Assessment Newsletter (Volume 7, Issue 27)

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03-13-2020 |  WDE Assessment Updates  |  Volume 7, Issue 28

RESOURCES FOR THE DATA VALIDATION PROCESS

Learn About the Process and its Importance for Your District

District Test Coordinators should review the Data Validation Tutorial, located in the ACCESS for ELLs for Grades 1-12 training courses, and the WIDA AMS User Guide Supplement for Data Validation, which has been posted to the WIDA Secure Portal Download Library.

WORKSHOP CANCELLED: WIDA WRITING WITH MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES

April 7-8 in Laramie 

This workshop has been cancelled.

For any questions regarding the cancellation, contact Antoinette Hallam at antoinette.hallam@wyo.gov or Phylicia Peterson at phylicia.peterson@wyo.gov

  • March 3-April 22: WY-ALT Assessments
  • March 24: ACT Paper Test (option 1)
  • March 24-26, and 31, April 1-2: ACT Online Test (option 1)
  • April 7: ACT Paper Test (option 2)
  • April 7-9, 14-16: ACT Online Test (option 2)
  • April 7: WIDA “Lesson Planning” Workshop in Laramie (registration coming soon)
  • April 8: WIDA “Writing with Multilingual Learners in the Elementary Grades” Workshop in Laramie (registration coming soon)
  • April 21: ACT Paper Test (option 3)
  • April 21-23, 28-30: ACT Online Test (option 3)
  • April 20-24: WorkKeys
  • April 14-May 8: WY-TOPP Summative Assessments and Spring Interims
  • April 29: SAER System Exemption Request Window Close
  • May 19: WIDA “Score Reports for Instruction” workshop in Casper (registration coming soon)
  • May 20: WIDA “Score Reports for Instruction” workshop in Riverton (registration coming soon)