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Seminole County Public Schools & Discovery Education Reading, Math, & Science Administrations

Seminole County Public Schools & Discovery Education Reading, Math, & Science Administrations. Getting Started. Administration Dates. August 27 – September 28 November 12 – December 14 February 4 – March 8 Reading (replacing FAIR AP1, AP2, and AP3)

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Seminole County Public Schools & Discovery Education Reading, Math, & Science Administrations

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  1. Seminole County Public Schools &Discovery EducationReading, Math, & Science Administrations Getting Started

  2. Administration Dates • August 27 – September 28 • November 12 – December 14 • February 4 – March 8 • Reading (replacing FAIR AP1, AP2, and AP3) • Math and Science (non-EOC courses and replacing DA)

  3. Materials Needed for Testing • Computer • Access Codes for Teachers • Print out or email Access Code to Teachers • Scrap Paper for Math and Science • 4-function calculator for Math (Grades 7-12) • Pencil

  4. Agenda • User Guide • http://help.discoveryeducation.com/assets/support/Assessment_User_Guide_2012-2013_20120720.pdf • How to Log In to Discovery Education’s site • School Coordinator Responsibilities • Manage Users • Add Users (Site Admins, Teachers, Students) • Add a Class • Start a Benchmark Assessment • Teachers Responsibilities • Sample of Reports (School Coordinator and Teacher)

  5. Discovery Education’s Site • Log in to Discovery Education’s site • Go to www.discoveryeducation.com • Enter your username and password under Subscriber Login

  6. Discovery Education’s Site • Once logged in, click Assessment from the My DE drop down menu

  7. School Coordinator ResponsibilitiesAccess • Access the following from the Assessment Home Page • Manage Users • View Benchmark Reports • Add New User • Download PDF Tests • Not available until 2 weeks before the testing window opens • You will have to transcribe student responses into the computer • Manage Assessments

  8. School Coordinator ResponsibilitiesManage Users • Click on Manager Users • At the bottom of the screen is a list of users for your school • Double click on “Role” to sort Ascending or Descending, so that you can view by “Teacher” role OR • Search by Users (last name, first name, username, email) • If a user is not listed, then you will need to “Add User”

  9. School Coordinator ResponsibilitiesAdd a New User • Add a New User (Site Admin, Teacher, Student) • Click on “Add User” • Make sure that the Account is Seminole District and Site is your school, then click “Go”

  10. School Coordinator ResponsibilitiesAdd a New User • Select Role • Only for Site Admins and Teachers (not students), you MUST select “Assessment Access” • Make sure “Assessment Access” is under the Assigned box • Recommend completing entire “Profile” for individual (set a generic password for all new users)

  11. School Coordinator ResponsibilitiesStart a Benchmark Assessment • You will need to login as a teacher in order to start a Benchmark Assessment and receive an Access Code • Click on Manage Users • Find the teacher/user and click on “Login to DE” • This will log you in as that particular teacher

  12. School Coordinator ResponsibilitiesStart a Benchmark Assessment • Verify user by name in the upper right corner • Click on Assessment from the My DE drop down menu • Select Start a Benchmark Assessment

  13. School Coordinator ResponsibilitiesStart a Benchmark Assessment • Students will be uploaded by Teachers’ Classes/Periods • For example: Csonka_Gr5 Math, Risner_Gr8 Math_Period 4 • After you have selected Start a Benchmark Assessment, you will need to click the bubble next to the Class Name/Grade/Subject that you want to start • Click “Proceed to next step”

  14. School Coordinator ResponsibilitiesStart a Benchmark Assessment • Select the test (Test A, Test B, or Test C) • Only the test that is available for that testing period will be accessible • Test A (8/27-9/28); Test B (11/12-12/14); Test C (2/4-3/8) • Generate Access Code • Click on “Generate Access Code” to receive the seven-digit Benchmark Code for accessing the test (recommended that you print or email this information for teacher) • Access Codes are only good for 10 hours from the time you generate the codes • DO NOT generate codes unless you plan to administer within the 10hr timeframe • See next slide for graphic

  15. Recommend printing the Access Code sheet for each teacher • Select File and Print • Log out as the teacher to return to your administrator access • Repeat process for all teachers

  16. School Coordinator ResponsibilitiesStart a Benchmark Assessment • Only click on “Start Assessment” for… • Students that took a paper test and the teacher needs to enter the student’s responses into the system

  17. School Coordinator ResponsibilitiesAdd a Class • If the teacher’s class is not listed, then you or the teacher will need to add the class/students • Also, you can group students together in a particular class (for example, if a reading coach wants to put all her ESE students in one class) • Find Teacher then log in as that teacher by clicking on “Login to DE” • Select Assessment from the My DE drop down menu • Click on Manage Your Classes

  18. School Coordinator ResponsibilitiesAdd a Class • Create a Class by adding students from the school roster • Click on Create Class • Enter Class Name (Csonka_Gr5 Math_ESE) and Class Description • Select students by Searching on student’s last name, first name, username, student ID • Click the box next to the students’ name and it adds the student to the Class Roster and click Save

  19. School Coordinator ResponsibilitiesAdd a Student to a Class • To Add a New Student that is not in the system • Click on the tab “Add New Students”

  20. School Coordinator ResponsibilitiesAdd a Student to a Class • Add student information and then click Add New Students • You can enter more than one student at a time • After you add a student(s), student(s) will appear in the Class Roster • ClickSave to ensure students are entered into the system

  21. Teacher Responsibilities • Make sure that the student Discovery Education icon/link is on each computer • http://assignments.discoveryeducation.com • Provide the Access Code for students (write it on the board) • Students will click on the link • Type the Access Code • Type their first and last name • Click Login

  22. Teacher Responsibilities • Students will be required to Click on their name from an alphabetical list (by teacher’s class)

  23. Teacher Responsibilities • After the student clicks on his/her name, the test will appear. • Math test will always begin with Question 41 • Teacher will need to walk around the room and ensure that the student has logged in to their own test. Student Name

  24. Sample ReportsSchool Coordinator&Teacher

  25. Sample – School Coordinator • Drill-Down Report used to drill down reports by grade, teacher, or student, and sort by proficiency prediction.

  26. Sample – School Coordinator • Item Analysis Reportdisplays item level information at the class, school or district level and exportable to Excel

  27. Sample - Teacher Reports • Class and Grade Skill Summary Report identifies performance by skill for entire class or grade.

  28. Sample - Teacher Reports • Student Skill Report plots individual student performance and proficiency by skill.

  29. Sample - Teacher Reports • Individual Student Report summarizes scores on all interim assessments for an individual student.

  30. Sample – Teacher Reports • Item Summary Reportpresents information on every question in an interim assessment.

  31. Additional information will be provided at a later date. Stay Tuned….

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