1. Overview of the New Mexico Alternate Assessment

2. Format of the New Mexico Alternate Assessment

3. Administration of the New Mexico Alternate Assessment

4. Promising Practices in the Education of Students with Severe Disabilities

Module One -- Overview

1. What is the New Mexico Alternate Assessment?
2. Why do we need the Alternate Assessment?
3. Who developed the New Mexico Alternate Assessment?
4. When is the New Mexico Alternate Assessment administered?
5. What other tests does the New Mexico Alternate Assessment substitute for?
6. Who takes the New Mexico Alternate Assessment?
7. Who administers the New Mexico Alternate Assessment?
8. How will the results be reported?

Module Two -- Format

1. What kind of a test is this?
2. How is the assessment organized? 
3. How is the assessment administered?
4. How is the assessment scored?

Module Three -- Administration

1. Security Issues, Coding Booklets and Data Sheets
2. Planning Ahead for Activities
3. Observation as the Basis for Scoring
4. Collaborating with a Team to Conduct the Assessment
5. Getting the Information back to the right person
6. Test windows for various assessments

Module Four -- Promising Practices

1. What are Promising Practices?
2. Functional, Age Appropriate Tasks
3. Administration in a Natural Environment
4. Individualized Assessment and Instruction
5. Family Involvement;
6. Multi-Disciplinary Assessment
7. Assessment Linked to Instruction
8. Scoring Based on Levels of Learning
9. How do Promising Practices relate to the New Mexico Alternate Assessment?
10. What do Promising Practices Look Like in the Classroom?

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