Contact usThe Australian Council for Educational Research and the NSW Department of Education and Training have combined to provide all teachers a training program for the NAPLAN writing task.
The program uses multi-media training materials to enable teachers to become familiar with the philosophy underpinning the assessment of writing for NAPLAN. The training package allows teachers to participate in self-paced learning and to engage in an online environment where they can practise marking and receive immediate online feedback.
When training is complete, teachers can also undertake an online certification exercise. If the level of consistency achieved satisfies the nationally agreed protocols for marking, a Certificate of Achievement will be provided.
Cost: $250 per school (+GST) which enables 5 log-ins for the online training and Certification exercise
$40 per additional teacher (+GST)
Online Registration: Register Now
Program enquiries: Vanessa Mealing at ACER helpline 02 8338 6841 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) also see Frequently asked questions
Program Resources provided on DVD:
- video presentation that explains each criterion in the marking rubric by the Relieving Director of EMSAD
- Marking Guide including scored exemplars of student work at various levels printable training scripts
- answers to training scripts.
Program Resources provided online:
- training scripts
- immediate scoring feedback on submission of training scripts
- access to the certification exercise.
Program benefits to the school and individual teachers:
- relevant school-based Professional Development
- transferable skills in marking using a criterion-referenced rubric
- access to the marking materials for a narrative task applicable to NAPLAN 2009 and for a persuasive task applicable to NAPLAN 2011
- online authentic materials
- acknowledgement of participation in the program
- certification of teachers who achieve the required standard
- NSW Institute of Teachers accredited course.
