Home Base Schoolnet Classrooms Introduction Trainer Name Learning Goals At the end of this workshop, you will be familiar with the following: • Logging in and.
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Home Base Schoolnet Classrooms Introduction Trainer Name Learning Goals At the end of this workshop, you will be familiar with the following: • Logging in and basic navigation of Home Base • Tracking the instructional progress of classes and students by standard and using diagnostic assessment data from multiple sources to analyze students achievement • Locating available instructional materials • Creating lesson plans and scheduling on a planner •Strategies for turnaround training Logging into Home Base tion, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 4 PowerTeacher – Opening the IIS tion, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 9 Student Data on the Home Page - Reflects current students - Select desired class - View roster and recent test results What information is available about each student? Try It Out Practice • Find a student • Create a PDF of the profile • If available, compare classroom grade and test scores for a subject Check for Understanding • • What are two ways to get to a student profile? What kinds of data are available? Teacher Dashboard Which standards are difficult? Use Standards Mastery Reports Which items are difficult for students? Use Benchmark Item Analysis Skills Analysis • View percent correct by skill at any level of the standards hierarchy • View for one test or click Year-To-Date Standards Mastery: Standardized Test Report Discussion Try It Out Practice • Access each type of report - Change view by options Discussion • • • How can report data impact instruction? What is the purpose of each report? What kinds of questions could each report answer? Student List and Printing Group Students for Differentiation Create student groups based on assessment results or other criteria and view the data in a spreadsheet Student Analysis Spreadsheet How are my students performing across multiple data points? Try It Out Practice • Batch print profiles • View a spreadsheet • Sort a column INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS What materials are available to support instruction? Standards Search • • • • Search for standards that contain a keyword Locate all materials aligned to a standard Schedule standards on the lesson planner Be sure to search appropriate level of the standards hierarchy My Materials A combination of the materials that you created and those you saved from a materials search Try it Out Practice • Locate a lesson and a resource and save to My Materials Check for understanding • What are two ways a material gets into My Materials? • What materials are available for the subjects you teach? Create a Resource/Lesson You can only use one format for each lesson Attach Resources to a Lesson • • Attach support materials to lessons Use the same resource for multiple lessons Lesson Plan: Available Actions • Recommend • Submit for approval • Edit and copy • View related materials • Build an express test • Save locally or print • Schedule to your lesson planner Try It Out Practice • Create a resource (for students) • Create a lesson with the above resource attached • Edit a lesson Submit for Approval • Share materials with other teachers Approval Process Designated administrators can approve materials or request revisions. Approved materials are available to other teachers. Schedule on the Lesson Planner • Drag and drop functionality • Viewable by principal • Personal and section views available Rename Sections Try It Out Practice • Schedule a lesson and event on your planner • Rename sections if helpful/time • Add a note to one day Check for Understanding • Who can see your planner? • Who can add to your planner? Assign Resources to Students • Any resource tagged for students that has content can be assigned to a section • Only teachers can assign resources Key Performance Indicators Practice Scenarios • • Which students have perfect attendance so far this year? • • Do you see improvement from one test to the next? • Which benchmark question did your students do collectively better or worse than the district as a whole? • • • Which students are in an LEP (or ELL/ESL) program? On what standard/skill is your class doing the best? The worst? What instructional materials are available to help students with the skills they are having trouble mastering? Which students perform well in math, but not reading? Looking at the data, do you think that benchmark scores are good predictors of standardized test results? Next Steps • Wrap Up Classrooms - Lunch What is Assessment Admin? • Assessment Admin is used to build tests and monitor the collection of results • Reporting on the actual student responses is done in the Classrooms and School & District Data modules 42 Testing Administration Overview 1 Create tests and test scoring key 2 Print answer sheets and booklets, or usernames 3 Tests administered to students 5 4 Results scanned or collected online Performance data available online for analysis 43 LOCATE AND CREATE ITEMS 44 Create Test Content (items) Create items separately or as part of a test TEST CENTRAL Select items from Item Central ITEM CENTRAL Set up test Create items Create items within test Add items to Item Central 45 Locate Items, Passages, and Rubrics • Filter by subject, grade, standard and more Create Items – Multiple Types Available • Multiple choice • True/false • Gridded • Open response (can attach a rubric – if time) • Inline response* • Matching* Any item type may be attached to a passage Insert Images • • Do not paste in image – must insert as a file • • • • Resize images before adding For peak online test performance, use sizes below 250KB Supported file formats: png, jpg, or gif Not suggested for passages of text Be sure to preview the item Equation Editor • Open the Equation Editor from the text editor • Link to additional equations and syntax to change font size Math Manipulatives • Interactive manipulatives for online testing (ruler, protractor, compass) 50 Item Visibility Options 51 Try It: Create Items • • Create one item of each type Discuss pros and cons of each Create a Passage for Multiple Items Rubric for Open Response Items • Single or multidimensional rubrics 54 Submit and Approval Process • Any user can submit an item, passage or rubric to be shared • Users who are permissioned to do so can approve content at their default institution • Once approved, content is no longer editable by the submitter CREATE AND SCHEDULE A TEST 56 Two Kinds of Tests Benchmark • Results appear in School & District Data and Classrooms • Tests created at the district or school level for the purpose of institution-wide data collection • Only highest level category used for KPI calculations Classroom • Results only appear in Classrooms • Tests created for the purpose of classroom use • Can be teacher-created or selected from a pool of premade tests • My Classroom or Common Classroom categories available Ways to Create a Test • Express test • Manual test Express Test Method • Select the standards to include and the number of items for each 59 Manual Method • Add your own questions or use existing items 60 Try It Out: Create a Test - Create a test with the items you created - Add additional items from the item bank - Modify the score group or item numbering itle runs 61 here l 00/00/00 Where is My Test? Two Dashboard Versions Test Schedule Dates Online Test Options Share Assessments with Gradebook itle runs 65 here l 00/00/00 Assign Test ADMINISTER A TEST 67 Ways to Administer a Test • Online (including iPad) • Student Response Systems (clickers)* • Paper • Other (bulk upload results) Printing • Options available on test detail page Discuss who will print: - Test booklet - Answer sheets - Answer key - Scoring instructions 69 Proctor Dashboard: Monitor an Online Test • Graphic representation of the portion of the class that is complete • Links to individual student score, answer sheets and PDF test booklet Student Online Test Experience • Make sure computers are ready for testing • Student logs in and enters online passcode 71 Student Online Test Experience • Explain test taking strategies to students 72 Scoring Options • Updating Scanned Results with Open-Ended Score: Teachers grade student responses to open-ended items in Assessment Admin • Online Scoring only (no-scanner approach): Teachers enter student scores directly in Assessment Admin – for schools with no scanners or for oral tests • Damaged scan sheets: Authorized individuals search for students by ID or name and manually enter student scores • Upload File: Upload a spreadsheet of responses Scanning: ScanIt Application Where are the Results? • Classroom and School & District Data 75 Available support materials - 76 Powersource documents and Distance Learning available they were already provided access. Additional Homebase questions – NCDPI PD leads -have been through Certification training and can help with implementation Powerschool info provided by NC WISE coordinator Mid July access will be given to all LEA to a DPI website containing DPI Schoolnet materials All LEAs will receive training logins for turnaround training Mid July If your LEA chooses to opt in after March 31, 2014 they will receive 5 days of certification training free of charge Next Steps • Wrap up • Questions and answers • Evaluation - Don’t Forget!! Navigate to the survey and tell us what you think!