Refresher Teacher Training Worksheet

Instructions: Complete this worksheet as you experience the Refresher Teacher Training via live or recorded training. Note the links to relevant resources.

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·  Access the recorded version of the Refresher Teacher Training here.

·  Access the current schedule of live webinar trainings here.

Resources: Access the comprehensive Teacher Guide.

To achieve optimal outcomes with Reading Plus, refer to the Best Practices Checklist for Teachers.

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SECTION ONE: What’s New in the Program?
Overview of the New Student Dashboard
Resources: Refer to pages 4 - 7 of your Teacher Guide.Review Recent Release Notes on the Learn Site
·  What sort of messages will your students see each time they log into their dashboard?
·  How can students change their avatars and backgrounds?
·  What information can students access in the “More Info” section?
·  How does a student’s Reading Profile help them to build connections between their reading and the knowledge they are gaining?
The Powerful “Walk me Through” Support
·  Where on your dashboard can you access the new “Walk me Through” tool?
(Hint: there are several ways)
·  With which tasks is “Walk me Through” designed to assist you?
·  How can you find a specific topic in “Walk me Through”?
Teachers Can Create Classes
·  Where does a teacher click to begin the process of setting up a class?
·  Will a teacher be automatically assigned to the class s/he creates?
Improved Screening Report
Resource: Class Screening Report Overview
·  Who will take the InSight assessment at the beginning of the new school year?
·  What is plotted along each axis of the Screening Report?
·  Where on the report can you find the Primary Instructional Focus for each student?
·  What factor most strongly influences a student’s Proficiency Index?
SECTION TWO: Review of Weekly Monitoring
Resource: Refer to pages 8 - 111 of your Teacher Guide.
·  What are the four types of Actions to which you can respond from your Actions Panel?
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·  What phrase has replaced “suspended” in Reading Plus terminology?
·  Describe how you can use the Assignments Panel to track weekly progress in Reading Plus.
SECTION THREE: Creating Motivation Plans
Resources: Refer to page 14 of your Teacher Guide.
Review Motivation Strategies for Elementary Students or Motivation Strategies for Secondary Students.
·  What are the three reading motivations outlined by Dr. John Guthrie?
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·  List two ideas for keeping individual students motivated to work in Reading Plus:
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·  List two ideas for class contests:
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SECTION FOUR: Learn Site Improvements
·  When you are logged in to your Teacher Dashboard, how can you access resources specific to the page you are currently viewing?
SECTION FOURFIVE: Reports
Accessing Last Year’s Data
·  How can you access a student’s Instructional Summary Report or Assessment Report from the previous school year?
Resource: Refer to Class Progress Report (insert link)
·  On the Class Progress Report, where can you find the ratio of Combos completed to Combos required on each student’s current level?
·  What do the gray and blue boxes on the report reference?
·  What does it mean when students reach or exceed their green box on the Progress Report?

Reminder: Don’t forget to experience the Follow-Up Teacher Training 4-6 weeks after your students have started working in Reading Plus. The Follow-Up Teacher Training reviews class and student reports in depth.

·  You can access the recorded version of the Follow-Up Teacher Training here.

·  You can access the current schedule of live webinar trainings here.

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