1 PowerTeacher Pro for AdministratorsTrainer Name Trainer/Consultant
2 Agenda Welcome and IntroductionsSetting Up District Grading Preferences Setting Up School Grading Preferences Time for Review enter notes
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4 Course Server InformationSign in to the following server to complete course activities: https://trainingXX.powerschool.com/admin Username: XXaghs1 Password: aghs1 [Trainer note: Please customize this slide by adding the URL of the assigned server for the course (replace XX with the server number). Change username and password information, if needed. Change /admin to /public or /teachers as needed.]
5 Setting Up District Grading Preferencesenter notes
6 District > Grades Scales > NewGrade Scales Create regular grade scales for traditional and standards-based grading. District > Grades Scales > New
7 District > Grades Scales > NewSpecial Codes Scales Create a scale that includes special score codes, such as “NC,” and associate it with a regular grade scale. District > Grades Scales > New
8 Now It’s Your Turn Complete hands-on activities 1-4:Create an Alpha Grade Scale Create a Numeric Grade Scale Create a Special Codes Scale Create a Standards Rubric Grade Scale enter notes
9 District-Level Grading PreferencesConfigure grading preferences and calculations for multiple schools to provide grading consistency throughout the district Save teachers from having to set up the preferences in the gradebook for each section they teach
10 PowerTeacher Pro Settings: DistrictDistrict > PowerTeacher Pro Settings
11 Default Gradebook Type: New SectionsAt the district level, set PowerTeacher Pro as the default gradebook for new course sections. PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Default Gradebook Type
12 District Teacher CategoriesSet up assignment categories, such as Test and Project, for a selection of schools to provide grading consistency. District > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > District Categories for Teachers > Add
13 Now It’s Your Turn Complete hands-on activity 5:Set Up District Categories for Teachers enter notes
14 Final Grade Calculation MethodsUse the following methods to calculate students’ final grades: Total Points - Divide the number of points the student earned for the class by the number of points possible for the class Reporting Term - Calculate the final grade by averaging and weighting grades from shorter reporting terms Standards - Base final grades on standards scores Categories - Calculate final grades by averaging and weighting grades from assignment category totals
15 Standards Weighting and Specific SumWhen setting up a standards calculation method, select the Specific Weighting or Specific Sum attribute to calculate a student’s final course grade from weighted standards grades Include some or all of the standards aligned to a course Define the settings for how higher-level standards grades will be calculated from lower-level standards grades District > Courses > (select a course) > District - Standards tab
16 Traditional Grade Calculation FormulasCreate a calculation formula for a selection of schools, for each reporting term. District > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Traditional Grade Calculation Formulas > Add
17 Now It’s Your Turn Complete hands-on activity 6:Create a Traditional Grade Calculation Formula enter notes
18 Traditional Grade PreferencesSet up traditional grade calculation preferences for each school. District > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Traditional Grade Preferences
19 District > Citizenship CodesSet up the citizenship codes that teachers will use. Citizenship codes are behavior indicators and do not count in students’ final grades. District > Citizenship Codes
20 Now It’s Your Turn Complete hands-on activity 7:Set Up Traditional Grade Preferences Complete bonus activity 1: Set Up a Citizenship Scale enter notes
21 Working with Standards-Based GradingWhich scores count in the final grade? How many scores count in the final grade? Are grades for higher level standards automatically calculated from scores on lower level standards? What calculation type should be used on the range of standards scores to represent students’ performance?
22 Standards Calculation TypesMost Recent Scores - Student learning culminated over time Mean - Average of all scores Median - Throw out high and low scores Mode - The most “typical” score Weighted Mean - High-point assignments count more Highest - Best for performance assessments None - No default; a case-by-case method, or set the default at a different level (district, school, teacher)
23 Standards Grade PreferencesDefine how standards final grades are calculated for schools throughout the district. District > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Standards Grade Preferences
24 Now It’s Your Turn Complete hands-on activities 8-9:Configure Standards Grade Preferences Review Standards Settings on Courses enter notes
25 District > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Display SettingsSet which schools use standards and control how information appears in the gradebook by default. District > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Display Settings
26 Now It’s Your Turn Complete hands-on activity 10:Configure Display Settings enter notes
27 Manage Next Year CalculationsCreate the grade calculations for the next school year prior to running the End of Year process. District > PowerTeacher Pro Settings> Manage Next Year Calculations
28 Setting Up School Grading Preferences
29 School-Level Grading PreferencesConfigure grading preferences for one school to provide grading consistency throughout the school Save teachers from having to set up the preferences in the gradebook for each section they teach
30 PowerTeacher Pro Settings: SchoolSchool > PowerTeacher Pro Settings
31 Default Gradebook Type: Existing SectionsAt the school level, set PowerTeacher Pro as the default gradebook for existing course sections Change the preference for individual sections Use DDA to update the preference for all sections at once School > Sections > (select a course) > (select a section number)
32 District Categories for TeachersView the district-created categories made available to the school, and manage which ones are available to teachers. School > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > District Categories for Teachers > Manage Categories
33 Traditional Grade Calculation FormulasView the district-created calculation formulas. School > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Traditional Grade Calculation Formulas > (select a formula name)
34 School Traditional Grade PreferencesEdit final grade calculation formula, saved calculated grades, and citizenship preferences for the school. School > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Traditional Grade Preferences
35 Now It’s Your Turn Complete hands-on activity 11:Edit the Traditional Grade Preferences for a School
36 School Standards Grade PreferencesEdit standards grade calculations preferences for the school. School > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Standards Grade Preferences
37 Now It’s Your Turn Complete hands-on activity 12:Edit the Standards Grade Preferences for a School
38 School > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Display SettingsEdit how information appears in the gradebook by default for teachers at the school. School > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Display Settings
39 Now It’s Your Turn Complete hands-on activity 13:Configure School Display Settings
40 Enable Administrator AccessAllow the users in an administrator security group to access teachers’ gradebooks. System > Roles Administration > User Access > (select a user group)
41 Teacher Schedules > (select a teacher) > PowerTeacher ProAdministrator Access Access a teacher’s gradebook in read-only mode. Alternative navigation path: From the Start Page, search for the teacher’s staff record. In the staff pages menu, click PowerTeacher Pro. Teacher Schedules > (select a teacher) > PowerTeacher Pro
42 Now It’s Your Turn Complete hands-on activity 14:Access PowerTeacher Pro as an Administrator
43 PowerTeacher > PowerTeacher ProData Migration Current-year data will be migrated from PowerTeacher Gradebook to PowerTeacher Pro. PowerTeacher > PowerTeacher Pro
44 PowerTeacher > PowerTeacher Pro > Migrate DataMigration Status The teacher monitors the status of each section as data is migrated from PowerTeacher Gradebook to PowerTeacher Pro. PowerTeacher > PowerTeacher Pro > Migrate Data
45 PowerTeacher > PowerTeacher Pro > Migrate Data > SummaryMigration Summary A teacher uses the Summary tab to review the number of migrated assignments and scores. PowerTeacher > PowerTeacher Pro > Migrate Data > Summary
46 Time for Review
47 A B C D Question 1 Question 4Which of the following grading preferences can you set up for schools at the district level? (Choose all that apply.) Report templates must be in which format? A B Assignment categories Flags (score indicators) C D Grade calculation formulas Grade scales
48 Answer 1 Question 4 Which of the following grading preferences can you set up for schools at the district level? (Choose all that apply.) Report templates must be in which format? A B Assignment categories Flags (score indicators) C D Grade calculation formulas Grade scales
49 Question 2 Where do you click on the district-level PowerTeacher Pro Settings page to prevent teachers from editing grade calculation settings?
50 Answer 2 Where do you click on the district-level PowerTeacher Pro Settings page to prevent teachers from editing grade calculation settings?
51 Question 3 If a traditional grade calculation is not set, which of the following is the default formula? A B Reporting term weighting Standards weighting C D Total points Category weighting
52 Answer 3 If a traditional grade calculation is not set, which of the following is the default formula? A B Reporting term weighting Standards weighting C D Total points Category weighting
53 (Choose all that apply.)Question 4 Which of the following statements are true about the district-created categories shown in this image? (Choose all that apply.) A B There are no inactive categories The Classwork category is not used at one school C D The Project category is available for all schools Teachers can edit the categories
54 (Choose all that apply.)Answer 4 Which of the following statements are true about the district-created categories shown in this image? (Choose all that apply.) A B There are no inactive categories The Classwork category is not used at one school C D The Project category is available for all schools Teachers can edit the categories
55 Key Points Setting Up District Grading Preferences – Set up final grade calculation formulas and grading preferences at the district level to provide grading consistency and to save teachers time Setting Up School Grading Preferences – Set up some grading preferences at the school level to provide grading consistency and to save teachers time enter notes
56 Question and Answer
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