Welcome to a new year!  My name is Angie Hance and I am taking over responsibilities for ELL from Joe Woracek this year!  I will try to make monthly Blog posts and forward information to you all that seems pertinent to your role.  If you have any suggestions for me for Blog ideas or professional learning opportunities, please email me at ahance@ghaea.org.  Thanks!!!

Angie Hance, Targeted Services Director.

Now, for the good stuff: 

All staff who are responsible for administering the ELPA21 Dynamic Screener must complete one of the required trainings prior to administering it. These trainings, "ELPA21 Dynamic Screener Training 2019-2020" and "ELPA21 Dynamic Screener Training for Experienced Test Administrators 2019-2020," are provided are provided through AEA Learning Online's Training System, direct links for training modules are listed below. These trainings are free to all staff who are employed by an Iowa public or private accredited school district.  If you are seeing a screen requiring you to pay for the training, you need to update your employment information on your system profile.

In addition to the two previously mentioned trainings, the Department of Education has created an optional training titled "New Test Administrators: Introduction to ELPA21 Screening and Summative Assessments 2019-2020" on the AEA Learning Online Training System.  This online training module has been created for any educator who is new to the process of administering the ELPA21 Assessments to English Learners (ELs). If you have already administered an ELPA21 Assessment, much of this information will be a review for preparing to use the online assessment systems.

New Test Administrators: Introduction to ELPA21 Screening and Summative Assessments 2019-2020

This online training module has been created for any educator who is NEW to the process of administering the ELPA21 Assessments to English Learners (ELs). If you have already administered an ELPA21 Assessment, much of this information will be a review for preparing to use the online assessment systems. Click this link to access the training: https://training.aealearningonline.org/course/ES00099999/catalog 

ELPA21 Dynamic Screener Training 2019-2020

This training is required of those who need to administer the ELPA21 Dynamic Screener Assessment and have not completed ELPA21 Dynamic Screener Training in the last twelve months. Click this link to access the training: https://training.aealearningonline.org/course/2200209999/catalog 

ELPA21 Dynamic Screener Training for Experienced Test Administrators 2019-2020

This training is designed for Test Administrators who have completed ELPA21 Dynamic Screener Training 2018-2019 and received a certificate. This training is an opportunity to refresh your skills for screening and scoring speaking. It is REQUIRED that you complete this training prior to administering the Dynamic Screener to students. Click this link to access the training: https://training.aealearningonline.org/course/ES00109999/catalog

For additional questions contact:

• For ELPA21 assessment-related questions, contact: Colleen Anderson; colleena500@gmail.com until September 3, 2019 and beginning September 4, 2019 contact Terri Schuster at the Iowa Department of Education Terri.Schuster@iowa.gov.
• For EL placement and eligibility questions, contact: Your local AEA Title III Contact (Angie Hance) or Pam McDonnell at the Iowa Department of Education; pam.mcdonnell@iowa.gov (515-380-5115)
• For online training issues, contact: Rob Brookhart at AEA Learning Online rbrookhart@aealearningonline.org or 515-270-9030 or 800-362-2720  Extension 14633