DC School Test Coordinator Training, PARCC and DC Science Resources Scavenger Hunt Activity

Directions: Follow the directions below to access all the sites and resources you will need to complete the rest of today’s training. Bookmark these tabs for future use and keep these tabs open in your computer to access later this afternoon. If you get stuck, work with a neighbor! You will have 20 minutes to complete this activity.

  1. Open the following pages on your computer: dc.pearsonaccessnext.com, trng.pearsonaccessnext.com
  2. What is the visual difference between these two sites? ______
  3. What is the difference in purpose between these two sites? ______
  4. Login to trng.pearsonaccessnext.com. If you do not know your login, or do not have a login, your LEA test coordinator or an OSSE staff member can reset your password or create an account for you. You will need a login for this site this afternoon.
  5. Once you are logged in, set the administration at the top-right corner of the page to “2016 Spring PARCC”
  6. In a new tab, open the PARCC/Pearson portal at PARCC.Pearson.com
  7. Under “Manuals and Training,” at PARCC.Pearson.com click the link that says “view Avocet” and explore the page for a minute. What is Avocet? ______.
  8. Locate and download the Spring Test Coordinator Manual on Avocet.
  9. Back in the “Manuals and Training” tab, scroll down to Training Modules, click the Test Coordinators dropdown menu, and click the green button “View available training.”
  10. If you have not yet done so, register for the training site. Anyone can create a login to this site, and in the future you’ll only need to enter your email address.
  11. Explore the training modules site, open the “Introduction to Training Modules”
  12. Back in PARCC.Pearson.com, find the online student tutorials. (Note: You may need to open a new browser if you are using Chrome). Have your students already had seen this tutorial and practiced using the TestNav 8 platform? ______
  13. In PARCC.Pearson.com under the technology setup tab, click on the Technical User Guides tab, and click the link to PARCC 2015-16 Technology Crosswalk.
  14. Download the crosswalk document.
  15. What is the TestNav Desktop App? What kinds of computers can it be used on? ______
  16. What is one other change in PARCC technology this year?

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  1. What is the phone number for the PARCC Support Center? ______
  1. In a new tab, go to OSSE.DC.gov/PARCC. On the left side menu, click the link for “2015-16 School Year PARCC Resources.” Find the 2015-16 DC PARCC Test Times document, and the PARCC testing windows document.
  2. How long is Unit 2 of the 8th grade math assessment? ______
  3. What test window option has your LEA chosen, of those listed? ______