Building Coordinators (BC) to the TIDE system. BCs may add Test Administrators (TA) and Proctors to the system.
For directions on how to add USERS and STUDENTS, follow this link to the TIDE user guide. Here is a document that outlines the access different USER roles have in TIDE.
Follow this link to the WY-TOPP Test Administration Manual for Interim and Modular Assessments.
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 Districts have the option to upload their student information using the TIDE Student Import Layout (template), found on the AIR Wyoming Assessment Portal at wyoassessment.org. Districts also have the option to have WDE upload district student information using the October 2nd WDE 684 data file snapshot. With this option, please note the student information will not be uploaded and available until after October 17th. This will be the only time the state will upload information per the request of the district, so as to not overwrite any student information. Throughout the school year, districts will be able to edit and upload students into the TIDE system.
Please be sure your upload includes ALL of your district's students, including your WY-ALT students. Anytime your district re-uploads throughout the school year, it will overwrite your information.
*A survey will be emailed to District Test Coordinators today. District Test Coordinators must submit which option their district will use for the initial student upload by October 13th.
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All educators must have access to TIDE in order to log in to the TA certification program. District Test Coordinators (DTC) have been given access to add USERS. DTCs can add Building Coordinators (BC) and Test Administrators (TA). BCs can also add TAs. Once you have been added as a USER, you will receive an email from AIR to reset your password. If you know you have been added, but you do not receive this email, please go to the TIDE login page and select "Forgot Your Password" or "Request a new one for this school year", and you should receive a new email.
All test administrators and proctors who plan to administer the WY-TOPP assessment during the 2017-2018 school year must complete the online Test Administrator Certification course. The course is approximately 30 minutes long and the Wyoming Department of Education will ask Building Coordinators to keep documentation of completion for their staff. Please follow this link to the AIR Wyoming Assessment Portal and you will find the Test Administration Certification button in the top row and second column.
 The Wyoming Department of Education and ACT look forward to sharing information about this free resource with you. OpenEd supports access for all students, with additional support for English language learners and special education students. Students can start test preparation today through the Wyoming OpenEd Student portal.
Join the ACT team to explore and learn more about this extensive library of resources. Upcoming webinars will introduce you to the OpenEd system, resources, and tools to enhance student learning.
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Please register prior to the webinar date by clicking on the register here button.
Thursday, October 19, 2017, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
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Please follow this link to the WY-TOPP Assessment Blueprints and Rubrics webpage to view the writing rubrics prior to the webinar.
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Student growth using the WY-TOPP Summative assessment will be computed the same way that student growth was computed using the PAWS Summative assessment. Please see the Wyoming Department of Education's Understanding Student Growth webpage.
AIR Ways reporting is for Interims and Modular assessments. AIR Ways reporting has a feature that allows teachers to compare students' scores after they complete two or more interim assessments.
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 Save the date! Registration links will soon be available for WY-ALT test administration training. If you have previously attended a full day WY-ALT training, then you must attend a two hour refresher course every year. If you have never attended a full day WY-ALT training or if you prefer a full day refresher, then please register for one of the full day trainings. We have four full day training options and five refresher training options available.
January 8, 2018 - TA Training in Sheridan 8:00-4:00 p.m.
January 9, 2018 - TA Training Riverton 8:00-4:00 p.m.
January 10, 2018 - TA Refresher Training Riverton 9:00-11:00 a.m.
January 10, 2018 - TA Refresher Training Riverton 1:00-3:00 p.m.
January 12, 2018 - TA Green River 8:00-4:00 p.m.
January 24, 2018 - TA Training in Cheyenne 8:00-4:00 p.m.
January 25, 2018 - TA Refresher Training in Cheyenne 9:00-11:00 a.m.
January 25, 2018 - TA Refresher Training in Cheyenne 11:00-3:00 p.m.
January 30, 2018 - TA Refresher Training Webinar time is TBD
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Interim assessment estimated testing times
Math 30-60 Minutes
Reading 30-60 Minutes
Writing 30-60 Minutes
Science 30-60 Minutes
Summative assessment estimated testing times
Math 60-120 Minutes
Reading 60-120 Minutes
Writing 60-120 Minutes
Science 60-120 Minutes
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 Starting this 2017-2018 school year, the state will no longer provide the ACT Aspire assessment. School accountability will be measured using the WY-TOPP assessment for grades 3-10.
Reminder: The Aspire Portal will close on October 15, 2017, so please collect any data needed for your files.
Individual Student Reports (ISR) and all aggregate-level reporting for schools and districts are available for access in the ACT Aspire Portal.
For detailed instructions on accessing various reports via the ACT Aspire Portal, please refer to the ACT Aspire Portal User Guide (pages 109-118).
For support, please contact ACT Aspire Customer Service at 888.802.7502.
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Please follow this link to the document that outlines the cut-points for the 2018 consolidated subgroup based upon 2017 tests. If you have questions or concerns regarding the cut-points please contact Bill Pannell at 307-777-7322 or bill.pannell@wyo.gov.
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October 9-13: WY-TOPP Regional Trainings
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October 11: DESMOS Calculator Webinar @ 4 p.m.
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October 11-12: Casper - Phase III The Art and Science of Teaching, Unit 1
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October 16: AIR Ways Reporting Webinar @ 3 p.m.
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October 18-19: Green River - Phase III The Art and Science of Teaching, Unit 1
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October 19: AIR Ways Reporting Webinar @ 9 a.m.
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October 23: WY-TOPP Assessment Viewing Application is open
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October 23: WY-TOPP AIR Ways Reporting is open
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October 23: WY-TOPP Modular assessments are available (Grades 3-11)
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October 23-November 17: WY-TOPP Fall Interim window (Grades 3-10)
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November 7-8: WIDA Training in Gillette 8:00 - 3:30
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November 9: ACT Accommodations Q&A webinar @ 3:30 p.m.
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January 8: WY-ALT Test Administrator Training in Sheridan 8:00 - 4:00
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January 9: WY-ALT Test Administrator Training in Riverton 8:00 - 4:00
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January 10: WY-ALT TA Refresher Training in Riverton 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
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January 10: WY-ALT TA Refresher Training in Riverton 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
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January 12: WY-ALT Test Administrator Training in Green River 8:00 - 4:00
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January 16-February 9: WY-TOPP Winter Interim window (Grades 1-10)
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January 29: ACT Standard Administration Q&A webinar @ 3:30 p.m.
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January 22-23: Casper - Phase I & II Literacy and Formative Assessment Workshop
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January 23-February 27: ACCESS testings window
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January 24: WY-ALT Test Administrator Training in Cheyenne 8:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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January 25: WY-ALT TA Refresher Training in Cheyenne 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
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January 25: WY-ALT TA Refresher Training in Cheyenne 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
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January 29-30: Casper - Phase III The Art and Science of Teaching, Unit 2
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January 30: WY-ALT TA Refresher Training Webinar time TBD
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February 1-2: Green River - Phase III The Art and Science of Teaching, Unit 2
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February 26-March 28: WY-ALT testing window (Grades 3-11)
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February 28: ACT Standard Administration Q&A webinar @ 3:30 p.m.
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March 20: Option 1 - ACT paper test day
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April 3: Option 2 - ACT paper test day
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April 3-5 and 10-12: Option 3 - ACT online testing window
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April 16-May 11: WY-TOPP Interim Spring window (Grades K-2)
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April 16-May 11: WY-TOPP Summative testing window (Grades 3-10)
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April 17-May 1: WorkKeys testing window (Grades 11-12)
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