contact usmapsCalendarEmploymentPublic Safety
Chinese Translation Korean Translation Spanish Translation Vietnamese Translation Russian Translation Somali Translation Japanese Translation

Departments




  

TeacherSource
TeacherSource is an emerging web presence designed to support teachers in the Beaverton School District.

NEW: last updated Dec 30, 2011

View the TeacherSource blog

Go to: ts


PLANNING DOCUMENTS

Phase I - Fall 2009-Lesson/Assess Repository
Phase 2 - Winter/Spr 2010-Dashboard & Vid Respository
Phase 3- Sum/Fall 2010-Differentiation Components
Phase 4- Sum/Fall 2010-Prof Development

TeacherSource Overview - DRAFT
Original RFP Document
Intent to Award Notice
Axian - Our Vendor
Administrative Regs re: Instuctional Materials

Contacts:
Todd Frimoth - Project Manager
Scott Hacke - Media Specialist
Steve Langford - CIO
Carl Mead- Deputy Superintendent
Robin Kobrowski - K-12 Admin

HELP Tutorials
Getting Involved
Milestones & History
1.
ts
 Overview of TeacherSource (6:20)
2.

TeacherSource Welcome Page Movie (1:40)
3.

 Getting Started:
Accessing TeacherSource (2:34)
4.
 New TeacherSource Header (2:08)
5.

Homeroom Overview (7:22)

6.

Support Links Feature (2:40)
7.

Browse the Lesson & Assessment Repository
8.

Generate Rubrics (3:04)
 There are many ways to get involved in the development of TeacherSource. Email HERE if you want to get involved or have questions.
  • "Work Sessions with Scouts
  • Design Team for Phase 3
  • DEMO teacher - test out new features
  • Test Group - Ensuring easy access for all

2009:

  • May - Approval to pursue by SAC
  • Original naming: Project Echo, teach.beaverton, learn.beaverton, Teacher Web Project
  • June - RFP published
  • July - Axian secured as vendor
  • July/Aug - Scout teams formed
  • July/Aug - Design Team I formed
  • Aug- First Scout Trainings
  • Aug/Sept - Design Team Meeting Grps (repository & assessment)
  • Oct-Dec - DEMOs for Phase I
  • Oct - TeacherSource name, branding, logo, colors determined
  • Dec - Phase I completed
  • Dec - Design Team II formed
    •

2010:

  • Jan 8- Phase I deployed / launch
  • Jan - Scout trainings
  • Jan-Feb - Design Team II meetings
  • March-May - DEMOs for Phase II
  • May 27 - Phase II launched
  • Aug 20 - Phase II enhancements: Support Links,Learning Target Tool
  • Oct 7- Deployed: Generate rubric tied to LTs, created ability to add documents to the Community section, video aspect ratios and FlowPlayer logo removal, Material filtering by Keyword on the browse page and in authored resources
  • Nov 1- Decision to create Professional Development Module on TeacherSource
  • Nov 15 - Design Teams formed around Online courseware and professional collaboration environments.
2011:
  • Jan - Design Teams met, 3 times each and completed wireframes for each group.
  • Feb 2011 - Funds accessed/approved and work began on Prof Development on TeacherSource
  • March - Addition Features for Prof Dev module added via input from IT & T/L. These features include: i3/A4L sheltered content, PD external access for non-BSD employees, other employee group access.
  • March/April - Video Stream Upgrade discovery including video player upgrade, featured videos, video embeds & previewing, and upgrading the "Add a Resource" to lesson plans to allow users to choose vids w/o a LT.
  • Aug 23 - Course Creation module deployed
  • Oct 17 - Deployed External Access for PD & i3/A4L Learning components
  • Nov 21 - Collaboration Spaces Deployed
  • Dec 28 - Video Enhancements deployed including featured video, making a "series" of videos, ability to embed video that adds to the video repository, adding documents/links to video page, and district links widget on the Homeroom.