Welcome to Guideways and Milestones Whats the Difference

Objectives Attendees will understand: • The differences between Guideways and Milestones • Best practices

Introduction What do you know about these tools? : • Form groups of 3

Guideways & Milestones Customized in Professional Center Customized by XAP Sequential List of Activities

Training Solutions • Benefits to Trainers: The Guideways and Milestones provide a structured method

• The Guideways defined • Guideway FAQ’s • Using the Guideways in the

Guideways: • Are customized for each grade level. • Help answer the question, “What

Guideways FAQ’s • Where can you access the Guideways in the Student Center? •

Guideways & the Pro Center The Reports tab in the Professional Center will give

Reports Tab The Guideway Tracker will allow you to evaluate student progress through the

Guideways: Tracking • The Guideway Tracking Report allows you to track student progress on

Questions? Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. ©

Implementing Guideways Discuss the following: • How have you seen Guideways used within the

• Your Planning Milestones defined • Milestones FAQ’s • Using the Milestones in

Your Planning Milestones: • Are benchmarks or activities that the student is expected to

Milestones FAQ’s • • • How are Milestones different than Guideways? How do students

Your Planning Milestones • Students see a list of milestones that link to the

Your Planning Milestones • When a student completes a milestone, a checkmark and date

Your Planning Milestones • Professional users with administrative rights can customize the milestones for

Your Planning Milestones: Customization 1. Click on the Administration Tab and then choose Change

Your Planning Milestones: Customization Before creating sets of Milestones, consider: 1. What do I

Your Planning Milestones • Let’s go into the live site and walk through this

Your Planning Milestones: Tracking • The Milestone Tracking Report allows you to track student

Implementing Milestones Discuss the following: • How have you seen Milestones used within the

Group Work/Collaboration Developing an Implementation Plan for training: 1. Form groups of 3 -4

Group Work/Collaboration • • • Who are the potential training audiences that could benefit

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Welcome to Guideways and Milestones: What’s the Difference? Presenter: Jennifer Streamer XAP National Trainer Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Objectives Attendees will understand: • The differences between Guideways and Milestones • Best practices for using Guideways and Milestones • When to use a Guideway vs. a Milestone • How the Professional Center supports the use of Guideways and Milestones • How to train around Guideways and Milestones Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Introduction What do you know about these tools? : • Form groups of 3 -4 • Rate your group’s knowledge of Guideways and Milestones • Share any burning questions or challenges around Guideways and Milestones that have emerged during your trainings. Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Guideways & Milestones Customized in Professional Center Customized by XAP Sequential List of Activities One Set of Activities Per Grade Level Checklist of Activities Connected to a Specific Grade Level Multiple Sets of Activities Per Grade Level Can Be Tracked in Pro Center Accessible from any Tab in the Student Center Accessible only from the Portfolio Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Training Solutions • Benefits to Trainers: The Guideways and Milestones provide a structured method of teaching the program. • Benefits to Trainees: The Guideways and Milestones create a sequence of activities for students (ease of use), they encourage students to return to the system, and they create a checkpoint system for professionals. • Benefits to sites: Understanding when, how, and why Guideways or Milestones should be used will drive use of the program. Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

• The Guideways defined • Guideway FAQ’s • Using the Guideways in the Student and Professional Center UNDERSTANDING: GUIDEWAYS Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Guideways: • Are customized for each grade level. • Help answer the question, “What should I do next? ” • Lead students step-by-step through the program. • Provide instruction and guidance to students. • Can be started, stopped and restarted at any time. • Can be easily tracked and monitored by a professional Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Guideways FAQ’s • Where can you access the Guideways in the Student Center? • How can students move through them efficiently? • When can students complete the Guideways? • What if students have completed Guideway activities outside the Guideway? • What Guideway Customizations are available? • Other? Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Guideways & the Pro Center The Reports tab in the Professional Center will give you access to the Guideway Tracker Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Reports Tab The Guideway Tracker will allow you to evaluate student progress through the Guideways Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Guideways: Tracking • The Guideway Tracking Report allows you to track student progress on completing the Guideways. Let’s go into a live site to see how this works. Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Implementing Guideways Discuss the following: • How have you seen Guideways used within the school? • What are your suggestions for using Guideways within the school? • Which of these strategies would be most effective to share during a training session? Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

• Your Planning Milestones defined • Milestones FAQ’s • Using the Milestones in the Student and Professional Center YOUR PLANNING MILESTONES Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Your Planning Milestones: • Are benchmarks or activities that the student is expected to complete within a time frame. • Can be customized by choosing from many features in the program including assessments, career plans, and more. • Milestones are accessed from the Portfolio tab. Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Milestones FAQ’s • • • How are Milestones different than Guideways? How do students use the Milestones? How is student progress displayed? How are Milestones beneficial to educators? How can Milestones be customized? Other? Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Your Planning Milestones • Students see a list of milestones that link to the appropriate activity within the program. Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Your Planning Milestones • When a student completes a milestone, a checkmark and date of completion is recorded next to the milestone. Let’s go into the live site to view Your Planning Milestones Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Your Planning Milestones • Professional users with administrative rights can customize the milestones for their school through the system’s Professional Center. Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Your Planning Milestones: Customization 1. Click on the Administration Tab and then choose Change the Planning Milestones for your students. 2. Click Add a new set of planning milestones 3. Enter a Planning milestone set name 4. Choose up to 18 Milestones for this set 5. Click Save 6. Assign the set of milestones to a grade level 7. Click Save Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Your Planning Milestones: Customization Before creating sets of Milestones, consider: 1. What do I want my students to accomplish? • Choose milestones that support these goals. 2. How should I organize my sets of milestones? • You can choose to divide your milestones into sets by school year, semester, month, or into a unit of your own devising. Change the milestones as needed throughout the school year to support your timeline. How will you organize your sets of planning milestones? Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Your Planning Milestones • Let’s go into the live site and walk through this process. Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Your Planning Milestones: Tracking • The Milestone Tracking Report allows you to track student progress on completing the Milestones. Let’s go into live site to see how this works. Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Implementing Milestones Discuss the following: • How have you seen Milestones used within the school? • What are your suggestions for using Milestones within the school? • Which of these strategies would be most effective to share during a training session? Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Group Work/Collaboration Developing an Implementation Plan for training: 1. Form groups of 3 -4 2. Work together to create a plan for training on Guideways and Milestones 3. Complete the following questions as your guide. Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation

Group Work/Collaboration • • • Who are the potential training audiences that could benefit from this knowledge/skill? What additional information about my audiences do I need to make the training as relevant as possible? What are the associated general learning outcomes for each of these audiences? What are the pre/post-requisites for this knowledge to be learned effectively? And, how can I assist my learners in completing those requisites? How can this best be delivered? (hands-on activity, group discussion, etc. ) Where can I best fit this in within the context of the training session as a whole? What materials, if any, would assist me in training on this topic? How can I maximize the chances that my learners will actually use this knowledge after the training? Is there anything else I need to consider? Confidential. Not for distribution or duplication without prior consent from XAP Corporation. © 2010 XAP Corporation