PowerTeacher/Gradebook Paul Kang April 13, 2015

Hoo is Paul Kang? Love: Jesus, family, learning, reading, creating art, technology, photography, anime, manga, romantic comedies and action movies Korean American PS Admin for 5 Years

Seoul International School (SIS) Founded in 1973 1,100 Students from JK – 12th 100 Teachers, 150 Administrative and Support Staff Located in Seongnam, South Korea 98% ethnic Korean, variety of citizens Used PS for 5 Years – Version 8.1.0 Highly academic and competitively focused

Agenda Introductions What data/grades are important to you? What can PowerSchool do with grades? What SIS does with grades?

Introductions What’s your name? What’s one thing you would like to learn about PowerTeacher/Gradebook with PowerSchool?

Power Teacher/Gradebook Walk Through One of the best features of PowerSchool Also depends on how you want to use it Standards Based Grading Versus Keeps records as long as you have your database

Power Teacher Administrator Walk Through Manage User Accounts Security Groups Controls Time out settings Email Setup Grade Scales Reports – Section Readiness More Resources: https://powersource.pearsonschoolsystems.com/dir/8 371 Administrator Login

Power Teacher – Teacher Perspective

Power Teacher – Parent Portal / Student Perspective

What SIS Does with Power Teacher/Grades? In MS and HS Percent based grades – no letters no standard. Elementary School still using old school Excel shared network drive (Trimester) Notifications in Parent Portal Stored Grades Every Semester Grade Verifications in MS HS at end of semester

Where to find additional help? Help Documentation inside PowerSchool PowerSource PSUG National – Biggest PSUG Group in the world Pearson Technical Support International Phone call – 1 – 916 288 1560 PS Conferences – like this one

Connect with Paul Email: kangp@siskorea.org LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/hooka ng

Any Questions? Comments? Please send me a quick email with your opinion of this class? kangp@siskorea.org Subject line: Power Teacher What’s one thing that you can take away from today? What’s one thing Paul can do to improve this presentation? Would you recommend this class to your colleagues?

Thank You