Pearson User’s Group Conference Session 1: Pearson Benchmark Oakland Schools December 15, 2006

Welcome to the first annual, er, quarterly…hmmm…. Well, FIRST anyway, gathering to talk about Pearson Benchmark and Inform!

Pearson Benchmark Agenda Introduction What’s working / not working for you? Micro-training module – Reports Demonstration of New Features Tips and Tricks Planning for Future Meetings

Software PD It’s a small miracle that we’re here! Social Contract TestStudent booklets Inform Pearson SIS Extract Answer Sheets Assessment Plan Student Groups Answer Key Only Assign Test ScannerHook up Scanner Scan Tests Wait 24 Hours Generate reports Plan for using reports Distribute reports to teachers

The system can be overwhelming…. …if you find our “support” to be as well, please let us know. We want to know the most efficient way to communicate with you.

A Little Collegial Conversation About Pearson Benchmark At your tables, take 15 minutes and talk about: What I like (cool stuff I’ve learned)  Feel free to brag a little bit! What I don’t like What I need help with I wish you’d have asked me…

Micro-training Module: Reports There are two ways to generate reports in Pearson Benchmark Online My Custom Reports You can match the method you use to generate reports to your needs.

Demonstration of New Features The latest release of Pearson Benchmark included some improvements in the “User’s” service Increased ease of adding users Role-based user groups

User Roles in Pearson Benchmark Pre-requisite: Must be a District Administrator, with access to the School Data module. To manage user roles, select the Manage People link.

Changing an existing user’s role within the same school. 1.Select the user. Wildcards (*) are very useful. 2.Select the user type, the organization and the school. Click Search. 3.Click the hyperlink of the username to edit their properties.

Selecting Account Status 1.Select the appropriate account status. See page 6 of the School Data Module Benchmark User Guide for specific permissions. 2.Select the SAVE button. 3.Changes to the permission level are immediate, except in the Reports module. Reports access for new and updated administrators will be available in approximately 24 hours.

User Update Successful

Tips and Tricks Cool stuff they didn’t teach us in Benchmark school! Pre-ID’ing a subset of an entire student group You can scan against a different student group than you used for Pre-ID Others?

Planning for Future Meeting When? How often? Where? Format?….

Pearson User’s Group Conference Session 2: Pearson Inform Oakland Schools December 15, 2006

Pearson Inform Agenda Introduction What’s working / not working for you? Micro-training module – Score Entry Demonstration of New Features Tips and tricks Planning for Future Meetings

Top 5 things you won’t hear us say… 5. Synopsize 4. Information touchpoint 3. Conversate 2. Mission-critical 1. Leveraging our assets Hinds, J. (2006). The 5 worst buzzwords of Detroit Free Press, December 13, 2006.

A Little Collegial Conversation About Pearson Inform At your tables, take 15 minutes and talk about: What I like (cool stuff I’ve learned)  Feel free to brag a little bit! What I don’t like What I need help with I wish you’d have asked me…

Micro-training Module: Score Entry There are essentially two ways data gets into Pearson Inform Data Transfer Utility (DTU) Score Entry Score Entry allows teachers to enter scores for their students directly Ideal for the common and simple

Demonstration of New Features The latest release of Pearson Inform included some improvements Primary Score Method Score Method Validation Report Library functions

Tips and Tricks Cool stuff they didn’t teach us in Inform school! Who are the bottom 25% on a particular test? How did my students from last year do? Others?

Planning for Future Meeting When? How often? Where? Format?…

Before you leave… Joining our Benchmark/Inform listerv Subject: Benchmark/Inform listerv Evaluation form Handouts are available at: