Moodle Training Site Information
The Moodle Training Site (Moodle) allows teachers and administrators to access training for the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) and the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC). The CAASPP consists of Smarter Balanced for English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics, the California Science Test (CAST), the California Spanish Assessment (CSA), and the California Alternate Assessments (CAAs) for ELA, mathematics, and science. The ELPAC consists of the Initial ELPAC, Summative ELPAC, Initial Alternate ELPAC, and the Summative Alternate ELPAC.
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Moodle includes required and optional training courses, presented in the following table.
CAASPP
Assessments |
Audience |
Moodle Course Name |
Estimated Completion Time |
Deadline |
Smarter Balanced for ELA and mathematics, CAST, and CSA |
CAASPP test administrators |
Test Administrator Tutorial |
2 hours |
Prior to testing students |
CAAs for ELA, mathematics, and science |
CAASPP test examiners |
Test Examiner Tutorial* |
1.5 hours |
Prior to testing students |
*Asterisk denotes a required course.
Note: The estimated times shown are averages; completion times vary widely based on experience.
Initial and Summative ELPAC
Assessments |
Audience |
Moodle Course Name |
Training Time |
Calibration Time |
Deadline |
Initial ELPAC |
ELPAC test examiners |
Test Examiner Training and Calibration * |
Training time to be determined by the LEA. Training may take 6–8 hours |
Calibration Certification times vary by grade level, number of domain certificates and experience.
Kindergarten Speaking and Writing (2–3 hours)
Grade 1 Speaking and Writing (2–3 hours)
Grade 2 Speaking and Writing (2–3 hours)
Grades 3–5 Speaking (1 hour)
Grades 3–5 Writing (1 hour)
Grades 6–8 Speaking (1 hour)
Grades 6–8 Writing (1 hour)
Grades 9–12 Speaking (1 hour)
Grades 9–12 Writing (1 hour)
Actual calibration times vary by person and may exceed the estimates provided. Combined calibration may take longer.
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Prior to testing students |
Initial ELPAC |
LEA ELPAC coordinators |
Initial ELPAC LEA Certification course*
NOTE: If certification has been completed in the last three years, LEA coordinator verifies training in the AST website
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2 hours |
N/A |
August 4, 2023 |
Summative ELPAC |
ELPAC test examiners |
Test Examiner Training and Calibration course* |
NOTE: Training time to be determined by the LEA. Training may take 6–8 hours |
Calibration Certification times vary by grade level, and experience
Kindergarten Speaking (1–2 hours)
Grade 1 Speaking (1–2 hours)
Grade 2 Speaking (1–2 hours)
Grades 3–5 Speaking (1–1.5 hours)
Grades 6–8 Speaking (1–1.5 hours)
Grades 9–12 Speaking (1.5–2 hours)
Actual calibration times vary by person and may exceed the estimates provided. Combined calibration may take longer.
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Prior to testing students |
Summative ELPAC |
LEA ELPAC coordinators |
Summative ELPAC LEA Certification course* |
2.5 hours |
N/A |
December 8, 2023 |
*Asterisk denotes a required course.
Note: The estimated times shown are averages; completion times vary widely based on experience.
Initial and Summative Alternate ELPAC
Assessments |
Audience |
Moodle Course Name |
Training Time |
Deadline |
Initial Alternate ELPAC |
LEA ELPAC coordinators |
Initial Alternate ELPAC—LEA Certification course* |
30 minutes** |
August 18, 2023, unless it is verified that a current staff member from the same LEA has completed this course in a previous year. |
Summative Alternate ELPAC |
LEA ELPAC coordinators |
Summative Alternate ELPAC—LEA Certification course* |
2.5 hours** |
December 15, 2023 |
Alternate ELPAC (both Initial and Summative) |
Alternate ELPAC test examiners |
Alternate ELPAC—Test Examiner Certification course* |
2 hours, 15 minutes** |
Each examiner must certify annually before any further administration of either Initial or Summative Alternate ELPAC. |
*Asterisk denotes a required course.
**Double asterisk means these times represented assume all optional videos are completed and the videos are watched at standard speed.
Note: The estimated times shown are averages; completion times vary widely based on experience.
Administration and Scoring Training Information
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Administration and Scoring Training Site
The LEA coordinator must log on to the and select the appropriate [Moodle Training Site] button to access the Moodle enrollment keys. Access codes for each program were emailed to the primary coordinator.
Within the AST site, coordinators can:
- Access Moodle enrollment keys for the LEA certification course.
- Access the appropriate Moodle enrollment key(s) for trainers and test examiners.
- Request Moodle reporting access for up to three staff for all programs.
- Download the Moodle User template to have multiple Moodle user accounts created.
Moodle Training Site User Guide
Resources for LEA Coordinators
Demonstration Video
At-A-Glance Documents
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Template Letters
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Additional Support
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For questions about accessing and using Moodle, contact the Sacramento County Office of Education at moodlesupport@scoe.net. This mailbox is monitored Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please allow 24 hours to receive a response to your inquiry and 48 hours to process Moodle template requests.