1. Bringing Assessment into the 21 st Century Dennis Catrain The Bradley Center

2. Agenda  Brief Introduction  Summary of Assessment at The Bradley Center  Detailed information on Odyssey and ILS  Brainstorming Activity

3. Assessment at The Bradley Center  Compass Learning Odyssey  Daniel Memorial Institute Independent Living Skills System  Woodcock-Johnson Test of Achievement  Wide Range Achievement Test  Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children  Weschler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence

4. Compass Learning Odyssey  Pre-test upon admission Based on PA Standards and Anchors Creates a learning path based on the objective-based test results Test data is given to teachers to individualize classroom instruction

5. Compass Learning Odyssey  Post-test upon discharge or completed learning path Generate reports giving you the ability to compare the data

6. Why do we use Odyssey?  Attached directly to the standards and anchors  Generates activities that allow the students to work independently  Time saving aspects  Drives instruction  The kids like it!

7. Other Ways We Use Odyssey  Summer Tutoring Program Generate reports based on all activities completed in Odyssey over the entire school year. Identify standards that need remediation Print worksheets from Odyssey that are directly related to the standard that needs remediation Create tests in Odyssey using only the standards that were covered to gather and compare data

8. Odyssey Demonstration  Sarah Student (sstudent2008) Grade 6 Female

9. Independent Living Skills  Computer Based or Paper Based  Assesses students in 16 independent living categories  Ability to generate various reports  Post-Test our students yearly to see their progress

10. How we use our ILS data  ILS Class  Treatment Plan Goal B (Education Goals)  Collaborate with clinical Group Therapist Activity Specialists

11. Brainstorming Session  Break up into groups  Discuss the following: Current practices at your district/facility Ways to make current practices more modern Ways to make your current practices easier

12. Thank you for your attention  Questions or comments? Dennis Catrain 412-788-8219, ext. 5119 dcatrain@thebradleycenter.org