October 30, 2017 | WDE Assessment Updates | Volume 5, Issue 36
 November 9th from 10-11 a.m.
Join the Wyoming Department of Education for a mid-assessment window check-in. The purpose is to check-in with educators and districts regarding the WY-TOPP fall interim administration. Please join us and give us your feedback.
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AIR and WDE hosted a live WY-TOPP Q&A on Wednesday, October 18th, at 3:00 p.m. The Q&A was a follow-up to the WY-TOPP Regional District Coordinator Trainings. Please follow the link to the questions and answers that were addressed during the webinar. |
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Please review the Assessment Best Practices Guide and become familiar with what to consider before testing, during testing, and after testing. Also, at the bottom of this guide are WY-TOPP specific Technology Best Practices. Please share this document with all test administrators and tech coordinators.
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December 11-15 in Cheyenne
Applications due by 11:59 p.m. on October 30th.
Mark your calendar! The Wyoming Department of Education and American Institutes for Research are inviting Wyoming educators to apply for consideration to participate in the WY-ALT Content and Fairness review committee. Educators will review WY-ALT items for Math, ELA, and Science that are aligned to the Wyoming Extended Standards for each subject. Follow this link to apply for consideration to participate.
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December 5th in Cheyenne
Applications due by 11:59 p.m. on October 30th.
This application is for any Wyoming educator interested in participating in either the Content Alignment Review Committee or the Bias & Sensitivity (Fairness) Review Committee meeting for WY-TOPP Science items. Due to these committee meetings being held concurrently, applicants will only be selected for one committee, but applicants may use this single form to apply for either or both committees. Travel and lodging reimbursements will be offered to committee members traveling from outside of Cheyenne. Follow this link to apply for consideration to participate.
As we prepare for the third operational year of the ACCESS 2.0 assessment, the department would like to share with you the details of an upcoming writing field test for the computer-based
ACCESS
for ELLs 2.0. This will be the only
field test for this year. The field test is on a volunteer basis and may be
administered before or after a student completes the operational test. This
field test gives students and administrators practice and preparation for test
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- Students in grades 1-3 may begin testing as early as November 14, 2017 through February 16, 2018 (All students in grades 1-3 will handwrite their responses)
- The window for grades 4-12 is December 4, 2017 through March 2, 2018. (All students in grades 4-12 will keyboard their responses)
WIDA states are held to the following U.S. Department of Education Peer Review Guidance.
- Must provide evidence of appropriate field testing
- Field test student sample must be representative of the “population” of final test takers (of adequate size and diversity).
More information coming soon. Thank you for your continued dedication and effort supporting the developing of ACCESS for ELLs 2.0
 The WY-TOPP modular assessments are optional, online formative assessments. Modular assessments are now available for grades 3-11* and can be administered on-demand throughout the school year. Results from the modular assessments will be available immediately after students complete the assessment. Participating in modular assessments can help instructors inform instruction and help students and teachers gain familiarity with the online test platform and tools. All of the WY-TOPP assessments will be administered through the same platform. Please click on the following links to find the modular assessment topics that are available and question number breakdown.
Link to Math modular assessment topics
Link to ELA modular assessments topics
Teachers can use the Modular Previewing System to preview items prior to assigning a modular assessment to a student or a group of students.
*Grade 11 students will not participate in the WY-TOPP summative assessment. Grade 3-11 modulars are available for teachers to use with students in any grade.
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American Institutes for Research hosted two AIR Ways reporting webinars. Educators learned 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. Click this link to view a recording of an AIR Ways Webinar.
 Mark your calendars! A registration link will soon be posted.
January 8, 2018 – TA Training in Sheridan 9:00-4:00 p.m.
January 9, 2018 – TA Training in Riverton 9:00–4:00 p.m.
January 10, 2018 – TA Refresher in Riverton 9:00-11:00 a.m.
January 10, 2018 – TA Refresher Training in Riverton 1:00-3:00 p.m.
January 12, 2018 – TA Training in Green River 9:00-4:00 p.m.
January 24, 2018 – TA Training in Cheyenne 9:00-4:00 p.m.
January 25, 2018 – TA Refresher Training in Cheyenne 9:00-11:00 a.m.
January 25, 2018 – TA Refresher Training in Cheyenne 1:00-3:00 p.m.
January 30, 2018 – TA Refresher Training Webinar 1:00-3:00 p.m.
February 1, 2018 – TA Refresher Training Webinar 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Do you have questions about the WY-ALT assessment? Please click the link to view the new WY-ALT FAQ.
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For the Spring K-2 interim assessments and Winter 1-2 interim assessments, schools will need to have listening devices available to students. Dependent on the number of listening devices and number of K-2 students testing, schools may need also consider testing schedules that allow them to meet their needs. |
Phase I & II - Literacy and Formative Assessment
These trainings serve as foundational components within the comprehensive instructional framework that is further developed in Phase III -The Art and Science of Teaching. In this training, educators will gain an awareness of the research regarding classroom assessment, understand the difference among obtrusive, unobtrusive, and student-generated assessments, and how to use each in the classroom, learn data analysis practices related to classroom assessments, and learn attributes of high-quality performance tasks.
- January 22 - 23 in Casper
Phase III - The Art and Science of Teaching Unit 1
Districts should send teams of 6 – 8 educators for both Unit 1 and Unit 2. The Art and Science of Teaching will span a total of four full days. Two days in the Fall and two days in the Spring. Teams will include district or building leaders, instructional facilitators, and classroom teachers. Smaller teams will work with others attending the training.
Unit 2
- January 29 - 30 in Casper
- February 1 -2 in Green River
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October 18-November 19: ACCESS 2.0 Test material Ordering via AMS
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October 23-November 17: WY-TOPP Fall Interim window (Grades 3-10)
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November 6-December 1: ACT Manage participation and shipping dates in PAnext
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November 6-February 2: ACT Request ACT-approved accommodations
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November 9: ACT Accommodations Q&A webinar @ 3:30 p.m.
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December 4-February 2: ACT Install ProctorCache software and setup proctor cache
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December 5: WY-TOPP Science Content alignment Review Committee
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December 5: WY-TOPP Science Bias & Sensitivity Review Committee
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December 11-15: WY-ALT Math, ELA, and Science Content Fairness and Bias Committee
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January 8: WY-ALT Test Administrator Training in Sheridan 9:00 - 4:00
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January 9: WY-ALT Test Administrator Training in Riverton 9:00 - 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 9:00 - 4:00
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January 16-February 9: WY-TOPP Winter Interim window (Grades 1-10)
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January 16-February 2: ACT Verify student information in PAnext
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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 testing window
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January 24: WY-ALT Test Administrator Training in Cheyenne 9:00 - 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 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
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February 1: WY-ALT TA Refresher Training Webinar 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
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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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