BEST Plus Training (Bos)--FILLED

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Overview

This training is intended only for staff at programs funded by the Massachusetts Department of Education/Adult and Community Learning Services that are required to use this test. Check with your program director to see if you should attend and then be sure to pre-register, since there is a limit on the number of participants. Also, be sure to read the Prerequisites section below.

Details

When

February 29, 2008 from 09:00 am to 04:00 pm

Where

• Adult Literacy Resource Institute/SABES Greater Boston RSC, Wheatley Bldg., 2nd floor, room 02-209
• University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston MA 02125

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Registration Deadline

Feb 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Topics

Assessment

Contact info

For info on the activity: Steve Reuys. (For info on registrations: Andrea Lawless, e-mail andrea.lawless@umb.edu or phone 617-287-4079.)
steve.reuys@umb.edu
617-287-4071

Indicators of Program Quality

IPQ2 - Student learning gains

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to: 1) Recognize the importance of assessing students' language abilities 2) Administer and score the BEST Plus oral interview (computer-adaptive version or print-based version, as appropriate) 3) Run the BEST Plus Test Administration Program 4) Interpret BEST Plus scores

Presenters

Ellen Crevison

Presenters Bio

Ellen Crevison is an ESOL teacher and a BEST Plus certified trainer.

Prerequisites

To receive this training, participants must have an English fluency level of SPL 9 or above. Administering the BEST Plus requires that the test administrator have a comfortable level of facility with computers; that is, s/he must be able to use a keyboard and operate a mouse with relative ease. We require that once a practitioner has registered for a BEST Plus training, she or he must make every effort to attend. SABES will be offering only a limited number of training dates; in addition, these trainings are hands-on, involving the use of computer hardware and specialized software. For these reasons, rescheduling for no-shows cannot be guaranteed. Furthermore, because this training has only limited follow-up, participants may not be more than 20 minutes late and cannot leave early for whatever reason. If a registered participant knows that s/he cannot attend her/his scheduled training or cannot meet the punctuality requirements, she or he should alert the SABES RSC immediately.

Host RSC

Boston Region

PDPs

no