1. Ann Vaughn 2007-2008 avaughn@dublinisd.us
Renaissance Place
Ann Vaughn

2. Table of Contents (s# for slide information)
Faculty username and password s4
Help, Charts and Forms s6
Finding Student Data s10
Accelerated Reader s17
Student lists with username and password s18
Class Diagnostic Report s26
Setting Reading Marking Periods and Goals s28
Student Points Report s31
Students and Renaissance Place s38
Accelerated Math s59
Math Reports s63
Setting Math Marking Periods and Goals s64
STAR Reading and Math testing s69
Student Individualization (needing lower level skills) s82
Last Year’s Scores (12/4/2007 not complete yet) s85

3. Faculty, Thank You for Participating in this Project!
If you teach Math, Language Arts, Literature or Reading, this information is for you.
If you need to print this document…
make adjustments to handouts and how many slides per page
print specific pages changing to handouts and how many slides per page
If we need to get together, me and we will schedule a day and time! We could do a small group session if that would help!

4. Ready to Use
Renaissance Place is ready for you to use! Students have been added to Courses (grade and/or subject) and Classes (teachers). You may login...
username: your first name initial and whole last name (MMouse) 2 capitals (newer version, caps are not always needed)
password: your last name and the #1 (mouse1) no capitals
The programs found using Renaissance Place include Accelerated Reading, Accelerated Math, STAR Reading and STAR Math.
Students may start using the programs whenever you are ready. Accelerated Reading is ready. STAR Reading scores for last year’s students are available. STAR Reading tests for students 2nd-8th will be scheduled soon.

5. Warning
I may not have gotten all the setting and preferences correct! Please do not readjust until you talk/ me…what you do may affect the whole district!

6. Help ? ! ? Ann Vaughn avaughn@dublinisd.us
peers that have worked with the program
manuals on line (in the yellow bar)
prints numerous pages, be selective
check out “Resources” on the homepage under the section AM or AR, great information and charts/ forms needed to manage the programs
for mini-courses

7. Navigation made easier use the navigation bar

8. Marking Periods (set for district)
1st 6 weeks
8/27-9/28
2nd
10/1-11/9
3rd
11/12-1/11/2008
4th
1/22-2/22
5th
2/25-4/11
6th
4/14-5/16

9. home page…after login

10. Finding Student Data in Renaissance Place
Ann Vaughn
Check this information periodically, I will have the PEIMS Ladies assisting me in keeping this up-to-date!

11. Log in at Welcome screen. Then click on Reports in Acc. Reader

12. In Reports screen click on School Management

13. Click on Student Information

14. Make sure you find your name and current class with the correct year !
Make changes to the Report, if you desire
View the Report, if it is the one you want, then Print

15. Always use the print icon when printing in Adobe Acrobat Reader
Student User Name
Password number
Student name

16. Student Information If all else fails!!!!
The Librarian will have a list of student names, login and password
Login names are usually…
first initial and first four letters of last name, or
first initial and whole last name
Password is usually last four digits of social security number (sometimes if we do not have a social security number it will the grade number four times [7777] until I can get the correct number)

17. Accelerated Reader

18. go to Reports

19. go to School Management

20. click Student Information (list of your students and #s)

21. Always use the print icon when printing in Adobe Acrobat Reader
Student User Name
Password number
Student name

22. click on Reading Practice

23. Numerous Types of Reports

24. click on Diagnostic

25. Select YOUR correct class
make sure the year is correct

26. Class Diagnostic Report

27. can do Individual Students (like for ARDs, Parent Conferences and change dates for specific information)

28. Class Record Book to Set Goals

29. Setting Goals

30. Setting Reading Goals

31. Student Points Report

32. Login and Go to AR Reports

33. Select Reading Practice

34. Go down to find Student Points

35. Find Your Class

36. Student Points Report
student names

37. Running Reports You can run different reports any time that you want.
You can check on single students, whole classes or all of your classes.
You can “view” a report and not print it if you just need to check on some information about a student.
Criteria for the different reports can be changed to meet your needs.

38. Students and Renaissance Place
may be shaped like a pyramid

39. Students at Middle School may access the Renaissance Place website by going through the Middle web page and clicking on the link.

40. Press Space Bar
Students Click Here

41. Click on Find User Name

42. Type in First Name…only (for some it will be last name) then click Search

43. Find Your Name and Click On It

44. Add Your AR Number then Click Log In

45. Click on Take a Quiz

46. Click on Take a Reading Practice Quiz or…whatever you need to do at this screen

47. Decide How You Are Going to Find Your Book

48. Pick One

49. Change “type of information”

50. changes made and information added

51. then click Search

52. Find Your Story

53. may need to click Next to find the story

54. Check Again to Make Sure This Is the Correct Story…then click Yes or No

55. Click Start Quiz (shows on XP not on 98 machines, all of the time)

56. Return to Home to take another test

57. click Log Out to go to the Renaissance Place home page

58. Ready for next student

59. Accelerated Math
Almost everyone can use the default for the appropriate grade
some resource and ESL classes may need some adaptations
If a grade wants to get together and reorganize the list of objectives that will be fine
reorganize the list
rename the list “___grade textbook aligned” and I will reset the objectives
this probably needs to be done soon
folders with library pockets is a great classroom management tool

60. Accelerated Math Solutions
When you need to clear-out last year’s objectives so that students can start over again, follow these steps:
Under Accelerated Math, click on Assignment Book. Select your school, click Set. Select your class and click Set. Your students should appear. Place a check mark beside the student’s name and over on the left side, select Hold/Unassign/Reset. From the next screen, select all of the objectives, and click Reset. This should allow you to re-assign objectives for that student.
When you have a student or students that need to utilize a lower level set of objectives, you must either make all of those objectives available for all of the students in your class, or create a new class with just those students being enrolled in that class and make the appropriate objectives available to the new class. If you would like to create a new class, please give the names to Ann Vaughn so that she can create the class and enroll specific students for you. If you would tell her what level of objectives they need, she can also make those objectives available.
Nancy Allen

61. Three Important Links on the Renaissance Place Accelerated Math section
Assignment Book
set objectives
print activities, practices and tests
look at reports
Reports
diagnostic
status
Math Resources
forms to use
getting started
strategies to use

62. Adding Objectives to Your Class List

63. Reports be sure school and class is correct and then click SET
student list and standing
within the program

64. Setting Goals
In Accelerated Math, you can set two types of student goals:
• Objective Goal: This is the number of objectives that you would like each student
to master during the time period you select.
• Test % Correct Goal: This is the student’s average percent correct on tests during
the time period.
Goals are necessary if you want to use teams. Team results and standings are based on
each team member’s progress toward his or her goals.
The Goal History Report shows your students’ progress toward goals. The Team Status
and Team Standings Reports show team progress.
Setting Goals
1. Click Teams & Goals in the list of Accelerated Math tasks on your Home page.
2. If necessary, select your school from the drop-down list and click Set.
3. Click Manage Goals on the left side of the page.
4. If necessary, select your class from the drop-down list on the Manage Goal page
and click Set.
5. If there is a Class Marking Period drop-down list, select a class marking period (or
All Class Marking Periods) and click Set.
If there is no drop-down list, click Select Class Marking Periods. On the next
page, click Select next to each marking period that you want to use for goals. (You
can’t choose overlapping marking periods.) Then, click Save. On the Manage Goal
page, choose the class marking period that you’d like to set goals for and click Set.
Class marking
periods. These aren’t just the marking periods that have been added for your school; they’re the
ones you’ve selected for your class. You can choose them here or in the Class Marking Periods preference for your Class.

65. Goal Setting Marking Periods

66. Select a Marking Period

67. Add your goal levels…at least 85%
Goal Setting
Add your goal levels…at least 85%

68. Teams and Goals
6. Enter an Objective Goal and a Test % Correct Goal for each student. Choose
appropriate goals for the size of the marking period. (The Math Goal-Setting Chart
in the resources can help you set the objective goals.) Note that the test % correct
goal must be at least 85%.
7. Click Save to save the goals.
8. Click Done to leave the page.
About Teams and Team Sets
Each team is a part of a team set. Use a team set to group together teams whose
progress you want to compare. For example, a team set could include teams for the
same class, teacher, or grade.
Team sets have an owner, who has full control over the structure of the team set.
Teachers can change team sets they own. School administrators can change any team
set in their school. District administrators can change any team set for any school.
Math Goal-Setting Chart. To find this chart, click Resources in the list of Accelerated Math tasks on your Home page. Then, click Forms and Charts and click
Math Goal-Setting Chart.

69. STAR Reading and Math Testing
You can do the testing in your classroom with your students using student laptops.

70. STAR Reading grades 1-8 found using Renaissance Place testing
in classroom
computer labs or laptops
3 times a year!!!!! (This is the way the program is set up!)
AR number is used to enter the program

71. STAR Math grades 1-8 found using Renaissance Place testing
in classroom
computer labs or laptops
3 times a year!!!!! (This is the way the program is set up!)
AR number is used to enter the program

72. Students at Middle School may access the Renaissance Place website by going through the Middle web page and clicking on the link.

73. Login as “Student” (same as for Accelerated Reading)

74. Find the correct tab for STAR Reading or STAR Math then click “Take a Test”

75. STAR Reading
Students that have been in Dublin schools have taken this test 2-3 times a year
takes about minutes
Students can only test a total of 4 times a year
We usually test in the Fall, January and early Spring
25 questions (20 sentences, 5 paragraphs), 90 seconds per question
Can use keypad or numbers above the letters for answers

76. STAR Reading

77. STAR Math
Students that have been in Dublin schools have taken this test 2-3 times a year
takes minutes
Students can only test a total of 4 times a year
We usually test in the Fall, January and early Spring
24 questions, 3 minutes per question, need scratch paper, pencils no calculators
Use A,B,C and D for answers

78. STAR Math

79. Reports Faculty Login on Renaissance Place Welcome Page
Find the correct tab and Reports under that tab

80. In Reports go to Summary (or Other Appropriate Reports)

81. Make sure you find your name and current class !
Make changes to the Report, if you desire
View the Report, if it is the one you want, then Print

82. Students Needing Lower Skills
Some students may need to work on skills several grades lower than their assigned grade. They may need to be enrolled in two different grades and on two campuses.

83. I am ready to attempt the next level of individualizing Renaissance Place for the students.
For students that need a lower level of quizzes for Reading and a lower level of libraries for Math, I am ready to attempt to make new “Courses and Classes” for them. Students that need the new courses and classes will be un-enrolled from their current class and re-enrolled into a new class. This may cause some confusion for the students. (I stay confused!) It will cause some “Reports” problems and extra work for you!
Students that might need this change would possibly include ESL and Resource students.
If you have any students you wish to change, I need some information from you via or school mail !
Your Name, Student’s Name, class currently enrolled, level of Reading quizzes or Math libraries that you deem appropriate for that student. I will then create some new generic “Courses and Classes” and allow you access to that class so that you can assign levels, objectives, watch progress or run reports. This new set of “Courses and Classes” will be shared with other students on the same level!

84. Low students enrolled on two campuses for more appropriate skills
Students enrolled on two different campuses (reading level at Elem.) may need to change their school. This may need to be changed every time! Ann

85. Last Years Scores This takes several steps!
Then the steps have to be changed to work in current year again!

99. Change Back to Current Year