2020-2021 Interim Assessment Hand Scoring Workshops for Teachers

CAASPP and ELPAC email update, October 5, 2020.

Dear California Educators:

The California Department of Education is pleased to announce the 2020–2021 Interim Assessment Hand Scoring Workshops for Teachers. These virtual hand scoring workshops will engage educators, largely classroom teachers, in understanding the process of hand scoring Smarter Balanced assessment items as a way to deepen understanding of the content standards, strengthen the evaluation of student work, and promote the use of student results to inform teaching and learning.

The workshops will be free of charge with 20 sessions offered—10 for English language arts/literacy (ELA) and 10 for mathematics. Some sessions will be a single 4-hour session, while others will stagger the 4 hours over three days so teachers can attend after school without the need for substitutes.

What: 2020–2021 Interim Assessment Hand Scoring Workshops for Teachers
When: Multiple training dates will be available between December 2020 and April 2021.

ELA Single Sessions:

These sessions will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

December 8, 2020
February 17, 2021
February 24, 2021
March 17, 2021
March 24, 2021

ELA Staggered Sessions:

These sessions will take place over three days, starting at 3:30 p.m. and ending by 5:00 p.m. each day.

December 14 to 16, 2020
February 16 to 18, 2021
February 23 to 25, 2021
March 2 to 4, 2021
March 16 to 18, 2021

Math Single Sessions:

These sessions will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

December 9, 2020
February 3, 2021
February 17, 2021
March 3, 2021
March 17, 2021

Math Staggered Sessions:

These sessions will take place over three days, starting at 3:30 p.m. and ending by 5:00 p.m. each day.

December 15 to 17, 2020
February 9 to 11, 2021
February 16 to 18, 2021
March 2 to 4, 2021
April 5 to 7, 2021

Where: These will be virtual workshops using the Zoom platform.
Registration: Registration will be available on October 26, 2020 at https://www.eventsforce.net/scoe/29/home .

If you have any questions please contact Nikki Antonovich, Coordinator, Sacramento County Office of Education by email at caaspp@scoe.net.

Sincerely,

California Technical Assistance Center
Phone: 800-955-2954
Fax: 800-541-8455
Email: caltac@ets.org
Website: https://www.elpac.org/ or https://www.caaspp.org/