SBISD

Introduction Day 1 Training  The Purpose of Compass  Accessing the Compass Server  Log on as a student and teacher  Reviewing Assignments  Creating Classes

Our Partners….

Purpose and Goals Use as tool for differentiating instruction Use as a tool to tutor Use as a tool to provide advanced practice Use as a tool for remediation Use as a tool to address instructional gaps Compass does not replace the teacher – it supports the teacher.

Using Data to Improve Instruction Easy to generate reports support data driven decision-making…  Provides individual, class and school wide data  Generates reports by gender, ethnicity and income level to meet federal guidelines  Support curriculum mapping

Reports

Compass: Flexible Lesson Sequencing Renaming, re-sequencing of curriculum Alignment to state/district standards Ability to document student progress

Implementation Overview Curriculum  Mathematics K-8  Reading K-8  Language Arts 3-8  Writing Expedition  Integrated Language Arts  ESL/Bilingual  SBISD Grades 3-5 Math

CompassLearning Odyssey™ Math K – 6

Patterns, Relations and Functions …. Extend, and create wide variety of patterns Click on this symbol to have the passage read aloud.

Problem Solving

CompassLearning Odyssey™ Reading K – 6

Put Reading First Use of rigorous research when selecting reading instruction content and strategies…

What Works in Reading Instruction Phonemic Awareness PhonicsFluency Vocabulary Text Comprehension

Phonological Awareness Click here to see the entire lesson

Phonics In addition to systematic and explicit instruction in phonics, effective phonics instruction includes: Alphabetic knowledge Phonemic awareness Vocabulary development Reading of text

Fluency The ability to read text accurately and quickly.

Vocabulary Students learn vocabulary directly though specific word instruction and word-learning strategies As seen in Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read

Vocabulary

Text Comprehension Text comprehension, the reason for reading, can be improved using specific comprehension strategies. Click here to see the entire lesson

Text Comprehension

Sample Grade 5 Informational Passage

Teacher Grading Tool

Teacher Evaluation Tool: Supporting the Editing & Revising Process

CompassLearning Inspire. Explore. Achieve.  Adaptable Assessment  Standards-Based Curriculum  Open Management  Integrated Internet  Professional Development  Adaptable Assessment  Standards-Based Curriculum  Open Management  Integrated Internet  Professional Development …... Results!