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Missouri Department of Elementaryand Secondary Education

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Click to enter Content2018‐2019MAP‐A for Experienced

Educators

August, 2018

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• Updates

• Eligibility Criteria

• Navigating the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) webpage

• Navigating the Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) webpage

• Location of DLM Manuals

• Individual Score Reports

• Understanding the Essential Elements for testing

Today’s Training

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Teacher Standards Missouri Learning Standards

Standard #2: Student Learning, Growth and Development

Standard #3: Curriculum Implementation

Standard #7: Student Assessment and Data Analysis

The Essential Elements (EEs) measured by the MAP‐A in the content areas of English language arts (ELA), math, and science are directly aligned to the Missouri Learning Standards.

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Updates for 2018‐19

• Kite Suite has been updated. It is now Kite System. Previous versions will need to be uninstalled and the new Kite Student Portal will need to be installed on all devices used for testing.

• DLM Manuals were released on August 1, 2018.

• There is ONE required test administrators training for educators who have previously administered the MAP‐A assessment.

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● Kite Student Portal is an application students use to take tests. Students will each have a Kite username and password. It must be on all student computers.

● Kite Educator Portal is an application that allows educators to enter and manage student data, enroll students in instructionally embedded assessments, retrieve test tickets, and access professional development and training modules. Educators have an Educator Portal username and password. (web‐based: see Quick Link)

Kite System‐Two Main Parts

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• Download information is available on the Kite System page of the Dynamic Learning Maps website

• https://dynamiclearningmaps.org/requirements

Kite Student Portal


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Click to enter ContentImportant Dates

Important Dates for Testing Windows

Instructionally Embedded Fall/Winter Testing Window Dates: September 19, 2018‐February 28, 2019

Spring Summative Testing WindowDates: March 25, 2019‐May 24, 2019

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Transfer Student Information

• There is not a cutoff date for transfer students.

• If a student moves into your district from in‐state or out of a DLM state, you will obtain the information from the previous district.

• Your assessment coordinator will contact the Assessment section at DESE, and they will assist you in this process so information will not be lost.

• If a student moves to another building in your district, the assessment coordinator will transfer that student and information.

• Accountability is the same as any other student.

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Eligibility for MAP‐A


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• Regional training for Process Coordinators not always being passed down to teachers.

• Determinations of “most significant cognitive delay” not uniformly understood.

Inconsistencies

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AVERAGEABILITY RANGE

SIGNIFICANT Cognitive Delay

MOST SIGNIFICANT Cognitive Delay

1%

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FLOW CHART CHECKLIST

https://dese.mo.gov/special‐education/compliance/statewide‐assessments

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Click to enter ContentFlowchart: Step 1

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• Eligibility

Flowchart, checklist, webinar, etc.

• Transitioning students to MAP

Essential Elements

Missouri Learning Standards

https://dese.mo.gov/college‐career‐readiness/curriculum/missouri‐learning‐standards#mini‐panel‐mls‐standards6

Considerations for IEP teams

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• NCLB included a 1% cap on “proficiency rates” on alternate assessments

• ESSA changed to a 1% cap on “participation” on alternate assessments

Districts who exceed the 1% cap on participation will be required to complete a justification form after the assessment data comes in for the school year

ESSA Changes


MAP‐A

• The MAP‐A is required in three content areas:

o ELA in grades 3‐8 and 11

o Math in grades 3‐8 and 11

o Science in grades 5, 8 and 11

• Form D is used for these grades as they are state assessments.

• NOTE: Districts may chose to administer the optional MAP‐A ELA and math assessments to students in grade 9, 10 and 12, and the Science assessment in grades 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 12 for local assessment use. Please refer to Form E.

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Required Test Administrator Training


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Click to enter Content2018‐19 Required Test Administrator Training

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Click to enter Content2018‐19 Required Test Administrator Training

• Missouri teachers will have optional modules available.

“Overview of the Instructionally Embedded Assessments” and

“How To Use the Instructional Tools Interface.”

• Optional modules will appear at the bottom after required modules are completed and passed with 80% accuracy on the posttests.

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Troubleshooting

• If unable to log into the training site, check to make sure you have an Educator Portal account or use the option for “Forgot password?”

• Your next step is to read the Test Administrator's Manual and then call your RPDC for further assistance.

● If those steps do not resolve the issue, please contact Missouri’s DLM Help Desk at 1‐844‐675‐4479 or DLM‐[email protected]

• It is recommended that ONE person be appointed to contact the Missouri’s DLM Help Desk and not individual teachers.

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Navigating the DESE Website


DESE’s MAP‐A Web Page:The Place for Resources

https://dese.mo.gov/college‐career‐readiness/assessment/map‐a

How do I get to DESE’s MAP‐A Web Page?

1. Go to: dese.mo.gov

2. Scroll down to Topics

3. Choose: MAP

4. On the right, choose: MAP‐A

NOTE: When you open the MAP‐A page, be sure to scroll the length of the entire “MAP‐A” Web Page as there are many resources toward the bottom of the page.

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Materials that may be used during testing

Instructionally Embedded AssessmentProcess

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Manuals that are used most frequently.32

Click to enter ContentThese are the Blueprints. Theydescribe the EEs to be assessed by MAP‐A beginning in Grade 3 through HS or Grade 11.

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These are the Guidebooks for Essential Elements. These documents further describe the EEs, for gradesK‐12.


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Click to enter ContentBlueprints Show Which EEs are Assessed

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Data Collection Documents

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Click to enter ContentSelection Record in Word

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Released Practice Testlets

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Navigating the DLM Website


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Click to enter ContentMissouri Page on DLM’s Website:

● http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/missouri

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Click to enter ContentMissouri Page on DLM’s Website:

● http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/missouri

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Essential Elements and Linkage Levels

Click to enter ContentHow are Essential Elements (EE) Tested?

Each EE found in the Blueprint is eligible for assessment in ELA, math and/or science. Each testlet is comprised of three to nine items.

The testlets for each EE in ELA or math come in five levels of complexity called Linkage Levels.

The testlets for each EE in science come in only three levels of complexity called Linkage Levels.

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• In ELA and math, there are five possible Linkage Levels:

○ Initial precursor

○ Distal precursor

○ Proximal precursor

○ Target (at the Essential Element level)

○ Successor (Getting closer to Grade Level Standard)

ELA and Mathematics Linkage Levels

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Click to enter ContentScience Linkage Levels

• In science there are only three Linkage Levels:

○ Initial precursor

○ Proximal precursor

○ Target (at the EE level)

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Ideas for Success


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Ideas for Success

1. During the Instructionally Embedded Fall/Winter Window for ELA and math, monitor and track progress on EEs. Keep notes on progress and give descriptive feedback to students.

2. Gain a clear understanding of the EEs by deconstructing or unwrapping them.

3. View the Professional Development Modules online to better understand how to teach the EEs.

4. Use the Practice and Released Items with the students prior to administration of the actual testlets.

5. Use the information from Linkage Levels and Mini‐Maps for ELA and math to plan instruction and create IEP goals.

6. Use individual student reports to guide instruction.

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During the Instructionally Embedded Fall/Winter window for ELA

and math, monitor and track progress on EEs.

In Educator Portal, access and use the Instructional Plan Report to

keep track of progress, take notes and give descriptive feedback

to students.

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Click to enter ContentUse Student Reports

This report summarizes the progress of a student in an individual subject area. It only includes information about assessments from instructional plans selected through Instructional Tools Interface (ITI).

Educators may find the report useful when planning or reviewing instruction for a student. The report displays the conceptual area(s) tested, the grade‐level expectation (EE), the level tested, and indicates how the student did.

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Click to enter ContentSuggestion Two

Gain a clear understanding of the Essential Elements by deconstructing or unwrapping them.

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Click to enter Contenthttp://dlmpd.com/instructional‐resources/

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Click to enter ContentSuggestion Three

View the Professional Development Modules online to better understand how to teach the EEs.

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DLM Professional Development Modules http://dlmpd.com/

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Click to enter ContentSuggestion Four

Use the Practice and Released Items with the students prior to administration of the actual testlets.

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http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/sites/default/files/documents/Manuals_Blueprints/Guide_to_Practice_Activities_and_Released_Testlets_IM.pdf

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Suggestion Five

Use the information from Linkage Levels and Mini‐Maps for ELA and math to plan instruction and create IEP goals. • In ELA and math, Mini‐Maps identify important waypoints on route

to an EE and specify a student’s performance in relation to a grade‐level target.

• To find a Mini‐Map for an Essential Element, go to these websites and click on the link for an EE. The Linkage Levels and Mini‐Maps are available for each EE listed.

Linkage Levels and Mini‐Maps for ELA • http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/content/educator‐resource‐

page/ELALinkage Levels and Mini‐Maps for Math• http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/content/educator‐resource‐

page/Math

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Suggestion Six

Use Individual Student Reports (ISR) to guide instruction.

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Click to enter ContentISR General Information

• ISRs are located in Educator Portal under the Report tab

• DLM results are not based on raw or scaled scores

• ISRs are in two parts:

Performance Profile

Learning Profile

• Directors and teachers will need to have access to run the parent report and student report. The parent report should be sent out at approximately the same time as MAP and EOC.

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ISR: Performance Profile

DLM Performance Level Descriptors:

Emerging

Approaching the Target

At Target

Advanced

**Performance Level Descriptors may help in setting goals and daily instruction at the beginning of the year for performance at the end of the previous year.

Mastery of Conceptual Areas are also included in the profile as the next

slide illustrates.

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Click to enter ContentISR: Performance Profile

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Click to enter ContentISR: Learning Profile

• The Learning Profile describes

EEs tested, including the skills mastered and not mastered;

EEs not tested among those available to be tested in the grade and subject;

outlines the number of EEs and Conceptual Areas tested out of the number expected for the grade level; and

contains the number of EEs that students were required to be tested on and the number on which the student actually tested.

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Suggestions for Using the Learning Profile

• Set Instructional Goals

• Connect previous grade’s EEs to current grade

• Identify strengths and weaknesses

• Guide goal development for a standards based IEP

PD modules are also available at www.dlmpd.com

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Hints to Interpreting the ISR

• The amount of white space does not necessarily reflect a lack of instruction. DLM is designed so students may be instructed at a linkage level that is an appropriate level of challenge for them.

• Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities have a variety of educational goals. Academics are one part of their educational program.

• Teachers provide instruction beyond what is reflected in the student’s DLM profile, including other academics, functional skills, and other priorities identified in the IEPS.

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Hints to Interpreting ISR• Remember that judgement of mastery is based on what the student

demonstrated on the DLM assessments.

• A student may have demonstrated a similar skill during instruction but not demonstrated the skill during a DLM assessment.

• The assessment measures where students are with regard to the grade‐level target.

• Not all students will perform at the target level, and this is to be expected.

• The number of skills mastered does not mean that a student answered a certain percent of items correctly.

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Additional Important Information

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September‐February

➢ One testlet per EE chosen in Instructional Tools Interface (ITI)

➢ Teacher can choose Linkage Level (system will choose—teachers can change if necessary)

➢ Each testlet assigned separately

➢ Test administrator schedules sessions within instructional testing window

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March through May

➢ Five testlets per subject‐ELA & math and nine testlets for Science

➢ System chooses EEs from within original set of teacher choices

➢ System chooses Linkages Levels

➢ Each testlet assigned separately

➢ Test administrator schedules sessions within testing window

Spring Summative Window


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Testlet Information Pages

• The Test Administrator will be provided with a Testlet Information Page (TIP) for each testlet.

• How to obtain TIPs is described fully in the Test Administration Manual.

• During the Instructionally Embedded Fall/Winter Window, TIPs are located next to the Test Tickets. To find them, login to Educator Portal and click on the Test Management tab.

• During the Spring Summative Testing Window, TIPs are acquired as a PDF in the Test Management Section but will NOT be accessible after the first viewing. It is vital for educators to download or print the TIP page.

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Click to enter ContentTest Administration Practices

• Test Administrators may need to use their best judgement and be flexible while administering the assessment.

• Test Administrators may provide additional supports beyond Personal Needs and Preferences (PNP) options.

• Supports described in the Allowable Practices section of the TESTADMINISTRATION MANUAL are allowed for testlets unless exceptions are noted in the Testlet Information Page (TIP).

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Thank you for your time and all that you do to support our students! Should you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact your RPDC consultant.