Getting Started with Odyssey: NWEA

Train the Trainer Facilitators: Please insert your school or district logo and background on these slides.

What Do You Know About NWEA?

1. NWEA stands for ________________________.2. MAP stands for______________3. The MAP assessment is adaptive, which means as a

student responds to questions, the test responds to the student, adjusting up or down in difficulty. True or False?

4. The ____________ is a learning continuum resource aligned to state standards. It is designed to help you translate the raw data from your students' assessments into actionable plans for instruction, grouping and more. 

District >Name< Goals for Odyssey Implementation

• Add your local goals here

• Ask an administrator of the district lead to discuss these briefly, if possible

What will you learn today?

Participants will:

• Identify the basic features of Odyssey and the NWEA component.

• Understand how to log-in to Odyssey• Create a class on Odyssey• Understand the student experience on Odyssey• Develop a working understanding of progress

monitoring using Odyssey

Learning Outcomes

Participants will have classes set up

Participants will understand the rationale behind the automatic RIT band folder assignments

Participants will understand how to assign manual folders to students that do not receive automatic assignments.

What is your personal learning goal?

List a goal you have for today’s session.

• Basic Navigation of Odyssey

• Creating a Class

• Assigning Curriculum

• The Student Experience

• Progress Monitoring

• Wrapping Up

Today’s Session

What Do You Know About NWEA?

1. NWEA stands for North West Evaluation Association.

2. MAP stands for Measures of Academic Progress.

3. The MAP assessment is adaptive, which means as a student responds to questions, the test responds to the student, adjusting up or down in difficulty. True or False?

4. DesCartes is a learning continuum resource aligned to state standards. It is designed to help you translate the raw data from your students' assessments into actionable plans for instruction, grouping and more. 

NWEA and CompassLearning

• What is NWEA?

• What is the Odyssey and NWEA partnership all about?

• What does a RIT Band folder look like?

• Where are the RIT Band folders saved?

• How do students receive the automatic folders?

About CompassLearning!

CompassLearning

K-12 digital content company

Impacting students everywhere

Research-based with proven results

Requirements We Address…

State Standards Alignment

Comprehensive Assessment

Research-Based Pedagogy

Depth and Breadth

Spiraling Curriculum

Scaffolded Support

Instructional Approach to Personalized Learning

Customer Support

Contact CompassLearning Customer Support via email at support@compasslearning.com

Or Telephone support at 800-678-1412

Provide Account #

<Include Local (site) Technical Support information Here>

Odyssey and NWEA Basics

Let’s Log In and Go Live!

*We are in partnership with CompassLearning.

Progress MonitoringProgress Monitoring

Put your heads together! With your group take some time to generate the following reports:

1. Attendance Report (Completed Session Times)2. Student Progress Report3. Class Progress4. Student Portfolio5. Test Summary by Goal - NWEA

While looking at the above reports consider for each the following:

• What content is available in this report?• How does this report apply to what to my school or my

districts data needs?• How frequently should I generate this type of report?

Impacting Student Achievement

Student Achievemen

t

Teacher Involvement

Automatic RIT Band folders or

assigning curriculum from

the archive.

Student Experience

Think-Pair-Share:How would you introduce

the RIT band folders to your students?

What did you learn today?

• Identify the basic features of Odyssey and the NWEA component.

• Understand how to log-in to Odyssey• Create a class on Odyssey• Understand the student experience on Odyssey• Develop a working understanding of progress

monitoring using Odyssey