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Alabama

On this page you will find:

Contacts

Organization

Name

Email

Phone

External Links

State Education Agency (AL State Dept. of Education)

Dely Roberts

droberts

@ALSDE.edu

(334) 242-8199

Alabama State Department of Education; AL & MS TESOL

WIDA Consortium

WIDA Help

help@wida.us

Toll Free 1-866-276-7735

www.wida.us

MetriTech

MetriTech

wida@metritech.com

1-800-747-4868
(ask for WIDA Support)

www.metritech.com

 

Assessment Materials and Training

Question

Information

Contact

How do I gain access to view and/or download W-APT screener materials?

Your W-APT Username and Password are required

Your district facilitator

How do I set up my account for the Desire to Learn (D2L) ACCESS for ELLs® Test Administrator Training Course?

You will need:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your district's W-APT Username and Password to login to Account Creator

 

Your district facilitator

Use the Account Creator https://db.wida.us/d2l/

Am I required to take the D2L quizzes to become approved to administer the ACCESS test?

Yes

UW Oshkosh

Do I need to retake the D2L quizzes if I passed them last year?

Yes 

UW Oshkosh

Do I need to provide proof of a passing quiz grade (80%) from previous years?

Yes 

 

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Important ACCESS for ELLs™ Dates

Task

Start Date

End Date

Duration (days)

Test Ordering

12/01/06

01/05/07

36

Pre-ID Ordering

12/01/06

01/12/07

43

Districts Receive Test Materials

-

02/05/07

-

Test Window

02/12/07

03/23/07

40

Order Additional Materials Deadline

-

03/09/07

-

Districts Ship Completed Materials to MetriTech

-

03/30/07

-

Reports Shipped to Districts

-

05/29/07

-

 

Professional Development Opportunities

Dates

Information

Contact

 

 

 

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Miscellaneous Information

Alabama requires all test administrators to complete all three quizzes in the online Test Administrator Training course located on UW Oshkosh's Desire2Learn training platform. Even if you will not be administering the Kindergarten test, you must review its content and take the corresponding quiz.