Destination Learning Management

1. Destination Learning Management Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Professional Development Destination Math III – V

2. Purpose Destination Learning Management’s user-friendly interface provides teachers and administrators a single point of entry to select and assign engaging curriculum to students. The integrated report function facilitates progress monitoring and data-driven decision making regarding the ongoing selection of instructional content.

3. Destinations Skills & Strategies Login to Destinations as a teacher Navigate the Teacher Homepage using the menu bar Locate courses under Explore Content Class Roster Create a new class Edit students of a class Activity Manage and assign activities Create and assign an activity Organize activities Tests Manage and assign tests Create and assign a unique test Organize tests

4. Destination Skills & Strategies Reports Generate a report Lesson Plans Create and Manage lesson plans Assign activities and/or tests from lesson plans Help Launch and exit a topic

5. Workshop Format Get Ready Introduction to key component and applications Learn & Practice Demonstration and hands-on experience Apply Activity illustrating management and/or instructional use Wrap Up Review and apply to lesson plan

6. Teacher Login • Login to the Destinations Portal • http://lms4demo.riverdeep.net/lms. • Enter a Username and Password. Click the Login button. • Teacher Preview: • Username: t1-t30 • Password: teacher

7. Teacher Home Page You are now logged into Destination Learning Management. Explore the sections by selecting an icon.

8. Let’s Compare What similarities and differences do you see between the Teacher Home page and the Student Home page? Do you see any connection between the two home pages? How do teacher actions affect the Student Home page?

9. Review: Teacher Home Page

10. New Electronic Toy!! Group 1 Do it for me! • Group 2 • Read manual, ask questions • Group 3 • Open the box and never look back!

11. Explore Content Explore Content - allows one to browse and preview course content. It contains tabs for Math and Language Arts, along with descriptions and grade levels for each course.

12. Class Roster Class Roster - enables one to create and organize instructional groupings of students.

13. Creating & Managing a Class Features Create instructional groupings Manage groups of students Key Questions What instructional groupings do you currently have in place? How would you like your data organized?

14. Creating & Managing a Class Learn: Let’s create a class!

15. Creating & Managing a Class Practice: Let’s create a class roster! Select CLASS ROSTER. Select the CREATE tab. Replace the default name of “Untitled Class” in the Class Name field with an appropriate description. Select the appropriate Grade from the drop down list. Select NEXT. The student selection screen appears. To place a student in the class, select the name once and select the green arrow pointing to the right. When you have completed choosing all students, select SAVE.

16. Creating & Managing a Class Create your class(es) Print a class roster with passwords Suggestion: Include your name in the Class Name Examples: Reading Jones AM, Smith After-School Math

17. Creating & Managing a Class What advantages do you see in creating class rosters? Which works for you – one group for all activities or different groups based on content/purpose?

18. Activities Activities - enable one to manage (create/review/assign/edit/delete) activities for classes and students.

19. Creating & Assigning an Activity Features Preview/edit saved activities Create unique activities Assign activities to classes and/or students Key Questions What types of activities would you like to assign to your students? For what purposes will you assign activities?

20. Creating & Assigning an Activity

21. Scope & Sequence Units Lessons Objectives

22. Creating an Activity Practice: Let’s create an activity! Select the ACTIVITIES icon. Select the CREATE tab. Define the scope of the Activity by selecting the blue arrows and checking the boxes of the desired content. Select NEXT. Select NEXT (again). Specify the Activity name and select the folder to save your Activity. Select SAVE. To assign the Activity immediately, select YES. Otherwise select NO.

23. Assigning an Activity Practice: Let’s assign an activity! Select the ACTIVITIES icon. Select the ASSIGN tab. Activities are listed on the left side of the screen. Select the plus sign to see a list of Activities. Select the Activity you wish to assign. Classes are listed on the right side of the screen. Select the plus sign next to your classes and select the check boxes to select specific classes. Select NEXT. Enter a Start Date (and Due Date, if desired). Select ASSIGN.

24. Creating & Assigning an Activity Assign at least two relevant Activities.

25. Creating & Assigning an Activity What is the relevance of the name chosen for an activity? What are the pros and cons of setting a due date when assigning activities? How do you select appropriate activities?

26. Tests Tests - enable one to manage (create/review/assign/grade/share) assessments.

27. Creating & Assigning a Test Features Preview/edit saved tests Create unique tests Assign tests to students and/or classes Key Questions What types of tests would you like to assign to your students? For what purposes will you assign tests?

28. Creating & Assigning a Test

29. Creating a Test Practice: Let’s create a test! Select the TESTS icon. Select the CREATE tab. Define the scope of the Test by selecting the blue arrows and checking the boxes of the desired content. Enter the number of questions to randomly select for your test. Select NEXT. Select a question number to see the question.

30. Creating a Test Practice: Let’s create a test! To include a question, select the checkbox next to the question number. To de-select, select the checkbox again. Select NEXT. Type in a name, optional description, and select a folder to save your test. Select SAVE. To assign the Test immediately, select YES. Otherwise select NO.

31. Assigning a Test Practice: Let’s assign a test! Select the TESTS icon. Select the ASSIGN tab. Tests are listed on the left of the screen. Select the plus sign to see a list of tests. Select the Test you wish to assign. Classes are listed on the right side of the screen. Select the plus sign next to your classes and select the check boxes to select specific classes. Select NEXT. Select a Start Date, Due Date, Pass Rate and optional settings. Select ASSIGN.

32. Creating & Assigning a Test Assign at least one relevant test.

33. Tests How many questions do you typically include in quizzes or tests? What are some things to consider when selecting questions to include in a test? What are the pros/cons of opting to assign a Post Test?

34. Reports Reports – enable one to generate reports for school, class, or student, depending on your access role.

35. Generating and Interpreting a Report Features By Student, Class For Activities or Tests Key Questions What data do you need? For what purposes?

36. Report Types Student Activities Summary Report Student Activity Progress Report Student Tests Summary Report Student Test Response Report Student Mastery of Learning Objectives Report Student Mastery of Benchmarks Report Student Detailed Benchmark Report Multiple Tests- Student Mastery of Learning Objectives Report 9. Multiple Tests- Student Mastery of Benchmarks Report 10. Student Historical Activities Report 11. Student Historical Tests Report 12. Class Activities Summary Report 13. Class Activity Summary Report 14. Class List Activity Progress Report 15. Class Tests Summary Report 16. Class List Test Score Report 17. Class Mastery of Learning Objectives Report Class Mastery of Benchmarks Report Multiple Test- Class Mastery of Benchmarks Report Multiple Test- Class Mastery of Learning Objectives Report Entire Class Test Results Report Student & Class Reports Destination Learning Management System

37. Report Types School & District Reports 1. School Grade Level Achievement Report 2. School Achievement Report 3. School Activities Usage Report 4. School Mastery of Benchmarks Report 5. School Mastery of Learning Objectives Report 6. Entire School Test Results Report 7. District Grade Level Achievement Report 8. District Regional Achievement Report 9. District Activities Usage Report 10. District Mastery of Benchmarks Report 11. Districts Mastery of Learning Objectives Report 12. Entire District Test Results Report

38. Generating and Reading a Report Learn: Let’s generate a report!

39. Generating and Interpreting a Report Practice: Let’s generate a report! • Select the REPORTS icon. • Screen defaults to Student(s) tab. • Select the criteria for each field proceeding from top to bottom. • Select View Report to view in PDF format or to Print a report. • Select Export to view in CSV format.

40. Generating and Interpreting a Report Highlight the report titles that you think will be the most beneficial.

41. Generating and Interpreting a Report When would a whole class report be useful? What circumstances might warrant an individual student report?

42. Lesson Plans Lessons Plans - enable one to manage and create lesson plans based upon available courses.

43. Creating and Using Lesson Plans Features Manage existing sample plans Create unique plans Key Questions Will you be using Destination to present Whole Group lessons? Do you need documentation to tie together activities, tests, learning objectives and alignment to state standards?

44. Creating and Using Lesson Plans Learn: What’s in a lesson plan!

45. Creating and Using Lesson Plans Practice: Explore Lesson Plans Select LESSON PLANS. Select Riverdeep Lesson Plans. Select the blue arrows next to courses, modules, and units. Then select a Session title. Read the Description and select OPEN. Use the BACK arrow in the upper right corner to select a different Lesson Plan.

46. Creating and Using Lesson Plans Practice: Let’s create a lesson plan! • Include at least one Activity and one Test that you created earlier. • Include notes for Before the Session and After the Session.

47. Creating and Using Lesson Plans Are there activities and/or tests of common themes that you’d like to share? Learning Management System

48. Support Features Teacher Tutorials Courses Tests History Resources

49. Support Features Help To help you quickly learn how to use DLM without quitting your online work session.

50. Review: Teacher Home Page