IEUC 2019 - Pre Conference Sessions (San Diego)
Full Day Session: Best Practices in Approaching MTSS
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Max attendance: 50
Cost: $200
Location: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
Learning Facilitator: Jaime Harris, Ed.S., NCSP
Session Type: Hands-On
Session Pathway: Data Analysis & Reporting; MTSS
Intended Audience: School Psychologists, MTSS Coordinators, School & District Leaders
(Lunch will be provided)
Session Description
You may have learned best practices of a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS). Now, this session will focus on how you can actually implement these practices in a school setting. Attendees will gain an understanding of:
- The basic components of MTSS including universal screening and measuring progress and fidelity
- How these practices can be used to address the academic, social, emotional and behavioral needs at all tiers of support
- Processes that have been used to support these practices in a systematic way to improve efficiency and effectiveness
These practices will also be discussed to ensure that all learners, including disadvantaged youth, can be identified and ensure supports are in place.
Prerequisites for the Session
None
Full Day Session: Aggregate and Visualize Your Data
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Max attendance: 30
Cost: $200
Registration is limited to up to 4 participants per district
Location: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
Session Title: Aggregate and Visualize Your Data
Learning Facilitators: Franck Reyherme, Christine Olah, Francine Rhoton
Session Type: Hands-On
Session Pathway: Data Analysis & Reporting
Intended Audience: Anyone that meets the prerequisites listed below with a love for data visualization and the time to commit to collaborating with others to communicate with data
(Lunch will be provided)
Session Description
Illuminate’s Business Intelligence (BI) Tool gives you the power to visualize your data and create advanced custom reports with complex logic and powerful calculations. An advanced reporting tool that requires strong technical skills, the BI Tool will open up almost limitless possibilities for reporting in Illuminate. Create custom pre-built reports that end-users can generate and iterate with the click of a button. Some of the more advanced functionality (e.g., custom input controls) require SQL, but the vast majority of reports created with the BI Tool are created without any SQL. By the end of the session, attendees will use the Illuminate BI Tool to create and share visually rich reports with district users directly in Illuminate using live data.
Prerequisites for the Session
- Must have district-wide access to Illuminate and experience in creating custom reports in Illuminate (i.e., knowledge around using grouping, filters, calculations, and such in Illuminate custom reporting)
- Must have reviewed BI Tool Guide
- Must be comfortable writing formulas in Excel (or any other spreadsheet/database software)
- Must be willing and able to dedicate time to learning the tool and building reports
- Must complete the small tasks that will be emailed to registrants the week before the session
Half Day PM Session: Data Coaching to Drive Learning Outcomes
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Max attendance: 50
Cost: $100
Location: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
Session Title: Data Coaching to Drive Learning Outcomes
Learning Facilitators: Jill Albracht, Kate Pechacek, Mark Adato
Session Type: Presentation / Demo Session & Hands-On
Session Pathway: Data Analysis & Reporting; Assessment
Intended Audience: Site and District leaders, PLC Leaders, Data and/or Content Coaches
(Lunch will be provided)
Session Description
Educators have access to more data than ever before, but utilizing data is still a struggle. Collaborate and learn with other school and district leaders about how to use assessment data to make powerful instructional decisions. Get hands-on practice analyzing assessment data from local interims and common formatives to drive learning outcomes and target instructional adjustments. Engage in guided assessment report analysis with demo data (or your own) and review data scenarios to practice coaching conversations.
Prerequisites for the Session
Half Day AM Session: Custom Reporting for Instructional Leaders
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Max attendance: 50
Cost: $100
Location: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
Session Title: Custom Reporting for Instructional Leaders
Learning Facilitators: Bill Storm & Julie Ziegler
Session Type: Hands-On
Session Pathway: Data Analysis & Reporting
Intended Audience: Site principals, TOSAs, and other instructional leaders who are familiar with basic navigation of Illuminate DnA or ISI
(Lunch will be provided)
Session Description
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine this: It’s the beginning of a new year (or semester/trimester); Illuminate users click one button and instantly have access to multiple data points, all on the same page which allows them to make quick instructional or leadership decisions. Doesn’t this sound great? Come to this session to learn how to do this and more, including finding or filtering for groups of students who need intervention from existing pre-built reports, and then building custom reports (e.g., spreadsheet-formatted reports) from other data sets currently in your system. We will also be featuring the creation of report templates, performance bands, simple filtering, calculations, report sharing, and devote time to discover where data resides in your Illuminate instance and to build your own reports with assistance. (Note: this session will not include advanced filters, advanced calculations, windows, or translations.)
Prerequisites for the Session
- Familiarity with basic navigation in Illuminate
- Your district needs to have a stable nightly data import into Illuminate. This session is designed for those who know assessment data resides in Illuminate from state and local sources, but want to know how to pull it together into actionable form
- Access to site-wide student roster would be advantageous
NOTE: If you have access to assessment data not currently residing in Illuminate (such as NWEA, F&P, BPST, iReady, etc.) and can bring it with you in .CSV format, we will describe the import process through Summary Assessment. Make sure all data sets include the student ID.
Half Day AM Session: On Track Prelude, Learn About Illuminate’s Early Warning System Tool
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Max attendance: 50
Cost: $100
Location: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
Session Title: On Track Prelude, Learn About Illuminate’s Early Warning System Tool
Learning Facilitator(s): Dr. Chris Balow & Katie Sellstrom
Session Type: Presentation / Demo
Session Pathway: MTSS / Whole Child / SEL
Intended Audience: Site and District Leaders as well as at least one Data Lead (familiar with how to import & access attendance, behavior, and transcript/grade data)
(Lunch will be provided)
Session Description
Our half-day pre-conference session for On Track will include a research summary of the most effective early warning system indicators, a collaborative activity around modeling your own On Track concept, and a hands-on preview of On Track resources within Illuminate (e.g., widgets, reports, and possibilities). The pre-conference session is intended as an introduction to On Track so that teams can plan what to do next (e.g., calendar time to build our on track system, seek Illuminate support for building on track, or request training for on track from your Customer Success Manager at Illuminate).
Prerequisites for the Session
- Review our On Track Options Slide Deck
- Watch our On Track Webinar Series
Half Day PM Session: Advanced Custom Reporting for Instructional Leaders
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Max attendance: 50
Cost: $100
Location: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
Session Title: Advanced Custom Reporting for Instructional Leaders
Learning Facilitators: Natalie Howell & Rick France
Session Type: Hands-On
Session Pathway: Data Analysis & Reporting
Intended Audience: Savvy administrator or instructional coach responsible for reporting data
(Lunch will be provided)
Session Description
This session is designed to take you from 0-60 when it comes to custom reporting. We will give you tools that will allow you to find the data you need, create templates for later use, and generate some cool deliverables based on the information you are trying to communicate. This session will include advanced filters, advanced calculations, windows, or translations.
Prerequisites for the Session
- You need to have a stable nightly core data import and a good idea of which data sets live in your system. Examples include: State tests, MAP, DIBELS, F&P, ACT, SAT, etc.
- Access to site-wide student roster would be advantageous.
- Have a report in mind! You will need to:
- Know the question you are trying to answer with your report
- Ensure that the data you need to answer the question currently resides in Illuminate
Data can be imported into Illuminate one of the following ways:
- State/Known Data Imports (e.g., PSAT/SAT, MSTEP, NWEA)
- Automation (e.g., attendance, transcripts, programs)
- Spreadsheet data containing either state or local student IDs (e.g., Summary Assessment)
Half Day AM Session: How eduCLIMBER supports and enhances your RtI system
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Max attendance: 50
Cost: $100
Location: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
Session Title: How eduCLIMBER supports and enhances your RtI system
Learning Facilitators: Stacey Daigle
Session Type: Presentation / Demo; Hands-On
Session Pathway: MTSS / Whole Child / SEL
Intended Audience: Individuals interested in eduCLIMBER and/or those districts who currently use eduCLIMBER
(Lunch will be provided)
Session Description
This session will provide districts a high-level overview of how districts can use eduCLIMBER to support the RtI system. By incorporating data visualization and analysis, meetings, interventions, collections, tags, thresholds, and smartFORMS (all features supported by eduCLIMBER), the RtI system will flow from one step to the next making the RtI system in the district one seamless process while promoting success and growth for all students. By the end of this session, attendees will be able to more easily implement the RtI process of identifying students of need, creating and implementing a plan, collecting data, analyzing progress, and making evidence-based decisions.
Prerequisites for the Session
- Familiarity of the RtI process and/or an understanding of RtI concepts/guidelines
- RtI process steps, data-meeting guiding questions, and data analysis
- Various Tier 2 and Tier 3 academic interventions
- Progress monitoring probes and reporting
Half Day PM Session: How eduCLIMBER supports and enhances your PBIS systems
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Max attendance: 50
Cost: $100
Location: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
Session Title: How eduCLIMBER supports and enhances your PBIS systems
Learning Facilitator(s): Kristin Rockwell
Session Type: Presentation / Demo; Hands-On
Session Pathway: MTSS / Whole Child / SEL
Intended Audience: Individuals interested in eduCLIMBER and/or those districts who currently use eduCLIMBER
(Lunch will be provided)
Session Description
This session will provide districts a high-level overview of how you can use eduCLIMBER to support your PBIS systems. By incorporating incidents, interventions, collections, tags, thresholds, and forms (all features supported by eduCLIMBER), your PBIS systems will flow from one method to the next making PBIS in your district one seamless process. By the end of the session, attendees will have an understanding of how many features can be used in combination with one another to promote PBIS systems and practices. Attendees will also leave knowing the resources to use to access to build features in eduCLIMBER that support their PBIS systems.
Prerequisites for the Session
- An understanding of PBIS systems in the district and/or an understanding of PBIS concepts
- Incidents including Majors/Office Referrals and Minors
- Various Tier 2 and Tier 3 behavior interventions
Flow of systems and process to move students from one tier to the next
Half Day AM Session: Enhancing and Building Quality Assessments
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Max attendance: 50
Cost: $100
Location: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
Session Title: Enhancing and Building Quality Assessments
Learning Facilitator(s): Jeremy O’Neil, Sara Shore, and Kendall Hawkins
Session Type: Presentation / Demo Session & Hands-On
Session Pathway: Assessment / DnA
Intended Audience: District and site leaders and teachers
(Lunch will be provided)
Session Description
Building assessments can be a daunting task. In order for an assessment to truly impact learning, it must be of quality. Let us help you become more confident in the quality of your assessments. Join us for a hands-on, interactive, and conversation-filled session about enhancing and building quality classroom assessments. Working with our PD and assessment-building experts, you will learn our process for quality assessment design. This includes The "why’s" of assessment, scope and sequencing, building blueprints, identify learning targets, understanding item types, and the role of DOK. We will also share our own assessment review process. Whether you are in the mind to build new assessments or review what you already have, you’ll be sure to benefit from this!
Prerequisites for the Session
- Come with your assessments, blueprints, and/or your scope and sequence.
Note: Must have district-wide access to DnA, SchoolCity, or IO Assessment and access to an item bank.