Synergy Grade Book August Training Agenda

1. Synergy Grade BookAugust Training Agenda Preparation Grade Book Grade Book Set up - Training Take Attendance Create Assignments Create break-out groups and share with other teachers Class Websites StudentVue and ParentVue Set up your real grade book • District Log in confirmation • Standards Based Philosophy • Growth Trend and • Conditional Matrix • Short Break

2. Standards Based Grading Rewrite after watching (optional) What is standards based grading? What is standards based grading? How does standards based grading help our students succeed? Rewrite after watching (optional) How does it help students?

3. As you watch the video, record ideas/comments that support/ conflict with your answers Support I wonder? Conflict Wow!

4. Secondary Grade Calculation When a standard has been assessed, it will convert into a 1-2-3-4 score. The assessed standards are applied to a “Conditional Matrix.” (Elementary will ONLY report the Priority Standard Score (1-2-3-4))

5. Matrix Table Examples A = 51% 4’s. B = All 3’s. Less than 51% 4’s. C = 68% or less 2’s. No 1’s. F = More than 68% 2’s.

6. TFL Guidelines for Grading 2013 - 2014 In an effort to provide guidance, The Federal Way Teaching for Learning Department has put together the following list of considerations for Standards Base Grading in the Synergy System. These guidelines are based on knowledge, experience, and research. “Accuracy, fairness, specificity, and timeliness – these criteria are at the heart of any discussion of grading.” Douglas Reeves, Elements of Grading – A Guide to Effective Grading • Grading is consistent and clear. • Grading is timely. Teachers post graded assignments linked to Priority Standards on a regular basis. • The use of “Growth over Time” (i.e., Power Law) is research based, highly reliable, and aligns with district goals and initiatives. • Assignment Rubrics are to be created by teachers and used regularly. These are communicated with students and parents. • Priority Standard Rubrics are used as “Guide Posts” and provide common language for grading across standards, courses, grade levels, and buildings. • Benchmarks will be used in K – 5 Reading only. A benchmark establishes a point of reference for meeting standard at each of the four grading periods. It serves as a standard for a basis of evaluation, comparison or formative assessment. • All students are held to high expectations. • Grades are based on multiple and varied tasks or assessments over time.

7. Grading Implications • Zeros given on a missing assignment or assessment skews the calculation of a true score. You cannot enter a zero for a priority standard. You can enter a comment and give the student a “1.” • Penalizing a student because an assignment/assessment is late will skew the calculation of a true score. • Penalizing a student because it is a second attempt is not accurately recording the student’s level of skill. • If you are trying to measure what a student knows and is able to do, use other means to measure and report work completion, effort, and behavior. • Re-Assessments need to be entered as a new column and leave the original grade. This will show student growth.

8. Pop-Up Blockers Internet Explorer • From the blue flower pull down to Internet Options. • Click “Settings” beside “Turn on Pop-Up Blocker” • Type the address into the box and click “Add” Chrome • From right corner pull down to Settings • In Settings go to “Privacy” choose “Content settings” • Under “Pop-ups” choose “All all pop ups” & click “Manage Exceptions” • In the box type: sis.fwps.org & choose “Allow” Firefox • You’ll see “Firefox prevented this site from opening a pop-up window.” • Click Options • Choose the top option: “All pop ups for sis.fwsd.org”

9. Opening Screen • Grade Book Access • Home (return to this screen) • TeacherVue Toolbar • Attendance

10. TeacherVUE Toolbar Overview • Attendance by Chart • Attendance by List • View Grades (secondary after a marking period only) • Change Class • Go To Current Class (based on bell schedule) • Reports • Discipline, Announcements, Communication • Help

11. Attendance by Chart or List • Click the icon • Click the name of students who are missing/tardy U or T • Save Attendance • After your data secretary touches the code you can’t change it. • If everyone is present you still need to click the Save Attendance button. Click the attendance by list icon Choose the day order – ascending or descending. Choose students who are tardy or missing. Click the Save Attendance button. If all students are present you still need to click the Save Attendance button.

12. Grade book Set-up • Bring in standards from district course 2. You need to do this for each course/grade level you teach. Use the pull down to access each course. Do it now.

13. Grade book Set-up – Class Settings Each class needs to have Standards Mode “ON” and Overall Grade From “Standards.” The Overall Grade needs to be set to BAME, ABC or Pass Fail. You will do this in the production grade book before you leave today for all courses that have been created for you. With your mouse, hover to the left of the name of the class and choose “Edit.” If a new course is created for you after today you must do this process before entering any grades. The process isn’t hard. Remembering; now that’s hard…

14. Do This Now - Options • Click the > to open the drawer • Sort Students by Name • Show comment code • Enable assignment note entry

15. Assignment Set-up Page • The Document Count Limit is the number of individual documents that can be uploaded. The document limit is 2 MG each. There is a 100MG total limit per student. • Date of Assignment = date it will appear on the calendar • Category • Normal = calculation • Not for Grading = not in calculation • Show in Parent/ StudentPortal. If it calculates it should show. • Due Date = DATE IN CALCULATION • Type: Assessment, Project, Homework, etc. • Subject: ELE only • Score Type: 4 – Point Rubric • Points: 4

16. 1 – Add standards by clicking “select” (note they move up.) or “Deselect” to remove 2 – Click “All Standards” to see all district standards.

17. Enter Scores • Click the assignment column and choose enter scores • 2. I - Standards Mode - shows the standards. • Enter Scores here (standard) Do Not enter scores here Drop Box “pick-up” here link

18. Enter an assignment directly from a standard • Mode = Standards • Right click on the standard listed from the last assignment you created and choose enter scores • You can enter a new assignment and scores from this screen. (Then go back and change the points from 1 to 4) • Click the > to see all assignments for the standard

19. The Power of Comments From Enter Scores • Exclude – “e” & Hide from Portal • Comments – Text • Comments - Coded

20. Assignment: multiple classes and resources • Send to another Class (sections) • Create Assignment Resources – documents or links

21. Create a group from standards 1 - Pull down from Grade Book to “Standards” Blue means it has been assessed. The “Count” is the number of assessments. The Performance Indicator is the class “percentage” 2 - Click the blue wording of the standards.

22. 3 - Choose students • Move the slider to the right and watch as it highlights students starting with the lowest. When you have the students you want choose “Create Breakout Class” (You will be able to go back and remove or add other students in the next step) 4 - Grade Book > Manage Classes

23. 5 - Standards - Outside of Course • Grade book > Class Standards • Choose: Add from District Standards Bank • Enter an assignment and link to standards • Enter some scores

24. Delete a break-out group Warning and choices • Delete the class and move assignments to the homeroom class. • Delete the class and all assignments. • Cancel. You do not delete the class.

25. Grade book > Class Website Post • Grade book > Class Website Post • You can edit what your students see. Give it a try! • Create a new classroom resource (New) • Save the resource (Insert) • Then hover to the left of the title. When you see the square with the pencil, that is edit, and you’ll see a trash can, which is delete. Edit the resource and now you can upload a file.

26. StudentVue - Class Web Pages • Click “Home” • Choose a student. Choose “StudentVue” • ParentVUE and StudentVUE are identical • Other Views • Incident Referral – this tracks discipline • Announcements – these are sent by buildings or the district to teachers. • Communication

27. Communication • Send an email or post to PVUE for one student. Click the student’s picture, then pull down to Communication • Email your entire class by choosing the green button, then pulling down to Communication. • Add a note about a student – click + sign in upper left corner of student picture. FAQ: Email accounts are entered at your building. Your FWPS email account is automatically used. Parents cannot see anyone’s account but their own. The email server on the training set does not work.

28. Connect to Live Grade Book http://sis.fwps.org Log in with the same login you use every morning to log onto your computer WARNINGS • Don’t enter any scores for any students! • Do NOT send any messages or emails!

29. Grade book Set-up • Bring in standards from district course 2. You need to do this for each course/grade level you teach. Use the pull down to access each course. Do it now.

30. Grade book Set-up – Class Settings Each class needs to have Standards Mode “ON” and Overall Grade From “Standards.” The Overall Grade needs to be set to BAME or ABC. You will do this in the production grade book before you leave today for all courses that have been created for you. With your mouse, hover to the left of the name of the class and choose “Edit.” If a new course is created for you after today you must do this process before entering any grades. The process isn’t hard. Remembering; now that’s hard…

31. Grade Book Options in your REAL grade book Click the > to open the drawer • We suggest: • Set your student sort order. • Elementary – Hide Class Grade. • Show comment code • Enable assignment note entry • Set row size.

32. Grade Book Reflections Elements I like! I need more practice with… New thinking about how I can approach grading and assessing