AlaskaMeasures of Progress

District Test Coordinator Webinar

Webinar Logistics:• Audio will be streamed through Adobe Connect.• Audio is also available by calling 877-278-8686 Pin: 961449

— If using the phone as the audio source, MUTE the Adobe connect sound to prevent feedback. On the phone, press *7 to mute yourself.

• Please hold questions until the end.• All questions must be asked through the chat box in the bottom right corner.

September 16, 2014James Herynk

Overview• District Test Coordinator Role• .CSV Files• KITE™ System• Educator Portal• Data Upload in Educator Portal• Assign Roles in Educator Portal• Editing Data in Educator Portal• Preview: Technology Director Role• Preview: Educator Role• Dynamic Learning Maps• Upcoming Webinars• Important Points• Help Desk

District Test Coordinator Role

• The District Test Coordinators (DTCs) are presumed to be at the district or school level (Building Test Coordinator).

• District Test Coordinators (DTCs) play an important role in delivering the new assessments for Alaska Measures of Progress via KITE. The key duties of the DTCs are to upload data for

—Users/Educators —Enrollment/Students—Rosters/Student-teacher pairing—TEC/Test, Exit, Clear

• The DTCs also oversee the assessment process, including manage user roles and responsibilities, develop a schedule for test implementation, monitor and support test preparations and administration, and develop a plan to facilitate communications with parents and staff.

CSV Files• What are .CSV Files?

—Comma-Separated Values—Save as .CSV (not .EXE)

• Upload .CSV Templates (1 file per district or school)—Users (October 6th)—Enrollment (October 17th)—Rosters (October 17th)—TEC (later in the year)

• Resources: akassessments.org—State Organization Table—Educator Portal Manual (pages 2.16, 3.8, 4.9)—.CSV Templates

KITE™ System• KITE™ is a platform developed to

meet the needs of the next generation of large-scale assessments.

—KITE Client• Delivers assessments to students • Download and install from the AMP website

—Educator Portal (DTC accounts by Sept. 23rd)• Manage student, user, and assessment

data• educator.cete.us

KITE Client Desktop Icon

Educator Portal (EP)

• Introduction—Supported Browsers

• Firefox 24.3 ESR (recommended) and above, Safari 6.0.5, and Internet Explorer 8 and above

• Google Chrome is NOT supported—Logging in—Forgot Password—Security Agreement—My Profile—My Organizations and Roles—Overlays—Clearing cache (Start, Control Panel, Internet

Options, Delete, Check Top 4-5, Delete, Okay)

Data Upload in EP• Organization Tab (State data table)• Configuration Tab: View, Upload, Add

Manually—Users (Oct. 6) —Students

• Enrollment (Oct. 17th)• TEC

—Rosters (Oct. 17th)

Assign Role and Add Organization: Non-teachers

• Users Tab (Upload defaults to Teacher)

—View Users—Status

• New– Assign Roles

• Pending– Resend Email

• Active—Modify User

• Edit• Assign Role (page 10.4)• Add Organizations

Editing Data in EP• Users/Educators

—Add User Manually—Edit User Profile

• Enrollment/Students—Upload New .CSV to Add and Edit Students

• KEY: State_Student_Identifier (Col. K)

• Rosters—Create Roster Manually—Edit Roster—Upload New Roster .CSV

Preview: Technology Directors

• Download and install the KITE Client—akassessments.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

Overview of LCS

Bandwidth requirementswith and without LCS

KITE Bandwidth SpecificationsWithout Local Caching System

Per StudentMinimum Bandwidth

Recommended Bandwidth

384 kBps 512 kBps or faster

With Local Caching System

Total Bandwidth

Minimum Bandwidth

Recommended Bandwidth

1000 kBps 5000 kBps or faster

• kBps (Kilobyte per second)

Preview: Educators• What will the Educators do?

—Quick Links• View Students

– Validate data– Complete Access Profile– First Contact Survey

• View Rosters– Validate Data

• Add New Test Session (Testlets)—Test Management Tab (sub-Test

Management)• View Test Sessions

– Print Test Tickets

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/

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)

Timeline for DLM Alaska

Dates Events9/24/14 and 10/1/14 Get Started Webinar for Mentors (and DTCs), 3:30 – 4:3010/4/14 DTCs begin setting up district User (educator) accounts in

KITE system10/6-10/8/14 Alternate Assessment Mentor Training10/13 – 11/19/14 Teachers begin entering First Contact Surveys and Personal

Needs Profiles for students*11/10-12/20/14 Districts participate in DLM Alternate Assessment Phase B

field testing1/5 - 3/6/15 Districts participate in DLM Alternate Assessment Phase C

field testing3/16 – 5/1/15 Alternate Assessment Test Window

*First Contact Survey determines student’s test placement. Personal Needs Profile determines student’s online accessibility needs.

Upcoming Webinars

Technology Directors October 9th, 2014Educators October 14th, 2014District Test Coordinators October 21st , 2014

Important Points• Locate EP Manual and Organization Tables• Locate and Create .CSV Files

—User Template—Enrollment Template—Roster Template

• Upload templates into EP• Add and Edit Users, Enrollment, and Rosters• Assign Roles and Add Organizations for DLM

and non-teachers• Understand the what Educators and

Technology Directors will be doing.

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)

THANK YOU!For questions, please contact:

amp_support@ku.edu