Porter Palmer: State Projects

Porter Palmer: State Projects

Professional Highlights

State Projects

Curriculum Vitae

Porter W. Palmer

State Projects

	Colorado State Assessment Program- Alternate (CSAPA) (2002-2005) • In collaboration with CDE and workgroup members, developed protocols and supplementary materials for the CSAPA grades 5, 6, 8, and 9 reading and writing assessments and revised grades 3, 4, 7, and 10 reading and writing assessments. • Led the statewide professional development training on the administration and use of the CSAPA. • Managed internal program coordination including scheduling, budgets, scannable form design, reporting, and materials management. • Led standard setting sessions using the Bookmark method • Facilitated report development. • Assisted with bias and sensitivity reviews. • Assisted in the development of extended content standards in reading/language arts and mathematics.
	Hawaii State Alternate Assessment (HSAA) (2004-2008) • Helped write the HSAA Administration Guidebook and test materials. • Oversaw internal program coordination including building test maps, scoring specifications, preparing report mock-ups, and developing print specifications. • Led the statewide professional development training on the administration and use of the HSAA. • Assisted in the alignment (Webb method) studies for the HSAA reading and mathematics. Conducted the alignment study for science. • Established scoring procedures and developed training for third-party raters. • Served as the point of contact with the HIDOE concerning alternate assessment.
	Idaho Alternate Assessment (2007-2008) • Facilitates workgroups of parents and teachers to create alternate performance indicators, assessment items, and classroom activities for language arts.
	Iowa’s alternate assessment (2001-2003) • Collaborated with Department of Education to manage the implementation of statewide portfolio alternate assessment program. • Developed sample performance tasks for the Task portion of the portfolio assessment. • Assisted in the establishment of networks of classroom teachers. • Developed and delivered professional development training. • Designed scoring guides and other print materials. • Led regional and centralized scoring by teachers of approximately one thousand portfolios.
	Maine Personalized Alternate Assessment Portfolio (PAAP) and Performance Tasks (2001-2005) • Collaborated with Department of Education to manage the implementation of statewide portfolio alternate assessment program. • Coordinated and facilitated advisory committees. • Assisted in the establishment of networks of classroom teachers. • Developed and delivered professional development training. • Designed scoring guides and other print materials. • Led regional scoring by teachers of more than a thousand portfolios. • Served as primary developer of Maine’s Personalized Alternate Assessment Performance Tasks for English language arts.
	Mississippi Alternate Assessment of Extended Curriculum Frameworks (2007) • Facilitated workgroups of parents and teachers to create Extended Curriculum Frameworks, assessment items, and classroom activities for high school language arts. • Conducted the alignment study for the MAAECF in science.
	Montana CRT-Alt (2004-2005) • Developed reading tasklets for grades 6 and 7. • Facilitated development workgroups.
	New Hampshire Educational Improvement and Assessment Program- Alternate (NHEIAP-Alt) (2001-2002) • Participated in Standard Setting utilizing the Reasoned Judgment method. • Assisted with scoring of electronic portfolios.
	New Mexico Alternate Assessment (2002) • Facilitated standard setting for mathematics using the Bookmark method. • Assisted with the development of alternate achievement descriptors.
	Rhode Island Alternate Assessment (2001-2002) • Assisted with training and scoring for electronic portfolios. • Oversaw centralized scoring sessions.
	South Carolina Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test- Alternate (PACT-Alt) (1997-2003) • Implemented the PACT-Alt in special education classroom, providing standards-based instruction and evidence of student performance on state standards. • Served as a lead scorer and on committees to establish benchmarks and cut scores. • Assisted with the development of the PACT-alt High School performance tasks.
	South Dakota State Test of Educational Progress- Alternate (DSTEP-A) (2005-2006) • Served as the main point of contact with the SD DOE staff on the refinement and implementation of the DSTEP-A. • Assisted in the development of alternate performance indicators (extended content standards) in mathematics and science. • Served as lead content developer of mathematics indicators in grades k-12. • Conducted content and bias reviews. • Led the statewide professional development training on the administration and use of the DSTEP-A. • Designed scoring guides and other print materials to train scorers. • Assisted Department of Education staff in preparing documentation for USDOE Peer Review.
	Wisconsin Alternate Assessment (2007) • Served as content/process leader for alternate assessment science in a Webb alignment study for grades 4, 8, and 10.
	Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students- Alternate (PAWS-Alt) (2005-2006) • Assisted with the development of alternate performance indicators (extended content standards) in writing and mathematics. • Worked collaboratively with the Wyoming Department of Education to create an improved alternate assessment consisting of multiple measures including performance tasks, data collection, samples of student work, and systematic observations. • Assisted Department of Education staff in preparing documentation for USDOE Peer Review.