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Welcome! This project is funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities This project was funded by Employment Ontario Hosted by Literacy Northwest Project Coordinators Wendy Olson Sandra Altenburg Other

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Welcome!

This project is funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

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 This project was funded by Employment Ontario  Hosted by Literacy Northwest  Project Coordinators

  • Wendy Olson
  • Sandra Altenburg

 Other Project Partners

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 Explanation and Description of all resources and tools;

sample Assessment Strategy, and tracking tools

 Independence Goal Path Resource  Employment Goal Path Resource  Secondary School Credit Goal Path Resource  Post-Secondary Goal Path Resource  Apprenticeship Goal Path Resource

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  • 1. Project Overview

Background and rational to the resource

Project Activities/Products

  • 2. Introduction

Common Assessment Strategy

Task-Based Assessment, Milestone and Culminating Task Tracking Sheet

Blank Task Template

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  • 3. Overview of the Goal Path Resources
  • 4. NEW: Reading Rubrics
  • 5. Hands-on Activities
  • 6. Post Evaluation/Discussion/Questions

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 Task – to undertake consultation and research with

Anglophone and Francophone LBS practitioners

 To develop assessment resource packages for each

  • f the five OALCF goal paths, which includes a

strategy for assessment components, (initial,

  • ngoing and exit)

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 Project Advisory Committee  Representation from community based, school

board and college based

 Four of the PAC members also piloted the resource

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 LNW LBS Practitioner survey – Sept. 2013  118 responses from 11 regional network areas

across the four delivery streams

 94% of the 118 felt their program would benefit

from an assessment resource that was aligned to the OALCF and specific to each goal path

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 A review of current goal path specific resources:  Included  MTCU OALCF Selected Tools  Quill’s Collective List of Assessment Tools  Literacy’s Northwest’s Apprenticeship Resource

Guide

 Other goal-path specific assessment tools

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 13 Pilot Sites across the province  4 College-based – Anglophone  3 Community-Based – Anglophone  2 Community-Based – Francophone  2 Community-Based – Native  1 School Board (Anglophone & Francophone)

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Fair Assessment Principles are the foundation to assessment and are used to

inform decisions

ensure a fair and equitable assessment of all learners for OALCF purposes, LBS agencies

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This tool aligns with the OALCF by including

principles which match MTCU’s Fair Assessment Principles

task-based assessment for all five goal paths

activities which are aligned to the OALCF and build readiness for milestone completion

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This tool aligns with the OALCF by including

activities, language and tools which are clear and appropriate for all the 3 levels

approaches to assessment practices which are consistent

tools which are consistent and user friendly

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Site Compliance Visit Self-Assessment Questionnaire (pg 4 & 5) “Describe the assessment strategies/tools you use with Clients and Learners to determine: eligibility, learning style, assessment, and learning activities.” The Common Assessment for the OALCF Goal Paths Resource provides agencies with a sample common assessment strategy and tools that practitioners can use to select, administer, interpret and track assessment results.

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Site Compliance Visit Self-Assessment Questionnaire (pg 4 & 5) “Describe how your learner plans are developed and how you ensure they capture the following: goal path, assessment results and strategy to incorporate milestones, culminating task, learning activities, timelines, learner time commitment, supports, referrals.” The Common Assessment for OALCF Goal Paths Resource Package provides agencies with task-based assessment activities that are aligned to the OALCF, tools to assist in learner plan development and tracking sheets that provide detailed progress.

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 Provides the background and rationale for the project  Task-Based – skills based assessment  Provides a short description of each tool/resource and

suggestions for possible application

 Organization of the resources  OALCF alignment  Project icons

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 Sample of a written formalized assessment strategy.

Part 1 outlines

what tools are used

when they should be used and for what purpose

how this resource can be incorporated into current practices

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Application Agencies can demonstrate capacity to select & use appropriate task-based activities Adaptable Agencies can revise strategy to fit their needs

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OALCF Common Assessment Strategy

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Provides suggestions on how to use assessment results and data reports to inform decisions regarding

assessment

goal path projections

reporting Application Agencies can use this tool to inform practitioners, and

  • ther agency staff/members of data results

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Practitioner tool to track and easily identify what task-based assessment has been done and/or completed Application

  • file documentation
  • visual reference to share with learner and MTCU ETC
  • evidence that task-based assessment is being

completed

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Practitioners can use to develop their own tasks

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  • Index of Activities
  • Key Development Skills
  • Assessment activities for each

competency, level, and task group

  • Activity Cover Page
  • Answer Sheet
  • Resource List
  • NEW Reading Rubrics

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Listing of all the activities for each Competency by

task

group

level

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  • Adapted from MTCU Goal Path Descriptors
  • Aligned to the OALCF framework

Application

  • share with learner when discussing goal path

requirements - Intake

  • check off skills/tasks the learner can do/completed –

Initial-Ongoing-Exit

  • use as a tool to inform further assessment and learner

plan development

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Key Development Skills Check List

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 Activity title & task group  Performance descriptors  Embedded skills/knowledge  Additional sample tasks  Practitioners Notes  Task Completion  Acknowledgment box  Each activity includes instructions and answer sheets.

Those that do not are online activities

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Each goal path resource includes

answer sheets - back of the activities

colour codes to match each activity When answers are based on learner’s opinion or are subjective refer to the framework and check the performance descriptors

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  • print based
  • on- line
  • includes pictures of what looks like where possible

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 Include:  Competency and level indicator  Name of the activity and corresponding page

number

 Performance Descriptors that match with the

corresponding cover sheet

 Embedded Skills & Knowledge required of the task

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 As an added support tool we also developed rubrics

for Competency A1

 Represents the end of the Level (1,2 or3)  Consistency in assessing this task group  Support practitioners

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 10 minute break

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 Background:  Don is a 32 year old, single man who came to the

program as a referral from the local employment service office, Northwest Employment Works (NEW).

 He has worked as a shift cook at local restaurant and

a taxi driver. He was recently laid off and is unable to find full-time employment.

 Grade 10, WHMIS

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 Practitioner’s Initial Observations and Notes:  For the most part, he completed the intake package

  • n his own; Release of Information, Learning style,

Learner agreement and the Participant Registration form.

 Don has always wanted to go to college  Culinary Management Program at Confederation

  • College. After discussing his goals and timelines,

Don wanted to work toward writing the GED exam

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 Comp A – A1.2 “Six String Nation” Why- he has grade

10, comfortable level for him to start

 Comp B – B2.2 “Writing a Request” Why – was able to

fill in forms, has a grade 10 and comfortable starting level (build self-esteem)

 Comp C - C3.1 “Make a Cake from a Cake Mix” Why –

this activity is more relevant to his interest in cooking, chose a low level activity as it is not clear as to how well developed his numeracy skills are (will have to create

  • wn cover sheet for this activity by referring to Cover

Sheet Template and OALC Framework)

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 Further assessment will need to be completed to

assess all competencies

 Where skills gaps are identified, additional Skills

Assessments may need to be completed

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 Case studies at each table  Reading Assessment  Feedback and discussion  How did you use the tools and resources?

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 Questions??  If you have questions later on please contact me at:

 caoalcf@gmail.com

 Post-Evaluation

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 The Goal Path Bulletin for Practitioners  Common Assessment for the OALCF Goal Paths

Resource Package located at

www.learningnetworks.ca/LNW- CommonAssessmentProject.php

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Toll-free 1-800-461-9294 Email admin@literacynorthwest.on.ca Web www.northernliteracy.ca

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