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Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (GKIDS) 2.0. Pre-Administration Training 2019-2020. Agenda. Purpose and Assessment Summary Readiness Check GKIDS 2.0 Training Assigning/verifying schools and users System coordinator responsibilities
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Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (GKIDS) 2.0 Pre-Administration Training 2019-2020
Agenda • Purpose and Assessment Summary • Readiness Check • GKIDS 2.0 • Training • Assigning/verifying schools and users • System coordinator responsibilities • School coordinator responsibilities • Teacher responsibilities • Reports • Resources
GKIDS 2.0 Readiness Check Purpose: The primary purpose of the GKIDS Readiness Check is to highlight knowledge and skills critical for student success in learning, solely to guide instruction. • Is designed to be developmentally appropriate • Provides information to allow kindergarten teachers to individualize instruction • Informs our understanding of the skills of children entering kindergarten • Provides information about the supports and resources needed to ensure every kindergarten student starts school with the skills needed to be successful
Assessment Design of the Readiness Check • Administered during the first 6 weeks of kindergarten • 20 activities measuring all five essential early learning domains • Direct (10) and indirect (10) activities assessed in a naturalistic setting • Assesses the Pre-K Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards (GELDS) • Developed with input from Georgia educators • Reflects recommendations discussed during a review of student performance data following pilot and field test events
Readiness Check IS NOT • NOTintended to prevent children’s entry into kindergarten • NOTintended to evaluate teachers’ instruction • NOTintended to label students as not ready • NOTintended to be used as a high-stakes accountability measure It is intended to guide and inform instruction.
When is the Readiness Check administered? • Each administration window is unique to a district and is based on the district’s start date. • The administration window closes 6 weeks from the first day of school (30 school days). • These dates are automatically calculated and displayed in the GKIDS 2.0 data collection platform for each district. • End dates are calculated considering start dates and holidays. • The ability to enter student data will no longer be available after the end date of a district’s administration window. • Assessment may occur at any time during the window. • Some activities may be assessed directly. • Other activities may require repeated observations over time. • There is no prescribed order of activities.
Keeping a Formative Lens • The baseline data collected in the first six weeks of school through the Readiness Check should be analyzed to inform differentiated instruction – to meet students’ needs. • Readiness Check data will guide instructional decisions related to support, enrichment, and planning. • Determination of readiness is complex and involves many variables. No one determination of readiness is provided. Instead, student performance is described on a continuum of readiness in each of these activities.
GKIDS 2.0 Purpose: • To provide a progression-based formative assessment system to monitor the development of kindergarten students based on big ideas from the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) • To provide a formative assessment that informs teaching and learning in real time • Designed to be developmentally appropriate, reflecting research-based best practices for young learners and will provide information to inform progress in kindergarten as well as first grade readiness Domains of Learning: • ELA • Math • Science (optional) • Social Studies (optional) • Approaches to Learning • Personal/Social development • Motor Skills (optional)
GKIDS 2.0 • GKIDS 2.0 is a progression-based formative assessment, integrated into classroom work, that is aligned to the state content standards. • A big idea describes the integration of concepts and skills from the kindergarten standards that are most important for success in first grade. • A learning progression shows where the student is in the learning continuum of content and reasoning development regarding the big idea from the GSE. • Provides the big picture of what is to be learned across the year, relates standards across grades and increased reasoning of standards within the grades, and supports instructional planning. • Provides teachers with one source of real-time information to adjust instruction • Identifies what a student already knows, what the student needs next, and allows teachers to monitor growth
GKIDS 2.0: Administration • All students enrolled in Georgia kindergarten classrooms should have the opportunity to participate in the GKIDS 2.0 assessment. • Teachers may assess according to the individual needs of each student, allowing for the use of standard accommodations which are a part of the student’s IEP, IAP, or EL/TPC plan.
GKIDS 2.0 and GKIDS 2.0 Readiness Check Training • Readiness Check is a part of the GKIDS 2.0 SLDS training • All newly hired/transferred kindergarten teachers need to view the recorded GKIDS 2.0 AND Readiness Check training modules housed in the State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS). • Returning kindergarten teachers are not required to view the modules again. • Modules are available for reference at any point.
GKIDS 2.0: New Schools • New schools must be reported to the GaDOE through the Facilities application within the MyGaDOE portal. • Once a district and school code have been issued, the System Test Coordinator may contact GCA with this information.
GKIDS 2.0 Account Setup • A system administrator account has been set up by GCA for the primary STC on record with GaDOE. • All STC updates should be provided to GaDOE as soon as changes are made. • Accounts are set up utilizing the user’s district email address. • Users will access the sign in screen at the following link: gkids.gadoe.org.
Account Setup Click the Activate Your Account link on the sign-in screen. Enter district email address. An email will be sent with instructions for selecting a password.
System Test Coordinator Responsibilities • Add and manage user accounts for leadership at the school level and accounts for additional district staff. • Manage the roster upload process. • Communicate with the school leadership team at the local schools. • Make certain that schools in the system meet the district and state required reporting deadlines.
System Coordinator: User Management • System Administrators may add accounts at the system and school level. • School Administrators may add accounts at the school level.
System Administrator – Adding Additional System Administrators
Roster Upload Process • Process is optional; system level decision • ONLY system level user can upload roster • List available to teachers as soon as upload is completed • Teachers need to select students from the pre-populated list • Students can still be added manually
Creating the Roster File • Directions and layout information may be found on the GKIDS 2.0 page of the DOE website • Directions and layout information available in the GKIDS 2.0 platform • Verify that all schools are in the GKIDS 2.0 database before file is uploaded • Plain text file (.txt)
Uploading the Roster File (cont’d) Common Upload Errors The roster upload process will not load any students if: • File is empty • Any record has a missing GTID • Any record has a missing student last name • Any record has a missing system code • Any record has a missing school code • Any record has a school code not found for the indicated system code • Any record has a system code not matching the system code of the logged in user.
School Test Coordinator Responsibilities • Your main role is to manage user accounts for the teachers at your school. • During the school year, you will be able to view school and class reports and search for reports on individual students. • Be prepared to answer questions for the school about navigating the GKIDS Data Entry and Reporting website. • Make sure that teachers meet state and district reporting deadlines. • Provide materials and training to kindergarten teachers.
Teacher Responsibilities • Add students to the class roster. • Enter student data in the required domains. • English Language Arts, Math, Approaches to Learning, and Personal/Social Development • Remove students from the class roster if they move to a new school or teacher. • Generate student and class reports throughout the year as needed. • Create end of year individual student reports
Adding Students to the 2.0 Platform • At the beginning of the school year, teachers will set up their kindergarten classes within the GKIDS 2.0 platform. • Teachers should select students from the uploaded roster or add them manually. • Refer to the GKIDS 2.0 training modules for additional information and instructions.
What if one of my students is not on the school list? • Any student who was assigned to the district at the time of the Roster Upload will appear if there was NOT an error message for the student during the upload process. • ALWAYS SEARCH FIRST • If the student is not already in the GKIDS 2.0 database, you can manually enter the student.
Releasing and Acquiring Students • Throughout the school year, kindergarten students may move from one class to another or from one school to another. • The release and acquire feature within the GKIDS 2.0 platform has been designed to streamline this process. • The classroom teacher will have the ability to both release and acquire students within the platform. • Refer to the GKIDS 2.0 training modules for additional information and instructions.
Format and Activity Options Teacher may assess by observing student performance during the course of regular classroom instruction or by an assessment activity of the teacher’s choice. • Activities and materials for the learning targets are included in the Administration Manual. • Additional materials are included in the Optional Resources Guide.
Reports • There are three areas in which reports are located within the platform. • The reports provided include: • Overview Report • Analysis Report • Domain Summary Report • Progression Progress Report • Student Reports • Summary Reports
