PLS+Pilot+Timeline

(1 full day) || Introduction to SuccessMaker, review of Teacher Dashboard, running Student Sessions, Usage Expectations and Tracking Usage, Reports, SuccessMaker@Home, Creating Custom Courses, Motivation, Support Resources || New SM teachers, coaches & administrators || P || (1 full day) || Getting Started with Odyssey (Grades 3-5) - Introduces teachers to the basics of Odyssey from an instructional point of view. || New CL teachers, coaches & administrators || CL || (2 full days) || Workshop to train teachers that are starting out using T2K. The course will cover DTP as well as content. || New T2K teachers, coaches & administrators || T2K || Onsite during prep periods || Review of 2010-2011 School Year, review of teacher dashboard for new school year, usage expectations and tracking usage, reports, What’s new?, student enrollments and assignments, motivation, resources for support. || Returning SM Teachers || P || Onsite during prep periods || Introduction to new dashboard, follow up with usage expectations, reporting, and home access || Returning CL Teachers || CL || Onsite during prep periods || Push-in session onsite to train 2nd year T2K teachers on next version of DTP as well as new content. || Returning T2K Teachers || T2K || (After school 2 sessions for 2 hours each) || Introduction to SuccessMaker, review of teacher dashboard, running student sessions, usage expectations and usage tracking, reports, motivation, SuccessMaker@Home, Pearson support, resources || New SM Teachers || P || (After school 2 sessions for 2 hours each) || Workshop to train teachers that are starting out using T2K. The course will cover DTP as well as content. || New T2K ELA Teachers || T2K || (After school 2 sessions for 2 hours each) || Getting Started with Odyssey (Grades 3-5) - Introduces faculty to the basics of Odyssey from an instructional point of view || New CL Teachers || CL || (voluntary) || Connected Session - webinar - Discuss best practices, share expectations of focus group, share ideas on motivation, reports, usage, scheduling, classroom management, customization || Teachers participating in the Focus Group || P || (voluntary) || Connected Session - webinar - Discuss best practices, share expectations of focus group, share ideas on teacher motivation, reports, usage, scheduling, teacher professional development, site visits schedules, teacher planning periods || Administrators participating in the Focus Group || P || (After school 2 sessions for 2 hours each) || Workshop to train teachers that are starting out using T2K. The course will cover DTP as well as content. || New T2K Math Teachers || T2K || (voluntary) || Connected Session - topic to be determined || All Teachers || P || (Election Day) || T2K PLE #1 (full day) || Introduction of new reports and how to access and analyze data || T2K Teachers || T2K || (Election Day) || PD (full day) || School Year Review - best practices ideas from 2010-11, Prescriptive Scheduling Report, Reports, scheduling, student motivation, at-home usage || SM Teachers || P || (full day) || Reports. Aligning data to IEPs / Acuity /PS. || CL Teachers || CL || PLS School || Visitors will observe PLS implementation and discuss programs with administrators, teachers & students || Network Leaders, Superintendents, Quality Reviewers, outside visitors, non-PLS Administrators || DOE & selected PLS school || (voluntary) || Connected Session - Discuss best practices, share ideas for motivation, data tracking, reports, classroom management, customization || Teachers participating in the Focus Group || P || (voluntary) || Connected Session - Discuss best practices, share ideas on teacher motivation, reports, usage, scheduling, teacher professional development, site visit schedules, teacher planning periods || Administrators participating in the Focus Group || P || (voluntary) || Connected Session - topic to be determined || Teachers, Administrators, all SuccessMaker staff || P || (half day) || Midyear reflections || SPOCs || T2K, P, CL & DOE || (full day) || Year 2 Implementation Status Discussion || Administrators || T2K, P, CL & DOE || (full day) || Teacher Session - Differentiating Instruction II || CL Teachers || CL || (full day) || To be determined || All SM Teachers || P || (voluntary) || Connected Session - webinar: discuss best practices, share ideas on motivation, classroom management, reports, usage, scheduling, customization || Teachers participating in the Focus Group || P || (voluntary) || Connected Session - webinar - Discuss best practices, share ideas on teacher motivation, reports, usage, scheduling, site visits, planning periods, TBD. || Administrators participating in the Focus Group || P || (full day) || Participants will learn about SM High Stakes Management & SM Math & Reading on Target Analysis. || All SM Teachers || P || (full day) || Exploring Odyssey Content || CL Teachers || CL || (full day) || Home/School Connection next steps || Parent Coordinators || T2K, P, CL & DOE || (half day) || End of year preparations || SPOCs || T2K, P, CL & DOE || (full day) || Reviewing and Documenting Lessons Learned and Best Practices || Administrators || T2K, P, CL & DOE || Grades 3-5 || Schools || 617-384-9401 || Supervisors || Schools || (voluntary) || Connected Session - webinar:; discuss best practices, share ideas on classroom management, end of year procedures, TBD || SM Teachers participating in the Focus Group || P || (voluntary) || Connected Session - webinar:; discuss best practices, share ideas on teacher motivation, classroom management, reports, usage, scheduling, customization || SM Administrators participating in the Focus Group || P || (full day) || Share end of year results. Present final Best Practices & Lessons Learned Document. Options for moving forward next year with PLS programs || Administrators/Network Leaders || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * **Month** || **Event** || **Focus** || **Audience** ||= **Lead** ||
 * 2010 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * July-Sept. || PD || Pre-Implementation Orientation || Teachers/coaches/administrators/SPOCs || T2K, P, CL, DIIT &, DOE ||
 * Sept. || iZone Principal Kick-Off || Launch pilot || Principals || DOE ||
 * Sept. || Push in support || Support implementation & planning || Teachers || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * Sept.-Oct || Performance Series || Baseline data for evaluation || Students || DOE & Scantron ||
 * Sept.-Oct || Renzulli Profiler || Assess student and teacher learning styles and interests || Students & Teachers || DOE & Renzulli ||
 * Oct. || Leadership Summit I || Explore strategies, share lessons learned and articulate best practices || Administrators || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * Oct. || Push in support || Support implementation & planning || Teachers || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * Nov. (Election Day) || PD || Planning; differentiating instructions; and usage reports || Teachers/paras || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * Nov. || PLS Overview || Update network leaders on status of pilot and usage reports || Network leaders || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * Nov. || Push in support || Planning, differentiating instructions; usage reports || Teachers || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * Dec. || PD || PBL, Curriculum Mapping, Differentiating Instruction, Classroom Management, Web 2.0 || Teachers/administrators/paras || PD Director ||
 * Dec. || Push in support || Planning, differentiating instructions; usage reports || Teachers || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * 2011 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Jan. || Leadership Summit II || Explore strategies, share lessons learned and articulate best practices || Administrators || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * Jan. || Push in support || Planning, differentiating instructions; usage reports || Teachers || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * Jan. || Performance Series || Midyear assessment || Students || DOE & Scantron ||
 * Jan. || PD || Use usage reports; review new modules || Teachers/coaches || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * Feb. || Push in support || Planning, differentiating instructions; usage reports || Teachers || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * Feb. || School Visits || Collect data for evaluation || Principals & teachers || EdLabs ||
 * Feb./Mar. || PD || Curriculum Mapping using Common Core Standards & PLS Programs || Coaches & Teachers || Heidi Hayes Jacob, DOE ||
 * Mar. || Push in support || Planning, differentiating instructions; usage reports || Teachers || T T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * Mar. || Inter-visitations || Share best practices || Teachers || DOE ||
 * Mar. || PD || Planning, organizing and instructing with new modules || Teachers/coaches || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * Apr. || Leadership Summit III || Explore strategies, share lessons learned and articulate best practices || Administrators || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * Apr. || Performance Series || End of year assessment || Students || DOE & Scantron ||
 * Apr. || Online Survey || Evaluation survey || Students || Edlabs & DOE ||
 * Apr. || Push in support || Planning, differentiating instructions; usage reports || Teachers || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * Apr./May || Onsite PD || Schools will creates curriculum maps for next school year || Coaches & Teachers || DOE & Heidi Hayes Jacob ||
 * May || Push in support || Planning, differentiating instructions; usage reports || Teachers || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * June || Leadership Summit IV || Explore strategies, share lessons learned, articulate best practices & share end of year results || Administrators || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * June || Push in support || Plan for next year’s implementation and Identify new teachers to be trained || Teachers || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * June || PLS Review || Share end of year results || Network leaders || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * June || PLS Timeline || Distribute timeline to schools || Principals and vendors || DOE ||
 * June || Submit list of 2011-2012 class lists, teachers and students || PLS program usernames and passwords for teachers and students will be created for next school year || DOE & vendors || DOE ||
 * June -Aug. || PLS at home use || Students can continue to use programs at home during summer || Students || CL, P & T2K ||
 * July || Teachers receive access to 2011-2012 student user accounts || Assigned teachers for the next school year can access their student users in their respective PLS program and will have access to all resources needed for planning || Teachers || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * July || Principals’ Update (webinar/phone/face2face) || Preparations for next year launch. Overview of professional development goals. Finalizing schedules for onsite visits. Discuss usage and performance goals. Initial view into new program functionality, including reports. || Administrators || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * Aug. || New SM Teacher Training
 * Aug. || New CL Teacher Training
 * Aug. || New T2K teacher PD
 * Aug. || New Single Point of Contacts (SPOCs) Training || Assigned staff will be trained on how to support the program implementation and the various helpdesk numbers and contacts. || New SPOCs || DOE ||
 * Sept. || School-based vendor support begins || Planning differentiated learning paths for students. Aligning data from PS, Acuity & PLS programs. Organizing time and resources for individual / small group instruction. || All PLS Teachers || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * Sept. || PD for Returning SM Teachers -
 * Sept. || PD for Returning CL Teachers -
 * Sept. || PD for Returning T2K Teachers -
 * Sept. || PD (full day PD) || Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs will present: 1) strategies for reviewing and commenting on maps created by PLS teachers; 2) understanding the types of maps: Consensus Maps; Unit maps, Projection Maps, Diary Maps, Core Map; 3) sharing Exemplar PLS maps; 4) strategies for supporting collaboration amongst PLS teachers who share common grade level and PLS program to create maps; and 5) share instructional resources to support their work. || APs, Literacy & Math Coaches || Curriculum21 ||
 * Sept || New SM Teacher Training – (for teachers that missed the summer class)
 * Sept. || Implementation Manager Site visits to Principals || Update pilot information; confirm staff and student pilot enrollment, room assignments, hardware distribution and after school pd plans. || Principals || DOE ||
 * Sept. (ELA) || New T2K Teacher Training – (for teachers that missed the summer class)
 * Sept. || New CL Teacher Training – (for teachers that missed the summer class)
 * Sept. || Teacher Focus Group Session 1
 * Sept. || Administrators Focus Group Session 1
 * Sept. (Math) || New T2K Teacher Training – (for teachers that missed the summer class)
 * Sept. || iZone Kick-Off` || Launch Year 2 pilot || Principals || DOE, CL, P & T2K ||
 * Sept. || Webinar for all teachers (voluntary) || Open forum to answer questions about implementation at the beginning of the school year || SM Teachers || P ||
 * Sept. || PD (full day) || PLS Programs at Home || Parent Coordinators || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||
 * Sept.-Oct. || Performance Series || Baseline data for Year 2 evaluation || All Students Grades 3-5 || DOE & Scantron ||
 * Oct || EdLabs School Visits || Collect data for evaluation || Principals & Teachers || EdLabs ||
 * Oct || PD (full day) || Performance Assessment reports & resources to provide differentiated learning paths || Data specialists || Performance Series ||
 * Oct. || Inter-visitations - 3 sites to be determined (half day) || Teachers observe PLS classrooms and debrief afterwards with teachers and school administrators || PLS Teachers || DOE ||
 * Oct. || Webinar
 * Oct. || School Visit Tour to PLS School || Visitors will observe PLS implementation and discuss programs with administrators, teachers & students || Network Leaders, Superintendents, Quality Reviewers, outside visitors, non-PLS Administrators || DOE & Selected PLS School ||
 * Oct. || UDL Training || Overview of Universal Design for Learning Guidelines & UDL customization of curriculum maps in Atlas || ELA/Math coaches & assistant principals || DOE ||
 * Nov. || Leadership Summit I || Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs will: 1) review maps created by PLS teachers for the purpose of discussing Best Practices; and 2) demonstrate how to use the report feature of the Atlas program to analyze their school's curriculum maps as the basis for an authentic examination and analysis of the real curriculum, especially with regards to curriculum and instructional resources provided by the PLS vendor partners. || Principals || Curriculum21 ||
 * Nov. || Webinar || Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs will continue the conversation focusing on enhancing PLS curriculum maps with Common Core Standards and Citywide Instructional Expectations. || APs, Literacy & Math Coaches || Curriculum21 ||
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 * Nov. || PD
 * Nov. || School Visit Tours at
 * Nov. || EdLabs Schools Visits || Collect data for evaluation || Principals & teachers || EdLabs ||
 * Nov. || Teacher Focus Group Session 2
 * Nov. || Administrator Focus Group Session 2
 * Nov. || Inter-visitations by PLS teachers to select PLS classrooms || Teachers observe PLS classrooms and debrief afterwards with teachers and school administrators || PLS Teachers || DOE ||
 * Nov. || Webinar
 * Dec. || Webinar || Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs will continue the conversation focusing on enhancing PLS curriculum maps with Common Core Standards and Citywide Instructional Expectations. || APs, Literacy & Math Coaches || Curriculum21 ||
 * Dec. || School Visit Tour to PLS School || Visitors will observe PLS implementation and discuss programs with administrators, teachers & students || Network Leaders, Superintendents, Quality Reviewers, outside visitors, non-PLS Administrators || DOE & selected PLS school ||
 * Dec. || EdLabs School Visits || Collect data for evaluation || Principals & Teachers || EdLabs ||
 * 2012 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Jan. || Webinar || Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs will continue the conversation focusing on enhancing PLS curriculum maps with Common Core Standards and Citywide Instructional Expectations. || APs, Literacy & Math Coaches || Curriculum21 ||
 * Jan. || EdLabs School Visits || Collect data for evaluation || Principals & Teachers || EdLabs ||
 * Jan. || Performance Series || Midyear assessment || All Students Grades 3-5 || DOE & Scantron ||
 * Jan. || PD
 * Jan. || Leadership Summit II
 * Jan. || PD for CL Teachers
 * Jan || PD for all SM Teachers
 * Jan. || T2K PLE #2 (full day) || To be determined. PLE will be conducted in T2K NYC office. || T2K Teachers || T2K ||
 * Feb. || Webinar || Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs will continue the conversation focusing on enhancing PLS curriculum maps with Common Core Standards and Citywide Instructional Expectations. || APs, Literacy & Math Coaches || Curriculum21 ||
 * Feb. || School Visit Tour to PLS School || Visitors will observe PLS implementation and discuss programs with administrators, teachers & students || Network Leaders, Superintendents, Quality Reviewers, outside visitors, non-PLS Administrators || DOE & selected PLS school ||
 * Feb. || EdLabs School Visits || Collect data for evaluation || Principals & Teachers || EdLabs ||
 * Feb. || Teacher Focus Group Session 3
 * Feb. || Administrator Focus Group Session 3
 * Feb. || Webinar || Connected session - topic to be determined || All SM Teachers || P ||
 * Mar. || PD for new and existing teachers (full day) - TENTATIVE. || Planning, organizing and instructing with new modules || Teachers/Coaches || T2K ||
 * Mar. || EdLabs School Visits || Collect data for evaluation || Principals & Teachers || EdLabs ||
 * Mar. || PD for all SM teachers
 * Mar. || PD for all CL teachers
 * Mar. || PD for Parent Coordinators
 * Apr. || EdLabs School Visits || Collect data for evaluation || Principals & students || EdLabs ||
 * Apr. || PD
 * Apr. || Leadership Summit III
 * April 23 || Parent Opt Out Letters for Student survey sent home || Must be returned within two weeks and forms faxed to Ed Labs || Students
 * May 4 || Parent Opt Out Letters Due || Fax to EdLabs, as directed on form to:
 * May || Online Survey || Evaluation survey || Students || Edlabs & DOE ||
 * May || Webinar for all SM teachers (voluntary) || Connected Session - topic to be determined || All SM Teachers || P ||
 * May || Teacher Focus Group Session 4
 * May || Administrator Focus Group Session 4
 * May-June || Performance Series || End of year assessment || Students || DOE & Scantron ||
 * June || Leadership Summit IV
 * June || PLS Celebration- Moving Forward Conference || Celebrate the successes of the PLS Pilot by sharing best practices and providing opportunities to experience other technology innovative ideas for teaching and learning. || Students, Teachers, Administrators, Superintendents, Network Leaders, DOE Central Staff || T2K, P, CL & DOE ||