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PDPs for WIDA Screener/ACCESS testing recertification

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PDPs for WIDA Screener/ACCESS testing recertification

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Does any district provide PDPs for EL teachers who have to take the trainings for WS/ACCESS?

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Snow delays were only minor impacts.

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Trying to insist that all testing started at the same time. Treat is like MCAS (quiet, etc.)

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Taking it in ELD class and staying if more time is needed to finish.

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We finished and have mailed back!

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Timing went well. 85 students in 2 weeks.

Treated like MCAS, will start at dedicated time, ie, 8:00-10:00AM.

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How to treat ACCESS more like MCAS in seriousness and not make up missed work or return to heavy cognitive load in classes?

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How to treat ACCESS more like MCAS in seriousness and not make up missed work or return to heavy cognitive load in classes?

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Push building admin to be involved in ACCESS scheduling. Hopefully get the mindset of treating ACCESS the same way as MCAS.

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We used these posters to prepare students. So helpful!

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These posters contain all the strategies your English Language Learners (ELLs) need to do their best on ACCESS. Customize and print these full color posters from PowerPoint to go over with your ELLs before testing. Designed by Teacher Traveler.

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Have EL Director/coordinator attend various schools' staff meetings month or so before ACCESS starts to give overview and discuss scheduling etc with rest of the staff.

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Is anyone able to standardize across the district? Or, how else do you do it? Willing to share templates or hints?

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Is anyone able to standardize across the district? Or, how else do you do it? Willing to share templates or hints?

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How do you do this?

Do you let teachers create their schedules? Do you let them do it by school? Any hints?

How can we communicate with other testing initiatives? "IReady", "MAP" interference? How to message that ACCESS takes precedence

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District-wide calendar (shared with Tech)

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District-wide calendar (shared with Tech)

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Helps to keep tech coverage better managed.

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Organization happens building by building in most cases. Can conflict with other benchmark testing.

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Need for messaging to content teachers: 

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Need for messaging to content teachers: 

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Example: "I missed the Chemistry test and have to come after school." Kids might rush a test and do poorly (affecting data). This is a real struggle.

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Ensure common messaging and proctoring of note-taking.

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Ensure common messaging and proctoring of note-taking.

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Allowing scratch paper on speaking test, but how to ensure that proctors maintain common messaging and practicing.

Maybe have proctors sign a document stating they will clarify the common practicing document.

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How to convince high school students, esp 11-12 graders, that this is important and deserving of their best efforts?

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Undergraduate Admissions Standards for the MA State University System and the University of MA https://www.mass.edu/foradmin/admissions/documents/DHEAdmissionsStandardsReferenceGuide_2019.pdf

P. 8 speaks to EL students