Teleconference 18:
NCEO DATA VIEWER: FREE, EASY, and INCREDIBLY USEFUL !!!

September 14: Phone-only demonstration of tool
September 28: Webinar hands-on training

11:30 am Pacific, 12:30 pm Mountain, 1:30 pm Central, 2:30 pm Eastern.
1.5 hours duration

With a few clicks of a mouse YOU can have:

• “On demand” database of accommodations research and policy summaries tailored to shape or explain your state policies, in formats that compare what you do with other states’ policies
• Assessment participation reports for students with disabilities for a year or across multiple years so you can spot trends, and share within state offices, the public, or the press
• A national picture of state-by-state data in easy to understand maps, charts, and graphs to help highlight discrepancies that can inform shifts in policy and practice
• AND MORE!!!!

FORMAT: Choose to attend both or either one as described below.

PART I SEPTEMBER 14 1:30 – 3:00 CDT Telephone Conference: State directors and staff of assessment, special education, Title I, and other offices who can make use of the Data Viewer tailored reports - Demonstration of WHAT the Data Viewer can do for you

PART II SEPTEMBER 28 1:30 – 3:00 CDT Webinar: For state directors or staff who will actually develop the reports – Hands-on application and practice on HOW to make the Data Viewer work for you

Host for this teleconference and webinar: Rachel Quenemoen, NCEO
NCEO Staff presenters: Martha, Thurlow, Laurene Christensen, and Jason Altman
Federal Staff discussants: Sue Rigney, OESE and Dave Malouf, Cindy Bryant, and Matt Schneer, OSEP
State discussant: Dirk Mattson, Minnesota Department of Education

In order to get the most out of our September 14 telephone conference, please review these materials online, or if you prefer, download them to your computer, or print them out.  Materials and access information for the September 28 Webinar will be posted AFTER the September 14 call. Thank you.

Note: Some of the files below require Acrobat Reader. If you don't have this software, go to the Acrobat Reader Web site for a free download.

I. Materials for Teleconference 18

Laurene Christensen's Materials

1. NCEO teleconference PowerPoint: The NCEO Data Viewer: Access to National Policy Information on Students with Disabilities
2. Scribe guidelines.pdf: Data Viewer report on Third Party Administration
3. Accommodations not on an approved list.pdf Data Viewer report on Accommodations Not on an Approved List
4. Read aloud questions.pdf: Data Viewer report on Read Aloud Questions
5. Calculator Trend.pdf Data Viewer report on Calculator Trends
6. 2007 State Policies on Assessment Participation and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (Synthesis Report 69)

Jason Altman's Materials

1. Using an Interactive Data-Driven Website to Improve Assessment Outcomes - State Participation Data
2. The NCEO Online Accommodations Bibliography

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