New York State Education Department
Office of State Assessment

Application for SED Item Writer Orientation Session

Every year the New York State Education Department (SED) conducts item writer orientations for the purpose of providing guidance in the step-by-step development of Multiple-Choice Items, Constructed-Response Items, Document-Based Questions, and Extended Constructed-Response Items for possible use on future State assessments. If you are interested in attending an item-writer orientation session to prepare to develop test items that reflect the instruction and conventions discussed at the training session, please complete the following application and submit it to SED. Two-day training sessions are held at the New York State Education Department in Albany and regionally as needed. Preference will be given to people currently teaching. Selected applicants will be contacted when a session is scheduled in the subject area(s) indicated on their application.

Participants' travel related expenses will be reimbursed in compliance with New York State travel regulations, and they will be paid an honorarium for the 2-day session. Participants attending these sessions must agree to accept an item writing assignment, and will be paid an honorarium for completing and submitting items.

If you are interested in writing examination items, please check your area(s) of interest below and complete the application.
  • Living Environment
  • Physical Setting/Earth Science
  • Physical Setting/Physics
  • Physical Setting/ Chemistry
  • Global History and Geography
  • U.S. History and Government
  • Mathematics A/B
  • Comprehensive English
  • Science, Grade 4
  • Science, Grade 8
  • Social Studies, Grade 5
  • Social Studies, Grade 8
  • Intermediate Level Technology Education
Foreign Languages (Checkpoint B)
  • Regents French
  • Regents German
  • Regents Italian
  • Regents Latin
  • Regents Spanish

Second Language Profiency (Checkpoint A)

  • SLP French
  • SLP German
  • SLP Italian
  • SLP Latin
  • SLP Spanish
Have you attended an SED-sponsored item writer orientation within the last 5 years?
Yes ___ No ___
Are you willing to accept writing assignments to complete after training?
Yes ___ No ___

 

Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Home Address: _________________________________________________________________

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Teaching experience/grade level(s) currently teaching: _____________________________________

Current school district/college and address: _____________________________________________

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School Phone: _(_____)_________________ School Fax: _(_____)_________________________

School/Home E-mail: _____________________________________________________________

Home Phone: _(_____)_______________________

Are you bilingual? _____ If yes, which language? _____________________________

Please return form to:

NYS Education Department
Office of State Assessment
Test Development Unit
Room 760
89 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12234