From camilla.hoexter at state.or.us  Mon Nov  1 09:20:20 2010
From: camilla.hoexter at state.or.us (HOEXTER Camilla)
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 09:20:20 -0700
Subject: [Currdir] easyCBM Surveys
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What's your capacity?
The Oregon Department of Education is seeking information from administrators and teachers on their schools' computer capacity for using formative assessments. Your input from the easyCBM Technology Capacity Survey will help guide the direction of the grant-funded Oregon Formative Assessment Resources (OFAR) project, so we encourage your participation. The information will help designers craft a district version of a formative assessment system like easyCBM, which can then be implemented in districts throughout Oregon and integrated with OAKS. The surveys are confidential; here's where to find them:
Administrators: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NSRJBRB
Teachers: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NX5ZV5M

Your time and feedback is much appreciated,
Mickey
Mickey Garrison, PhD
Data Literacy Strategist, ODE
Mickey.Garrison at state.or.us<mailto:Mickey.Garrison at state.or.us>
541-580-1201


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From camilla.hoexter at state.or.us  Mon Nov  1 10:13:18 2010
From: camilla.hoexter at state.or.us (HOEXTER Camilla)
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:13:18 -0700
Subject: [Currdir] easyCBM
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Piloting New easyCBM Reading & Vocabulary Measures-All Teachers are Invited to Help!

Oregon teachers are invited to pilot the next round of easyCBMs. Use of easyCBMs is currently free and will continue to be free to all Oregon schools.

Time Needed: 25 - 35 minutes, total
Pilot Testing Window: October 15 and November 15, 2010
Grades: 3 - 8
Structure: These tests require computers with Internet access. They are designed for whole-class administration in a group setting with individual computers for students.
No Feedback Will Be Given: Because this is the first time the measures are being used with students, teachers will not receive scores from these pilot tests.
Privacy Ensured: Students, teachers, and schools will not provide any identifying information.
Teachers of any subject will:

*         Bring their students to a computer lab (or a lab to their students)

*         Have students log on to the website set up specifically to pilot these new tests (ies.easycbm.com): NOTE - Please do NOT access this site prior to Oct. 15; it will not be "live" until the pilot testing window is open.

*         Monitor the room while the students take the tests
Students will:

*         Click on their grade level.

*         Complete a series of reading tests, which might include:

o   Vocabulary

o   Non-fiction reading

o   Multiple choice 'complete the sentence' maze tests
AAND, provided enough teachers participate in the piloting-
The University of Oregon easyCBM Research Team will:

*         Analyze the results of the pilot testing from Nov. 16 - December 1

*         Use the results to create multiple alternate forms of each of the test types during December

*         Load the new measures to the easyCBM website so they are available for use starting in January 2011!
October 15 - November 15, 2010
Take your class to the ies.easycbm.com website and have students work their way through as many of the reading tests as they can complete in the time you have allotted.

Thank you for your help in bringing new forms of reading assessments to easyCBM.  We couldn't do it without you!

For more information please contact:
Jacqueline Mansfield
BRT Front Office Manager
175 Education
University of Oregon
541-346-3535
jmans at uoregon.edu<mailto:jmans at uoregon.edu>





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From camilla.hoexter at state.or.us  Mon Nov 15 13:58:26 2010
From: camilla.hoexter at state.or.us (HOEXTER Camilla)
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:58:26 -0800
Subject: [Currdir] DVDs and Copies of the Oregon K-12 Literacy Framework
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Literacy Framework Widely Distributed

One copy of the Oregon K-12 Literacy Framework<http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2568>, adopted by the State Board in December 2009, was mailed to every school in October.  Several copies were mailed to ESDs, school districts, and colleges of education. The production of these materials was funded with federal literacy dollars.

Additional copies of the Framework are not available from ODE; however, the Framework (with table of contents) can be downloaded at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2987 from the Menu on the right side of the page. For additional information, please contact LiteracyFramework at state.or.us<mailto:LiteracyFramework at state.or.us>.


 Literacy Framework DVDs Sent to Leaders and Policymakers

All state, district, and school education leaders and policymakers received an Oregon K-12 Literacy Framework DVD and memo from Superintendent Castillo in October. The DVD includes two videos: "Moving Reading Forward," (9 minutes) and "Pathway to Reading" (20 minutes). The production of these materials was funded with federal literacy dollars.

District and school leaders are encouraged to use the videos to provide professional development to staff on using a comprehensive reading model. Moving reading forward in Oregon means that all students will have the reading skills to do well early in school and throughout school, earn an Oregon Diploma, and succeed after high school. K-12 planning is needed to make this happen.  The videos and online Oregon K-12 Literacy Framework<http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2568> provide guidance for both planning and implementation. The support of policymakers will increase the likelihood of early success. For additional information, please contact LiteracyFramework at state.or.us<mailto:LiteracyFramework at state.or.us>.







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From camilla.hoexter at state.or.us  Mon Nov 22 08:15:01 2010
From: camilla.hoexter at state.or.us (HOEXTER Camilla)
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:15:01 -0800
Subject: [Currdir] Seeking Participants for Reading Achievement Standards
	Setting
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TO: Superintendents, District Test Coordinators, Assessment Advisory Committee Members, Content Panel Members, and Writing Scoring Directors
RE:  Request for Reading Achievement Standards Panel Participants


ODE requests nominations of qualified participants for a Reading Achievement Standards Panel. This January, ODE staff will work with stakeholders from around the state to review Oregon's Reading Achievement Standards for Grades 3-8 and High School in preparation for adopting revised cut scores for Oregon's statewide Reading assessment. This work corresponds to recent work completed in the area of mathematics, where adjustments to achievement standards were made to produce results in lower grades that are more predictive of student success in meeting the high school achievement standards. Proposed changes resulting from this event would be presented to the state board as recommendations for implementation during the 2011-2012 school year.  You may nominate yourself and you may nominate multiple people.

ODE is seeking a diverse panel of participants from around the state including:
*

Educators (teachers, principals, superintendents, etc) with extensive experience with K-12 or post-secondary instruction including substantial knowledge of Oregon's assessments and content standards
*       Parents and community members with a solid understanding of the interdependence of instruction, content standards, and assessment

To make a nomination, please complete the nomination form available on the ODE website at: http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/subjects/english/reading/assessment/reading-standardssetting-nomination-form.doc. This form must be submitted by email by November 29, 2010.

If you have questions about the Reading Achievement Standards Panel, please contact Ken Hermens at Ken.Hermens at state.or.us<mailto:Ken.Hermens at state.or.us>.  If you have questions about submitting the nomination form, please contact Carla Martinez at Carla.Martinez at state.or.us<mailto:Carla.Martinez at state.or.us>.



Melinda Bessner
Assessment Communications Coordinator
Office of Assessment & Information Services
Oregon Department of Education
503-947-5828



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