Training Resources
Moodle Training Site
All LEA ELPAC coordinators, site ELPAC coordinators, TEs, and school administrative staff who will be involved in the Summative ELPAC administration should complete a virtual training through the Moodle Training Site prior to administering and scoring the Summative ELPAC.
The LEA ELPAC coordinator and site ELPAC coordinator are required to be certified annually for each Summative ELPAC administration or to designate someone to complete the annual certification. Coordinators are responsible for ensuring all ELPAC personnel are trained, distributing Moodle keys, and monitoring that all TEs have completed the calibration certification. Such training should include, but not be limited to, training on administration and scoring, item security, and professional conduct associated with the administration of standardized assessments.
TEs for the ELPAC must receive training annually in the administration of the Summative ELPAC by completing the certificate of calibration in the Moodle Training Site. The TE must be an employee or contractor of an LEA or NPS, have signed the ELPAC Test Security Affidavit, and be proficient in English (having a complete command of pronunciation, intonation, and fluency).
LEA Verification of Training
Statewide training is mandatory. All LEA ELPAC coordinators, new and experienced, will be expected to verify that this training requirement is met. LEA ELPAC coordinators will need to complete the Summative ELPAC LEA Certification course in the Moodle Training Site.
If the LEA has an MOU in place with another LEA to provide testing, email a copy of the MOU indicating the LEA that will provide the testing to SCOE at elpac@scoe.net.
TE Training and Calibration
The LEA ELPAC coordinator, or the LEA ELPAC coordinator’s designee, is responsible for overseeing TEs’ calibration progress and completion. For the Summative ELPAC, both new and experienced TEs must calibrate annually and will be emailed a certificate of completion upon successful completion of calibration, which may be emailed to their coordinator. The Test Examiner Training and Calibration course in the Moodle Training Site is divided into sections specific to grade levels and grade spans. TEs need only to calibrate in Speaking for the grade levels and grade spans they are administering and scoring. LEAs may hold local group calibration sessions using the Anchor, Training, Calibration course within the Trainer Resource course. LEAs should maintain evidence of calibration for each test examiner.
Moodle Training Site
Summative ELPAC Administration and Scoring Training resources are available in the Moodle Training Site. Using the Moodle Training Site requires ELPAC trainers, LEA ELPAC coordinators, and TEs to set up individual accounts. Access to the Trainer’s Resources course, Test Examiner Training and Calibration course, and LEA Certification course requires enrollment keys. The LEA ELPAC coordinator is the only person with access to the enrollment keys and is responsible for distributing the keys to the appropriate LEA staff.
Videos are a key part of each of the training courses in the Moodle Training Site. These training videos help LEA ELPAC coordinators, site ELPAC coordinators, and ELPAC TEs become familiar with the necessary requirements for a successful Summative ELPAC administration.
TEs who are administering the K–2 test must be prepared to administer the entire test one-on-one. The K–2 Administration video demonstrates the Listening, Reading, and Writing domains for K–2. K–2 TEs must also be trained and calibrated to score the Speaking test. TEs who are administering the Listening, Reading, and Writing domains for grades three through twelve should watch the Grades 3–12 Group Administration video.
TEs who are administering and scoring the Speaking domain require much more extensive training and must receive a certificate of calibration for the grade levels or grade spans for which they are administering the Speaking test. For example, if a TE is only administering the grade span three through five test, then the TE only needs to complete the grade span three through five certificate. There are also combined calibration courses that cover multiple grade spans.
Additional Training
A variety of workshops and professional development opportunities are offered throughout the year. Optional statewide trainings are held virtually and can be found on the Upcoming Training Opportunities web page. These include Coffee Sessions during which coordinators can ask the CDE and ETS questions, new coordinator trainings, and more.
Quick Reference Guides and Videos
The Videos and Quick Reference Guides web page provides step-by-step instructions for how to accomplish a task or activity for the ELPAC. These instructions are available in either PDF or video format.
Practice and Training Tests
Online practice and training tests are available for the Summative ELPAC.
Background
The online ELPAC practice and training tests allow students, parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and others an opportunity to become familiar with the online test delivery platform as well as the types of test questions that may appear on the actual test at each grade level or grade span.
The practice test includes examples of all the types of test questions that may appear in the actual test at each grade level or grade span and mirrors a full-length Summative ELPAC operational test. The training test is shorter than the practice test and includes some sample test questions for each domain; it is appropriate to use for training students on how to navigate through the test and can be used to determine which embedded accessibility resources may be appropriate for a student.
The practice and training tests are available for kindergarten, grade one, grade two, grade span three through five, grade span six through eight, grade span nine and ten, and grade span eleven and twelve.
The following resources are available on the Practice and Training Test Resources web page on the ELPAC website:
- Practice test DFAs for each grade level and grade span
- K–2 practice test Writing Answer Books
- Training test DFAs representing each grade level and grade span
- K–2 training test Writing Answer Books
- Practice test scoring guides for each grade level and grade span
Public Access
The practice and training tests can be accessed and used as a “guest” without logon credentials and without using the secure browser, although a supported web browser is necessary. While the practice and training tests do not require use of the secure browser, some accessibility resources, such as print-on-demand, are only available through the secure browser. Braille (that is, refreshable or embossed), where available, can be accessed using a web browser.
Secure Access
If users want to access the practice and training tests as a TE—required if they want to administer a practice or training test that uses the print-on-demand resource—a logon will be required. TEs can contact their site ELPAC coordinator for logon credentials, if needed.