Topic: Face-To-Face Staff Development

Element Creating quizzes with various question types using Edulastic.

Instructional Each year, our students in grades 3-5 are required to take the Georgia
Problems Milestone Assessments. As we progress through the year, teachers work
tirelessly to prepare students for the end of the year assessments. This is
reflected in their instructional procedures among other processes. With the
advancement of technology, the tests have evolved as well. Teachers have
voiced that they believe mirroring the assessment style of the GMAS during
classroom level assessments may be another beneficial addition for
instructional practices.

Within our district, all GMAS are online, and the question types vary. The
question types range from multiple choice, multiple select, matching, drag
and drop, short answer, essay, and multi-part questions. Many teachers are
not familiar with the technology that will allow them to create assessments
utilizing technology and these question types. Edulastic provide multiple
question types within their application that allow students to familiarize
themselves with the different variety of questions types seen on the GMAS.
Learner The learners for this professional development are mathematics educators at
Characteristics Johnson County Elementary School. These teachers range from grades 1-5.
Their teaching experience ranges from 2 years to 26 years. Participants have
varied degrees of technology skills, but all hold valid teaching certificates
with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree. All but two of these participants
have a Masters Degree or higher within the education field.
Pre-requisites 1. Log into Chromebook with school credentials.
2. Access web browsers.
3. Access Google Application Launcher.
Task Analysis 1. Log into Computer/Chromebook.
1. Access Google Chrome Web Browser.
2. Access Edulastic Website.
a. Create an account with Google using a school email address.
3. Sync Google Classroom.
4. Explore item and test banks.
a. Search by skill.
b. Search by grade level.
c. Search by standard set.
d. Adjust filters.
5. Instructions
a. Video
b. Text
6. Create new questions.
a. Multiple Choice
b. Multiple Select
 c. True/False
d. Matching
e. Fill in the Blanks
i. Drag and Drop
ii. Drop Down
iii. Type in Blank
f. Label Image
i. Label Image with Drag & Drop
ii. Label Image with Drop Down
iii. Label Image with Type in Blank
g. Sequence
h. Sort
i. Short Answer
j. Essay
k. Passage
l. Drawing Response
m. Shading
n. Math
o. Charts
p. Graphing
7. Preview Item/Assessment
8. Create Tests/Retrieve Questions
9. Assign Tests
Grade Analysis / Assessment Data
Establish Goals:
1. Create technology enhanced assessment items.
2. Utilize pre-existing technology enhanced questions to create assessments.
3. Create technology with various enhanced assessments.
4. Understand and utilize data from Edulastic assessment.
Understanding(s): Essential Questions:
Participants will understand that:  What is an effective way to create
 How to create and analyze technology enhanced assessment pieces?
technology enhanced assessment  Why is Edulastic a helpful Web 2.0
pieces. application for creating technology
 Edulastic is a Web 2.0 application enhanced assessment pieces?
that is helpful in the production of  What features of Edulastic are beneficial
assessments with technology to current content area?
enhanced items.
Assessment Evidence
Performance Task: Other Evidence:
 Participants will be required to  Observation: Locate pre-existing
create and assign an assessment questions related to current topic using
with a minimum of four different filters.
question types for their current  Observation: Ability to create, retrieve,
content area. and assign questions/test.
 Observation: Access and analyze data
resulting from assigned quiz.
Learning Plan
Learning Activities:
o Participants will take brief survey to express their current assessment practices.
o Discussion will be held over current assessment practices that will probe into what are
the major influences of the assessment pieces that they currently use.
o Participants will log in to computers and access their Google Chrome Browser. As they
are doing so, introductions to Edulastic will be made and directions will be given to
locate website and create account via Google using school e-mail account. Participants
will be led through steps to sync Google Classroom with Edulastic testing website.
o Participants will be guided through the use of filters and allowed to explore various pre-
existing questions related to their specific content area. Participants should alter
question type, skill, grade level throughout to ensure a variety of assessment piece types
are explored. This will also ensure that participants are capable of effectively using filter
feature.
o Participants will be guided through how to create the various types of questions.
o Participants will then practice creating at least three different questions types based on
their assessment needs.
o Participants will complete assessment piece.