SAMS Curriculum e-Tool

Upgrades | Documentation | Monitoring | Reporting | Data | Planning | Non-Technical Support Documentation | Support for Schools

The Curriculum eTool (commonly known as the CeTool) is an online resource that provides teachers with the opportunity to:

• record student achievement based on evidence of learning
• use assessment information to inform and plan units of work
• report student progress

Frequently Asked Questions (pdf 106kb)

Two upgrade of this software are planned in 2007 with the first occurring in Week 6 Term 2. The purpose of this update is to improve the functionality of the software based on feedback from schools and to add new capability, like the addition of Exit Outcomes to reports.

The second upgrade is scheduled for early Term 4 where new functionality involving the set up of reports, the types of reports available for reporting and the finalisation of the signatures capability will be added.

Upgrades

Two upgrades of the CeTool software are planned in 2008 (NT Curriculum Module of SAMS) with the first occurring late Term 1/early Term 2. The purpose of this update is to improve the functionality of the software and add new capability based on feedback from schools. The second upgrade is scheduled for late Term 3/early Term 4.

When upgrades are ready, SAMS administrators will be contacted by the SAMS team in IT Services Division. They will advise that installer and documentation needed to upgrade the CeTool is located in the Updates folder on the W drive.
When these upgrades become available SAMS Administrators are asked to:

• review the installations instructions
• plan the installation of the upgrade
• request any support they may require

Principals will also receive information about the upgrade through the Principal’s Weekly Update. This can be accessed by all school staff at http://staff.deet.nt.gov.au/principals/index.shtml

NTCM (CeTool) Installer (15mb) Please check Integris 6.88 After Upgrade Instructions for NTCM Installation Instructions.

NTCM (CeTool) updated (pdf 33.9kb) New - update August 2008
This document explains the new functions that are included in the Curriculum eTool Update (version 1.43.01).

Documentation

The following documents are available to support SAMS Administrators, school leaders and teachers in using the CeTool (NT Curriculum Module of SAMS).

Monitoring

The following notes summarise the key steps for monitoring student achievement.

Monitoring student achievement – primary - detailed version (pdf 155kb)
Monitoring student achievement – secondary - detailed version (pdf 160kb)
Monitoring using the CeTool – primary (pdf 89kb)
Monitoring using the CeTool – secondary (pdf 89kb)

Reporting

Minimum Reporting Requirements – New - Updated August 2008

CeTool A-E Reporting Common Troubleshooting Resolutions (pdf 560kb) New - updated August 2008
This document provides troubleshooting advice for the most common problems schools face when using the CeTool to generate NT standardised Reports (A-E reports).

Phase1 Report Setup (pdf 615kb) New - Updated August 2008
These notes are designed to support SAMS Administrators and school leaders to work through the reports set up phase so that teachers can finalise assessment data and comments.

Phases 2 and 3 Report Entry and Review (pdf 560kb) New - Updated August 2008
These notes are designed to support teachers work through the data entry and review phase of the reports software. Monitoring data should be entered before starting this process.

Turning Off Contexts (pdf 116kb)
These notes are for SAMS Administrators who wish to turn off inactive contexts. For schools who mainly use the Global context for Learning Areas it is advisable that other unused contexts are turned off. This makes sure that teachers do not choose the wrong context when entering monitoring and makes the report set-up faster.

Creating School Contexts (pdf 177kb)
These notes are for schools who wish to create contexts that are not available as system defined contexts.

Element Checklists (pdf 57.9kb)

NT Standardised A – E Reports Process for Essential Learnings, Learning Technology, Languages and ESL (pdf 115kb) Updated Term 4 2007

Target Setting for Languages, ESL, EsseNTial Learnings and Learning Technology A-E Reporting (pdf 283kb) Updated Term 4 2007

Adding Comments to Curriculum eTool Reports using the Comment Bank (pdf 161kb) Updated Term 4 2007

Data

BIC access instructions (244kb)
BIC report menu booklet (5MB)

All schools can now access CeTool monitoring data through the Business Intelligence Centre (BIC). There are a range of report templates housed there which allow schools to generate assessment data for students at a school, year or form group (class) level.

For help accessing the Business Intelligence Centre please contact the Business Intelligence Team at TIPS by emailing katie.baczynski@nt.gov.au or ringing 89993551.

For Data Analysis Support please contact the Assessment & Reporting Team at TL&SD (see contact details below).

Planning

Planning Notes (pdf 640kb)
These notes enable staff to create education plans and/or use the analysis tables in planning to get a visual representation of NTCF data entered into monitoring for a group of students.

Non-Technical Support Documentation

DEET Staff Site

http://staff.deet.nt.gov.au/quickfind/reporting/reporting_to_parents.shtml
This page on the staff intranet contains information about reporting student achievement to parents and reporting school performance information. It includes all non-technical support materials and information related to reporting to parents, including CeTool minimum requirements, ESL/ESD, Exit Outcomes & Languages information and frequently asked questions for parents and school staff.

DEET Website

http://www.deet.nt.gov.au/education/teaching_and_learning/assessment_standards_reporting/index.shtml
This website contains all non-technical support and information related to Systemic Assessment, Standardised Reporting, School-based Assessment & Reporting and NT Curriculum Standards for Years T-10. Annotated evidence of learning and moderation materials are stored in the section titled consistent teacher judgement of student learning. This will be the main storehouse for evidence of learning (EOL) and moderation support materials and will be added to periodically throughout the school year. Schools are encouraged to print off annotated samples to include in the EOL folder provided to schools in Semester 1, 2007.

Support for schools

Technical phone and email support is available through the SAMS Helpdesk phone: 1800 767 267 or helpdesk.rmaust.com

Phone & email support is also available through the Assessment for Learning Team in Teaching, Learning & Standards Division. These support officers are your first point of contact for non-technical assistance with the CeTool. Contact details are:

Amber Morgan
Arnhem Cluster Support - Based in Arnhem Regional Office Nhulunbuy
Phone: (08) 8987 0463
email: amber.morgan@nt.gov.au

Felicity Green
Arnhem Cluster Support – Based on 1st Floor Harbourview Plaza Darwin
Phone: (08) 8999 3778
email: felicity.green@nt.gov.au

Shannon Russell
Rivers Cluster Support – Based on 1st Floor Harbourview Plaza Darwin
Phone: (08) 8999 3745
email: shannon.russell@nt.gov.au

Jo Jefferson
PARCS, City and Northern Suburbs Clusters Support – Based on 1st Floor Harbourview Plaza Darwin
Phone: (08) 8999 4176
email: joanne.jefferson@nt.gov.au

In the absence of a support person located in the CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN cluster, schools in this area are advised to contact one of the other team members for support.

For further information please contact:
Jo Jefferson
Manager, Assessment for Learning Project
Teaching, Learning and Standards Division
GPO Box 4821 Darwin NT 0801
Phone: (08) 8999 4176
Fax: (08) 8999 4200
email: joanne.jefferson@nt.gov.au