Info Bulletin Physics 30 2009-2010 - McCoy High School

Teacher Involvement in the DiplomaExamination ProcessHigh-quality diploma examinations are the product of closecollaboration between classroom teachers and Alberta Education.Classroom teachers from across Alberta are involved in manyaspects of diploma-examination development, including thedevelopment of raw items; the building, reviewing, andadministering of field tests; and the reviewing of diplomaexaminations.Alberta Education values the involvement of the teachers and oftenasks school jurisdictions for the names of teachers who are interestedin being involved. Teachers who are interested in developing rawitems or building and/or reviewing field tests are encouraged to asktheir principals to submit their names, through proper channels, toLearner Assessment. The list of teachers interested in these aspectsof the development process remains open all year long, and teachersare welcome to have their names submitted at any time.Other opportunities to be involved, such as field testing, havespecific closing dates. General dates to be aware of include:September 2009February 2010Registration for field tests to be administered inDecember 2009 or January 2010Registration for field tests to be administered inMay or June 2010Periodically we send out information to those Physics 30 teacherswho are on our contact list. If you would like to be added to this list,contact Laura Pankratz, the Physics 30 Examination Manager, atLaura.Pankratz@gov.ab.ca.Formative AssessmentWritten-Response ItemsIn addition to the opportunities described above, teachers and theirstudents can participate in the use of written-response items forformative assessment. These items are designed to assess Physics 30outcomes mandated in the Physics 20–30 Program of Study, 2007.Any teacher interested in using these written-response items forformative assessment in the classroom should contact LauraPankratz, the Physics 30 examination manager, atLaura.Pankratz@gov.ab.ca.1