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i-Ready Info
Getting Started
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How do students and teachers login?
- Starting in June, students and staff will login to i-Ready through their Clever Log-in at:
- houstonisd.org/digitalresources, or
- www.houstonisd.org/screener
- Starting in June, students and staff will login to i-Ready through their Clever Log-in at:
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How do I administer the screener?
To get good data:
For more information, review the additional tips and tools outlined below. Download this Kit: Get Good Data for a printer-friendly version.
In a hurry? Here are three key resources to help get you started:
- Preparing Students for the Diagnostic Presentation: (English) | (Spanish)
- Pledge Sheets
- Video: i-Ready Top Teacher Action: Get Good Data
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How do I use the reports?
Analyze, Plan, and Collaborate
Review student growth using the Diagnostic Growth reports. Frame analysis around questions so you can make meaning of the data and determine actionable next steps. Leaders should evaluate the school’s progress toward goals and make programmatic and instructional adjustments as necessary.
Resources:
- Video: Put the Diagnostic to Good Use
- Data Analysis Guide to help with identifying questions, analyzing data, and creating small groups
- Data Chats
- Data Reflection Worksheet
- Video: How To: Using Tools for Scaffolding Comprehension
Work with other educators in your school and/or district to make meaning of data:
- DATA TEAM Protocol with prompts to guide a collaborative data analysis
- Foundations of Effective Data Use
Task Cards:
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How do I monitor/assign Personalized Instruction?
i-Ready Personalized Instruction is a powerful tool that supports your teaching and provides targeted instruction to every student’s strengths and areas of growth. It also provides you with real-time data and insights into student learning. Based on Diagnostic performance, students are automatically placed into their personalized lesson paths. While you do not need to do anything to make sure your students are assigned the appropriate lessons, you play a critical role in their online learning.
To get the most from Personalized Instruction:
- Schedule Time for Students to Engage in Online Lessons
- Prepare Your Students for Personalized Instruction
- Monitor and Respond
- Review and Discuss Data with Students
- Provide Support
For more information, review the additional tips and tools outlined below. Download the Kit: Actively Monitor and Respond for a printer-friendly version.
In a hurry? Here are three key resources to help get you started:
- Getting Students Ready for Personalized Instruction Presentation (English | Spanish)
- Student Data Trackers and Learning Reflections
- Student Data Chat for Personalized Instruction
Task Cards:
Personalized Instruction
- Personalized Inst. Summary Student
- Personalized Inst. Summary Class
- Personalized Inst. By Lesson
- Personalized Inst. Lesson Alerts
- Personalized Inst. Assigning Teacher-Assigned Lessons
Grouping
Scaffolding and Tools for Instruction
- Reading Grade Lvl Scaffolding Gr. 3-8
- Math Prerequisites Report Gr. 1-8
- Tools for Instruction
- Tools for Scaffolding Comprehension
Math Learning Games (These don't count toward learning pathway time.)
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How do I monitor Standard Mastery?
Using Standards Mastery for Formative Assessment Processes
When using Standards Mastery as part of formative assessment processes, teachers typically assign a Mastery Check to their students after initial instruction on a specific standard in order to inform reteaching and further instruction.
As a teacher, how do I get started?
Use step-by-step support from the Educator Guide: Standards Mastery to:
- Select specific standards to assess to inform reteaching and further instruction. Use the Standards Mastery Planning Worksheet: Formative.
- Assign and administer Mastery Checks from your i-Ready Connect account. See How Tos in the FAQs for Standards Mastery.
- Prepare your students using the Checklist: Preparing Students for Mastery Checks and the Preparing Students for Mastery Checks presentations for Mathematics and/or Reading.
- Use results to inform reteaching and further instruction. Boost your process with the Data Analysis Guide: Standards Mastery.
Task Cards:
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i-Ready en Espanol
- Task Cards Coming Soon!
Professional Development
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Professional Development Calendar
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Demo Logins for Professional Development
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i-Ready 101
i-Ready 101: Getting Ready for i-Ready
- i-Ready 101:Getting Ready for i-Ready for ES & MS powerpoint
- i-Ready 101: Getting Ready for i-Ready for HS powerpoint
- i-Ready Administration Checklist for Teachers
- i-Ready Administration Checklist for Leaders
- i-Ready 101 Facilitator's Notes for i-Ready Champions
Trainer of Trainer Materials for i-Ready 101
Take the i-Ready tour to learn more!
To learn how to get around i-Ready, check out these videos about navigating i-Ready as a teacher or a leader:
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BOY - Getting to Know My Students
Know Your Students
You want to understand what your students already know in relation to where they need to go so you can plan meaningful and strategic lessons that contain the appropriate amount and types of scaffolds they need to be successful. Reviewing their data is a great place to start.
Resources:
- The Data Analysis Guide helps you answer specific questions about performance, progress, and learning needs using i–Ready reports. Get started with the pages below:
- How can I group my students and plan to address their instructional priorities?
- What are the strengths and areas for improvement for an individual student?
- How do I plan my differentiated instruction and identify the right resources to best support my students?
- What skills have my students likely acquired, and how can I support them in upcoming grade-level mathematics instruction?
- Data Reflection Worksheet
- Differentiated Instruction Planning Worksheet: Supporting Grade-Level Instruction
- The Data Analysis Guide helps you answer specific questions about performance, progress, and learning needs using i–Ready reports. Get started with the pages below:
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MOY - Monitoring Progress with i-Ready
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i-Ready Reports for Leaders
- Coming Soon
Other Resources
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i-Ready FAQ
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i-Ready Literary Tasks
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