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Implementing StandardsBob CornacchioliDERO Technical
ServicesCEO
Agenda/Participants will be engaged in:Understanding Common
LanguageConstraints and Givens in PowerSchoolBest Practices-
Standards are Coming!Importing Standards using ExcelConversion
ScalesLooking at PowerTeacher GradebookReport Card options
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CEO - DERO Technical Services
Contractor- PowerDataSolutions- ANCGroup
Trainer - Pearson Systems
Evangelist/Process Assistant- Level Data
Marketing- ParkBench Software
Director of Technology and Media Services Shrewsbury Public
Schools (16 yrs)PowerSchool Administrator ( 6 yrs)
Bob CornacchioliCURRICULUM/ADMIN & TECHNICAL
Collaborate and learn the constraintsDRAW A LINE IN THE SANDRead
anything by Ken OConnor aka The Grade Doctor
Far more important than the keystroke of a grade is how the
district has trained teachers in the proper techniques in
determining that grade. What Ken and others are saying about
student achievement is mission critical. PowerTeacher has been
designed with these principles.
Learning Conversations: The Culture of GradingHave you had these
chats yet?Same CurriculumAcross all classroomsSame Grading
PracticesAcross all classrooms??Average Temperature in Vegas
100 100 100 100 100 Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs
100 100 100 100 Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs 100 AverageIs it REALLY
an80 AverageRick Wormeli check him out on YouTube What does a 4 or
a C really mean?With teachers at your Grade LevelWith teachers at
your SchoolWith teachers in the DistrictWhat does it mean for next
placement?
Setting Expectations & Emphasize ConsistencyEveryone on the
Same PageHomebound AssessmentAvoid Confusion- Adjust Rubrics and
assessments
Sending Home Letter Grades and Percentages will confuse Parents
and Students S T A N D A R D SCHEDULEC O U R S SS C L E
SIDENTIFIER
F I N A L G R A D E E N T R YGRADEBOOKSTANDARDS
65 Character LimitSTANDARDS Create the standards
collaboratively- ExcelTeacher Involvement = OwnershipLess is more-
65 character limitReport Card vs. Curriculum GuideCore Content vs.
SpecialsEssential Skills, Effort or Habits of MindAssessment Per
TermChanges and Real Estate Text vs. #Conversion Scales- Drop Downs
for Teachers
STANDARDS TIMELINE (considerations)District initiative or single
school pilot???Pilots can pose some issuesInvite participation from
non pilot schools6+ Months in advance- identify standardsDecide
your scale ( avoid traditional grading- A )Do all teachers have
rosters in PS?Set Expectations for Comment WritingDiscuss
Assignments vs Standards AssessmentCommunicate with all
stakeholders
STANDARDS by TERM
Final Grade Entry For Teachers
Changing Allow Assignments is NOT Recommended Union Issue!Final
Grade Entry For Teachers
In Gradebook, Standards run left to right by sort
order!Importing Standards via Excel
What does Allowassignment do?TRUE means- Allow Teacher Choice
from Pull Down!Hey Bob, All these standards report on the same
course number?Associated to a unique number
65601
First two digits = Content AreaMiddle digit = School IDLast two
digits = Grade LevelHighlands = 0Smith = 1Riverside = 2Thorpe =
3Great Oak =465000, 65001, 65002, 65003, 65004, 6500565100, 65101,
65102, 65103, 65104, 6510565200, 65201, 65202, 65203, 65204,
6520565300, 65301, 65302, 65303, 65304, 6530565400, 65401, 65402,
65403, 65404, 65405
Can be used for AM/PM K etcDecisions: All elementary courses
same or different #Importing Standards via Excel
What does Includecomment do?FALSE means- No Comment for that
standard allowed!Conversion Scales
Habits of Mind/EffortProficiency LevelsGrades 1-8 /
MCASProficiency LevelsFor KImporting Standards via Excel
Where do I get these Conversionscale Numbers?Requires Internal
Pearson Number in this Excel Spreadsheet!Next StepsCommunication
with:Teachers - expectations for commentsParents how to interpret
4,3,2,1/your scale(s)Specialists going to grade? Schedule?Create
Standards# of standards per content area per termAltering Rubrics /
Common AssessmentsCreate the Conversion ScalesCreate Sample Report
Cards before EOY
Conversion Scale #?Gen Table (6)
Search for scale
Access: PowerTeacher GradebookWill the Art, PE, Music, Media,
Computer, Band, Chorus teacher be grading students?If YES they must
have rosters in PS
Web Gradebook Record Keeping
Tying Assignments to Standards
Grade Value of Conversions ScalesWhen teachers assess a standard
more than once associated to multiple assignments, PTG averages
these scores. Grade Value cant be ZERO as seen earlier in this
presentation.
Grade Value of Conversions ScalesDepending upon which standard
based educator your curriculum folks have read, the concept of
AVERAGE isnt part of the standards movement.
YET the Gradebook has to apply some sort equation in order to
convert scores to these Grade Labels 4,3,2,1.
Feedback from districts to Pearson has resulted in a new version
(2.3) of PowerTeacher with the installation of PS 7. Averaging of
standards scores assigned to multiple assignments is now becoming
clearer. PowerTeacher Gradebook is still evolving!!!!Controlling
Web Gradebook
If defined as PT Admin** - School Usage Site
Specific!!Calculations
Using PT Admin- your district will have to set policy on grading
standards. The Gradebook will have to be set per school to look:
Default setting for final gradesAllow teacher modifications OR
NOTCalculations for Most Recent Scores Decisions DecisionsGradebook
Preferences:Assignment Grades
Training Teachers to GradeFinal Grade Entry** (RW will not
work)Specialists vs. HR teachers 5 mins. with a PPT
presentationGoogle PowerTeacher Gradebook- lots of resourcesWeb
Gradebook A bit more time ( JING Movies/Atomic Learning/Mastery in
Minutes/Google?)Comments- Comments- Comments
Common Core Standards Adopted June 23rd, 2010 in New Jersey
Version 7.03
Comment Length can be set at the District-List Standards-for all
your comment standards
Straight quotes with Smart quotes
If teachers use Word for pasting into the gradebook, special
characters (like quotation marks, apostrophes and - dashes) can end
up printing incorrectly on the final report card.
Word Tools- Auto Correct- AutoFormat as you Type and REMOVE the
from Straight quotes with smart Quotes
This only works if you change this setting BEFORE you typed them
in- SORRY!
Have you thought about Report Cards?Parent Portal access to
grades list formNOT DYNAMIC all must be custom madeObject Reports-
Visual PST Report WorksSummativeMulti-page requires duplex
printers
http://schools.shrewsbury-ma.gov/egov/docs/1251933966124.htmhttp://www.derotechnical.com/REPORTCARDS/REPORTCARDS.html
Bob CornacchioliDERO Technical
[email protected]://www.derotechnical.comPowerTeacher
Gradebook for StandardsPPTX available on DERO website
More Information Coming Soon regarding Common Core Standards
http://www.corestandards.org/frequently-asked-questions
Bob CornacchioliDERO Technical
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