Online Reading and Writing from the Student Perspective

1. Online Reading and Writing from the Student Perspective August 31, 2012 Amanda Mount, OSPI Cindy Jouper, ESD 113

2. Overview • Policies you should know about • Logging In • How to complete a COE • What is text-based evidence? • What is plagiarism?

3. EligibilityWho can submit a COE? You must have sat for and generated a score on the reading, writing and /or mathematics year 1 and mathematics year 2 state assessment at least two times with one of the attempts being at least one year prior to submitting a COE.

4. Eligibility You can submit only one COE per content area (reading, writing, mathematics year 1, mathematics year 2) in your high school years.

5. Eligibility-policy English Language Learner (ELL) students are exempted from participating in the Reading and Writing HSPE in their first year of school in Washington State. The exemption is called New Non-English Proficient (NNEP). If they are exempted prior to 11th grade, they need to take and not pass the HSPE two times before being eligible to submit a COE. A student in the class of 2014 or earlier who transfers into a public school from out of state or from an in-state non-public school setting (private or home school) is eligible for direct access to the COE without taking a state exam first (ELL or not). They are considered transfer students and have direct access to all CAA/CIA options once the appropriate paperwork has been submitted to OSPI and approved.

6. Test Irregularities-Policy • Level 1 and Level 2 test irregularities invalidate a student’s score for the entire collection pending a district investigation and report returned to OSPI. Level 1 internet plagiarism is not refutable regardless of any district investigation and the student scores will remain invalidated. • A student training video on plagiarism, text-based evidence and copied text has been developed for use in COE classrooms or in settings where COEs are produced. Students are required to watch the video and sign a document that states they understand the consequences of plagiarizing work samples in their COEs. The video, teaching training materials, and student signature form are available on the COE web site at http://coe.k12.wa.us/video.

7. Extended Time -Policy All extended time responses must be done under the supervision of the teacher or a professional educator and are not to be taken home. While there is some opportunity for appropriate teacher assistance all work on the extended time response needs to be that of the student. Additional policies will be available September 1, 2012 at: www.coe.k12.wa.us

8. Content Requirements for Reading • No fewer than 6 and no more than 8 work samples • 3-4 literary work samples and 3-4 informational work samples • 3 questions, one per strand, for each work sample • a minimum of two different targets from each strand represented across the whole collection • a minimum of two on-demand work samples (at least one literary and one informational)

9. Content Requirements for Writing • No fewer than 6 and no more than 8 work samples • 3 to 4 expository and 3 to 4 persuasive work samples • A minimum of two on-demand work samples (at least one expository and one persuasive) • Work samples must not include outside source material as part of the student work (no research papers) • The Writing moodleis a source for instructional materials

10. Reading and Writing • The Online submission process is mandatory • Tasks/prompts are required to be selected from the OSPI Inclusion Bank

11. What is Plagiarism in the COE? A work sample that: • is an exact or almost exact word-for-word copy of a work sample from another student.   • is presented as unique to that student but is actually copied from one or more articles on the Internet.

12. What happens when a student plagiarizes on the COE? The student’s entire collection is invalidated. COE staff contact the district and school. • An investigation occurs with the student, teacher and family. • The COE is no longer an option for the student. • The student has to use another assessment to meet standard.

13. How to use text-based evidence correctly? Provide a comment at the beginning, middle, and end that all support the quote. Use quotation marks to indicate your intention to use the text as support.

14. What is copied text? • A work sample response that is comprised of a section of text or an entire text from the article. The student has copied it into their answer word for word. • There are no original points or statements from the student.

16. The Online COE Process

17. Step 1: Log In • Teacher will provide login name • In the pattern of first initial-lastname_# • Initial password is “coestudent” (all lower-case, all one word, no quotes) • Change password at first login • If you forget your password, ask your teacher to reset it

18. Step 2: Answer tasks or prompts • Reading – Read passage, then answer questions on task • May either type in directly online or work on word processor and copy/paste into response boxes • If word processed, use 12-point Times New Roman or Calibri font • Must be your own original work; no outside resources

19. Step 3: Mark complete • When you are finished with your response, mark it as complete by clicking the checkbox at the top of the page

20. Saving • Work is automatically saved 3 seconds after you stop typing • You can manually save by clicking the save icon (recommended) • You know it has been saved when you see a time stamp at the bottom of the window

21. Step 4: Include in Collection • You have to choose which work to include in your final collection (that is, which ones get scored) • Requirements: • No fewer than 6, no more than 8 samples • Reading: 3 – 4 Informational, 3 – 4 Literary • Writing: 3 – 4 Expository, 3 – 4 Persuasive • 2 On-demand

22. How to Include Click checkbox (notice green icon for completed task) Click “Include Selected in COE” button. The teacher can now approve or reject your work.

23. Step 5: Submission to Teacher • All of the “Met Requirement” indicators need to have a green “Yes” before the “Submit for Teacher Approval” button becomes active.

24. Note: Submission Due Date • Be sure you pay attention to the “Submission Due Date” on the left hand side of the screen • That tells you the last day to submit • Be sure you complete your work with enough time left for the teacher and principal to approve it and submit it on time.

25. Questions? • Ask your teacher • He or she can contact the appropriate person for assistance

26. Reading and Writing Information and Assistance for Teachers Reading content information can be found on the web at: http://www.coe.k12.wa.us/domain/32 Writing content information can be found at: http://www.coe.k12.wa.us/domain/33 Contact for Reading and Writing: Lesley Klenk, 360-725-6330 or lesley.klenk@k12.wa.us Contact for COE Operations: Amanda Mount, 360-725-6037 or amanda.mount@k12.wa.us Contact for Online COE process: COE Customer Service, 360-464-6708 or coe@esd113.org