Science Assessment Professional Development Opportunities
Science educators throughout Washington are encouraged to sign up for science
assessment updates as well as apply to participate in work groups such as Item
Cluster Writing, Content Review, Range Finding, and Content Review with Data.
As dates for development events for assessments aligned to the Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards become available, information will be posted below. Invitations to apply for these events will be emailed to those signed up for science assessment updates through the GovDelivery listserv.
We recommend downloading the Science Assessment Application Example prior to applying.
Upcoming Events in Science Assessment Development
Grade
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Item Cluster Writing
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Content Review
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Field Test Rangefinding
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Content Review with
Data
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Grade 5 | March 25-27, 2019 | Summer 2019 |
Summer 2020* | Fall 2019 |
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Grade 8 | March 25-27, 2019 | Summer 2019 |
Summer 2020* | Fall 2019 |
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High School | April 15-19, 2019 |
Summer 2019 | Summer 2020* | Fall 2019 |
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Invitations emailed through GovDelivery |
February 2019 |
Spring 2019 | Spring 2020* | Summer 2019 |
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*Short answer items will not be included in the field tested items in 2019, therefore field test rangefinding will not be held in summer 2019. Short answer items will be field tested in 2020, so field test rangefinding will return summer 2020.
 Interested in receiving email/text updates from Science Assessment?
Go to the
Subscribe page
for GovDelivery. Choose a subscription type. Enter your email address/wireless
number. On the Subscriptions page, select Content Areas > Science, then select
the grade band(s) for which you would like to receive information. If you are
interested in receiving updates from other OSPI departments, you can select
those areas as well. Follow the directions until you have completed
registration.
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