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Course Title: Testing Coordinators Using Technology to Create a Reduced Paper Testing
Environment.
Course Description: This learning module will introduce testing coordinators to using
technology to create online examiner training sessions, online training verification, online
materials checkout and reduced paper security and testing logs. Testing coordinators will
also be introduced to data collection and storage practices to analyze and organize strand
data to improve course content delivery and increase student mastery. Testing coordinators
will be introduced to repository practices to distribute key testing information to examiners.
Professional Standards
ITSE Standards for Administrators
4. Systemic improvement Educational Administrators provide digital age leadership and
management to continuously improve the organization through the effective use of
information and technology resources.
a. Lead purposeful change to maximize the achievement of learning goals through the
appropriate use of technology and media-rich resources b. Collaborate to establish metrics,
collect and analyze data, interpret results, and share findings to improve staff performance
and student learning c. Recruit and retain highly competent personnel who use technology
creatively and proficiently to advance academic and operational goals d. Establish and
leverage strategic partnerships to support systemic improvement e. Establish and maintain
a robust infrastructure for technology including integrated, interoperable technology
systems to support management, operations, teaching, and learning.
Module Activities
1. Use a presentation application such as PowerPoint, GoAnimate, PowToons or Video to
outline the parameters, security procedures, expectations and rules to a standardized
testing session such as the Georgia Milestones EOC or EOG for examiner training.
Course Assignments
1. Determine the presentation tool for your comfort level and audience. (GoAnimate will
be demonstrated)
i.
View the video of the GoAnimate product
(https://goanimate4schools.com/public_index?signup=1&returnto=
%2Fteacher)
ii.
View the video of PowToons (http://www.powtoon.com/)
iii.
Have participants determine the tool they prefer to use for creation of an
online examiner training.
2. Determine the method of delivery- Synchronous or Asynchronous
i.
Adobe Connect and Blackboard Collaborate will be introduced for synchronous
collaboration.
ii.
Discussion board or email may be used for asynchronous collaboration.
3. Creation of Google Forms for Legal Digital Signatures.
i.
Training verification
ii.
Materials Checkout
4. Identify the secure digital notebook site for use with strand data analysis (One Note
will be utilized)
i.
Google Spreadsheets can be used, however, all data will need to be coded
without the use of student name or student numbers.
5. Create a repository for all materials relating to a testing session such as schedules,
locations, companion documents and formula sheets.
i.
D2L Module within the Teacher Resource Center will be utilized.
Course Evaluation:
Learners will be given a meets or does not meet for the successful completion of each
activity numbers 1-5. Successful completion of this module will be indicated by a meets
rank on all 5 learning activities.
Academic Honesty
The expectation of this course will be to create digital solutions to be used in the testing
environment. Learner work should be created by the learner. Work modified through peer
collaboration should list all authors. All products used will be cited appropriately when
necessary.