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Arkansas StudentGPS Dashboards End User Training. Arkansas Department of Education. StudentGPS End User Training Agenda. The Ed-Fi Solution. Developed by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Open source, aligned to CEDS U tilizes ADE’s existing systems
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Arkansas StudentGPS Dashboards End User Training Arkansas Department of Education
The Ed-Fi Solution • Developed by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation • Open source, aligned to CEDS • Utilizes ADE’s existing systems • Provides relevant, timely information enabling educators to impact student learning through data-driven decision-making • Currently licensed by 20 States including Texas, New York, Delaware, South Carolina, and Tennessee
Arkansas Stakeholder Engagement Sessions Stakeholders across the state were invited to provide feedback into the development of the Arkansas StudentGPS Dashboards • ~525 stakeholders provided detailed feedback • In-person workshop sessions were held at various locations across the state • Northwest • Wilbur D. Mills • Southwest • Arch Ford • Jonesboro • Webinars & Survey for participants unable to attend Northwest Co-op Farmington Jonesboro School District Wilbur D. Mills Co-op, Beebe Arch Ford Co-op Southwest Co-op, Beebe
Multiple Points of Stakeholder Contact A process of engagement was developed to gather continuous stakeholder feedback
Where Does the Information Come From? AELS CCMS
Who Has Access to the Dashboards? All districts will have access in the 2014-2015 school year.
Student Information • Parent/Guardian Information • Emergency Contacts • Transportation Information • Medical Alerts • Academic Information • Grade Level • Expected Graduation Year • Curriculum Plan • GPA • Program Status • 504 • Gifted/Talented • Bilingual Program • Other Student Information • TAGG • Homeless • Migrant • Retained
Demo Objectives This training will explain how to… • Access the dashboards • Navigate between metrics, views, and additional features • Access assessment details, including strand level detail, prior year and subject specific view • Create, edit, and search for Dynamic Watch Lists • Local Assessment Upload • Search for student records • Submit a support ticket
Logging in to the StudentGPS Demo Site This is an anonymized data set for demonstration and training purposes. The log-in credentials mimic a high school teacher’s landing page and access level. • Open Internet Explorer or Firefox browser • Go to https://adeedfidemo.arkansas.gov/ • Log In (Dependent Upon Role) • User Name: 4401 EdFi School Administrator • User Name: 4401 EdFi District Administrator • User Name: 4401 EdFi Teacher • Password: ade2013
Logging in to StudentGPS To access your district’s dashboard, your superintendent must complete the required MOU and Active Directory forms. Once the paperwork is submitted, you must be assigned the appropriate Active Directory role. • Open a web browser (The dashboards work with all platforms, but performs the best on Firefox) • Go to https://adeedfi.arkansas.gov • Log In same as eSchool login • Lea/name combination • Example 4401kcraft
Teacher Landing Page If you have any students assigned to your role, you will land on the classroom overview.
Campus Landing Page and Navigation School administrators will land on the Campus Overview page and can go to the Campus Information page to navigate to student lists.
Navigating to Student List from the School Level Administrators can access multiple student lists through Campus Information tab, including Students by Grade, Students by Demographic, and customized watch lists under My Student Lists.
Find Students & Schools Using Search Bar Search capabilities vary by role and may include campuses, students, and teachers.
Add and Remove Data Columns can be added or removed in all classroom views and student lists using Customize View button.
Student Benchmark Assessment Strands The More button provides access to additional details such as assessment strands and historical performance charts for each student.
Key Functionality: Classroom Assessment Detail Drop Down Menus allow a teacher to change views from all their students to students in certain sections and between exams taken. Classroom assessment detail view shows performance by assessment strand for the Augmented Benchmark and End-of-Course state assessments.
Create a Dynamic List From all student lists, a filtered watch list can be created to monitor student progress over time.
Select Dynamic List Filters or Criteria Once the filters have been selected, you have the option to share your lists and change the name. All changes must be saved.
Dashboard Support Function Smackover Teacher edfiuser@smackover.net Be sure to include the student name, ID #, and a description of the issue, including the metric name and expected result – providing more information results in better and quicker resolution of the issue.