Potpourri
CAASPP
Smarter Balanced
CAA
Science CST/CMA/CAPA
100
These plastic shoes are often used for gardening and not recommended for wear during the watching of "Feathers and Toast"...or even during state testing...Ok...they are probably fine, just not some people's preference.
What are crocs?
100
This is the acronym for Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Accommodations.
What is "UDAs"?
100
These are the grades who must participate in Smarter Balanced Assessment unless there is an IEP/504 plan indicating that the student should take an alternate.
What are 3rd - 8th & 11th grades?
100
This is the type of prompting not allowed on the new alternate assessment.
What is physical prompting?
100
5th grade, 8th grade, and 10th grade.
What are the grades that must participate in science testing?
200
This word can reference a strand of feathers or a venomous snake.
What is a boa?
200
This is the name for the CAASPP online computer system that manages student information including what tests and UDAs are assigned to students.
What is TOMS?
200
In this part of Smarter Balanced, the computer program adjusts the difficulty of questions throughout the assessment based on a student's responses.
What is the Computer Adaptive Test (CAT)?
200
This is what must be completed by April 17th so that a teacher may be a test examiner for the CAA.
What is the interactive online training module?
200
CST/CMA Version or CAPA Level plus testing conditions on the back.
What are the ONLY things we should bubble on the answer documents with PRE-ID labels?
300
Susannah Balice and Mark Shaw serve in this testing role and are available to assist you during testing.
What is the Site Testing Coordinator?
300
Having one of these out during state testing could dial up some serious trouble.
What is a cell phone?
300
This part of the Smarter Balanced assessment requires the teacher to first provide a "class activity" before the students enter their responses on the computer.
What is the Performance Task?
300
This inventory which provides non-identifiable information to the state about our students is important to complete before beginning the CAA, so that the state of California can gather information about the characteristics of students needing an alternate state assessment.
What is the Learner Characteristics Inventory (LCI)?
300
All CAPA examiners and observers MUST do this?
What is sign the answer document?
400
This 1987 song by Guns n Roses may conjure images of state testing.
What is "Welcome to the Jungle"?
400
This is the web site address for all things related to California State Assessment?
What is www.caaspp.org?
400
These might be helpful in preparing students for the Smarter Balanced assessment and could be a great way to try out designated supports and accommodations to list in an IEP.
What are the practice and training tests?
400
This tool is administer at the beginning of the CAA to ensure that the student has consistent and observable way to communicate his/her response to the test items, using the intended response mode(s). 
What is the Student Response Check (SRC)?
400
April 22 - May 5, 2015
What are the dates for paper-based science testing?
500
This lovable Pooh-Bear voice-actor also provided the voice for the character of the evil Kaa in Disney's "The Jungle Book"....He is now the voice of our mascot for state testing.
Who is Sterling Halloway?
500
This state system populate students' demographic information. This system gets its information based upon what KCSOS enters into AERIES.
What is CALPADS?
500
These are the essential pieces of student information that will be needed for students to log on to take the Smarter Balanced Assessment.
What are the student's legal first name and SSID number?
500
On the device that will be used for testing, the Test examiner navigates to the CAA Online Testing Interface, with DFA in-hand or on a separate device.
What is the first step in administering the CAA?
500
This special condition code when filled in on section A2 of the CST/CMA form states that when offered, the student refused to use the universal tool, designated support, or accommodation specified in his/her IEP or 504 plan.
What is Code X?
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