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	Session Title and Description	Time Needed
	Introduction Review of agenda and session goals Overview of the Edusoft Assessment Management System Getting help with Edusoft	10 min
Edusoft 101 Training Offerings:
	Logging into Edusoft required if teachers do not have active Edusoft accounts Distribute usernames and temporary passwords Hands-on opportunity to log on and set passwords Review of Admin Tab features such as password management *(Names of attendees would need to be given to Mary Allen at least two days prior to the training date in order to prepare)*	30 min
	Aligning Assessments in Edusoft Aligning an existing test Generating answer sheets Test Creation Sharing tests	60 min
	Scanning and Resolving Errors Overview of scanning process Review Best Practices for Scanning and Creating Answer Sheets Discuss different types of answer sheets, and use cases for each Demonstration of scanning session and resolving of errors Hands-on opportunity to scan and resolve common answer sheet errors	30 min
Benchmark Module Training Offerings:
	Benchmark Reports Explain Assessment Locker organization Demonstrate how to print assessment labels from Assessment Locker Explain difference between Class List, and Performance Band Reports Introduce Report Builder and Student Performance Reports Demonstrated how to create and read each of these reports Hands-on opportunity to create reports Share use cases for Benchmark Reports	90 min
	Item Analysis Explain difference between Item Analysis and Item Response Reports Demonstrate how to create and read each of these reports Hands-on opportunity to create reports from teacher’s classroom data Demonstrate how these reports can be used to inform instruction at he class level Share ways these reports are currently being used and ideas for future use in classroom and building	45 min
	Item Analysis—one step further Tools will be given to independently analyze the newly created Item Analysis and Item Response Reports (Teachers will bring a copy of the assessment and rationale to this session) Break into grade-level teams to share findings and team plan next steps in instruction	45 min
	Intervention Groups Demonstrate how to create Intervention Groups and save them as Custom Groups for future use Share ways these groups are being used in other buildings and local districts around LAUSD Hands on opportunity to create Intervention Groups	30 min
	Reading Reports Explain and review features of all Edusoft reports Teachers would have the opportunity to review data reports for their own classes, and discuss methods for application of the information in the classroom (note: participants will come to the session with a printed copy of a Performance Band Report, Class List Report, and an Item Response Report for their most recent assessment)	60 min
Teacher Tools Module Training Offerings:
	Assessments Explanation of My Tests, Shared Tests, and District Tests. Aligning an existing test and generating answer sheets Test creation ~ Edusoft Item Bank, A2K (if applicable) Sharing assessments Finding shared tests Coping tests	60 min
	Test Results Initial View vs. Custom List Tests View by scores or standards, percent, or points Highlighting options Sorting students Viewing missed exam questions Editing exam scores	45 min
	Tools and Analysis Instructional Tools (individualized, per period, group) Exam Label Generator In-Class performance Report Student Performance Report	30 min
	Instructional Resources Finding Lesson plans, practice materials, and other instructional resources Browsing resources by standard Creating new resources	30 min
Online Testing Training Offerings:
	To be added soon…
State Analysis Module Training Offerings:
	Reports Demographic Reports Group Reports Individual Reports	60 min
	Intervention Groups Review of state scores Generate a list of students based on certain performance criteria Custom Groups	45 min
	Comparison Tool Drill down and compare subgroups of students	45 min
	Longitudinal Tool Cross sectional analysis Cohort unmatched analysis Cohort matched analysis	30 min
Administrator Training Offerings:
	Assessment Locker Maintenance: Naming Conventions Archiving End of Year Clean-up Best Practices	30 min
	Utilizing Edusoft at your School Brainstorming solutions to current roadblocks in your school or district Learning about ways Edusoft is being used by other districts and brainstorming new uses in your school How to plan a Bank Day Goal setting for school-based training	45 min
	Closing Reflect on and share new learning Wrap-up Question/Answer session	10 min