Trainer Name TrainerConsultant Agenda Welcome and Introductions Setting Up District Grading Preferences Setting Up School Grading Preferences Time for Review Specify a few things about yourself ID: 625258
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PowerTeacher Pro for Administrators
Trainer Name
Trainer/ConsultantSlide2
Agenda
Welcome and Introductions
Setting Up District Grading Preferences
Setting Up School Grading Preferences
Time for ReviewSlide3
Specify a few things about yourself
<Your name here>
Meet the TrainerSlide4
Sign in to the following server to complete course activities:https://trainingXX.powerschool.com/admin
Username: XXaghs1
Password: aghs1
Course Server InformationSlide5
Setting Up District Grading PreferencesSlide6
Grade Scales
District > Grades Scales > New
Create regular grade scales for traditional and standards-based grading.Slide7
Special Codes Scales
Create a scale that includes special score codes, such as “NC,” and associate it with a regular grade scale.
District > Grades Scales > NewSlide8
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 ScaleSlide9
Configure 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
District-Level Grading PreferencesSlide10
PowerTeacher Pro Settings: District
District > PowerTeacher Pro SettingsSlide11
Default Gradebook Type: New Sections
PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Default Gradebook Type
At the district level, set PowerTeacher Pro as the default gradebook for new course sections.Slide12
District Teacher Categories
Set 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 > AddSlide13
Now It’s Your Turn
Complete hands-on activity 5:
Set Up District Categories for TeachersSlide14
Final Grade Calculation Methods
Use 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 totalsSlide15
District > Courses > (select a course) > District - Standards tab
When 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
Standards Weighting and Specific SumSlide16
Traditional Grade Calculation Formulas
District > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Traditional Grade Calculation Formulas > Add
Create a calculation formula for a selection of schools, for each reporting term.Slide17
Now It’s Your Turn
Complete hands-on activity 6:
Create a Traditional Grade Calculation FormulaSlide18
Traditional Grade Preferences
Set up traditional grade calculation preferences for each school.
District > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Traditional Grade PreferencesSlide19
District > Citizenship Codes
Citizenship Codes
Set up the citizenship codes that teachers will use. Citizenship codes are behavior indicators and do not count in students’ final grades.Slide20
Now It’s Your Turn
Complete hands-on activity 7:
Set Up Traditional Grade Preferences
Complete bonus activity 1:
Set Up a Citizenship ScaleSlide21
Working with Standards-Based Grading
Which 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?Slide22
Standards Calculation Types
Most 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 assessmentsNone - No default; a case-by-case method, or set the default at a different level (district, school, teacher)Slide23
Standards Grade Preferences
Define how standards final grades are calculated for schools throughout the district.
District > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Standards Grade PreferencesSlide24
Now It’s Your Turn
Complete hands-on activities 8-9:
Configure Standards Grade Preferences
Review Standards Settings on CoursesSlide25
Display Settings
Set which schools use standards and control how information appears in the gradebook by default.
District > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Display SettingsSlide26
Now It’s Your Turn
Complete hands-on activity 10:
Configure Display SettingsSlide27
Manage Next Year Calculations
District > PowerTeacher Pro Settings> Manage Next Year Calculations
Create the grade calculations for the next school year prior to running the End of Year process.Slide28
Setting Up School Grading PreferencesSlide29
Configure 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
School-Level Grading PreferencesSlide30
PowerTeacher Pro Settings: School
School > PowerTeacher Pro SettingsSlide31
Default Gradebook Type: Existing Sections
School > Sections > (select a course) > (select a section number)
At 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 onceSlide32
District Categories for Teachers
View 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 CategoriesSlide33
Traditional Grade Calculation Formulas
School > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Traditional Grade Calculation Formulas > (select a formula name)
View the district-created calculation formulas.Slide34
School Traditional Grade Preferences
Edit final grade calculation formula, saved calculated grades, and citizenship preferences for the school.
School > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Traditional Grade PreferencesSlide35
Now It’s Your Turn
Complete hands-on activity 11:
Edit the Traditional Grade Preferences for a SchoolSlide36
School Standards Grade Preferences
Edit standards grade calculations preferences for the school.
School > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Standards Grade PreferencesSlide37
Now It’s Your Turn
Complete hands-on activity 12:
Edit the Standards Grade Preferences for a SchoolSlide38
Display Settings
School > PowerTeacher Pro Settings > Display Settings
Edit how information appears in the gradebook by default for teachers at the school.Slide39
Now It’s Your Turn
Complete hands-on activity 13:
Configure School Display SettingsSlide40
Enable Administrator Access
System > Roles Administration > User Access > (select a user group)
Allow the users in an administrator security group to access teachers’ gradebooks.Slide41
Administrator Access
Teacher Schedules > (select a teacher) > PowerTeacher Pro
Access a teacher’s gradebook in read-only mode.Slide42
Now It’s Your Turn
Complete hands-on activity 14:
Access PowerTeacher Pro as an AdministratorSlide43
Data Migration
PowerTeacher > PowerTeacher Pro
Current-year data will be migrated from PowerTeacher Gradebook to PowerTeacher Pro.Slide44
Migration Status
The teacher monitors the status of each section as data is migrated from PowerTeacher Gradebook to PowerTeacher Pro.
PowerTeacher > PowerTeacher Pro > Migrate DataSlide45
PowerTeacher > PowerTeacher Pro > Migrate Data > Summary
Migration Summary
A teacher uses the Summary tab to review the number of migrated assignments and scores.Slide46
Time for ReviewSlide47
Report templates must be in which format?
Question 4
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D
Question 1
Which of the following grading preferences can you set up for schools at the district level?
(Choose all that apply.)
Assignment categories
Grade calculation formulas
Flags (score indicators)
Grade scalesSlide48
Report templates must be in which format?
Question 4
A
B
C
D
Answer 1
Which of the following grading preferences can you set up for schools at the district level?
(Choose all that apply.)
Assignment categories
Grade calculation formulas
Flags (score indicators)
Grade scalesSlide49
Question 2
Where do you click on the district-level PowerTeacher Pro Settings page to prevent teachers from editing grade calculation settings?Slide50
Answer 2
Where do you click on the district-level PowerTeacher Pro Settings page to prevent teachers from editing grade calculation settings?Slide51
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B
C
D
Question 3
If a traditional grade calculation is not set, which of the following is the default formula?
Reporting term weighting
Total points
Standards weighting
Category weightingSlide52
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B
C
D
Answer 3
If a traditional grade calculation is not set, which of the following is the default formula?
Reporting term weighting
Total points
Standards weighting
Category weightingSlide53
Question 4
B
The Classwork category is not used at one school
D
Teachers can edit the categories
A
There are no inactive categories
C
The Project category is available for all schools
Which of the following statements are true about the district-created categories shown in this image?
(Choose all that apply.)Slide54
Answer 4
B
The Classwork category is not used at one school
D
Teachers can edit the categories
A
There are no inactive categories
C
The Project category is available for all schools
Which of the following statements are true about the district-created categories shown in this image?
(Choose all that apply.)Slide55
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 timeSlide56
Question and Answer Slide57
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