K-2 Gradebook - 5 Years Later

1. K-2 Gradebook - 5 Years Later Barbara Crouch – NC WISE Lead Trainer Sally Eller – NC WISE Lead Trainer http://iss.schoolwires.com/ncwise

3. Requirements • Content Areas: English Language Arts, Math, Writing, Science, Social Studies, Health, Handwriting • Enhancements: Music, Art, Technology, PE • Conduct • Marking System

4. Verification of Courses • Elementary Technology 2501SA Elementary Music 5210SA Elementary Art 5410SA • 0000SK Self-Contained K should contain the following courses to explode: 1010SAL, 2001SA, 9001SPE, 9985SC

5. 0000SE Self-Contained 1-2 should contain the following courses to explode: 1010SAL, 2001SA, 3001SA, 4001SA, 9001SPE, 9985SC, 99859HW, 99859WR Verification of Courses

6. Course Section Maintenance • Data Managers – Created sections for new courses for K-2 Teachers. • Students had to be scheduled in courses.

7. Mark Scale Entry • School > Mark Information> Mark Scale Entry • Add the following marks: M S N U

8. Marking System - Academic • M – Mastery: 95% or above • S – Satisfactory: 80- 94% • N – Needs Improvement: 70-79% • U – Unsatisfactory: < 70%

9. Marking System – Non Academic • S – Satisfactory • N – Needs Improvement • U - Unsatisfactory

10. Training • Session 1- Set up Spreadsheet • Session 2- Enter Assessments & Marks • Session 3 - Progress Reports • Session 4 – Mark Entry for Report Cards • Session 5 – Move Assessments • NEW Session - Parent Assist

11. Spreadsheet Set Up: My Options tab • Mark Calculation Method is Total Points • No boxes checked on left side • Other Settings: • Check Allow Shared Access • Check Rounding Marks • Count Blank Marks as 0’s (optional)

12. Spreadsheet Set Up: My Preps tab • Details for Prep – Teacher Name • Select • Classes • Prep Category – Academic • Prep Assessment Types – Assessment • Check as Default

13. Add Assessments • Refer to guidebook for assessments for grade level • Score Type – Alpha • Score Max • M for Academic courses • S for Non Academic courses • Check Post to Parent Assist

15. Conduct (Prior Assessments) • Listens and follows directions • Accepts responsibility for actions • Completes assigned tasks promptly • Works independently • Works well with others • Exhibits self-control • Respects rights and property of others

16. Conduct • Must have a Comment for every student

17. ELA – Kindergarten (Prior) • Phonemic Awareness • Book & Print Awareness • Retelling Comprehension • Fluency • Writing • Decoding & Word Recognition

18. ELA – Kindergarten • Letter Sounds • Student knows x/31 sounds • Book & Print • Student knows x/20 items • Letter ID • Student knows x/54 letters • Sight Words • Student knows x/24 words

19. Writing Level Prewriting, Early Emergent, Emergent, or Early Developing Decoding Skills to CVC Words Reading Level Enter Reading Level ELA – Kindergarten

20. ELA – 1st Grade (Prior) • Identifies Parts of a Story • Sequences Parts of a Story • Self Monitors Comprehension • Read for meaning • Phonemic Awareness • Decoding Skills / Word Recognition • Reads Fluently

21. ELA – 1st Grade Grade level at each school determines assessment names based on Common Core.

22. ELA – 2nd Grade (Prior) • Phonics / Language Skills • Listening Comprehension • Reading Comprehension • Applies Reading Strategies • Fluency • Verbal Retelling Written Retelling

23. ELA – 2nd Grade • Phonics • Comprehension • Phonemic Awareness • Fluency • Vocabulary

24. Math – Kindergarten (Prior Assessments) • Number Sense 0 – 30 • Measurement and Calendar • Recognize Basic Shapes and Directional Positional Words • Data and Graphing • Sorting, Classifying, and Patterns

25. Math - Kindergarten Teachers enter Math assessment name of their choosing based on the Common Core.

26. Math – 1st Grade (Prior) • Number Sense 0 – 99 & Compute with Numbers • Measurement and Telling Time • Identify, Describe, Draw, and Build Basic Geometric Shapes • Data, Graphing, and Probability Concepts • Classification and Patterning

27. Math – 1st Grade Grade level at each school determines assessment names based on Common Core.

28. Math – 2nd Grade (Prior) • Number Sense 0 – 999 • Measurement • Geometry • Data Analysis & Probability • Algebra

29. Math – 2nd Grade Teachers enter Math assessment name of their choosing based on the Common Core.

30. Enter Mark/ Comments Screen • Copy First Mark Down button • Copy most common mark down • Change for those not making that mark • Comments may be selected or typed in • Copy First Comment Down button

31. K-2 Progress Report • K-2 teachers create and print progress reports just like Grades 3 – 12 teachers • Save a copy • Hard copy • Electronic copy • Can print a Progress Report at any time • Looks just like upper grades

32. K-2 Progress Report • Sample Kindergarten • Sample First Grade • Sample Second Grade

34. K-2 Report Card • Mark Entry(from TA screen) • Select • Course Length • Select Reporting Term • Select Class by Course Number • Provide Course Numbers • Click Students button

35. K-2 Report Card • Teachers manually enter Marks • May enter School Comments • Check Mark Entry Complete box

36. K-2 Report Card • Sample Kindergarten • Sample 1st Grade • Sample 2nd Grade

38. Moving Assessments • Move Assessments to next Reporting Term • Reference Card • Media Player Tutorial • Marks move with the assessment • Teachers may only have to tweak marks • See mark from prior term before changing • Teachers need to save a copy each term

39. Support for Teachers • Handouts:Guidebooks, Reference Cards • I-SSHelp Desk • Instructional Technology Coordinators • Grades 3-5 Teachers

40. Questions?

41. K-2 Gradebook - 5 Years Later Barbara Crouch – NC WISE Lead Trainer Sally Eller – NC WISE Lead Trainer http://iss.schoolwires.com/ncwise