Assessment Trainings

DAC Kick-Off 

• 2017-2018 DAC Kick-Off - recorded webinar
• 2017-2018 DAC Kick-Off Meeting - PPT

New DAC Training 

• 2017-2018 New DAC Training - recorded webinar
  • New DAC Training - PPT

ACCESS for ELLs

• ACCESS 2.0

Accommodations Updated for 2017-2018

• Assessment Accommodations 
  • 2017-2018 Assessment Accommodations Training - recorded webinar
  • 2017-2018 Assessment Accommodations Training Webinar - PPT
• Unique Accommodation Request (UAR) Forms (updated for 2017-2018)
  • UAR for Reading Access Accommodation (ELA: TTS, Oral Script, ASL)
  • UAR for Human Scribe Accommodation 
  • UAR for Calculator Accommodation
  • UAR for Other Accommodations
  • District Approval of Math Charts and Counters
  • 2017-2018 Unique Accommodations Training - recorded webinar
    • UAR - PPT
• State Accommodations Crosswalk

CoAlt: Test Administration Information

• 2017-18 CoAlt Science and Social Studies Test Administration Training for TAs Recording
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• 2017-2018 CoAlt Science and Social Studies Test Administration Training for TAs PPT
• 2017-2018 CoAlt PAnext Administration Training Modules
  • Create Test Examiner
  • Assign Test Examiner to Student CoAlt Test
  • Enter CoAlt Scores
  • Verify CoAlt Score Entry 
• 2017-2018 CoAlt DLM Administration Training for DACs
• CoAlt: Science and Social Studies Practice Items

CoAlt: DLM-Specific Administration

• DLM Student Data Management System
  • Educator Portal
• Moodle
  • DLM Training login page
  • Guide to DLM Required Test Administrator Training 
• DLM District Staff Training Resource Page (DAC, Data Steward, Technical Liaison recorded webinars)
  • CDE Webinar for DACs (PPT, January, 2018)
  • District Staff Training Videos
  • Educator Resources for Teachers
  • Educator Training Videos
• DLM Instructionally Embedded Assessments

CMAS Administration

In-person trainings for the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) spring 2018 assessment administration were held in October. Participation in one of these sessions satisfies the annual training requirement for all District Assessment Coordinators prior to the spring administration.

CMAS Training Webinar and Handouts 2017-2018

• Spring 2018 CMAS and CoAlt Procedures Manual 
• 2017-2018 CMAS DAC Training - recorded webinar
  • 2017-2018 CMAS DAC Training - PPT
• Spring 2018 CMAS Overview
• Unit Testing Times and Testing Multiple Groups 2018
• Spring 2018 Forms
  • Security Agreement
  • Verification of District Training
  • Post Test Compliance
• Acronyms for DACs
• Creating Sample Students in PearsonAccess^next Training Center

Additional Resources and Training Materials 

• PearsonAccess^next Resources
  • Student Registration/Personal Needs Profile (SR/PNP) Field Definitions and File Layouts
    • Spring 2018 CMAS: Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies SR/PNP File Layout - PDF
    • Spring 2018 CoAlt: Science and Social Studies SR/PNP File Layout - PDF
    • Directions for Opening a CSV file in Excel to Maintain Formatting - PDF
  • PAnext Student Transfer Request Guidance - PDF
  • Prepare Test Sessions in PAnext - PDF
• Test Administrator Training Resources
  • CBT Test Administrator Training - PPT
  • PBT Test Administrator Training - PPT 
• Guidance on Eligibility for Assessments in Spanish - PDF
• Parent Excusal Coding Fact Sheet - PDF

Data Trainings

• 2018 CMAS Score Interpretation Training (science, social studies, math, ELA, CSLA, and CoAlt science and social studies) - PPT (coming soon)
• 2017-2018 Assessment Unit Data Pipeline Manual for SBD - PDF
• 2018 SBD Review Webinar Training (PPT)
• 2018 SBD Review Webinar Training (Recording)
• 2018 Student Test Update (STU) File Layouts
  • 2018 CMAS: ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies STU - PDF
  • 2018 CoAlt STU - PDF
• 2018 Student Data File Layouts 
  • Spring 2018 CMAS Math and ELA/CSLA Student Data File Layout (PDF)
  • Spring 2018 CMAS Science and Social Studies Student Data File Layout (PDF)
  • Spring 2018 CoAlt Science and Social Studies Student Data File Layout (PDF)
• Spring 2018 CMAS and CoAlt Summary Data File Layout (PDF)