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ACT WorkKeys Teacher Prep January 15, 2010

ACT WorkKeys Teacher Prep January 15, 2010. Michigan Merit Exam 2009-2010 Presenters: Kim Hase Monika Leasure Marianne Srock Carrie Wozniak. Agenda. Perkins Core Performance Indicator Assessments Overview of MME and ACT WorkKeys Break Session 1 – Applying Mathematics Lunch

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ACT WorkKeys Teacher Prep January 15, 2010

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  1. ACT WorkKeys Teacher PrepJanuary 15, 2010 Michigan Merit Exam2009-2010 Presenters: Kim Hase Monika Leasure Marianne Srock Carrie Wozniak

  2. Agenda • Perkins Core Performance Indicator Assessments • Overview of MME and ACT WorkKeys Break • Session 1 – Applying Mathematics Lunch • Session 2 – Reading for Information • Session 3 – Locating Information

  3. Who is in the Room? • English • Science • Math • Health • CTE Fields • Business • Social Studies • Other • At your table, select the teacher with the most preps. • That person will pick the facilitator for the table. • The facilitator needs to report back to the group: • The content areas at the table • The tables experiences with the ACT and WorkKeys Reading Test

  4. WorkKeys: 3 Parts • The WorkKeys system from the ACT is designed to help students develop better workplace skills. • WorkKeys help students figure out how prepared they are for jobs that interest them and guides them to the education and training they need. http://www.act.org/workkeys/assess/reading/index.html

  5. WorkKeys Characteristics and Skills • There are five levels of difficulty. Level 3 is the least complex and Level 7 is the most complex. • The levels build on each other, each incorporating the skills assessed at the previous levels. • For example, at Level 5, individuals need the skills from Levels 3, 4, and 5. • Examples are included with each level description.

  6. Certification

  7. Assessed Skill Levels

  8. Three Levels of Certificates

  9. Pg. 2-11 WorkKeys:ACT Reading for Information • PART ONE: Reading for Information • It is often the case that workplace communications are not necessarily well-written or targeted to the appropriate audience. • Reading for Information materials do not include information that is presented graphically, such as in charts, forms, or blueprints.

  10. WorkKeys: ACT Reading for Information • This test measures the skills people use when they read and use written text in order to do a job. • The written texts include memos, letters, directions, signs, notices, bulletins, policies, and regulations.

  11. WorkKeys:ACT Applied Mathematics • PART TWO: Applied Mathematics • This test is designed to be taken with a calculator. A formula sheet that includes all formulas required for the assessment is provided. • While individuals may use calculators and conversion tables to help with the problems, they still need to use math skills to think them through.

  12. Pgs. 23-31 WorkKeys: ACT Locating Information • The WorkKeys Locating Information test measures the skill people use when they work with workplace graphics. • Examinees are asked to find information in a graphic or insert information into a graphic. • They also must compare, summarize, and analyze information found in related graphics • .

  13. Resources • WIN Career Readiness Courseware • Preparing for the WorkKeys Assessment • Targets for Instruction • Flash Drive Materials • Web Tools: • http://www.scraetac.org/TRC/WorkKeys/Databank.htm

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