Teleconference 9: December 13, 2004

Access and Alignment to the GRADE-LEVEL Content for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities: Research, Policy, and Tools for Practice

(10:00 Pacific, 11:00 Mountain, 12:00 Central, 1:00 Eastern)

Upcoming Peer Review of state assessment systems will look for evidence that “For alternate achievement standards, the State demonstrates that they reflect knowledge and skills that could lead to the content appropriate for the grade in which a student is enrolled” (p. 21, Peer Review Guidance). In this call, we will provide research and policy context for access and alignment of curriculum and assessment to the grade-level content for students with significant cognitive disabilities. Our presenters will discuss challenges and concerns that arise as the shift to grade-level alignment takes place, and will offer suggestions on how to anticipate and address them. We will also provide a simple self assessment tool to help you understand where you are and where you need to go, including concrete steps to take to move you forward. We will highlight a training module based on the presentation at the presession to the CCSSO Large-scale Assessment Conference last spring, which will be available in January through the new National Collaborative Center on Standards and Assessment Development (NCCSAD) housed at the University of Kentucky

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In order to get the most out of our December 13  teleconference, please review these materials online, or if you prefer, download them to your computer, or print them out.  Thank you.

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I. Materials for Teleconference 9

a.  Diane Browder and Claudia Flowers:

PowerPoint presentation: "Research on the Alignment of Alternate Assessment"

b.  Dan Wiener

Excerpts from Massachusetts Resource Guide (PDF file)
Template for curriculum frameworks (PDF file)
Access and entry points continuum (PDF file)

c.  Jacqui Kearns, Jean Clayton, and Mike Burdge

PowerPoint presentation: "Grade Level Content Alignment"

II. Additional Resources

a.  Link to Standards and Assessment Peer Review Guidance: http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/saaprguidance.doc

Panelists for the December 13, 2004 Teleconference

Researcher Panelists

Diane Browder, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Claudia Flowers, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Jacqui Kearns, University of Kentucky
Mike Burdge, University of Kentucky
Jean Clayton, University of Kentucky

State Panelist

Dan Wiener, Massachusetts Department of Education Alternate Assessment Coordinator

Federal Panelists

OSEP:  David Malouf and Cynthia Bryant

Co-hosts

Sandra Warren, ASES SCASS Coordinator
Rachel Quenemoen, National Center on Educational Outcomes

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