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Update on TELPAS Online
Training Courses
Heather Roeters Solano
TELPAS Manager
TEA Student Assessment
Division
TOPICS
LMS Registration
Spring TELPAS Training
Online Course Descriptions
Online Course Preview
Additional Information and
Resources
Registration
TELPAS online courses are
available this spring on the TELPAS TrainingCenter.
The TrainingCenter uses Learning
Management System (LMS) software that will allow us to:
Track course
completion and qualification history
Report training
history at the campus, district, and state levels
Gather information
on components of the training to determine what works well and what
might be improved
Registration
District Testing Coordinators
will be automatically registered by Pearson (using Pearson00 most
current contact information).
A user name and password will
be sent to DTCs by Pearson via email.
Registration
All individuals who participated
in online training last year through the old LMS are automatically migrated
to the new system.
These individuals may use
the user ID and password they established last year.
Registration
Users who trained using ONLY
the alternative training site last year (which did not require
a user ID and password) will receive a user name and password in two
separate e-mails. One will contain their user name, the other their
password. The separate e-mails are a security precaution.
Users will be prompted to
change their password when they log in.
Registration
All new users (minus DTCs)
will register themselves, creating their own login information.
Individuals who will need
access to the reports features of the LMS (DTCs, CTCs, DTC assistants)
need to register and be approved by the DTC to gain access to that component
of the LMS.
Registration
Prior to registering, each
rater needs to know which course to take and which cluster (if 2-12)
to practice on.
All new users will need the
site code. Users who already have a username and password will not need
the site code.
DTCs will
receive the site code in a broadcast email from Pearson.
The site code
is only needed one time.
2007-08
Holistic Rating Training Flowchart
for Grades
2-12 Raters
00Groups A, B, and C
Holistic
Rating Training
for Grades
K-1 Raters
Spring 2008 Training
On November 20, TELPAS trainers
across the state received an email containing guidance for conducting
spring training.
In the spring, all raters
(both previously trained and/or qualified as well as newly identified)
must individually complete the appropriate online course.
Spring 2008 Training
Individual course completion
this spring allows:
Raters to
get good rating practice in all applicable domains
District administrators
to track training completion and progress of all raters in the district
Spring 2008 TELPAS
Online Courses
Online courses are used to
provide standardized training in the spring of the year. There are 5
online courses:
Level 1
Online Training Course for Grades 2-12
Level 2
Online Refresher Course for Grades 2-12
Level 1
Online Training Course for K-1
Level 2
Online Refresher Course for K-1
Assembling
and Verifying Grades 2-12 Writing Collections
Level 1 Online Training
Course for
Grades 2-12
Required for newly identified
raters and individuals who have been trained previously but have not
yet successfully completed TELPAS rater qualification requirements
Timeframe:
January 2100ebruary 8
Takes approximately
4-5 hours
Provides training
and rating practice in the listening, speaking, and writing domains
Prepares raters
for spring qualification round
Can be completed
in more than one sitting
5 continuing
education credit hours provided
Level 2 Online Refresher
Course for
Grades 2-12
Required for qualified raters
00those who qualified in a previous school year as well as this fall
Timeframe:
February 1100arch 14
Takes approximately
1-2 hours
Gives rating
practice in the listening, speaking, and writing domains
Calibrates
raters before the spring administration and gives practice with ratings
that are less clear-cut
Can be completed
in more than one sitting
2 continuing
education credit hours provided
Level 1 Online Training
Course for K00
Required for individuals who
have not been trained previously
Timeframe:
February 1100arch 14
Takes approximately
3-4 hours
Gives training
and rating practice in all 4 language domains
Can be completed
in more than one sitting
4 continuing
education credit hours provided
Level 2 Online Refresher
Course for K00
Required for all previously
trained K-1 raters 00those trained in a previous year as well as this
fall
Timeframe:
February 1100arch 14
Takes approximately
1-2 hours
Gives rating
practice in all 4 language domains
Calibrates
raters before the spring administration
Can be completed
in more than one sitting
2 continuing
education credit hours provided
Assembling and Verifying
Grades 2-12 Writing Collections
Optional tool for testing
coordinators to use in training on writing collection assembly and verification
criteria so students are rated on the correct types of writing
Timeframe:
Available starting January 14
Takes approximately
1 hour
Useful for
testing coordinators, campus administrators, raters, and writing collection
verifiers
Minor revisions
since last year
Can be completed
in more than one sitting
1 continuing
education credit hour provided
Training Course vs Refresher
Course
The level 1 courses have the
word 00raining00in the name. They are very complete courses.
In addition to an introductory overview module, there are modules for
each domain that teach raters to read the appropriate PLDs and provide
rating examples and practice.
Training Course vs Refresher
Course
The level 2 courses have the
word 00efresher00in the name. They assume that users know
what TELPAS is and how to use the PLDs. They only provide rating
practice in each domain. Individuals who use this course are welcome
to refer back to the level 1 course as a resource if needed.
Online Course Previews
Let00 look at a couple of
modules of online courses that will be implemented this spring.
TELPAS TrainingCenter
Website
All online courses, spring
qualification activities, and data management information will be available
at the TELPAS TrainingCenter website at
download Update on TELPAS Online Training Courses
