April 2005
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1. Selecting Group by Score will provide you with several parameters for creating a group based on the screening scores you entered for individual students For example you can create a group of students based on the fact that they have been flagged by a particular screen If for example five of your students were flagged on the Rosner or Yopp Singer these students are all likely to require phonological awareness interventions You may also use the Group by Score feature to group students who have flagged on a combination of screens i e the TSRI and the Rosner in SK This group will likely represent your most at risk students The Group by Score option allows for flexibility in grouping students and can assist in programming choices If you would like to create a group based on criteria other than screening scores you may also select Group HOME HELP CONTACT LOG OUT Manually allowing you to create a group of your choice With this option you must select students individually to be added to the designated group This option allows you to group students based on any factor such as a group struggling with math Once you have created a group or Groups you may generate a Group Report which allows you to view a summary of the results on a particular screen or screens For example if you manually create a group of students struggling with math you can use the Group Report feature to review how they performed on the scree2. Include in Report to design a printed Growth Plan tailored to the needs of your audience Helpful Hints V Be sure to have a student selected when you wish to see their Growth Plan V In the WBTT site you must use the internal navigation to move from page to page Look for the back to growth plan button when reviewing summary graphs results or notes VY Don t forget as you enter in new screening results curriculum checklists and interventions or notes the child s Growth Plan will expand THE GROUPS OPTION A How To Guide Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario The Web Based Teaching Tool Dynamic Screening and Intervention Model STUDENTS Group Select a group Group Options Group by Score Group Profile Group manually No group selected Group Report The Dynamic Sereening and tetervention Modet for L The Web Based Teaching Tool now has a very useful option available called Groups This feature should save you time by allowing you to look at your class as a whole and focus in on groups of students that have common difficulties This will help you use the screening results you have gathered to plan for groups of students with similar scores who may therefore require similar interventions or further investigation Once you select Groups from the main task area you will be provided with three options Group by Score Group Manually Group Report
3. School ESL Grade Student Number The Growth Plan feature is a new and implementing with a student Just welcome addition to WBTT and can be follow these simple steps found in the Students section of the l l l 1 Begin by searching for and selecting site The Growth Plan is your one stop shop for all student information a strategy in the Interventions in the Web Based Teaching Tool and is D automatically generated for each 2 Select the Add to Growth Plan individual student The Growth Plan button on the page to assign the presents a full overview of any one strategy to specific students a else TN Mating 3 A class list will appear and you can e the student profile identifying choose which student s you will try information the intervention with e summaries of all screens 4 The intervention will then automatically be added to the e curriculum checklist summaries faeiciduin enone Gree Bian e interventions you have tried or will be trying The Growth Plan is where the The Growth Plan is your information you have gathered becomes greater than the sum of its one stop shop for all parts You can compare and contrast different screening results i e TSRI scores from the fall and spring confirm the Flag status of a student or make notes on any results or applied interventions student information in the Web Based Teaching Tool Once you have followed these steps t
4. added incentive to try out some of the actual intervention strategies with our students who had been flagged on the TSRI and the Rosner or Yopp Sincger also began to realize how thorough the whole process was when I could track their progress on the Curriculum Checklists As well it made collaboration between the classroom teacher and me much easier I was just in awe of the fact that now we would have something so complete and concrete to include in our referral package for further psycho educational assessments and to present to parents Something that initially had so horrified me now became a life saver in time management and accountability Since that first year I have been lucky enough to participate in the growth of this tool and work on it from a consulting position After 36 years of teaching and watching endless fads come and go I am convinced that we finally have something useful and comprehensive To be given a tool that not only helps our at risk students but also provides us with the support we need to teach these students is truly a gift Bonnie Moore WBTT coordinator LDAO INTRODUCING The Gro Learning Disatwetlies Association of Ontario The Web Based Teaching Tool Dynamic Screening and Intervention Model STUDENTS HOME HELP CONTACT LOG OUT Student Add New Student Select a Student auatont Profilo Student Profile Edit Profile Name Growth Plan Date of Birth PRESAN Age year s and month s
5. he intervention s will appear in the Growth Plan for the appropriate student s When you return to the Growth Plan in the Students section you may note observational information or use the simple framework provided to plan for next steps You may also choose to delete The Growth Plan is also where you any interventions you were unable to can track the interventions you are try The information entered elsewhere in WBTT i e screening results is automatically added to the Growth Plan requiring no additional work for you This is especially useful because the Growth Plan is what subsequent teachers will receive when they add a student to their class B ISRO The Web Based Teaching Tool An early screening and intervention tool supported by the Ministry of Education s Education Foundations Program wth Plan The Growth Plan will move with each student from year to year and becomes a road map for each subsequent teacher to build upon The contents will assist teachers in planning next steps by building on what has been accomplished the previous year Teachers will be able to see what has been done compare screening results for the whole year read notes on student responses to specific interventions and build on this progress Finally the Growth Plan can be an excellent communication piece to use with parents administrators or school based teams You can print off the Growth Plan or simply select the checkbox entitled
6. ke about an hour it actually took much less time depending on how in depth I chose to delve I was flying through the units I began to realize just how much time I could save not to mention help with programming and interventions At the end of the day I couldn t wait to begin using it and to tell some of my colleagues After that day I realized this course could actually serve as a user manual Using the printable versions I created a manual and indexed the various components for easyaccess It took a little time to print this off but after a few hours I had a neatly packaged binder with all the information needed to use WBTT readily at my fingertips In a matter of less than a month I had quite a handle on what PLEASE TURN PAGE Need help with WBTT or the online training Call our toll free number at 1 888 239 1946 A Teacher s Perspective CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 this tool was all about I had also formed some pretty good ideas of how it could benefit my students teachers and myself something that initially had so horrified me now became a life saver in time management and accountability Since many of our teachers had not had the advantage of the hands on training my binder became a very useful source of quick information assisted some of the teachers with their screenings by inputting the actual student information and helping out with taking students for the phonological screens This gave me an
7. n s This feature should help you better understand each group of students and can be very useful when team teaching or working with a resource teacher Once you have completed the screens for your class and data has been entered the Groups option can be a real time saver in programming and planning As you continue to use WBTT throughout the year and re screen flagged students the Groups option will always provide you with the most up to date results Helpful Hints Y Be sure to have a group selected when you wish to generate a group report VY If you wish to add or remove students from a group simply select the group and then select the option Modify Group The Web Based Teaching Tool An early screening and intervention tool supported by the Ministry of Education s Education Foundations Program Bistro Frequently Asked Questions About the Web Based Teaching Tool 1 Where can I go if need helo with WBTT Step one If you have a question about WBTT please refer to the online training course at www access learning Idao ca for the answer Step two If you don t find it there you may find it in the HELP section or Frequently Asked Questions article on the WBTT site at www access wbtt Idao ca Step three If you don t find the help you need try your school or Board contact Step four If this person is not able to help you your WBTT coordinator should be your next stop You can contact
8. nsferred to a new teacher using WBTT once they have added the student to their class using the OEN The information you entered for the student while you were their teacher will be inalterable Further information on archiving students may be found in the HELP section of WBTT The Web Based Teaching Tool An early screening and intervention tool supported by the Ministry of Education s Education Foundations Program
9. o be sent to you via email Your feedback helps us to understand how to improve the program and support you in the years to come To thank you for your feedback on this questionnaire we will be raffling off a free computer Also don t hesitate to contact us at whit Idao ca or via our toll free number at 1 888 239 1946 any time you have feedback or questions You can leave a message for any WBTT coordinator at this number and they will return your call As the school year begins to wind down we hope that you have found WBTT to beva useful resource in your planning and work with students We look forward to providing you with a further improved version of WBTT_next year April 2005 Volume 2 No 1 was a request from administration and I couldn t very well refuse After the initial registration no one uttered another word and my spirits lightened considerably Then a few months later the inevitable happened We got word that we were going to receive face to face training for this new tool I greeted this with mixed feelings It is always good to be given some hands on training but what was this going to involve in the long run On the day of the training two very enthusiastic women from Toronto presented their workshop My fears began to subside as I realized how user friendly the online course and WBTT were As I worked through the course my excitement grew Although it was suggested that each unit would ta
10. sBi A NEWSLETTER FOR WEB BASED TEACHING TOOL WBTT USERS The Web Based Teaching Tool A Teacher s Perspective A Note from the WBTT Team This year has been very busy with many Boards joining the WBTT program and the development of new features The Bistro is one way we try to ensure your success with the Tool including keeping you updated on how WBTT has evolved to best respond to your feedback and meet your needs The two most significant developments this year the Growth Plan and the Groups section are featured in this edition We hope you will explore these and other improvements to the WBITT site at www access wbtt Idao ca further Where am I going to find the time to do one more thing Sound familiar This is exactly the question I asked when I was first approached as a teacher to register for the WBTT At the time I was a full time Special Education Resource Teacher in a very large JK 8 elementary school and I was barely treading water between IEPs resource withdrawal the never ending paper trail for referrals and endless meetings The thought of an online course struck panic into my very soul However this Please note that the end of year feedback questionnaire will be coming out this month Also please note that the end of year feedback questionnaire will be coming out this month Please visit http www access learning Idao ca quest_2005 to complete the questionnaire This link will als
11. them through our toll free number at 1 888 239 1946 or via email Their email addresses are Jeff Clayton southern coordinator jeffc ldao ca Bonnie Moore northern coordinator bonniem Idao ca Claire Sevigny francophone coordinator claires Idao ca i e od 4 g Diane Vandenbossche southern coordinator dianev Idao ca If you don t know who your WBTT coordinator is please email wbtt Idao ca 2 How are student summary records transferred from one year to the next Student transfers will take place when teachers add a new student to their class using the OEN number Transfers can happen during a current school year or a new school year and will involve database and security checks to ensure the correct student records are transferred to the new teacher We will be featuring an article on student transfers in the fall 2005 edition of The Bistro Further information on student transfers may be found in the HELP section of WBTT 3 What happens to my class list at the end of the year At the end of the year your class list will be automatically archived You will still be able to refer to the information you gathered on a student by opening a new folder that will appear for that class i e 2004 2005 students in the Students section but students will no longer be listed as current students in your class list The Growth Plan for each student in your class will be tra
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