From September 11-15, 2023, WDE is offering a series of ACT Workshops.
All workshops will be held in Cheyenne.
Each workshop will last 3 hours.
**Space is limited to 30 participants for each session on September 13 and September 14.
Workshop Descriptions:
The ACT and Your Data. September 11 at 9:00 am. Designed for the school or district that is ready to read, understand, and interpret the ACT data reports and doesn't want to stop there. ACT presenters have extensive K12 data experience and will work with you and your staff using your assessment data to improve student learning, identify areas of strengths and opportunities, and move forward in the work that you do to address your students’ needs related to their success with the ACT. Review the ACT foundational test structure to promote understanding of data use in school/ district planning, goal setting, and action steps. Understand the current level of the ACT performance in your school/district to develop focused next steps to shift student outcomes.
The ACT English Test. September 12 at 9:00 am and September 15 at 9:00 am. In this workshop, educators learn more about the ACT English test design (including how passages are selected and formatted, how items are designed, and how concepts measured are linked to reporting categories). In addition, participants learn how to use data from the assessment to make instructional decisions to impact student achievement.
The ACT Reading Test. September 12 at 1:00 pm and September 15 at 1:00 pm. This workshop focuses on the Reading test and is designed to address the needs of teachers who are looking for insight into how to increase student reading comprehension. Participants learn how to use ACT designed tools such as those used to evaluate reading passage complexity, design standards-aligned test questions, and evaluate cognitive complexity of tasks. They also complete a data review of the ACT reading test scores—all to help educators plan for stronger classroom-based reading comprehension instruction.
The ACT Mathematics Test. September 13 at 9:00 am and September 14 at 9:00 am. In this workshop, educators learn more about the ACT Mathematics test design (including how stimuli are selected and formatted, how items are designed, and how concepts measured are linked to reporting categories). In addition, participants learn how to use data from the assessment to make instructional decisions to impact student achievement.
The ACT Science Test. September 13 at 1:00 pm and September 14 at 1:00 pm. In this workshop, educators learn more about the ACT science test design (including how stimuli are selected and formatted, how items are designed, and how concepts measured are linked to reporting categories). In addition, participants learn how to use data from the assessment to make instructional decisions to impact student achievement.
Workkeys: Assessment and Curriculum. September 11 at 1:00 pm. In this workshop, educators will learn prep strategies to prepare your students, how to embed NCRC knowledge and skills into daily course content, how to develop School Improvement Goals based on your school or district’s efforts to in helping your students be successful in taking WorkKeys assessments.
If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Carroll at (307)777-3618 or michelle.carroll@wyo.gov.
