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Oregon Department of EducationDecember 20 to 22, 2010
WelcomeWelcomeMath & Science Teachers,
Vision Teachers and Braillists
Making OAKS Online available to students with visual impairment
Objectives Introductions Housekeeping Workshop Norms and Evaluation Agenda Vocabulary Universal Design Principals Item Development Overview
Test Settings• Color Choice: Blue, Yellow• Print on Request• Print Size: Normal, Larger, Largest
Netbook with 3G Internet for homebound students
Audio Refreshable Braille Display Braille Embosser Accommodations
Individuals understand that this workshop is one step
Develop test items accessible to students using Braille with Audio and Refreshable Braille Display (No embossed images)• 75 new items per content teacher
Draft Transcriber Notes for existing “Category 2” Science items
Gather your written input • Comment forms (yellow forms – any time)• Evaluation (end of workshop)
Parking
Confidentiality Agreement: sign and submit
Security today and tomorrow: no cell phones, no email
Restrooms and Exits
Temporary Employees •ODE Temporary Application•Form I-9 (Identification Required)•Form W-4•Criminal History Verification of Applicants•Employee Questionnaire for Self-Identification of Race/Ethnicity (Optional)
•Conditions of Temporary Employment•Timesheet
Everyone Mileage that you drive: by date, include
departure/arrival time, from & to “towns” Parking or Bus: enter what you pay for
parking or bus daily (receipts not needed) Initial to verify that you will not get any
other travel awards Name, SSN, Signature, and Mailing
Address
Those traveling 70 miles or more
Record Meal Costs and Lodging by Date
Lodging: Maximum State Rate in Salem is $77 plus tax. Enter the tax as Misc.
You will need to attach a zero balance lodging receipt.
Those traveling 70 miles or more (cont.)
Meals • Breakfasts: If your hotel provides a breakfast,
you will not be reimbursed for restaurant breakfast.
Otherwise, attach receipt and reimbursement will be up to $11.50.
• Lunches: Lunch is provided at this meeting.
• Dinners: Attach receipt. Reimbursement will be for up to $23.00. (Remember: No alcohol)
Meeting RulesMeeting Rules No electronic device turned on during the
review sessions (This includes personal laptops, cameras, cellular phones, PDAs)
DO NOT replicate or send secure test items electronically
DO NOT make or keep copies of any test item materials
DO NOT disclose confidential testing materials for any actual or potential test items to anyone outside ODE
DO return any and all of the materials entrusted to you by ODE or its contractors in their entirety after your work has been completed
Meeting NormsMeeting Norms
Each person focuses on workshop tasks Room A: focused, collaborative work Room B: quiet, solo work Lobby: “networking”
Work quickly and consistently Item Writer Goal: 75 test items over 3 days
Use Comment/Question Forms to communicate concerns
Grade Level Content TeachersGoal: 75 items over three days.
Use “Filling Gaps” forms to target specific standard/difficulty/depth of knowledge (Yellow sheet on right of your packet).
Peer Review within your table, with the Vision Consultant, and with the Subject Area Facilitator.
Introduction By Subject: Name, Town, Grade Team
Vision ConsultantsConsult with Content Teachers on Item StrategiesSign off on the Content Teachers “Filling Gap Forms”Transcriber Notes “Format” Sample Transcriber Notes for “Category 2”Introduction By Subject: Name, Town
Team RolesTeam Roles
Subject Area FacilitatorReviews all of the test itemsConsult with Content Teachers on Item StrategiesSign off on the Content Teachers “Filling Gap Forms”Assist Specialist in facilitating the process and
improving togetherIntroduction By Subject: Name, Town, Grade
Team ODE SpecialistSubject Area Facilitators:Jim Leigh (Math)Leslie Phillips (Science and Social Sciences) Workshop FacilitatorsHolly Carter, Annette Jacobson,Carla Martinez, Sheila Somerville, Kathleen Vanderwall
Team RolesTeam Roles
• Recall and apply the skills and processes from last item writing event
Plain English – use concise, grade-appropriate vocabulary
But: No graphics Limited formulas
“Item Writing Filling Gaps” Form Yellow = Top Priority; Green = Secondary
Priority Content Standard provided Number of Items Needed
To extent possible, mix of Depth of Knowledge and Predicted Difficulty
Item WritingItem Writing
• Step 1: Develop the Tool
• Step 2: Develop Sample Transcriber Notes
Transcriber NotesTranscriber Notes
Mark:• I have a question• I have a concern
Concisely and professionally print your question or concern
Name optional
The daily schedule The facilities The quality and usefulness of the
materials and resources The quality and information in the
training session The quality and productiveness of the
item writing/”transcriber note” sessions
Today (9:00 – 4:00)• Overview, Training, Item Writing, Develop
Transcriber Notes Form and Samples, Recap• Breaks: 10:30 – 10:45 and 2:15 – 2:30• Working Lunch: Noon – 12:30
Tomorrow and Wednesday (9:00 – 4:00)• Overview, Item Writing, Notes Development,
Recap• Breaks: 10:30 – 10:45 and 2:15 – 2:30• Working Lunch: Noon – 12:30•
In your folder, you have a vocabulary sheet -- it is blank
Half of you will get a “complete” vocabulary with definitions• you will share definitions with those seeking
– and initial that person’s sheet for definitions given
Goal: 10 minutes – fill out as much of your sheet or give out as many definitions as possible
Graphics Spatial layout Tables with more than 40 characters
width
Plain English Vocabulary at grade-level Linear layout Short (Roughly up to 40 characters)
10:30 – 10:45Resume at small team tables