project tapestry overview

Information taken from www.pearsontapestry.com

Assessment Management

Project Tapestry’s assessment management features support:

Online formative and benchmark assessments

Item-level reporting Sharing assessments and assessment

items (from CO or subscription) Standards based question banks Linked assessments to LMS Storage of assessments from year to year

Performance Data Management – Inform

Project Tapestry’s performance data management features provide:

Student performance data access Visibility into educational standards mastery Reporting on data and trends RtI groups can be created to track progress of

intervention Educational Resources can be shared to

address interventions

Course and Content Management – ANGEL replacement

Project Tapestry’s course management features support:

Individualized learning paths Course syllabus tools Course-wide notes and journals Integrated assignment drop boxes Synchronous virtual instruction applications

Education Portal and Communication Tools

Project Tapestry’s educational portal includes:

An on-demand delivery platform Secure student information Collaboration and communication tools

including blogs, wikis and threaded discussions Better communication tools than ANGEL Great potential for customizable portal (similar

to Netvibes, iGoogle)

Integration and Interoperability

Project Tapestry includes technical features such as:

Seamless interoperability with Student Information Systems (SIS)

Single sign-on for Project Tapestry components

Benefits of Project Tapestry

Single Login Integration of Powerschool to LMS Integration of LMS Gradebook to PowerTeacher Communication tools Student Data warehouse Assessment creation Integration of assessments to LMS Opportunity to brand resources (FCCPS Live, FCCPS

Online, Online@FCCPS)

Involve more stakeholders in creating a plan

NEXT STEPS of Project Tapestry

Implementation Plans Differentiation Training based on each tool Promotion/Buy-in Solution to Calendar functionality