Workshops

All district STAR coordinators are encouraged to attend the workshops. See the STAR calendar for workshop dates.

Workshops are also offered as Webcasts. See the list of Webcast materials for the PowerPoint presentations associated with a Webcast. See the Webcast Instructions page for more information about connecting to live or archived STAR Webcasts.

STAR Webcasts are archived and available on the San Diego County Office of Education Webcast Portal. Select the Archived Webcasts link in the "Categories" box on the left side of the page, and then select the linked workshop name or the Launch Webcast icon under the name of the Webcast in the "Events" box on the right.

2009 STAR Pre-Test Videos

2009 STAR Administration Workshops

2009 Pre-Test Workshop

The Pre-Test Workshop trained district STAR coordinators in the secure, correct administration of the STAR Program tests. The workshop covered the following topics:

• What's new
• Importance of security
• Coordinators' responsibilities
  • Receiving and returning multiple-choice materials
  • Writing tests for the CSTs and CMA
  • CSTs
  • CMA
  • CAPA
  • STS
  • EAP

• 2009 Pre-Test Workshop Handout
• 2009 Pre-Test Workshop Quiz

• 2009 Pre-Test Workshop Slides

2009 CAPA Train-the-Trainer Workshop

This workshop provided training for school district and county staff responsible for training CAPA test examiners and observers. All CAPA examiners and observers are required to receive CAPA training annually; this is especially important in 2009 because the steps for CAPA Level I administration and scoring have changed.

The training covered the following topics:

• What's new for the CAPA
• Preparing for administering the CAPA
• Administering the CAPA
• Scoring the CAPA

• 2009 CAPA Train-the-Trainer Workshop Handout
• 2009 CAPA Train-the-Trainer Workshop Handout Key
• 2009 CAPA Train-the-Trainer Workshop Quiz

• 2009 CAPA Train-the-Trainer Workshop Slides

STAR Workshop and Webcast Materials

Current Webcasts

• June Webcast: 2009 Reports Preview
• May Webcast: How to Read Your 2009 STAR Student Data CD
• April Webcast: 2009 STAR CST/CMA Fall Field Tests | Returning 2009 STAR Test Materials Reminders
• March Webcast: 2009 Supplemental Orders/Late Labels and Extended Data Corrections
• February Webcast: 2009 Writing Administration Reminders

Webcast Archive

The California Department of Education and ETS grant permission to California public schools and school districts to photocopy and reproduce any parts of the 2008-09 California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) materials posted on this Web site for use in training STAR coordinators and teachers/administrators who administer the California Standards Tests; the California Modified Assessment; the California Alternate Performance Assessment; and the Standards-based Tests in Spanish. No other person or agency is authorized to reproduce or distribute any parts of these publications in any form or by any means or to store the information in any database or retrieval system.