Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM ) New Hampshire Training - January 7, 11, 14, 2021 - NH Department of Education
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Dynamic Learning Maps® (DLM ®)
New Hampshire Training
January 7, 11, 14, 2021
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Overview of New Hampshire
Statewide Assessments
Each year, New Hampshire public schools are required
by state law (RSA 193-C) and federal accountability
laws to assess all students. The following are the
required assessments:
General Assessment
• NH Statewide Assessment System (NH SAS)
• SAT School Day
Alternate Assessment
• Dynamic Learning Maps® (DLM®)
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What is Dynamic Learning Maps?
• NH offers the DLM as our alternate assessment for
students with the most significant cognitive
disabilities
• The alternate assessment is used for accountability
in place of the general statewide assessments (NH
SAS and the SAT)
• Students are tested in English language arts,
mathematics and science
• Computer-based and adaptive
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DLM Alternate Assessment
Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities
participate in the DLM alternate assessment, as designed in
their active individualized education program (IEP).
Alternate Assessment Grades Content
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) 3rd-8th and 11th English Language Arts,
Mathematics
DLM 5th, 8th and 11th Science
Spring 2021 DLM Testing Window:
March 8, 2021 – June 11, 2021
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New Hampshire Participation Guidelines for the
Statewide Assessments
• The student’s IEP team makes the determination on
whether student will participate in the general statewide
assessment with or without accommodations, or in the
alternate assessment.
• Decision Making Worksheet for Participation of Students
with Disabilities in Statewide Assessments:
https://www.education.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt326/files/files/inl
ine-documents/decisionmakingworksheetassessment.pdf
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DLM Essential Elements
• DLM content standards are called Essential Elements and are
the learning targets for the assessments
• Students who take the DLM alternate assessments are
instructed and assessed on Essential Elements
• Each content area and grade level assessment is designed to
assess a specific set of Essential Elements
• Testing blueprint documents (ELA, Mathematics, Science) are
available that include Essential Elements for each grade level
and content
• DLM assessments are guided by the blueprints
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Linkage Levels
• Help measure each student’s academic achievement
• Used for assessing Essential Elements
ELA and Mathematics Science
Five linkage levels: Three linkage levels:
– Initial Precursor – Least complex; ̶ Initial – Least complex
foundational ̶ Precursor – More complex
– Distal Precursor – Knowledge and ̶ Target - Most complex
skills needed to reach the target
– Proximal Precursor – Provides
access to the target
– Target – Aligns with the
knowledge, skills and
understandings described by the
Essential Element
– Successor – Progresses beyond
the target
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DLM Testlets
• DLM assessments are delivered as Grade ELA Testlets Mathematics Science
testlets one at a time. Testlets Testlets
• ELA: 9 testlets regardless of grade,
one is the writing testlet 3 9 8 N/A
• Math: 6-8 testlets depending on 4 9 8 N/A
grade
• Science: 9 testlets regardless of 5 9 8 9
grade
6 9 7 N/A
• Total of 16-26 testlets per student;
takes about 5-20 minutes to 7 9 7 N/A
complete a testlet
• Testlet types include multiple choice 8 9 8 9
(most common), sorting, matching 11 9 6 9
and select text
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Testlet Types
• Computer-Delivered
Testlets delivered directly to students via computer
Students can interact independently using special devices (i.e.,
alternate keyboards, touch screens, switches), as necessary
Test administrator may navigate the screen for the student and
enter student responses, if needed
• Teacher-Administered
Test administrator plays a more direct role than in computer-
delivered testlets
Test administrator sets up, delivers and enters student responses
Testlets at the lowest linkage levels
Students may take as many breaks as needed (up to 90 minutes)
during or between testlets
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Testlet Information Pages (TIPs)
Test Information Pages (TIPs) help educators prepare for administering
each testlet:
• TIPs are found in Kite Educator Portal under Test Management tab
• Provide materials needed for administration of the testlet
(recommended materials, example of substitutions)
• Test administrators may substitute materials where appropriate that
are used during instruction and student is familiar with.
• Description of allowable supports
Resource:
https://dynamiclearningmaps.org/sites/default/files/documents/ERP/About_TIPs.pdf
10Computer Delivered Example Testlet
• All testlets include a Testlet Information Page
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Teacher-Administered Example Testlet
• All testlets include a Testlet Information Page
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ASSESSMENT DELIVERY
34Kite Suite®
Test administrators are expected to deliver the DLM assessments with integrity and maintain
security of the testlets
35Kite Student Portal
https://dynamiclearningmaps.org/requirements
• Secure testing browser
• Installed on device: desktop,
laptop, Chromebook, iPad
• Download and install Student
Portal onto device student
will be using to take the DLM
alternate assessment
36Kite Student Portal
(continued)
Prepare for the assessment by
using practice activities and
released testlets
Practice Activities allow educators
and students to become familiar with
how testlets appear prior to testing
Released Testlets are similar to the
“live” DLM testlets, publicly available
as a sample
Demo student accounts are located in
the Guide for Practice Activities and
Released Testlets – ELA, Mathematics
and Science
37Kite Educator Portal
• Staff and educators have accounts in Kite Educator Portal
• Educator Portal is where staff and educators manage
student, user and test administrator information
• Access via Internet: https://educator.kiteaai.org/
• Do not share your password
Note:
All users will have to
reset password when
first signing into
Educator Portal
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Annual Security Agreement
Annually, Kite Educator Portal users read, agree to, sign
electronically and save Security Agreement
• DLM assessments are secure tests
• Assessments are not to be saved, shared or reproduced
• Educators are encouraged to use resources provided, including
practice activities and released testlets
• Do not share Kite Educator password with anyone. This may
cause unauthorized access to private student information.
• The Security Agreement can be found on the Home screen by
selecting “My Profile”
40Kite Educator Portal
Educators/Test Administrators/Designated
Administrator: Staff:
• Manage own profile, i.e., • Manage user, students and
security agreement roster data
• Review students and rosters • Monitor First Contact Survey
• Enter First Contact Survey and PNP
and Personal Needs data • Monitor test administration
• Retrieve test information, • Retrieve extracts and
i.e., student username and reports
password (test ticket), Test
Information Pages (TIPs)
41Student’s Personal Learning Profile
42Personal Learning Profile
Resource: Accessibility Manual – helps determine which supports are
needed for student
First Contact Survey Personal Needs & Preferences
• Collects background information • Student-specific information:
about students: Display enhancements
Communication Language and Braille
Computer access Audio and Environmental
Motor and sensory supports
characteristics When necessary, PNP settings can be
Academic performance adjusted during testing. For more
details, see DLM Accessibility Worksheet
on page 56 of Accessibility Manual
43First Contact Survey
First Contact Survey drives the first testlet
• First Contact Survey (FCS) is located in Educator Portal and takes 15–30 minutes to
complete for each student (see page 112 of Appendix in Test Administration Manual
to review full list of questions)
• Does not have to be completed in one sitting
• If FCS is not submitted, student will not receive testlets
• Based on the information provided, the system selects the level of complexity, or
linkage level, of the first testlet that best matches the student’s knowledge and
skills
NOTE: If the testing window is already open before the First Contact survey is
submitted, the system takes up to 24 hours to post the first testlet in Student Portal
44Test Administration Practices
Allowed Not Allowed
• Taking breaks • Influencing a student’s
• Logging into Student Portal response
for the student, navigating • Hints or hand-over-hand
across screens and entering guidance
student responses • Previewing student testlets
• Using special equipment for ahead of time then teaching
positioning student the answers
• Using an interactive
whiteboard to project the
student testlets
• Human read aloud
45Required Training for Test Administrators
• For all test administrators, the training consists of:
– Four modules
– An activity and post-test for each module
– PD module – Individual Education Programs Linked to the DLM
Essential Elements
– Online, self-directed or facilitated course
• Total training time 3-3 ½ hours to complete
Resource:
Guide to Required Test Administrator Training
46Training Content for Test Administrators
• Module 1: Overview of the DLM Alternate
Assessment
• Module 2: Understanding and Delivering Testlets
• Module 3: Test Administration and Scoring
• Module 4: Preparing to Administer the Alternate
Assessment
• PD Module Individual Education Programs Linked to
the DLM Essential Elements
47Required Training Options
• Facilitated Course
– Facilitator will provide the training to educators as a group
– Educators will complete individual post-tests in Moodle
• Self-directed course (most common)
– Training completed at own pace in Moodle
– Individual post-tests for each module must be completed in
Moodle with a score of 80% or better
• Total training time 3-3 ½ hours to complete
48Required Training Post-tests
• Combination of True/False and multiple choice items
• Multiple attempts allowed
• Feedback provided after an attempt
• Completion Certificate is available after successfully
completing all post-tests
• Educators are encouraged to save and/or print
completion certificate
49Access to Required Training
• To access training:
https://training.dynamiclearningmaps.org/
50Required Training Initial Log In
• Username is the same email address used for Kite Educator Portal
• Initial Password is the first part of your email address before the “@”
All lowercase letters for username and password
For example:
Mary Smith’s email address/username: msmith@doe.nh.gov
Password is msmith
After logging in for the first time, you will be prompted to change your
password
Educator Portal and Required Training
1. Educator must first activate their Kite Educator Portal account
2. DLM training account created within 3 hours of activation
3. Educator can then start the training
51State Specific DLM Webpage
https://dynamiclearningmaps.org/newhampshire
52DLM New Hampshire Website
• User Guides and Blueprints
• Educator and District Staff Resources
• Parent Resources
• Decision Making Worksheet for Participation of
Students with Disabilities in Statewide Assessments
(under Supplemental Resources tab)
• Access to Required Training
• Professional Development Site
• DLM Test Updates – Automatic DLM updates on test
administration activities. Sign up to receive alerts
53Prepare for Testing
• In order for a student to test, the following must
be completed by the District Test Coordinator:
– Test administrator has an account in Educator Portal
with the role of teacher
– Student has been rostered to Teacher/Test Administrator
for each subject area (ELA, math and science, if
applicable)
54Prepare for Testing
• In order for a student to test, the following must
be done by the Teacher/Test Administrator in
Educator Portal:
– Activate account, if new
– Agree to and sign Security Agreement
– Review, complete, and submit student(s) First Contact
Survey
– Review and select supports in the student(s) PNP Profile
55Prepare for Testing
• In order for a student to test the following must be
done by the Teacher/Test Administrator in Moodle
– Complete Required Test Administrator Training
• In order for a student to test the following must be
done by the Teacher/Test Administrator or
technology personnel
– Kite Student Portal must be downloaded on student(s)
testing devices
– No updates needed for devices used last year.
56DLM Test Administration Times and Dates
Total Time per Subject
Subject Average Overall Time in Minutes
Reading 90-135
Writing 10-20
Mathematics 60-120
Science 90-140
Dates to Remember
DLM Testing Window Opens Monday, March 8, 2021
DLM Testing Window Closes Friday, June 11, 2021
57NHDOE and DLM Contact Information
Michelle Gauthier, Program Specialist
Tel. 271-3582 ~ Michelle.Gauthier@doe.nh.gov
Danielle Pelletier, Education Consultant
Tel. 271-3737 ~ Danielle.Pelletier@doe.nh.gov
DLM Service Desk Support:
DLM-support@ku.edu or 1-855-277-9751
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