CELLA Item Analysis and Resources

Martha Valdes & Randi Russell, Curriculum Support SpecialistsDivision of Bilingual Education & World Languages

June 2013

Objectives…

Understand CELLA Data

Individualize Instruction

Select Activities for Small and/or Whole Group

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CELLA DATA

Data drives DI Instruction

1. Go to Employee Portal and click on “Applications” to access File Download Manager.

2. Click on “CELLA Subscores” to download CELLA data and select “open”.

3. Download and save CELLA Template to desktop (rename file as school name).

4. Go to website (http://osi.dadeschools.net/Excel/) and click on CELLA Template.

5. Open CELLA Template and click on “Import Data”. If “Security Warning” appears click on “Enable Content”, an icon may appear. Be careful not to close that window! You will see the CELLA data downloading (blinking may take a few minutes).

6. Select your CELLA file from where you saved it.

7. Click on the tested grade either on the Content Page or the tabs at the bottom of the Excel page to access the data.

Steps to Access CELLA Data

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2. Download CELLA Data

Download CELLA Subscores in Excel format and save.

3. Download & Save CELLA Template

Click on CELLA Template

4. http://osi.dadeschools.net/Excel/

5. Click on “Import Data”

6. Select CELLA file

7. Tested grade tabs at the bottom

How can we individualize instruction?

AWSchool TestSuccess Maker

www.awschooltest.com

CELLA ConnectionsUser name: mdcpsbilingualPassword: bilingual

Remember when you log in…

Customize Success Maker

How to Customize the Course:

1. Log in with your ID/password

2. Click on Courseware and then select Reading

3. Click on Save As

4. Select Customize by Concept

5. Choose grade level from the drop down arrow

6. Open the strand (Reading) by clicking on the + sign

7. Customize the course by finding the concepts on the left side

7. Click on the boxes next to the concepts to view the Learning Objective (LO) where it states View LO

8. Name it as 00 CELLA Skills, 01 CELLA Skills, 02 CELLA Skills, 03 CELLA Skills, 04 CELLA Skills, 05 CELLA Skills

How to Customize the Course…

How to Assign Course…

1. Click on Courseware ( See the custom course you created listed under READING).

2. Click Assign next to the custom course (eg: 01 CELLA Skills)

3. Select either Group tab (or student tab) by clicking on the box next to the group or individual name.

4. Click assign course. Click Done.

Check STEPS and add print screen!!!

1. Go to a computer

2. Pull current CELLA data for your school

3. Go to ELL resources (AWSchool Test, Success Maker)

4. Based on results, select activities to meet student needs for instruction

5. Adjust for Small and/or Whole Group

6. Submit one activity as one of your follow-up assignments to cmperez@dadeschools.net

It’s your turn!