Professional Development - STAR

Star PD Resources

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    Sign Up for Ongoing Star Professional Learning Opportunities here [2026-27 SY PD dates coming soon]: bit.ly/StarPDRegistration.

    Star PD offerings will be available throughout the school year for all staff seeking to learn about Star assessments. Virtual PD sessions will be recorded and posted to this page along with the PD deck.

    Assessments Office Hours every Tuesday from 3-4 pm @ http://meet.google.com/ivz-sguh-fwy

    School-wide access to Renaissance is at bit.ly/StarSFUSD. Classroom Teachers use Clever to access Renaissance. 

    Star PD Registration Form

    Star Professional Development Opportunities

    All virtual PD Sessions are recorded and posted to this page along with the deck/materials a week after the session or sooner. 

    Sign Up for Ongoing Star Professional Learning Opportunities shown in the calendar below by using the following form : bit.ly/StarPDRegistration

     

     

    2025-26 Star Administration PD and Assessment Calendar

    Add the Star Assessment Windows to your calendar & copy Star PD events to your calendar. To add a calendar to your personal Google Calendar, click on the +GoogleCalendar image at the bottom right corner of calendar.

    AAO Star Assessment Timeline & PD Calendar

    2025-26 Star PD Webinar Recordings

    Star professional learning sessions will be provided across networks to build capacity, coherence, and collaborative capabilities in the administration and use of Star assessments to support monitoring progress district-wide.

    Recordings of these virtual sessions will be posted here within a week of the scheduled date.

    Session TopicDate of RecordingLink to Presentation DeckLink to Webinar Recording
     Central Buyback Day Secondary Star Math Assessment8.14.2025https://bit.ly/StarSecondaryMath2526https://youtu.be/M31_MB5R-WE
    Central Buyback Day Secondary Star Reading Assessment8.14.2025https://bit.ly/StarSecondaryReadingPDhttps://youtu.be/gms5kOkT1iE
    Star Reading & Math for NEW Gr 6-12 Teachers8.27.2025https://bit.ly/StarReadingMathhttps://youtu.be/7G6oMy9H1VI
    September Test Coordinator Meeting9.9 / 9.11 / 9.12. 2025https://bit.ly/SeptTC25-26https://youtu.be/5bYHh369__s
    Getting Reading for Tech for K-2 Teachers9.17.2025http://bit.ly/GettingStartedwithTechhttps://youtu.be/JaNFpGZQUBo
    Star & RDS for NEW Coaches9.23.2025https://bit.ly/StarAndRDSnewCoacheshttps://youtu.be/MowzV1gTjKY
    Star for NEW Gr K-8 Teachers9.24.2025https://bit.ly/StarReadingMathhttps://youtu.be/MA9ooey2FxE
    HS Leader Fall Star Data Dive9.30.2025https://bit.ly/HSfallStarDataDive2526https://youtu.be/ofuJN7oZp3A
    Star Data Use for Teachers10.22.2025https://bit.ly/StarDataUseFallK8https://youtu.be/hQmeACcnILw

    Star Biliteracy Results in Renaissance for Spanish Pathway Leaders & Coaches

    		2.3.2026https://bit.ly/StarBiliteracyReportDeckhttps://youtu.be/preyux2O0-U
    Winter HS Star Data Dive for Leaders3.3.2026https://bit.ly/HSstarDataDiveWinter26https://youtu.be/HUE9rCRDfKY
    Coaches Tableau Dashboard Learning Session5.28.2026http://bit.ly/TDashboardforCshttps://youtu.be/U-PqcOQ8vgw

     

    View 2024-25 Star PD Webinar Recordings Linked Below

    Session Topic  Date of RecordingLink to Presentation DeckLink to Webinar Recording
    HS Buyback Day Star Reading Administration & Reports8.14.2024http://bit.ly/SFStarHSELAPDhttps://bit.ly/StarHSreadingVideo
    HS Buyback Day Star Math Administration & Reports8.14.2024http://bit.ly/SFStarHSMathPDhttps://bit.ly/StarHSmathVideo
    Star Reading & Math Administration and Reports Gr 1-HS8.28.2024https://bit.ly/StarReadingMathhttps://bit.ly/StarReadingMathPD
    Getting Started with Tech Gr K-1 & Star Early Literacy9.4.2024http://bit.ly/GettingStartedwithTechhttps://bit.ly/K1GettingStartedTechStar2425video
    Star Reading & Math Administration and Reports Gr 1-HS9.11.2024https://bit.ly/StarReadingMathhttps://bit.ly/StarReadingMath91124
    Star Administration & Reports for ES/K8 Coaches9.30.2024https://bit.ly/StarK-5Coaches2425https://bit.ly/StarK-5Coach2425
    Star Data Use for Secondary Teachers10.2.2024https://bit.ly/FallStarDataDivehttps://bit.ly/StarDataUseHS-MSvideo
    Star for ES Teachers of SpEd10.9.2024https://bit.ly/StarforSPEDhttps://bit.ly/StarSpedESvideo
    Using Star Data: HS ELA Leaders10.10.2024https://bit.ly/StardataHSELAhttps://bit.ly/HSstarELAdatadiveVid
    Using Star Data: HS Math Leaders10.10.2024https://bit.ly/StardataHSMathhttps://bit.ly/HSstarMathDataDiveVid
    Using Freckle Data10.23.2024n/ahttps://bit.ly/FreckleDataMathELAvideo
    K-5 Coaches Pop-up Using Star Data to Inform 2024-2511.4.2024https://bit.ly/CommunicateUseStarDatahttps://bit.ly/K5CoachStarDatatoInform
    Star Data Use for ES Teachers11.6.2024https://bit.ly/DataUseTshttps://bit.ly/StarDataUseESvid
    Diving into Star Data for HS Special Educators11.20.2024https://bit.ly/HSStarSpedDeckhttps://bit.ly/StarDataSpedHS
    HS ELA Dept. Chairs: Using Star Data1.21.2025https://bit.ly/ELAdcStarDeckWinter2425https://bit.ly/ELAdcStarWinter2425vid
    Using Star Growth Data K-HS2.5.2025https://bit.ly/StarGrowthK-HShttps://bit.ly/StarGrowthData2425
    HS Leaders:  Use of Data PD Session #22.11.2025https://bit.ly/HSStarDataUseWinterhttps://bit.ly/HSstarDataUse2Leaders
    HS Math Dept. Chairs: Star Data2.18.2025https://bit.ly/HSstarMATHdcWinter2425https://bit.ly/HSstarMATHdcWinter2425vid
    Star Growth Lunch & Learn w/ Dr. Gene Kerns2.25.2025https://bit.ly/StarGrowthLLWinter2425https://bit.ly/StarGrowthLLWinter2425vid
    Analyzing Star Spanish Data Winter3.4.2025https://bit.ly/StarSpanishDataAnalysishttps://bit.ly/StarSpanishData2024-25
    ES Principals: Use of Data Winter3.5.2025https://bit.ly/DataUseWinterhttps://bit.ly/ESPrincipalsDataUse2-2425
    Early Reading Screening Educator Review3.12.2025https://bit.ly/K-2ReadingScreeningReviewhttps://bit.ly/K-2ReadingScreeningReviewVid
    Using Star Growth Data to Monitor Progress and Inform Instruction3.26.2025https://bit.ly/UseStarGrowthDatahttps://bit.ly/StarGrowthAnalysis2425vid

    Star Microlearning Google Classroom

    This Google classroom includes Star reports and analysis resources in bite-sized modules to support the analysis and usage of Star assessment results.

    Click this link to join the Star Microlearning Google Classroom to begin accessing the content. The Join Code is: bpz276z.

    You may also scan the QR code below to join.

    Star Micro Learning QR Code Google Classroom

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    This page was last updated on June 2, 2026