Administration
Final Scores
Different from Progress Reporting, this section is about final scores for permanent record reporting whether that means uploading them to an SIS, send to a state permanent record Students' summative standards scores, organized by course, are ...
Courses
Working behind the scenes, Course Playlists connect groups of standards to courses that are synced to Empower. Once Course Playlists are setup, teachers will be able to easily see what content is supposed to be addressed in any course through the ...
Scoring
Standards-Based Scoring Empower is a standards-based grading software. That means all evidence scores given in Empower will be aligned to standards (aka targets, competencies). For example, in a traditional model we might say to a student, "This ...
Report Viewer Reports
Assessment Analysis by Question This report shows individual responses by learners on individual assessments (the “quiz” feature in Empower). It can show any assessment (quiz) between a range of dates, but only one assessment at a time. It does not ...
Personalized Learning Plans: PLPs and IEPs
The Personalized Learning Plan tool is a powerful way to adjust expectations for students. Users can select and deselect standards that students are responsible for adjust the level of proficiency expected on a given standard create template plans ...
Progress Reports
Progress Reports This article is about progress reports. For information on other reports in Empower, please refer to Report Viewer Reports Leadership This article also does not address calculating or exporting final scores, transcripts, Teacher ...
Progress Periods
Progress periods in Empower are slightly different than what you may be used to compared to a traditional SIS reporting period. In Empower, a progress period is ONLY a period of time where Empower searches for any overall scores that have changed ...
What if schools in my district want different scales than other schools?
What if schools in my district want different scales than other schools? This is a common request, and there are pros and cons to this approach to be aware of. Technically, this can be done. However, consider these questions. 1. What happens when a ...
Admin Dashboard
The Admin Dashboard The admin dashboard gives building leaders a quick snapshot of how their learners and teachers are doing across content areas and grade levels. Each of the sections on the dashboard is dynamic and updated in real-time. We will ...
Getting Ready for a New School Year
This article discusses items that schools should be conscious of to ensure Empower is set up and ready for the coming school year. Last Year's Scores All scores in Empower are what we like to call "evergreen." Meaning they do not erased year to year, ...
Correcting Critical Concepts Spreadsheets for Upload
The sheets that are given to purchasers of the Critical Concepts require finessing before they are able to be uploaded to Empower. Below is that process. Combine all tabs onto a single tab (exclude header) Insert a column left of G G is now H, G is ...
Google API Search Limits
Empower uses Google's search engine to allow users to search for resources such as YouTube videos to include in instruction. Google has imposed limits on the number of searches a given site can perform without incurring any additional charges. These ...
Assessment Profile
The Assessment Profile tool in Empower offers a central location to house student assessment data from external, standardized assessments. Populating the Assessment Profile To populate the Assessment Profile, admin users will use the Assessment Data ...
LTI & Common Cartridge
LTI LTI is an acronym for Learning Technology Interoperability. LTI connectivity gives Empower the opportunity to simplify searching and connecting content from a third-party application which is also LTI compatible. It can also simplify the login ...
Admin User Tools and Protocols (OEC)
This article is focused on the role and tools of admin users for an Empower site, especially what we call the "Organization's Empower Contact" (OEC). This article is not necessarily for an "admin" as in a principal. For that, look to our Leadership ...
Standards: Target Browser Creation & Management
No matter what they are called, Standards, Competencies, Learning Targets, or Proficiency Scales, they are clearly the building blocks of Competency-based Systems and Empower. Once standards are entered into Empower, schools always have the ability ...
Leadership: Accountability in Teaching & Learning
IMPORTANT! The School Principal is the single most important stakeholder in the successful implementation of Empower. Highly Reliable Schools have one thing in common: real time, understandable, comprehensive data systems that provide an early ...
User Data: Groups, Classes, SIS Connections, Load, Check & Distribute User Accounts
In most cases it is possible for Empower to communicate with your SIS (Student Information System) so that Empower can pull user data at regular intervals. This prevents districts from needing to do double entry as student populations fluxuate. ...
Personalized Learning Plans: PLPs and IEPs
The Personalized Learning Plan tool is a powerful way to adjust expectations for students. Users can select and deselect standards that students are responsible for adjust the level of proficiency expected on a given standard create template plans ...
The Resource Editor
With the Resource Editor, admin users can search and change some features in Empower including much of the text that appears in the interface. This is a fairly powerful tool. Unless you feel confident in what you're doing, be careful.
Privacy Policy
Empower Learning ("Empower Learning, LLC") values your privacy. In this Privacy Policy, we describe how we collect, use, and disclose information that we obtain about users of our Learning Management System “Empower.” It also describes the choices ...
Hosting
Empower can be hosted locally or in the cloud. Details for setting up both options are below. The Full Version: Local Client Hosting Minimum server requirements: These specs are for districts with fewer than 5000 students. Larger districts should ...
Empower Site Set Up Process (Annotated)
The Site Setup ProcessBecause each district is a little different with different data, scales and needs, each site build is more complex than simply signing in to the software. There are four parts to consider when setting up your Empower site. They ...
Eligibility
Eligibility is often an indicator of progress and effort that schools need to use to determine if student should be able to participate in additional school activities. Although it has traditionally been associated with athletics, schools are able to ...