Developing Online Resources for the Educating All Students (EAS) test Karen N. Bell, Ph.D. NYACTE/NYSATE Pre-Conference Workshop October 15, 2014 Teacher and Leader Education Network S-TEN The development of these resources is supported by Race to the Top funding granted by the New York State Education Department. Teacher and Leader Education Network S-TEN Downstate Region – Hudson Valley, NYC and Long Island Downstate Regional Project • Develop online resource modules for the Educating All Students (EAS) test • Use the expertise of faculty from the various colleges • Organize the resource materials so they are user-friendly and available to a wide audience Contributors • • • • • • • • Martha Young, SUNY New Paltz Emily Fiore, SUNY New Paltz Patricia Isaac, Empire State College Annette Shideler, University at Stony Brook Joy Janzen, University at Stony Brook Terry Earley, University at Stony Brook Amy Hsu, SUNY Old Westbury Carmen Kasper, SUNY Old Westbury Working with English Language Learners • Offered free standalone 3-hr workshops, one was videotaped • Offered multiple sections of a one-credit modular course. PowerPoints prepared by the course instructor. Modifying Resources for Dissemination • Chunking the PowerPoint presentation into multiple smaller units • Narrating PowerPoint slides using Camtasia and saving in MP4 video format • Uploading videos to YouTube • Developing a webmix using Symbaloo to organize the resources Materials developed by our partners • Each campus interpreted the assignment differently and developed unique materials • Similar content exists within more than one module from differing perspectives • Currently assessing gaps and continuing to develop more resources • Looking to expand with a webmix for the Academic Literacy Skills Test (ALST) Educating All Students webmix http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/educatingallstudents Reflections on the Project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHSZ23u-ivU Your thoughts?