Goal Aware ToolsGoal Aware Toolsin Rhode Island Schoolsin Rhode Island Schools

Janice A. Smith

The rSmart Group

Goal Awareness in RI Schools• 25,000 users in 30 high schools across 25 districts• All graduates to submit portfolios by 2008• Integration of state standards and district expectations• Goal Awareness tool links standards to portfolio

assignments• Students link rated assignments to Graduation Portfolio

for district• District reports assessment data to accrediting agencies

and for state report cards

A Collaborative Effort byThe rSmart Group and the Rhode Island Network for Technology

Goal Aware Tools in RI Schools

• Sites– Course– Project– Portfolio

• Resources• Goal Management

– Global– Local

• Assignments– Goal Aware– Enhanced

• Portfolio Templates• Portfolios

– Assignments across all sites

• Reports– Students– Teachers– Administration

RI K-12 Assessment Process• Goal Management Tool

provides standards• Assignments tool links to

standards and collects evidence

• Grad Portfolio Template selects evidence and reflection

• Reports aggregate evidence of learning for high school accreditation and state report cards

Rhode Island Electronic Portfolio System (RIEPS) Solution

• Earlier version of Goal Management tool from Syracuse University integrated with Assignments tool

• Portfolio tools provisional in Sakai 2.1 release – July 2006

• Decision to implement portfolio using assignments instead of matrices

• Graduation Portfolio uses improved portfolio tool in the form of matrix – Fall 2006

• Reports use available functionality but require additional java coding and database work

• OSP 2.4 will integrate majority of RIEPS enhancements into code

RIEPS Data Structures • Course sites for every participating high school course• Student information system populates system• Goal Management tool for links assignments to

global/local goals• Assignments allow rating of goals and display of ratings

to teachers and students• Assignment data exposed to allow user selection from

any site for use in Graduation Portfolio• Graduation Portfolio customized for districts• Reports for students, teachers, and administrators to

aggregate Assignment and Graduation Portfolio data across all sites

RIEPS Sites

• Course sites to link assignments with goals

• Project sites to share assignments across courses

• Portfolio sites by district to create Graduation Portfolios and reports

RIEPS Student Information System Integration

• SchoolMax districts have direct feed

• Non SchoolMax districts assemble data for SIS feed

• SIS integration creates users and sites and populates sites with users

• Administrative tools sort users and sites

• SIS data provides additional parameters for reporting

RIEPS Assignments• Teachers

– Import portfolio assignments from project site libraries

– Create their own assignments

– Link assignments to global and local goals

• Students – Complete assignments and

submit for rating of standards

RIEPS Goal Management• State standards and

district expectations available via Global Goal Management tool

• Teachers link each assignment to any number of goals

• Teachers rate student work on assignments according to linked standards and expectations

• Students view ratings and revised as permitted

RIEPS Graduation Portfolio• One general portfolio

template resembling matrix

• Each district customizes template according to their requirements

• Assignment data available across all sites

• Students repurpose rated assignments according to district requirements, add reflective statements, and submit portfolio for graduation

RIEPS Reports• Report templates for

aggregating rated assignments and graduation portfolios– Student report to identify

available assignments for Grad Portfolio

– Teacher report to assess student learning across courses

– District report to assess student learning in one school or the district

• Assignment and portfolio data combined with student information parameters

• Data to be displayed, archived, shared, printed, and exported