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TeacherEase Parent Portal Training
Instructional Technology TeamMary Anderson, Instructional Technology Specialist, Blackhawk Middle School
Email: [email protected]
Dara Kappel, Instructional Technology Specialist, Tioga Elementary School
Email: [email protected]
Mia Gutsell, Instructional Technology Specialist, W.A. Johnson Elementary School
Email: [email protected]
Agenda● Overview● Grading Procedures● Parent Portal Layout● Login Procedures
Overview● TeacherEase Parent Portal opened Feb. 4th
○ Parent email addresses must be on file with the school for a TeacherEase account to be created for parents
● Students also have TeacherEase accounts (utilizing their school email address ending in @bsd2g.org)
● Teachers began using TeacherEase at the start of the school year
Purpose: Communicate student progress more frequently and create an easy, quick way for parents and students to check progress.
Features of Parent Portal
● Assessment and assignment information and scores
● Previous progress reports and report cards
● Email function to email teachers and administrators
Grading ScaleGrading Scale
Exceeds (E) (4) The student independently extends and applies key concepts, processes, and skills and can transfer this learning to new contexts.
Meets (M) (3) The student demonstrates a solid understanding of key concepts, processes, and skills and can consistently apply this learning.
Progressing (P) (2) The student is progressing toward an understanding of key concepts, processes, and skills with minimal assistance.
Beginning (B) (1) The student is beginning to understand key concepts, processes, and skills with assistance.
Formative and Summative Assessments● Formative and summative assessment scores will be viewable
○ Formative assessments: These are assignments used for practice as students learn new content. Teachers use formative assessments to guide instruction. (Examples: exit tickets, homework, discussions, etc.)■ These are not included into calculations for final report card
grades
○ Summative assessments: These are assessments at the end of units to determine students’ understanding of concepts and skill attainment. (Examples: tests, final projects, etc.)
● Not all daily work will be recorded in TeacherEase● As new content is introduced, scores can fluctuate
Parent/Student View
Grades Page● Click “Grades” quick link or go to
“Academics” tab
● Shows list of classes with link to learning targets for each○ Clicking learning target link
will bring you to current scores
● Shows list of missing assignments, if any, at the bottom of the page.
Explanation of Scores● Any blue arrow pointing right can be
expanded to show assignments that assess that standard
● Only summative scores affect overall score, not formatives
○ Summatives- assess level of learning at the end of a unit■ Ex. Tests, projects
○ Formatives-assess learning as a unit progresses. Teachers use formatives to adjust their teaching to fit student needs. Practice only!■ Ex. Exit tickets, HW, discussions
● Overall scores can change throughout trimester (can get higher or lower)
Mode of the three most recent summative scores. If there is no mode or there is less than three summatives, then overall score shown is most recent summative score.
Formative scores do not get calculated into overall score.
Overall score is a “P” because there is only one summative score, so it is taking most recent summative. All other assignments are formatives and do not get calculated into final/overall scores.
Examples of Scores
Overall score is an “M” because there are at least three summatives, and “M” it is the mode, the value that occurs most frequently, in the three most recent summative scores.
Examples of Scores, Cont.
No overall score next to this standard because there are no summatives for this standard, only a formative.
No overall score next to this standard because assignments have not been graded yet.
Report Card Page● Click “Report Card” quick link or
go to “Academics” tab
● Shows previous progress report and report card
● Click “view” next to the report you want to view○ PDF will be displayed
● Click “Send Email” quick link or go to “Communicate” tab
● Send email to any of your child’s teachers or the school administrators
Parent Login Procedures to Teacherease● A welcome email from
Teacherease was sent on Feb. 4th with instructions and a link to create an account.○ Parents must have an email
account on file with school to be able to have a Teacherease account.
● Parents with multiple children in district will use one login to see all children’s information.
● After clicking on link from welcome email, it will ask parents to create a password.○ For any future logins, parents will go to
teacherease.com and login with email address and new password.
First time a parents logs in, it will bring them to “Update Profile” page:
● Choose preferred language
Parent Login Procedures to Teacherease
Final Reminders● Teacherease does not have all scores
○ Not all teachers report homework and classwork in TeacherEase
○ During this first year, teachers are only required to enter formative and summative
assessments
● Overall scores can change○ Scores change (up and down) as new topics are introduced or topics are reviewed.
● Grading scale is a 4-point scale○ Formatives do not get calculated into final score
● Contact teacher with questions about scores, contact instructional tech
team with questions about how to use system
● Teachers are asked to update at least once a week
○ Larger projects may take longer to score
