how to copy assignments in powerteacher pro

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Create an Assignment

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Create a New Assignment

You can create one assignment at a time as you progress through the term, or you can set up assignments for the entire term before the term starts. Grade calculations are not skewed if you create assignments before entering scores. The final grade displayed next to a student's name on the Scoresheet reflects only the assignments that you have scored already.

• Click Create , then choose Assignment .
• From the Assignment tab, click Select by Groups or Select by Classes to create an assignment for selected student groups or classes. By default, all students in selected classes receive the assignment unless you select a specific group.
• Select classes or groups.
• Choose the Score Type for the assignment.
• Select Count in Traditional Final Grade if you want to include the assignment in the final grade calculation.
• Choose a due date for the assignment. If you chose multiple classes, click Per Class to assign different due dates for each class, if needed.
• The Description provides information about the category to administrators, parents, and students. Enter the description in plain text or HTML. You can also copy and paste content from a text document.

If you do not want to create an assignment for an entire class, select Students , then choose the students who should receive the assignment.

• Optionally, to create an assignment for a student group, add a Filter , then choose Student Groups .
• Select the appropriate student group.

Click Apply .

If you chose Hide pre-registered students , then Pre-registered displays next to a student name.

Labels that indicate Pre-registered or Dropped students are only available for classes in a single section.

• Click Show Selected to display all standards currently applied to the assignment.
• Click Show All , then select the standards you want to associate with this assignment. Use the Filter to limit the number of standards that display.

Select Auto-Calculate Assignment Standards Scores to calculate standards scores from assignment scores automatically.

You cannot choose Auto-Calculate Assignment Standards Scores if you choose the Collected Only score type.

• Select Count in Grade next to selected standards to be counted in standards grades.
• Choose from the Publish Assignments options.
• Select Publish Scores to share the assignment and standards scores. Clear the Publish Scores selection if you want to complete grading for all students before revealing grades.
• Click Save .
• Click Score Assignment to begin scoring the assignment.
• Optionally, click Duplicate to copy the assignment or click Delete to delete the assignment.

Teachers receive an alert when you save changes to an assignment if the changes impact assignments shared with other classes.

Create a Duplicate Assignment

To save time, duplicate existing assignments. You can also copy existing assignments to different classes using the Copy Assignments feature.

• Choose Grading on the main navigation menu, then choose Assignment List .
• Click Edit next to the assignment name.
• Click Duplicate .
• Edit the assignment details.

Score Types

You can choose different score types for individual categories, but choosing one method and using it consistently when scoring assignments makes analysis of student performance easier.

When assigning specific score types to a category or assignment, choose from the following scoring options:

• Points – Record all scores as points (for example, 25 out of 25, 8 out of 10, 50 out of 100).
• Percent – Record all scores as percentage values (for example, 100%, 80%, 50%).
• Grade Scale – Record all scores as values from the grade scale (for example, A, B, F or 4, 3, 1)

Collected Only – Record all scores using the collected score indicator. This type has no score value and does not count toward the final grade.

You cannot choose to Auto-Calculate Assignment Standards Scores if you choose the Collected Only score type.

After choosing the score type for a category, all assignments you create in that category are scored using that score type by default. You can change the default setting when you create individual assignments.

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Term Weighting & Category Weighting in PowerTeacher Pro

Term Weighting

Use this option to calculate the Y1 final grade based on term weighting.

Term Weighting Setup: 1. After launching PowerTeacher Pro, click on Settings (located in the left-side menu, shown with a Gear icon) 2. Select Traditional Grade Calculations 3. To see the grade calculations for all of the classes, click Expand All 4. For one of the classes in the list, click the Edit icon next to the Y1 reporting term 5. Verify that Calculate Overall Class Grade is checked 6. Open the Type menu and choose the calculation type of Term Weighting 7. Open the Attribute menu and select a reporting term, such as Q1 8. To define the weight of the selected reporting term, enter a value in the Weight field, such as 20 (for 20%) 9. To include another reporting term, click the + sign 10. Open the Type menu and choose Term Weighting 11. Open the Attribute menu and select a reporting term, such as Q2 12. To define the weight of the selected reporting term, enter a value in the Weight field, such as 20 (for 20%) 13. Repeat steps 9-12 to set up weighting for all remaining reporting terms. Use weight values that will make the values in the Percent columns add up to 100%. 14. To save the Y1 Term Weight calculation, click Save . 15. Set up the Y1 Term Weight calculations for the remaining classes one-by-one, or use the Copy Traditional Grade Calculations function . See examples below for more info.

Category Weighting

Use this option to calculate the Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 final grade based on assignment categories.

Category Weighting Setup: 1. After launching PowerTeacher Pro, click on Settings (located in the left-side menu, shown with a Gear icon) 2. Select Traditional Grade Calculations 3. To see the grade calculations for all of the classes, click Expand All 4. For one of the classes in the list, click the Edit icon next to the first reporting term, such as Q1 5. Verify that Calculate Overall Class Grade is checked 6. Open the Type menu and choose the calculation type of Category Weighting 7. Open the Attribute menu and select a category, such as Homework 8. To define the weight of the selected category, enter a value in the Weight field, such as 20 (for 20%) 9. To include another category, click the + sign 10. Open the Type menu and choose Category Weighting 11. Open the Attribute menu and select a different category, such as Quiz 12. To define the weight of the selected category, enter a value in the Weight field, such as 30 (for 30%) 13. Repeat steps 9-12 to set up weighting for additional categories, if desired. Use weight values that will make the values in the Percent columns add up to 100%. 14. To save the grade calculation, click Save . 15 Set up the grade calculations for the remaining reporting terms one-by-one, or use the Copy Traditional Grade Calculations function . See examples below for more info.

Examples - Term Weighting and Category Weighting setup

Typical Term Weighting for a single quarter class:

Calculate term Y1 final grade using Term Weighting : Q1 worth 90% of the term Y1 final grade calculation F1 worth 10% of the term Y1 final grade calculation

Typical Term Weighting for a semester long class:

Calculate term Y1 final grade using Term Weighting : Q1 worth 40% of the term Y1 final grade calculation M1 worth 10% of the term Y1 final grade calculation Q2 worth 40% of the term Y1 final grade calculation F1 worth 10% of the term Y1 final grade calculation

Typical Term Weighting for a year long class:

Calculate term Y1 final grade using Term Weighting : Q1 worth 20% of the term Y1 final grade calculation Q2 worth 20% of the term Y1 final grade calculation M1 worth 10% of the term Y1 final grade calculation Q3 worth 20% of the term Y1 final grade calculation Q4 worth 20% of the term Y1 final grade calculation F1 worth 10% of the term Y1 final grade calculation

Typical Category Weighting for a quarter long, semester long or year long class:

Example for Q1: Category Weighting assigned to calculate the Q1 based on categories of Assignments in Category of Test worth 50% of the term Q1 final grade calculation Assignments in Category of Quiz worth 30% of the term Q1 final grade calculation Assignments in Category of Classwork worth 20% of the term Q1 final grade calculation

Note: Categories are Based on MCVSD approved subject area weights, and may vary by specific subject area.

If there are any questions, please contact the Guidance staff at your school, or contact the MCVSD Tech Group for assistance.

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