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School Year 2015-2016:  Aspen Year 2

Teachers
Full Teacher Gradebook Training (3.0 hours)
In this workshop session, teachers learn all the aspects of using the Gradebook.  The training begins with the topics of basic navigation and taking attendance.  Then, working in the gradebook, teachers will learn how to create seating charts, create categories and assignments, post term grades, and personalize the Gradebook.
        Training Schedule:  August 12 - 26, 2015
Community Page Design Workshop (3 hours)
Enrich your student and family portals with Community Pages.  Staff members should bring their documents, graphics, video links, quizzes, discussion topics and creative ideas to this workshop.  Users learn how to create and manage their own Pages. 
This training is not just for classroom teachers.  Team coaches and advisors can build Pages for the student groups that
they manage, as well.  Don’t have the portal open yet?  Let your staff members get a head-start and debut their Pages with the opening of the portal.
        Training Schedule:  August 12 - 26, 2015
Work On Your Gradebook/Teacher Page (3 hours)
Work on your BCSD Aspen Gradebook or Teacher Page.  BCSD "Tech Angels" will be available to answer your questions.
        Training Schedule:  August 12 - 26, 2015

Turnkey Teacher Trainers (T3s)

Aspen IMS for Turnkey Teacher Trainers (T3s) TBD

Curriculum Directors 


Aspen IMS for Curriculum Directors (6.0 hours)
Creating Document Structures and Curriculum Map Templates (2.0 hours)
Create document structures that include all of the necessary elements that your curriculum designers need to provide content in curriculum maps.

Creating Curriculum Maps (2.0 hours)
Create and complete curriculum maps, including entering content for all elements on a map, aligning standards to topics, and adding resources to lesson plans.
Curriculum Maps for Your Classes (1.0 hours)
View and print curriculum maps and lesson plans for your courses, use curriculum maps on your Planner to plan your daily instruction, change when and how long you cover a map topic (unit), and add to an existing or add an entirely new lesson plan to a map.
Digital Content in the Classroom:  My Resources, Quest, Google Docs (1.0 hours)
Use Aspen IMS to organize digital resources using My Resources, Google Docs, WebPath Express and Quest.

        Training Schedule:  May 6, 2015

Administrators & Support Staff
System Fundamentals (2 hours)
This training provides users with an introduction to the Aspen SIS, focusing on the configuration of the system and system navigation.  Users learn skills that will be applied in their use of all Aspen modules, including student data access, data filters, query writing, and report generation. This session is a pre-requisite to other trainings.
        Training Schedule:  TBD
Enrollment Management (1.5 hours)
In this session users learn how to manage every aspect of student enrollment, including registration, withdrawals, transfers, and status change transactions.
        Training Schedule: TBD
Attendance Management (1.5 hours)
In this session, attendance users learn the skills necessary to streamline day-to-day attendance management in Aspen, as well as the advanced functionality and reports to alert administrators to attendance issues and discrepancies.
        Training Schedule:  TBD
Conduct Management (1.5 hours)
In this session, users learn how to manage conduct incidents and related disciplinary actions. The training will also include the Detention Manager tool, the management of attendance related to suspensions, and the data fields captured for state reporting purposes.
        Training Schedule:  TBD
Daily Scheduling (1.5 hours)
(also known as  Walk-in Scheduling)  Users learn how to use Aspen’s drag and drop interface to manage individual student schedule changes, and how to utilize Aspen’s filtering tool to easily identify potential classes to fill an open time slot in a student schedule.
        Training Schedule:  TBD
Grade Management (1.5 hours)
In this workshop session, teachers learn all the aspects of using the Gradebook.  The training begins with the topics of basic navigation and taking attendance.  Then, working in the gradebook, teachers will learn how to create seating charts, create categories and assignments, post term grades, and personalize the Gradebook.
        Training Schedule:  TBD
Advanced Fundamentals (2 hours)
Designed for the user who has mastered System Fundamentals, topics in this course include advanced queries, filter management, custom sorting, quick reports, and a review of the Global tab.  For users who have SQL knowledge, direct SQL queries can be included as a topic.
        Training Schedule:  TBD
Community Page Design Workshop (3 hours)
Enrich your student and family portals with Community Pages.  Staff members should bring their documents, graphics, video links, quizzes, discussion topics and creative ideas to this workshop.  Users learn how to create and manage their own Pages. 
This training is not just for classroom teachers.  Team coaches and advisors can build Pages for the student groups that
they manage, as well.  Don’t have the portal open yet?  Let your staff members get a head-start and debut their Pages with the opening of the portal.
        Training Schedule: TBD
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