Spanish Expert Reviewer Training

AGENDA Spanish Expert Reviewer training, June 2011

Agenda Spanish Expert Reviewer training June 21-22, 2011 Basement B & C – Public Services Building 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Objectives of reviewer training:  To provide training for new Spanish expert reviewers in universal Spanish, and in adopted translations of math and science vocabulary  To provide training for ITS item tagging for operational items in OAKS  To assign future work assignments for TTS/TTB tagging and gather summer calendars and contact information

Materials to be used in the session:  Components  Sample test items depicting specific components of the construct to serve as training documents for panelists.  Reference materials for Spanish translations  Test items with English tags  Personal laptops (team members will bring own PC laptops with XP or Windows 7 – Mac’s will not work for the tagging; Windows Vista will not work for tagging)

Tuesday June 21, 2011 – Basement B & C

Time Staffing Activity 9:00-9:15 Cari, Michelle, Kathleen, Holly Sign-in, Name badges, Handouts, Introductions 9:15-10:30 Cari, Michelle, Kathleen, Holly, Logistics - Expense Reports, Reimbursement Procedure, Time sheets, Confidentiality Forms.

Dick, Nigel, Jim Leigh Technology set up

Leslie, Ken and Jim

10:30-10:45 Break 10:45 – 12:00 Michelle, Leslie, Cheryl, Jim Team expectations, agenda overview

“Get to know you” translation game

Monica and Monica Spanish Script document, universal Spanish review 12:00 – 1:00 AIR WebEx WebEx with Melissa

1:00-2:00 LUNCH Lunch on your own 2:00-2:45 Monica and Monica Review of the ITS System, levels, translation protocols

Worksheet tagging activity. Then, large group tagging

and reviewing, calibration of language/vocabulary 2:45-3:45 Groups of four, led by Small group tagging and reviewing, Continued calibration of language/vocabulary Monica’s Split to two rooms when ready AGENDA Spanish Expert Reviewer training, June 2011

3:45-4:00 Michelle, Monica and Monica Questions, Plan for Item Review on Wednesday

4:00 – 5:00 Optional Additional work hour

Wednesday, June 22, 2011- Basement B & C

Time Staffing Activity 9:00-9:30 Michelle, Dick, and Jim Leigh, Sign-in, technology set up, questions/clarifications

Monica and Monica 9:30-10:00 Monica and Monica Warm up: 2nd worksheet

Review of systems, re-calibration of language/vocab. 10:00-10:15 BREAK Separate into 2 teams, 1 team per room 10:15-12:00 Monica and Monica Individual tagging (teams) with Monica and Monica as

supervisors/help 12:00-12:45 LUNCH Lunch on your own 12:45-2:30 Monica and Monica Individual tagging (teams) 2:30-2:45 BREAK 2:45-3:45 Monica and Monica Continue individual tagging in two rooms 3:45-4:00 Michelle, Kathleen, Cari, Rejoin in Basement B, Wrap up, paperwork, next steps

Monica and Monica including work assignments (Thurs./Fri. – room?) 4:00 - ? Optional Additional work time