December 8, 2017 | WDE Assessment Updates | Volume 5, Issue 41
 December 18th at 4 p.m. and December 19th at 7 a.m.
Mark your calendars! WDE and AIR will co-host a webinar focused on the WY-TOPP Winter Interim items for Grades 1-2 and WY-TOPP Fall Interim results for Grades 3-10. Both webinars will address the same topics. Please plan to attend one of the two webinar options.
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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.
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Second Scorer assignments have been posted in TIDE. You can now log in to TIDE and view which students will require a Second Scorer for the Spring 2018 administration. Click the Student Information tab to view your students as you did during the Initial Pre-ID Window. Note which students now have a 'Yes' in the ALT Second Scorer column. You will be able to determine if your school needs to send a Second Scorer to training. |
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 Deadline to register for all WY-ALT trainings is January 4th.
All Spring 2018 Test Administrators (TAs) and Second Scorers (SSs) must attend one of the WY-ALT trainings, even if you administered the test in the past. If you attended a full day training last year as well as administered the test last year and feel comfortable administering in 2018, you can attend one of the half-day refresher trainings, rather than the full day training. WY-ALT Test Administrators will need to take the full training at least once every 4 years or when the assessment changes and take the refresher course annually. To register for a WY-ALT training, please click on the appropriate training date and submit the registration. You may register for one training session per person. If you would like to edit your registration, please contact the Help Desk at wyohelpdesk@air.org.
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January 8, 2018 - 9:00-4:00 p.m. - TA Training in Sheridan
January 9, 2018 - 9:00-4:00 p.m. - TA Training in Riverton
January 10, 2018 - 9:00-12:00 p.m. - TA Refresher Training in Riverton
January 10, 2018 - 1:00-4:00 p.m. - TA Refresher Training in Riverton
January 12, 2018 - 9:00-4:00 p.m. - TA Training in Green River
January 24, 2018 - 9:00-4:00 p.m. - TA Training in Cheyenne
January 25, 2018 - 9:00-12:00 p.m. - TA Refresher Training in Cheyenne
January 25, 2018 - 1:00-4:00 p.m. - TA Refresher Training in Cheyenne
January 30, 2018 - 1:00-4:00 p.m. - TA Refresher Training Webinar
February 1, 2018 - 9:00-12:00 p.m. - TA Refresher Training Webinar
 If you plan to test online for the spring ACT administration, then it is time to begin the site readiness process.
During the site readiness process, you will configure your computers to ensure you can successfully test online. Completing site readiness can take a few hours or several days, depending on your needs.
To get started:
- Make sure your systems meet the technical requirements, can do proctor caching, and can handle a mock administration. If they don’t, you’ll need to do paper testing.
- Make sure the test rooms you’ll use can meet the facility requirements.
- If examinees need accommodations or English learner supports, identify what is available in the online vs. paper formats. Even if you test online, some examinees may need to test on paper.
Please visit the Wyoming ACT website for in depth instructions on how to prepare for the ACT administration. Please contact the ACT help desk, 800-553-6244 ext. 2800 (Wyoming State code = 51), with questions.
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 Registration is now open! January 17-18 in Casper
This two-day learning opportunity, presented by Suzanne Johar from WIDA, will enhance participants' lesson planning processes. Specifically, participants will focus on creating contexts for meaningful language use within settings that integrate content and academic language learning. Throughout this process, participants will explore elements of the WIDA Standards Framework in depth as they design instruction that promotes students' content learning and language development.
Please contact Antoinette Hallam at 777-5217, if you have questions about the workshop.
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WIDA and WDE hosted a live WIDA ACCESS 2.0 Q&A on November 20th at 3:30 p.m. Please follow the link to the questions and answers that were addressed during the webinar. |
If you're looking for guidance on administering ACCESS 2.0, please follow this link to WIDA ACCESS 2.0 webinars and Q&A sessions. Please note that times listed on the link are in Central Time.
Upcoming webinars
Managing Test Sessions (online) - Tuesday, December 12th from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m MT
Managing Students (paper) - Wednesday, December 13th from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. MT
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November 6-February 2: ACT Request ACT-approved accommodations window
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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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December 18: WY-TOPP Interim for Grades 1-2 and Interim Results Webinar @ 4:00 p.m.
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December 19: WY-TOPP Interim for Grades 1-2 and Interim Results Webinar @ 7:00 a.m.
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January 8-12: ACCESS 2.0 Paper materials will be delivered to district offices
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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 - 12:00 p.m.
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January 10: WY-ALT TA Refresher Training in Riverton 1:00 - 4:00 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 17-18: WIDA Lesson Planning Workshop in Casper
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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 2.0 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 - 12:00 p.m.
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January 25: WY-ALT TA Refresher Training in Cheyenne 1:00 - 4:00 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 - 4:00 p.m.
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February 1: WY-ALT TA Refresher Training Webinar 9:00 - 12:00 p.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 2: ACT Deadline for accommodations approval
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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 3-9: WorkKeys Window to order paper materials
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March 3-9: WorkKeys Schools will receive online testing realm email and information
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March 20: Option 1 - ACT paper test day
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April 2-6: WorkKeys Schools will receive paper test materials
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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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