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TELPAS Raters February 3, 2014
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*****Raters Disclaimer****** This training does not replace reading the manual in its entirety
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What is it? Federal Requirement Acquisition of English Language Aligned with the ELPS Holistically rated assessments Reading assessment
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Who will be assessed? Student who are actively coded as Limited English Proficient. Includes whose parents deny ESL services DOES NOT included monitored students
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Who will be raters? English Language Arts Teachers who have LEP student is their class Rater Credentials Have the student in class during the assessment window Be knowledgeable about the student’s ability to use English in instructional and informational sessions. Complete the online training modules
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I am not an ELA teacher. Why am I here? Content area teachers will assist with the collection of writing samples. You will not be required to rate, but if the verifier finds your samples inadequate these samples will be returned.
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General Sample Requirements: Sample must have the students name and date in the student’s hand writing. No samples may be dated before February 17, 2014 Writing samples must be authentic and are grounded in the content area TEKS and ELPS No copied writing samples No heavy reliance on dictionary or thesaurus No teacher corrections or graded papers Not edited works-Students can seek occasional assistance and guidance, but samples should show THEIR abilities. Samples need to be written in English No worksheets or answering questions assignments No Rushed or brief samples
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Social Studies Due February 19th Expository or Procedural Writing Examples Writing about a historical figure, the person’s contributions or significance, etc. Writing an expository piece about an important historical or current event Writing about something you are learning in your social studies class Defending a point of view about a governmental policy or controversial issue Writing a persuasive piece to influence a change in policy or law
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Science Due February 25 th Expository or Procedural Writing Examples Explaining a scientific process you have learned about Explaining the steps in an experiment or scientific investigation you have done Writing about something you are learning in your science class Writing about why lab rules are important Writing about how to use a certain device or piece of science equipment
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Math Due March 3, 2014 Expository or Procedural Writing Examples Writing about a way you have used mathematics outside of school Explaining the steps you use in a mathematical process Writing about something you are learning in your mathematics class Writing to reflect the thinking you do to solve a problem
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ELAR Due March 7, 2014 Personal Narrative A time when you learned a lesson, resolved a problem with another person, etc. What true friendship is, the importance of believing in yourself, setting goals, etc. What you like, don’t like, or would like to see changed about certain school rules or policies A person you admire, a person who has influenced your life, etc.
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ELAR March 19, 2014 Past Event Narrative Stories based on something shown in a picture or pictures Narratives about something that happened or that you did that was disappointing, unforgettable, surprising, interesting, unexpected, funny, unfair, etc. Original stories composed in creative writing activities Narratives about what you did this morning, yesterday, last weekend
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Content Teachers Questions Comments
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Raters Sign Oath Page 46 Timeline (handout) Training requirements (Page 13) If your Basic Training Course it older than 2011, you must retake course. Take course 2-12 Once the Basic Training Course is complete, raters may calibrate Raters may not rate until they have successful complete calibration activities
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Calibration Page 14-18 Deadline Feb. 24, 2014 You have 3 opportunities First two are independent Do not take set 2 immediately after not being successful on set 1 Sets are not repeated If a rater is not successful on set 2, they must attend training on Feb. 25, 2014 before attempting set 3
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Desire 2 Learn Pages 55-76 Texas Training Center https://texas.pearson.desire2learn.com/ https://texas.pearson.desire2learn.com/ Certificates are Due February 24, 2014
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Preparing to Rate Pages 25-31 Review holistic rating process and rubrics Observe your students *****Remember Listening is not paying attention***** Read carefully Consultation/Collaboration Must be documented
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Rating Students Pages 32-38 Roster Page 47 Make copies as needed
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Writing Samples Samples will be turned into Verifier (Gearhart) Once Verified folders will be sumitted to rater. Rater will rate samples on form and add ratings to roster
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Closing Group calibration? Questions Comments
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