1. Alaska Measures of Progress Educators Webinar September 9, 2014 James Herynk

2. Webinar Logistics Audio will be streamed through Adobe Connect. Audio is also available by calling 877-278- 8686 Pin: 961449 —If using the phone for as the audio source, MUTE the Adobe connect sound to prevent feedback. Please hold questions until the end. All questions must be asked through the chat box, located on the bottom right corner.

3. Overview of Webinar Topics Educator Role KITE ™ System Getting Started in Educator Portal Student Data in Educator Portal Tickets KITE™ Client New, Innovative, Technology Enhanced Items Preview: District Test Coordinator Role Preview: Technology Director Role Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Important Points Upcoming Webinars Help Desk

4. Educator Role The Educators are presumed to be a student’s instructor or teacher, but may also be thought of as the test administrator. The Educator is responsible for reviewing and validating student data, preparing students for assessments, working with the IEP team to select and enter testing accommodations (depending on local policy), and administer Technology Practice Tests, Testlets (Assessments for Learning), and/or Summative Assessments.

5. KITE ™ System KITE ™ is a platform developed to meet the needs of the next generation of large- scale computer based assessments. —Educator Portal (EP) Managing student, user, and assessment data educator.cete.us —KITE ™ Client (Test Delivery Engine) Delivering assessments to students Download and install from the Alaska Measures of Progress (AMP) website

6. Getting Started in Educator Portal Introduction —Sign InSign In —Forgot Password —Create an Account (contact your DTC) —My Profile —Security Agreement —My Organizations and Roles Technical Points —Overlays —Clearing cache (Start, Control Panel, Internet Options, Delete, Check Top 4-5, Delete, Okay) —Supported Browsers Firefox 24.3 ESR (recommended) and above, Safari 6.0.5, and Internet Explorer 8 and above Google Chrome is NOT supported

7. Student Data in Educator Portal Quick Links —StudentsStudents PNP, also known as Access Profile First Contact Survey (Dynamic Learning Maps only) —RostersRosters —Add New TestAdd New Test Configuration Tab (same as Quick Links) Test Management Tab —Sub - Test Management Tickets

10. KITE Client Desktop Icon

13. New, Innovative, and Technology Enhanced Items Background Graphic Drop Down Labeling Item Matching Lines Matrix Interaction Multiple Drop Buckets Venn Diagram Ordering (Left to Right) Ordering Partition Object Then Select Placing Points Select Text Sticky Drop Buckets Straight Line

14. Preview: District Test Coordinators Upload Data into Educator Portal —Users/Educators (Window Opens: Oct 6) —Enrollment (Window Opens: Oct 17) —Rosters (Window Opens: Oct 17) —Add and Edit Data in Educator Portal Troubleshooting —Educator Portal account and role set up —KITE ™ Client

15. Preview: Technology Directors Download and install the KITE ™ Client —akassessments.orgakassessments.org —KITE webpage Updates to Technology —Chromebook App (available) —iPad App (October) —KITE Client and LCS (after September 19th) Troubleshooting —Educator Portal —KITE ™ Client Manage Network Traffic —Whitelisting —LCS, Local Caching Server

16. Overview of LCS

17. Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) The DLM Consortium consists of 20 states Alternate assessments for students with significant cognitive disabilities Grades 3-8 and 9-10 English language arts and math Dillard Research Associates will deliver alternate assessment for science Educators in Alaska access DLM via https://ak.k12test.com/ https://ak.k12test.com/

18. Dynamic Learning Maps Getting ready for DLM —Professional Development modules for teachers to improve instruction. (not required) —Test Administration modules for teachers who will be administering the DLM assessments. (required) Teachers will access DLM these via https://ak.k12test.com/ Get Started webinars (9/24 - repeat 10/1) —First Contact Survey —PNP (Access Profile)

19. DatesEvents 9/24/14 and 10/1/14Get Started Webinar for Mentors (and DTCs), 3:30 – 4:30 10/4/14DTCs begin setting up district User (educator) accounts in KITE system 10/6-10/8/14Alternate Assessment Mentor Training 10/13 – 11/19/14Teachers begin entering First Contact Surveys and Personal Needs Profiles for students* 11/10-12/20/14Districts participate in DLM Alternate Assessment Phase B field testing 1/5 - 3/6/15Districts participate in DLM Alternate Assessment Phase C field testing 3/16 – 5/1/15Alternate Assessment Test Window *First Contact Survey determines student’s test placement. Personal Needs Profile determines student’s online accessibility needs.

20. Important Points Distinguish between Educator Portal and KITE Client Log in to EP and explore My Profile Find Students, Rosters, and Test Sessions via Quick Links —Or, find Test Session using the Test Management Tab and find Students and Rosters via Configuration Tab View and verify Student and Roster data Understand how to view and create Test Sessions for Testlets Understand how to download and print tickets for student log in Understand how students will open KITE Client, log in, and begin assessments

21. Resources www.akassessments.org —KITE —Documentation

22. Upcoming Webinars

23. Help Desk Hours —M-F —5:00 am to 4:00 pm Alaska —8:00 am to 7:00 pm Central Email —amp_support@ku.edu Phone —785-864-3537 —855-277-9752 (toll-free)

24. THANK YOU! For questions, please contact: amp_support@ku.edu