PowerTeacher

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• PowerTeacher

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PowerTeacher Objectives

• Take attendance in PowerTeacher.
• Set up PowerTeacher gradebook.
• Enter assignments, record scores, and create
  groups in PowerTeacher gradebook.
• Access reports in PowerTeacher gradebook.
• Handouts District grading policy requirements,
  taking attendance, planning guide, gradebook
  checklist, teacher requirements, and a brochure
  for easy reference.

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Getting Started

• You will need two pieces of information to log in
  to PowerTeacher
• Access to the PowerSchool server
• Go to the District Website
• Click on Teachers
• Click on PowerTeacher Information
• Click on PowerTeacher Access
• Your username and password

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Taking Attendance
Handout provided!
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Getting Your Gradebook Ready
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Categories

• What are categories?
• Categories are different types of assignment.
• Are there any categories in PowerTeacher?
• PowerTeacher gradebook comes with four default
  categories Homework, Project, Quiz, and Test.
• You may create more categories.
• Categories can be set to different colors for
  your viewing/sorting.

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Setting Up Categories

• Why use categories?
• You can see how students are doing on a
  particular area in your class
• Weigh final grades
• Filter your Scoresheet

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Score Types

• Mixed Score Types
• Points
• Percentages
• Letter Grades

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Final Grade Setup
If you have a category that you do not want to
include in the students grade, then just uncheck
the box.
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Final Grade Weighting

• There are three ways to setup Final Grades
• Total Points
• Term Weights
• Category Points

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Student Groups

• Why use student groups ?
• You could give the same assignment to the whole
  class, or give different assignments or due dates
  to different groups of students.
• Groups can be used to keep track students with
  behavioral issues.
• A band teacher could group students by the
  instrument they play.
• Multi-grade classroom teachers could group
  students by grade-level.

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Entering Grades
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Weighting Assignments(Some schools will use
points instead of weights)

• Why would you weight assignments?
• Administering quizzes that have different numbers
  of questions, but the same weighted point value.
• For a quiz with a point value of 100, containing
  
• 20 questions, you would use a weight of 5.
• 25 questions, you would use a weight of 4.
• 10 questions, you would use a weight of 10.
• When you are using letter grades, you can use
  weights to ensure that the value of the
  assignment type is appropriate.

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Entering Scores
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Score Inspector

• Enter a score
• Mark assignments as collected, late, or exempt
• Add a score comment
• Extra Credit Options
• Add a final grade comment

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Parent Portal and Grades

• Why would you wait to publish scores?
• Grading major projects over a period of days -you
  may not want students to see their scores before
  all have been graded.
• To allow you time to review and revise scores if
  needed.

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Analyze Scores
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Filtering the Spreadsheet

• Why use the filtering tool to analyze students
  scores?
• Filtering assignments can assess a students
  performance within a category type of
  assignments.
• Filtering can be used when you want to analyze
  how your class is doing in one area of
  assignments.

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Summary Statistics

• PowerTeacher gradebook gives you three pieces of
  information for each assignment
• Mean - average of the scores you entered
• Median - middle of all values half the scores
  will be above this number and half below
• Mode - indicates the most common value

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Summary Statistics Continued

• What does this information provide you?
• Indicators of how well your students did on the
  assignment.
• If any one of them is unexpectedly low, students
  may need additional practice on the skills.
• The assessment may need to be revised.

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Reports
Based upon your report selection, you will have
different criteria to choose from.
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Student Reports

• There are seven reports available in PowerTeacher
  gradebook.
• Attendance Grid Report
• Category Total Report
• Final Grade and Comment Verification Report
• Individual Student Report
• Missing Assignment Report
• Scoresheet
• Student Roster

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Attendance Grid Report

• The student/date grid template.
• How would this report be useful?
• Taking attendance at field trips or other
  out-of-classroom events
• As a roster for note-taking during students oral
  reports or presentations
• To track class participation

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Category Total Report

• This report gives summaries of category totals.
• How would this report be useful?
• Analyze how students perform on tests versus
  homework (or compare other categories)
• May effect how grades are weighted.

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Final Grade and Comment Verification

• This report lists term grades and teacher
  comments.
• How would this report be useful?
• Can be used to confirm grades and teacher
  comments for progress reports and report cards.

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Individual Student Report

• Lists a summary of class activity per student.
• How would this report be useful?
• Can be used as a summary of student work to
  show parents at conferences or to a principal.

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Missing Assignment Report

• Lists assignments that are missing per assignment
  or per student.
• How would this report be useful?
• Can be used with students and parents in helping
  the student keep up with the class work.
• Useful to you as you target students who need
  extra help.
• Helps you determine which assignments present the
  most challenge to students.

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Scoresheet

• Shows a snapshot of your gradebook showing all
  students assignments and scores.
• How would this report be useful?
• You can use this report to print out their
  gradebooks if you would like a paper copy.

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Student Roster

• Lists student and parent information on a class
  roster.
• How would this report be useful?
• Use this for classroom field trips.
• Use this for emergency contact list.
• Print for your crisis kit each month.

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Available Training
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Training Continued
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Mastery in Minutes Training
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Good Luck!

• Your principal may request additional training
  for groups within your school.
• If you need any assistance, please put in a
  Webticket and someone will assist you as soon as
  possible!