Education Consultant: Cyndi Chancery

cchancery@plato.com

Planning & Set-Up

Outcomes

How can we set the foundation for a successful program?

Do we have a shared understanding of goals and team expectations?

What are our measurable objectives? Do we have a plan for implementation and

effective use? How do we prepare our account for users? What tasks lie ahead for data management?

Implementation Management

You should have received:

Implementation Manager contact information PLATO Support Services access System Requirements Plug-In Test Account URL and login information: LCSD13 PLATO Account ID: 6000010958

Program Goals

Need Targeted Students Success Indicators

Student Needs

Credit Recovery Credit Accrual Credit Acceleration Supplemental Mainstream Alternative Settings

Product Overview

How can the curriculum be implemented?

What is the instructional architecture?

What are the learning activities? Assessments?

How do teachers monitor and support learning?

How is final grade calculated?

Product Overview

PLATO® Courses

PLATO® Test Packs with Prescriptions

PLATO® Courses

Online, full-semester curriculum

Rigorous alternative to traditional classroom courses

Aligned to national standards

Exemptive, end-of-unit, and end-of-semester assessments

Easy customization to meet local standards and pacing guides

How can I use it?

Credit recovery programs targeted to student individual achievement reporting options for time on task and objectives achieved

Alternative School Settings homebound students suspensions

Mainstream high school classes full semester courses from start to finish includes online and offline activities for all learning needs no wasted time for accelerated learners

Other remedial programs summer school

Course Structure

Semester-long subject-area courses

Topic-level sections (1-4 per Course)

Modules contain learning activities

Exemptive; determine previous knowledge

Assess major objectives covered throughout the term

Objective-level lesson

Assess topic-level mastery

Webtivities

Print-based, paper-and-pencilactivities requiring Internet access

Supplemental Activities

Offline Activities

Print-based, self-containedpaper-and-pencil activities

Testing Scenarios

Assessment options include:a.Unit Pretests

b.Mastery Tests

c.Unit Posttests

d.End-of-Semester Tests

Online Testing

Marks exemptions and mastery automatically

Paper/pencil Testing

Teacher records and maintains grades using Answer Keys and workbook

PLATO® Test Packs with Prescriptions

Fixed Benchmark Tests Developed around state or national standards Include two or three comparable tests with the

same testing categories Are cumulative Provide insight into student strengths, needs,

and progress Point to areas that require remediation

Assessment Options in PLATO Test Packs

State-Specific Fixed Benchmark Tests National Cumulative Fixed Benchmark

Tests Reports

Assessment Reports Instruction Reports

Monitoring Progress and Achievement

Instruction Reports

Assessment Reports

Grading Scenarios

Manual Calculation

Calculates final grade based on pre-determined weights.

Automated Calculation

Calculates final grade based on pre-determined weights.

Roles & Responsibilities

Who is responsible for determining and authorizing changes in curriculum?

Who is responsible for determining grading policy?

Who has the ultimate authority to grant credits to a student?

Are teachers credentialed in the subject are they will support?

What preparations need to be made before instruction starts?

Roles and Responsibilities

Principal and Director(s)

This is the leadership team that made the decision to purchase and implement PLATO.

These team members are ultimately responsible for communicating program goals, providing implementation resources, and gaining commitment by program staff.

Program Coordinator

This person is responsible for overall logistical implementation of the program, including professional development, technical management, and instruction. The Program Coordinator may also assume the role of Site Coordinator.

Site Coordinator

This person is responsible for managing the implementation at the site level. Responsibilities are parallel to those of the Program Coordinator.

Technology Director

This person is responsible for addressing hardware needs and technology setup for PLATO, including system configuration, and technical management and guidance for participating sites. May also have the role of Systems Administrator, performing account and user management functions.

Roles and Responsibilities

Teacher This person implements the program at a specific site and provides regular guidance to support student learning.

The person(s) taking on this role makes instructional decisions for learning path implementation, reviews student placement decisions, and monitors student progress throughout the program.

The Lead Teacher(s) assume the roles of the Classroom Instructor described in the pages that follow.

Instructional Assistant

This person provides additional assistance guiding and supervising student learning during program hours. Refer to the role of Instructional Assistant in the pages that follow.

Program Targets

Who will the program serve? How (or why) were targeted students identified? How many students will be enrolled in the

program? Are students identifiable prior to the start of

term? What core subject areas are needed? What is the average number of courses a

student will take? What method for enrolling students will be

followed?

Instructional Strategies

What are the instructional times? How many Courses can a student take at the

same time (e.g., morning period and afternoon period)?

On average, how many workstations are in each group setting?

How many hours a day will students have time on task?

Will changes be made to the curriculum? What are the course requirements? What is the grading criteria?

Timeline

Session Title Date Participants

Strategy, Planning & Set Up

2/3/09

2/4/09

Program Coordinator, Administrative Leadership, Lead Teachers, Technology Directors

Professional Development: Orientation

2/11/09

2/12/09

2/13/09

Program Coordinator, Lead Teacher, Classroom Instructors, Instructional Assistants

8:30 – 3:30

Professional Development: Integration

Program Coordinator, Lead Teacher, Classroom Instructors, Instructional Assistants

Monitor & Support Program Coordinator, Lead Teacher, Classroom Instructors, Instructional Assistants

Account Overview-PLE

Account Login: LCSD13

PLATO Name:

Password:

http://ple.platoweb.com

Set-Up Tasks

Who will perform these tasks?

Batch Enroll Users (beginning of year)Create Users individually (throughout term)Create Classes individually (throughout term)Populate Classes

Naming Conventions

How will students be grouped for instruction?

How do you want to review reports?

What will you use as a consistent naming convention to identify student groups?

How will you differentiate between each year’s classes?

(e.g. Teacher, Period, Subject, Year)

Support and Self-ServiceTraining

Support Center http://support.plato.com/index.asp

Administrator Quick Start Guide Tutorials

Technical Support 1.800.869.2200