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ACAP

Teacher Checklist

Updated 11/29/23

william.jones@alsde.edu

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I have watched the linked ACAP Summative: Connecting Instruction to Assessment video(s) related to the content area(s) I teach.

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I have watched the ACAP Summative: Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) video and understand the relationship between the standard setting process, cut score determination, reporting, and instruction.

I have watched the ACAP Summative: Item Specifications video and know how to utilize the item specification documents to view sample item stems and their keys, standards, item types, and DOK levels.

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I have downloaded and/or printed the item specification documents, the instructional supports documents, the sample questions and the PLDs for the grade level(s) and content area(s) I teach.*

* The Google Drive folders are being updated as resources become available on the ALSDE and/or DRC websites.

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My students are familiar with the Key Academic Terms associated with each standard listed in the Instructional Supports document for the grade(s) and content area(s) I teach.

I am using the learning tasks associated with each standard listed in the Instructional Supports document for the grade(s) and content area(s) I teach to guide my classroom activities.

I am using the additional resources linked with each standard listed in the Instructional Supports document for the grade(s) and content area(s) I teach to guide my classroom activities.

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As writing is a skill taught across all content areas, I am familiar with the rubrics used in the scoring of TDW. I have downloaded and/or printed the TDW resources found within the TDW folder for my grade level.

I have incorporated writing tasks into my classroom instruction, and I am using the TDW scoring rubrics to assess student writing.

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Game Plan:

ELA, History/Civics, & Humanities courses emphasize analysis of literary works.
What writing framework do you all use? AEC?

Assertion. Evidence. Commentary.

STEM courses emphasize analysis of informational texts.
What writing framework do you all use? CER?

Claim. Evidence. Reasoning.

All teachers encourage the use of the

Writer’s Checklist.

All teachers use the TDW rubrics to assess

Student writing.

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I have reviewed one of the following presentations and understand the relationship between the critical standards, classroom instruction, and the ACAP assessment.

Additionally, teachers may want to begin referencing the Proficiency Scales documents for instructional purposes, if available for the grade(s) and content area(s) they teach.

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I have reviewed the ACAP relevant presentation(s) from the 2021 and 2022 MEGA Conferences.

MEGA 2021

MEGA 2022

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I have led my students through the ACAP Online Tools Training for the grade level(s) and content area(s) I teach.

I have shown the Online Testing Video Tutorials to my students to review how students should navigate through the test, how to maneuver through various item types, how to access the in-test calculator and reference sheets, etc.

I have reviewed the Sample Test Item presentation with my students.

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I have facilitated additional ACAP practice and preparation through the use of an online platform.

I have exposed my students to practice questions for the ACAP Summative Assessment, similar to the sample questions linked here.

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Using the school’s designated diagnostic testing platform (iReady, Scantron, STAR, etc.), I have identified areas of focus for the weeks leading up to the ACAP assessment. I will revisit standards/skills as needed to increase proficiency. The following are the standards/skills I am planning to remediate in whole-group instruction:

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Planning Ahead

Plan your ACAP preparation from now until test day!

WorksheetWorks Calendar Options

Have students set goals and write them down.

Sample Goal Sheets
Review and set SMART Goals

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Explore Additional Resources Curated by the Office of School Improvement (OSI)

ACAP & ACT Resources Document Link

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Questions?