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Components of Perspective

Perspective Provides

• A library of more than 10,000 supplemental resources aligned to the Indiana Academic Standards for use by teachers and families

• Resources specific to each student’s ISTEP+ standards-level performance profile through a personalized Learning Locator

• A direct link from the Parent Portal to targeted resources

• Open searching by standard for enrichment, remediation, and supplemental learning – at home or at school - all year long

• Teacher-created assignment sheet functionality, online tools, and professional development resources

• Connects instruction to assessment by answering the question “What can I do now to help this student?”

What is a Learning Locator?

• Personalized code printed on the ISTEP+ Individual Student Report (ISR)

• One code for each subject

• Encapsulates student performance at the reporting category level

• Can be developed for almost any assessment instrument

• Provides a “shortcut” to Perspective resources that match each student’s strengths and areas of need

Learning Locator Process

• Assessments and standards defined

– Strand level performance levels determined

– Learning Locators pre-calculated

• Resources aligned to standards by Pearson content specialists

• Students take assessment

– Assessments scored

– Learning Locators applied

– Learning Locator codes presented on ISR and teacher reports

• Students enter code into perspective site

• Students receive materials aligned to their assessment performance

Learning Locator on ISR

Targeted Resources – Did Not Pass

Targeted Resources - Pass

Targeted Resources – Pass+

Access to Perspective

• Open Access to Family site

• Pass Phrase for educators allows them to create an account

• Educator site also allows secure login

Accessing Resources by Standard

Accessing Resources by Standard

Variety of Resources

Pearson Content Team continuously updates

Assignment Sheet Function

• Educators can select resources for specific standards to create and share assignment sheets with students.

• Students use a shared assignment sheet code similar to a Learning Locator to access the learning resources.

Teacher Resources