Module VI

1. Module VI Teacher Instructional Resources 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training - Module VI. This PowerPoint in its entirety is for the exclusive use of New Jersey educators. All other uses of this document are forbidden without written permission from the NJDOE.

2. Teacher Resources • CPI Links Documents • CPI Links Content Guide and Five Items Resource Documents • https://nj-servicepoint.questarai.com/NJxx01_Documentation.aspx 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

3. Developing an Entry and APA Forms • Most of the blank forms you need for the portfolio process are found in the APA Procedures Manual. • Participation Guidelines Checklist • Test Security Agreement • Entry Planning Tool • Entry Review Checklist • The Entry Cover Sheet must be created online via the Questar website provided in the APA Procedures Manual. • Remember that you do not submit the Entry Planning Tool or Entry Checklist in the binder; they are for your use only. 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

4. CPI Links The CPI Links are skill statements that directly link to the critical essence of the CPIs and are to be used as the basis for an APA entry based on the test specifications. 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

5. CPI Links Content Guide and Five Items Resource • The CPI Links Content Guide and Five Items Resource documents were created to • clarify the content and/or semantics of the CPIs and CPI Links • provide examples to use as a reference and guide when creating assessment activities for each of your students • While there are various modes of communication and means of accommodation shown throughout the examples, please understand that the examples were not intended to show a variety of supports; they were primarily intended to show what constitutes five items. • Again, you can access the Content Guide and Five Items Resource here: https://nj-servicepoint.questarai.com/NJxx01_Documentation2.aspx?DocType=G5CG 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

6. Using the Content Guide & Five Items Resource • There is a Content Guide and Five Items Resource for each grade and each standard. • Each Content Guide and Five Items Resource • begins with an overview of its purpose and usefulness • has a Glossary that defines the content vocabulary contained in the language of the CPI links • has Further Clarifications about specific CPIs, CPI Links, and content issues. • has a Five Items section that provides examples for CPI Links that have an asterisk at the end of their link statement. 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

7. Content Guide and Five Items Resource Introduction 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

8. Content Guide and Five Items Resource Test Specifications 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

9. Content Guide and Five Items Resource Glossary 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

10. Content Guide and Five Items Resource Further Clarifications 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

11. Content Guide and Five Items Resource Five Items Examples 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

12. Standards Clarification Project • The Standards Clarification Project was developed by the Office of Academic Standards with teams of field-based educators. • Its purpose is to provide examples and information that help clarify the priorities (Areas of Focus) of the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (NJ CCCS), and to make explicit the content and skills that are the primary focus of teaching, learning, and assessment. • This is a very important resource when planning instruction of the standards, strands, and grade-level CPIs. 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

13. Standards Clarification Project • Here is a link to the NJ Standards Clarification Project: http://www.nj.gov/education/aps/njscp/ • For science, only 4th Grade and 8th Grade are included. 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

14. Standards Clarification Project 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

15. Additional Resources NJDOE Online resources for general education lessons and supports that can be used to plan… • http://www.state.nj.us/education/cccs/ • Educational Links, Information and Resources on Assistive Technology (AT) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) found at http://www.state.nj.us/education/specialed/tech/ Online resources from other organizations for supports that can be used to access general education lessons… • http://cast.org • http://cast.org/learningtools/index.html • http://sciencewriter.cast.org/welcome • http://www.symbolworld.org/learning/index.htm 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

16. Additional Resources • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has a series of books for grades K-8 called ScienceSaurus that many educators have found helpful. Here is a link whereby you can obtain personal copies: http://www.hmhco.com/search?segment=All;mm=all;q=sciencesaurus%20handbook&atrkid=V1ADW6700B927-8938935052-k-sciencesaurus%20handbook-41185069252-b-g-m-1t1&gclid=CLmLvvnK1L8CFcnm7AodgF8A6A 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

17. Additional Resources • General education teachers • Curriculum supervisors • NJ DOE Office of Special Education, Learning Resource Center Network – http://www.state.nj.us/education/lrc/ • District curriculum materials • School and district media specialists 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

18. Review Information to answer the following review questions is found throughout Module VI of the training. You may go back to any part of the training or to the 2014-2015 Procedures Manual to find the answers. You should not continue with the training until you can answer all of these questions correctly. 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

19. Review – Module VI • What does the asterisk mean when shown at the end of certain CPI Links? • Where is the CPI Links Content Guide and Five Items Resource information found? • What is the purpose of the Standards Clarification Project? 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI

20. Answers – Module VI • The asterisk means there is an example for that particular link in the Five Items Resource. • The CPI Links Content Guide and Five Items Resource can only be found online at https://nj-servicepoint.questarai.com/NJxx01_Documentation.aspx • The purpose of the Standards Clarification Project is to do just what the name implies—clarify the intent of NJ’s standards and provide information about how to develop lessons and formative assessments that address the standards. 2014-2015 NJ APA Teacher Training – Module VI