TEACHING STRATEGIES (TS) GOLD SAL TRAINING 2014-2015 What Will Be Covered • Role of the SAL • Why TS Gold – CAP4K • State Windows & Deadlines • Training Requirements & Opportunities • SPF • Proficiency bands • Reports • Resources • Website/App overview Housekeeping • Please sign-in • TS Gold accounts • Agenda • Handouts • Rosters! • Data Privacy Data Privacy • DPS is committed to protecting student data • TS Gold is an approved vendor and DPS has negotiated a contract that includes FERPA-compliant language. • Be mindful when sharing student data • how you share it • who you share it with • Never share your password! • More information: http://www.dpsk12.org/studentdataprivacy/ Role of the Site Assessment Leader (SAL) Assume an assessment leadership role at the school • • • • Serve as the primary contact for the ARE Department. Represent the school at required in-services. Meet regularly with the principal and teachers (e.g., individually, grade level teams, departments, data teams etc.) about assessment to provide them information about assessment requirements and the use of assessment results. As required, keep records of staff attendance at assessment in-services. Communicate assessment information with school and district staff • • • • • Provide training for teachers about the procedures for administering assessments, keeping test materials secure, and preparing materials for return. Share pertinent information regarding assessment with school personnel regularly at faculty meetings. Communicate and demonstrate ethical testing procedures. Report all testing irregularities to your principal and designated central staff. Recognize that violations of testing guidelines can result in serious consequences for the student, test administrator, and/or school and act proactively to prevent them. Use all available sources of information in role as SAL • • • • • Check district email at least once a day. Work with your office staff to notify you of assessment deliveries to avoid lost items Know your mail pick-up and delivery days in the week in order to meet assessment pick-up deadlines Verify access to the school’s electronic folder and distribute information to staff as needed. Access and use the ARE website for updated information and distribute to staff as needed Be familiar with all aspects of federal, state, and district tests, including Coordinate the administration of federal, state, and required district assessments Why TS Gold? Senate Bill 08‐212, Colorado’s Achievement Plan for Kids (CAP4K): • passed in 2008 with the goal of aligning Colorado’s preschool through postsecondary education system • includes provisions related to school readiness • school readiness describes the status and ongoing progress a child makes within the domains of physical well‐being and motor development, social and emotional development, language and comprehension development, and cognition and general knowledge • information gathered from school readiness assessments is to be used for supportive and instructional purposes and cannot be used to deny a student admission or progression to kindergarten or first grade Why TS Gold? CAP4K Requirements: • Beginning in the fall of 2013, local education providers are required to ensure all children in publicly‐funded preschool or kindergarten receive an individual school readiness plan. • Local education providers must administer the school readiness assessment to each student in kindergarten. • The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) is advising districts to phase‐in this provision of CAP4K in either the 2013‐14 or 2014‐15 school year. Why TS Gold? CAP4K Requirements: • In approving school readiness assessments, CAP4K directs the State Board of Education to consider assessments that are research‐based, recognized nationwide as reliable instruments for measuring school readiness; and suitable for determining the instruction and interventions students need to improve their readiness to succeed in school. • The first approved assessment tool for the menu is Teaching Strategies GOLD. • More information can be found on the CDE website at http://www.cde.state.co.us/schoolreadiness State “Windows” & Checkpoint Deadlines FALL Observe & document: August 26 – October 20 Make final determinations (observation & documentation continue): October 20 – October 27 Checkpoint decisions finalized online: October 27, 2014 WINTER Observe & document: October 28 – January 26 Make final determinations (observation & documentation continue): January 26 - February 2 Checkpoint decisions finalized online: February 2 SPRING Observe & document: February 3 – May 4 Make final determinations (observation & documentation continue): May 4 – May 11 Checkpoint decisions finalized online: May 11 Teacher Training: Required 1) Teaching Strategies GOLD® Basic Course (online) Module 1: Introducing Teaching Strategies GOLD® Module 2: Looking Closer: Teaching Strategies GOLD® Module 3: The Assessment Cycle Module 4: Exploring the Features of TS GOLD® Online Completion due date: December 19, 2014 • Each module is interactive, taking you through a guided, self-paced learning experience. You will type in individual reflections, view video clips, and complete short activities and quizzes. • We recommend that you complete the modules in order from Module 1 to Module 4, but you can choose to view any module in any order. You must complete all 4 modules to receive a certificate of completion. • The modules do not save your answers, and there is no scoring for correct answers. If you close the module and return at a later time, you will not see your answers from a previous session. • Each interactive module includes audio. You will need speakers or headphones to hear the audio. A transcript of the audio can be viewed under the Transcript tab. **A clickpath on how to access this training can be found on the ARE TS Gold webpage. Teacher Training: Required 2) Teaching Strategies GOLD® ‐ Inter Rater Reliability Certification (online) Completion due date: January 15, 2015 • Interrater reliability is the extent to which the ratings assigned by two or more individuals (observers/raters) agree. It addresses the consistency with which a rating system is used by multiple persons. • Being awarded Teaching Strategies interrater reliability certification means that your ratings of children’s knowledge, skills, and behaviors agree (within an acceptable range) with the ratings determined by Teaching Strategies GOLD® developers. • To be awarded interrater reliability certification, at least 80 percent of your ratings in each of six areas of development and learning must agree with the master ratings (within the acceptable range of ±1). Teacher Training: Optional 3) Facilitated trainings (Led by Early Ed Coordinators) Basic Course Modules • October 20 (TBD) Documentation training • October 21 • January 5 • February 17 • April 13 4) App training…coming soon! TS Gold Assessment What is TS Gold? • Authentic, observational assessment system for children from birth to kindergarten (1 st grade is coming soon) • Shows what children can do as well as their strengths, needs, and interests. With this information you can scaffold children’s learning • Collects evidence of children’s knowledge, skills and behaviors during meaningful everyday experiences • Inclusive of children with disabilities, children who are developing typically, and children who are above expectations • Fully aligned to the Common Core (crosswalk posted on ARE TS Gold webpage) • Designed with early childhood teachers and caregivers in mind • Based in the latest research and proven valid and reliable • Available in English & Spanish • Formative (preliminary data) AND summative (checkpoint data) What is TS Gold? Primary Purpose: • Observe and document children’s development and learning over time • Plan instruction and scaffold children’s learning • Identify children who might benefit from special help, screening or further evaluation • Report and communicate with family members and others • The information obtained should be used as just one part of a larger system of collecting data for decision making What is TS Gold? • Covers 10 Areas of Learning • • • • • • • • • • Social-Emotional Physical Language Cognitive Literacy Mathematics Science and Technology Social Studies The Arts English Language Acquisition • 38 Objectives (a statement of expectations of knowledge, skills, and behaviors) • 21 Dimensions (specific aspect or subskill of an objective) What is TS Gold? Areas of Learning • Literacy Objective • 15: Demonstrates phonological awareness Dimensions • 15a: Notices and discriminates rhyme Is it objective? • When teachers and staff members use the tool with fidelity and collect appropriate documentation within each dimension of learning, it is an objective measure of student growth Who is assessed? A minimum of 5 students in each kindergarten classroom must be assessed. ECE will continue to assess all students. Whenever possible the 5 students should be: • 3 students with historical data • 2 students new to DPS or TS Gold • 1 student perceived to be above grade level • 1 student perceived to be at grade level • 1 student perceived to be below grade level • 1 Student classified as an ELL and/or having an IEP Documentation & Preliminary Data • Documentation should be ongoing and uploaded in a continuous, timely manner, and preliminary data should be entered for each child on a weekly basis. • Preliminary data will help guide instruction. Without preliminary data, you can’t gain any formative information. THINK: SLOs • ECE: A minimum of 1 piece of documentation is required for each objective and dimension per child at each checkpoint. The more documentation you have, the better! • Kinder: A minimum of 1 piece of documentation is required for each objective and dimension (1-23 only) per child at each checkpoint. The more documentation you have, the better! • The Documentation Rubric guides teachers on documentation that meets expectations. (posted on ARE TS Gold webpage) • Do NOT wait until the week before the checkpoint to upload documentation! Documentation & Preliminary Data Documentation includes: • observation notes • photos • video clips • audio clips • scanned work • on-the-spot checklists • assessment opportunity cards **Use the TS Gold App to make documentation easier! **Documentation trainings will be offered throughout the year! Proficiency Levels SPF • 2014-2015 TS Gold KINDER data will NOT be included in the SPF for any schools. • Early Ed Centers will continue to use ECE data for the Early Ed SPF. TS Gold Online Home page http://teachingstrategies.com/ Home page http://teachingstrategies.com/ Finding Classes/Students TS Gold Documentation App Download the App: • Open the App Store icon on your iPad or iPhone • Search for “GOLD Documentation” • Download the app to your device—it’s free! • All you need is an Apple ID and password. **A more detailed guide on how to use the app can be found on the ARE TS Gold site. Reports Finding Reports Recommended Reports For Family Communication: • Family Conference Form • Development & Learning Report Advantages: • Family-friendly language • Concise • Allows teachers to focus on child strengths and specific next steps Recommended Reports: Family Conference • Narrative summary for families • Highlights students strengths & areas of support Recommended Reports: Development & Learning • Provides recommended activities to promote the next level of growth • Can be shared with families • Some districts use this as a report card Recommended Reports For data team discussions & planning for differentiation: • Class Profile Report • Individual Child Report • Snapshot Report Advantages: • Easy to generate at any point during the year • Visual representation of color-bands and widely-held expectations Recommended Reports: Class Profile • Groups students for differentiation Recommended Reports: Individual Child • Compares data from checkpoint to checkpoint • Some districts use this as a report card Recommended Reports: Snapshot • Shows outcomes data at any given time Recommended Reports: Individual Learning Plan NEW! A new Individual Learning Plan has been added for Colorado users. This plan meets the CPP requirements for an Individual Learning Plan as well as the CAP4K requirement that every state funded preschooler have an Individual School Readiness Plan. **More information coming soon Resources TS Gold Resources: ARE Site & Email http://testing.dpsk12.org/resources/tsgold.html [email protected] TS Gold Resources TS Gold Resources TS Gold Resources TS Gold Tech Support: • Phone: 866-736-5913 • Email: [email protected] • Hours: • Monday-Thursday: 6:00am-5:00pm MST • Friday: 6:00am-4:00pm MST What’s Next What’s Next What to do next: • Make sure all of your teachers have a TS Gold log-in and have downloaded the app (if they have an ipad mini) • Present this training to your ECE and kindergarten teachers. Things to highlight: • • • • Training opportunities and deadlines The importance of preliminary data and documentation requirements State checkpoint deadlines Resources • ARE and the Early Ed Coordinators will send updates on training completion, documentation and other important information including deadline reminders and new/upcoming training opportunities Tool Overview
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