Dynamic Learning Maps
(DLM) 2014-2015
Debbie Matthews
dmatthews@ksde.org
785-296-0916
Students need a test record in KIDS so they will
be registered for DLM by October 1, 2014
 Teachers after October 1, 2014 can complete the
First Contact Survey if the student is new or
review previously completed surveys (don’t
forget to hit the submit button when finished!).
 Teachers after October 1, 2014 can complete the
PNP if the student is new or review previous PNP
for students
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Student Participation
 Students taking an alternate assessment will
need to start working on essential elements in
kindergarten so the students will have the skills
to meet the higher expectations of the Kansas
College and Career Essential Elements
 The Essential Elements should be compatible
with the curriculums delivered in districts for
students taking alternate assessments
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Materials Teachers will Need
 All information at http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/kansas
 Participation Guidelines
 DLM English Language Arts Integrated Assessment
Model 2014-15 Blueprint
 DLM Mathematics Integrated Assessment Model
2014-15 Blueprint
 And the Tested Essential Elements on the
Educator Resource page, they have live links,
so can’t be downloaded.
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Resources
All testing information is at the new DLM website
at http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/
 Then, go to assessments at the top of the page and in the
drop down, menu click on operational testing
 Then, go to the bottom of the page to select states and
choose Kansas
Remember Teachers are called Test Administrators
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)
 NOW, Teachers need to pick their Essential
Elements (EEs, which are links to the standards) for
their students found on the DLM Kansas page :
 DLM English Language Arts Integrated Assessment
Model 2014-15 Blueprint
 DLM Mathematics Integrated Assessment Model
2014-15 Blueprint
 After picking the EEs then teachers can organize
their classroom and begin instruction
 Teachers will enter the chosen EEs into DLM
Educator Portal starting November 10
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)
The First Contact Survey
determines the Linkage
Level that will be delivered
to the student when the
student enters the
assessment.
Each EE and the nodes at
each linkage level are on
the Educator Recourse
page at
http://dynamiclearningma
ps.org/kansas
There are 5 linkage levels:
then go to Tested Essential
Elements and click on the
EE you are choosing and
you will see what is on the
next slide. This information
has live links so it can’t be
downloaded.
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Successor
Target
Proximal
Distal
Initial
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
CCSS Grade-Level
Standards
ELA.RL.3.1 Ask
and answer
questions to
demonstrate
understanding of
a text, referring
explicitly to the
text as the basis
for the answers.
DLM Essential
Element
ELA.EE.RL.3.1
Answer who and
what questions
to demonstrate
understanding
of details in a
text.
Node Linkage Progression
Successor Node:
Can answer wh questions about details in a
narrative
Target Node:
Can answer who and what questions about details
in a narrative
Proximal Precursor:
Can identify concrete details in a familiar
story (characters, objects) (supporting node)
Can answer who and what questions about
details in a familiar narrative
Distal Precursor:
Can identify familiar people, objects, places, and
events
Initial Precursor:
Can pay attention to object characteristics due to
language cues
ESSENTIAL ELEMENT, NODES, AND MINI-MAP ELA: 3RD GRADE
ELA.EE.RL.3.1
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)
There are two Essential Elements documents
posted at DLM
 The complete essential document (all grade, all EEs) to
find them go to Learning Maps tab at the top of the
page, then on the learning maps page go to the right
side of the page and you will see the complete Essential
Elements documents at dynamiclearningmaps.org
 The second set of essential elements documents are the
TESTED essential elements documents and they are
found at the bottom Educator Resource page
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Dynamic Learning Maps
There are two kinds of modules in DLM –
 There are Professional Development modules for
instruction both self-directed and facilitated, when
finished there will be about 50 modules
 There are Required Test Administration modules
both self-directed and facilitate, there are 7
modules
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Dynamic Learning Maps
NOW
 There is required test administration training for test
administrators (teachers) with a test at the end of
each module to learn how to give the assessment 
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The self-directed Test Administrative Training is in the
Educator Portal under professional development
The Facilitated Test Administrative Training is located at
http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/kansas
All quizzes will be completed in the Educator Portal
A teacher has to do all the required modules and pass all the
test to administer the DLM assessment
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Dynamic Learning Maps
Who may be a Test Administrator?
A person that completes all the Required Test
Administrative training.
A paraprofessional can be a Test Administrator as
long as they have completed the training.
The Required Test Administrative training is available
now on Dynamic Learning Maps in the Educator Portal
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
DLM Integrated Model
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
DLM Integrated Model
When thinking of DLM we have to think of it as a formative
process, the assessment is a year long process that will
involve:
Instruction
 Then going into the Instructional Tool Interface often to complete
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testlets, then continue instruction and completing testlets.
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2014-2015 test all EEs at least once and get comfortable with the
Instructional Tool Interface
Some EEs will have testlets that have FT on the testlet and that
means it is a field test item and that is fine, use them!
Some testlets will just be there and those are operational testlets
and will be used in the students final assessment score this year
Some EEs will have no testlet, so go back to those EEs in the winter
assessment window (C)
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
DLM Integrated Model
2014-2015
 Beginning On November 10, 2014 teachers will be able
to go into DLM and have access to the testlets to assess
their students as instruction is occurring
 This year the integrated model uses the operational
testlets in the Instructional Tools Interface as part of the
students State Assessment Score – this is a year that
teachers can explore and get used to using the
Instructional Tools Interface often with their students
 The Operational Testlets and End of Year assessment will
be used for the Students State Assessment score in
2014-2015
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
DLM Integrated Model
2014-2015
 As teachers use the Instructional Tool Interface
they are creating many data points for each
student across the school year with the
operational testlets
 These many data points, plus a small End of Year
Assessment over the EEs that were chosen for that
student will be the students State Assessment
Score for the year starting in 2014-2015
 This type of assessment will also show the growth
of the student across the year
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
DLM Integrated Model
 The first mandatory test window (B) will begin
on November 10-December 20
 When the window opens the teacher will
register the EEs they chose for the student.
 Then they can begin using testlet that go with
their chosen EEs.
 The second mandatory test window (C) is
January 5-March 16.
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
DLM Integrated Model
End of year testing date is –
March 16 – May 15
The End of Year Test will be a re-assessment of 5 EEs
for ELA and 5 EEs in Math. The assessment will
randomly select 5 EEs out of the total number of EEs
chosen for the student and will use those 5 EEs to
assess the student on in the small End of Year
Assessment.
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Field Tests
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
DLM Field Tests
 There will be 3 Field Tests and Kansas teachers
can volunteer their participation of students
 DLM still has 6,000 items they need to field test
this year so participation will be appreciated!
 When teachers go into the Instructional Tool
Interface and use testlets they might see “FT”
on some testlets and those are Field Test
testlets, use them!
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
DLM Field Tests
DLM Field Tests (Volunteer)
 October 13-31 – Field Test A
 November 10-December 20 – Field Test B
 January 5–March 6 - Field Test C
Please volunteer we need your help!
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
KANSAS IEP Goals
 New Kansas power points for writing Standard
Based IEP goals for student taking an
alternate/DLM assessment have been posted
on the http://www.ksdetasn.org/ webpage
(Standard Based IEP goals aren’t required but are best
practice)
 Remember if a student takes an alternate
assessment all goals must have objectives or
benchmarks
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)
 To get all the information you need go to Dynamic
Learning Maps
http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/kansas
 This power point will be located at
http://ksde.org/Agency/DivisionofLearningServices/Ca
reerStandardsandAssessmentServices/CSASHome/Ass
essments/DynamicLearningMaps(DLM)EssentialElemen
ts.aspx
Please contact me with any questions
dmatthews@ksde.org
785-296-0916
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org