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Title: SAT Online Course


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SAT Online Course
  • Information for Teachers and Administrators

2
  • Essential Question
  • Is your school using the SAT Online Prep Course
    to improve student achievement?

3
EQ What are the goals of the SAT Online
Course?
  • The goals of the SAT Online Course are
  • to increase student achievement
  • to improve reasoning skills
  • to improve critical reading skills
  • to improve writing and communications skills
  • to increase students familiarity with a
    reasoning test
  • to increase students awareness of SAT as a
    reasoning test
  • to improve Georgias SAT scores and other
    critical tests

4
Why Participate?
  • Georgia students who registered and participated
    in the program scored
  • 13 points higher on the critical reading section
    of the SAT
  • 19 points higher on the mathematics section of
    the SAT
  • 16 points higher on the writing section of the
    SAT
  • Would your students like to see a 48 point gain
    on their SAT?
  • It is FREE!

5
Why Participate? Academic Preparation and SAT
Scores
  • Course/Years of Study SAT Score
  • English AP/Honors 1638
  • English more than 4 years
    1560
  • English 4 Years 1471
  • Math AP/Honors 1667
  • Calculus
    1675
  • Math More than 4 Years 1625
  • Math 4 Years 1454
  • Science AP/Honors
    1667
  • Physics 1526
  • Science 4 Years
    1490
  • Science more than 4 years
    1638
  • Social Studies AP/Honors
    1635
  • Social Studies 4 Years 1468
  • Social studies more than 4 years 1601
  • 2009 Georgia student data
    State SAT average 1460

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Why Participate? PSAT Practice Means Higher SAT
Scores
  • Class of 2009 State average-1460
  • Average SAT score without PSAT
    1302
  • Average SAT score with PSAT as Junior 1386
  • Average SAT score with PSAT as Sophomore or
    younger 1439

7
Program Features
  • Personal access codes for each student in grades
    9-12.
  • 18 interactive lessons that focus on critical
    reading, math, and writing
  • 600 practice questions in critical reading,
    mathematics, writing
  • Explanations of answers to practice test items
  • Ten full-length timed practice tests for the SAT,
    plus a diagnostic test
  • Personalized score reports on tests and quizzes
    for each student

8
Program Features
  • Test Reports for the following categories
  • Practice test score by student
  • Practice test question and answer by student/
    class
  • Practice test item type by student
  • Practice college success skills by student
  • Practice test summary by student and by class
  • Practice test current performance by school
  • Practice test progress by class, school, and
    district
  • Practice test roster by class
  • Online essay scoring
  • Free Twelve-month subscription service for
    students educators

9
Outline of SAT Online Lessons
  • Lesson 1 Overview of SAT
  • Lesson 2 Strategies for success
  • Lesson 3 PSAT/NMSQT information
  • Lesson 4 Overview of critical reading
  • Lesson 5 Sentence completion
  • Lesson 6 Passage-based reading
  • Lesson 7 Overview of writing
  • Lesson 8 The essay
  • Lesson 9 Identifying sentence errors
  • Lesson 10 Improving sentences
  • Lesson 11 Improving paragraphs

10
Outline of SAT Online Lessons
  • Lesson 12 Overview of mathematics
  • Lesson 13 Multiple choice questions
  • Lesson 14 Student-Produced Responses
  • Lesson 15 Numbers and Operations
  • Lesson 16 Algebra and Functions
  • Lesson 17 Geometry and Measurement
  • Lesson 18 Data analysis, Statistics, Probability

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Getting Started
  • Log into your computer
  • Go to http//www.satonlinecourseschool.com

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www.satonlinecourseschool.com
You need to register to set up your class
13
Educator Registration
  • www.satonlinecourseschool.com
  • Click on Register Now link at the bottom of the
    Educators Column.
  • Enter your one-time use (school administration
    can generate these codes)
  • Activation Code_____ and School Code______
    (You schools College Board number)
  • 3. Complete the registration form and submit.

14
Complete Registration
  • The long teacher code you used to access the site
    will not be used again
  • Pick a user name you will remember
  • Passwords need to have at least one number
  • Check/ uncheck the box indicating if you would
    like SAT online email updates
  • Complete registration

15
Registration Complete
Click here to access the course
16
The Course
Explore this section
17
Getting Started Tab
18
Lessons Tab
Some lessons have an audio component (you can
view them in pdf form if needed)
19
Exemplars with Annotations
20
Practice Quiz Tab
Explanations are available to students after they
have taken the quiz
21
Tests Tab
22
Tests On Line or on Paper
Can give test on paper then enter data later for
computer scoring
23
Complete Practice Test Offline
  • Students print test
  • Enter answers online

24
Students Receive Immediate Essay Feedback
  • Students practice for the SAT essay by responding
    to essay questions and getting back immediate
    scores.
  • Computer-generated scores for all essay
    questions
  • in quizzes and tests of the SAT Online course
  • in The Official SAT Study Guide
  • in the SAT Preparation Booklet
  • in PSAT/NMSQT Score Report
  • in Score Write Booklet

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Class Management TabTab is available only
to teachers/administrators.
  • Manage Student Access Codes
  • Educators generate codes for students to
    use SAT Online Course
  • Manage Classes
  • Create class sections and manage class roster.
  • Define Essay Scoring Method
  • Teacher selects method for scoring student
    essays. Use the automated system or teacher
    scoring. Choose from more than 25 essay topics.
  • Score Essays
  • Scoring guidelines and sample essays
  • Resources
  • Resources include training tutorial, sample
    correspondences to parents, community,
    organizations.

26
Class Management
Default setting computer scores essays
27
Manage Classes
Manage classes is where you can add a class this
allows you to run reports on your students
performance
28
Add Your Class Last name then course
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By adding a class you can track your students
progress
You may not see any classes until you add one
29
Class Management
  • Be sure to use your last name as the first word
    in your class title it makes it easier for
    students to find your class
  • Tell students to pick your class when they create
    their account
  • You can add students who have already created
    their accounts

30
Generate student access codes
31
Essays can be graded automatically or you can
grade them
32
REPORTS TAB
  • Educators receive student, class, school, and
    district-level reports that show performance
    progress.
  • Specific reports include
  • Practice score report
  • Item type
  • Skills
  • Question and Answer

33
Class Quiz Progress Report
34
Practice Quizzes Score Summary
35
Practice Test Score Report
36
Essay score report
37
Practice Test Item Type Report
38
Class Summary Report
39
School Quiz Progress Report
40
Resources
41
Resources
Parent letters, online training, school
newsletters, etc.
42
Class Management Resources Section
43
Ideas for Program Use
  • Saturday or after school SAT computer lab time
    for students
  • Incorporate within subject area lessons
  • Student awards for course completion
  • Parent night show parents how the program works
  • Model to students during advisement time
  • Demonstrate to entire grade levels on system wide
    testing days for students not involved in testing
  • Rotate classes into computer labs
  • Please share your ideas on the Cobb SAT online
    blog

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OFFICIAL SAT ONLINE COURSE
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  • http//www.satonlinecourseschool.com
  • Use Promo codes when demonstrating program to
    parents or students
  • Guest Teacher user
  • gapromoteacher1 (or 2 or 3)
  • Password-georgia1
  • To view the course as a student
  • USER ID- gapromostudent1 or 2 or 3
  • Password- georgia1
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