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Alaska Measures of ProgressDistrict Test Coordinator Webinar for Beginners
Presented by:James Herynk
September 15, 2015
Webinar Logistics:• Audio will be streamed through Microsoft Lync (Skype for Business).• Audio is also available by calling 877-278-8686 Pin: 961449, press *6 to mute yourself.• Please hold questions until the end.• All questions must be asked through the chat box in the bottom right corner.
AMPWEBINAR
Roadmap
• District Test Coordinator Role• Assessment Types• Resources• KITE Systems (KITE Client and Educator Portal)• Educator Portal• Data and CSV files• Student login tickets for KITE Client• Introduction to add data manually for user, student, and roster• Data extracts• Troubleshooting• Preview of Technology Director and Teacher roles• Terminology (Assessment types)• Upcoming webinars• Help Desk information
District Test Coordinator Role
• District Test Coordinators (DTCs) are presumed to be at the district or school level (Building Test Coordinators, BTCs).
• District Test Coordinators (DTCs) play an important role in delivering the new assessments for Alaska Measures of Progress via KITE. The key duties of the DTCs are to upload data for
– Users/Educators
– Enrollemnt/Students
– Rosters/Student-teacher pairing
– Test Records
• The DTCs also oversee the assessment process, including manage user roles and responsibilities, develop a schedule for test implementation, monitor and support test preparations and administration, and develop a plan to facilitate communications with parents and staff.
Assessment Types
• Technology Practice Tests– Demo tests with universal usernames and logins for anyone to access and experience the KITE
Client testing environment.
• Interim Assessments– Formally known as testlets, “Interim Assessment” is a growing pool of small item collections for
a grade and subject aligned to Alaska’s standards. These will begin in the fall. New interim item collections including performance tasks and listening items will be available in January.
• Dynamic Learning Maps– A consortium of many states collaboratively developing an assessment system for children with
the most significant cognitive delays grades 3-8 and 9-10. (ELA and Math)
• Summative Assessment– High stakes end of year assessments in English Language Arts and Math. We are doing science
this year, in grades 4, 8, and 10. The tests will all be machine-scorable, and will consist of three parts.
Assessment types
• Technology Practice Tests
• Interim Assessments
• Dynamic Learning Maps
• Summative Assessment
• Performance Tasks– Performance Tasks, given in conjunction with AMP summative assessments this year, integrate
knowledge and skills across multiple standards and can be used to measure skills at a greater depth of knowledge than can be adequately assessed with machine-scorable items. ELA Performance Tasks will ask students to consider a range of short resources (essays, various forms of media, informational texts) and to then write a response to a prompt about those resources in a way that demonstrates reasoning and understanding. Math Performance Tasks are collections of items centered on multiple mathematical concepts that may be organized around real-world situations or central themes.
Resources
• AKassessments.org– Quicklinks
• Technology Practice Tests• KITE Client download• Manuals, templates, and demo videos• AMP webinar schedule and recordings
– Helpful documents– News
• Education.alaska.gov >>> Assessments– Assessments– DTC Corner
• Data extracts• Help desk
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KITE™ System
•KITE is a platform developed to meet the needs of the next generation of large-scale assessments.
–KITE Client• Delivers assessments to students • Download and install from the AMP website
–Educator Portal • Manage student, user, and assessment data• educator.cete.us
Educator Portal (EP): Introduction
• Supported Browsers– Firefox 24.3 ESR (recommended) and above, Safari 6.0.5, and Internet Explorer 8
and above, Google Chrome
• Logging in• Forgot Password• Security Agreement• My Profile• Overlays• Clearing cache (Start, Control Panel, Internet Options, Delete, Check Top 4-
5, Delete, Okay)• My Organizations and Roles
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Organization Level and Roles
• Organization/level– Controls from where you will see data
• A specific name of a school building, district, or state
• Roles – Controls what you can do in the systemMost Common Roles Permissions
Teacher A teacher can only view students connected to them by a roster. In addition, this role can create, edit, and view PNPs.
Teacher: PNP Read Only The Teacher: PNP Read Only role can only view students connected to them by a roster. In addition, this role can view PNPs.
Building Test Coordinator A building test coordinator can create and edit individual users and rosters for a school building as well as upload CSV files. In addition, this role can create, edit and view PNPs.
Building Principal A building principal can create and edit individual users and rosters for a school building as well as upload CSV templates
Educator Portal
• Settings Menu (formally configuration)– Users tab– Students tab (Enrollment and Test Records)– Rosters tab
• Functionality in Select Action– View– Upload– Add/Create Manually– *Inactivate/Remove data
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Create CSV Templates
• What are .CSV Files?– Comma-Separated Values– “Save as” .CSV (not .XLS or XLSX)– Use currently posted 2015- 2016 templates
• Four templates1. User Template
• For adding users
2. Enrollment Template• For adding students
3. Roster Template• For connecting students to their teachers
4. Test, Exit and Clear (TEC) Template• For exiting a student from a school
CSV Resources
• Resources: akassessments.org– State Organization Table– Educator Portal Manual
• Users (EPM 3.8)• Enrollment (EPM 4.5)• Roster (EPM 5.3)
– .CSV Templates
• Note: – Use currently posted 2015- 2016 templates– Upload errors display in downloadable CSV file– Templates accessible in EP
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Teachers, Test Sessions, and Tickets
KITE Client
•KITE Client–Deliver assessments to
students –Download and install
from the AMP website
Add Data Manually in Educator Portal
• If you have small amount of data to add, I want you to see how easy adding data will be once the initial upload is complete.• We want you to begin your data upload with CSV files so that
you can validate your data.• Demo
– User– Student– Roster
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Data Extracts / Downloads
• Data Extracts from Reports Menu– Current Enrollment– Roster– Users– Accessibility Profile– Accessibility Profile Summary– Test Records (summative)
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Troubleshooting:.CSV Files and Data Management• Leading zeroes
• Template format• Organization numbers• Upload errors• Save/save as (.CSV)
– Import/open
• Follow order of operation: – Users, Enrollment, Rosters
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Troubleshooting:Educator Portal & KITE™ Client
• KITE™ Client vs. Educator Portal• Logging in
– Usernames – Reset password
• Supported Browsers– Firefox 24.3 ESR or above, Safari 6.0.5, Internet Explorer 8, and Google Chrome
• Clearing cache• What Educators may need
– Correcting data– Help seeing students in the system– Rosters
Preview: Technology Directors and Educators
• Technology Directors– Download and install the KITE Client– Install Local Caching Server if needed– Follow updates to applications– Troubleshooting– Whitelisting
• Educators– Access their account– View and verify student data– Create Interim Assessment Test Sessions– Print tickets– Monitor student assessments
Terminology
• User• Enrollment• Roster• Test Record• Interim• Summative• Performance Task• Technology Practice Tests (TPT)• Technology Enhanced Items• Personal Needs Profile (PNP or Access Profile)• First Contact Survey (FCS)• KITE -Client, KITE Client, Test Delivery Engine
Upcoming Webinars
Audience Date
District Test Coordinator: Beginners September 15District Test Coordinator: Returnees and Beginners September 22Technology Director September 24District Test Coordinator October 13Technology Director November 5District Test Coordinator TBD November
Help Desk
• For questions please contact the Help Desk at 1-855-277-9751 (toll-free) or [email protected].
– Open Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Central Time.
• What to include?– Your name and email address– Your state, district, and school – An example student if applicable– An assessment name or ID if applicable– Error messages– Operating system and browser – Information about network configuration, firewall, and LCS
