Professional Development - STAR

PD

All central assessments office PD sessions have concluded for the 2024-25 school year. Check back at the beginning of the 2025-26 school year for upcoming Star PD offerings.

Sign Up for Ongoing Optional Star Professional Learning Opportunities here: bit.ly/StarPDRegistration.

Synchronous and asynchronous 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 @ https://sfusd.zoom.us/j/87277109591

Star PD Registration Form

Star Professional Development Opportunities Available Throughout 2024-25!

All central assessments office PD sessions have concluded for the 2024-25 school year. Check back at the beginning of the 2025-26 school year for upcoming Star PD offerings.

Sign Up for Ongoing Optional Star Professional Learning Opportunities here: bit.ly/StarPDRegistration

Winter/Spring Star Data Analysis & Use Sessions:

2-3PM, 3:30-4:30PM  K-HS Star Growth Data Virtual Wed Feb 5

2:30-3:30  K-HS Star Growth Data & Analysis Virtual Wed Mar 26

 

Winter/Spring Star Administration Sessions:

2:30-3:30PM  Gr K (non-Spanish Pathways) Star CBM Administration & Reports Virtual Wed Jan 15

Take this Gr K Star CBM Reading Calibration Quiz as a check for understanding after participating in the session above.

 

2:30-3:30PM  Gr 1 (Spanish Pathways) Star CBM Lectura Administration & Reports Virtual Wed Jan 22

Take this Gr 1 Star CBM Lectura Calibration Quiz as a check for understanding after participating in the session above.

 

3:30-4:30PM  Gr 2 (non-Spanish Pathways) Star CBM Administration & Reports Virtual Wed Jan 22

Take this Gr 2 Star CBM Reading Calibration Quiz as a check for understanding after participating in the session above.

2024-25 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

Fall/Winter 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 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
Gr 1 non-Spanish Pathway Star CBM Administration & Reports9.25.2024https://bit.ly/Gr1CBMenglishhttps://bit.ly/Gr1CBMenglish2425
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
Gr K non-Spanish Pathway Star CBM Administration & Results1.15.2025https://bit.ly/KstarCBM2425deckhttps://bit.ly/GrKcbmEnglishPDhs 
HS ELA Dept. Chairs: Using Star Data1.21.2025https://bit.ly/ELAdcStarDeckWinter2425https://bit.ly/ELAdcStarWinter2425vid
Gr 2 non-Spanish Pathway Star CBM Administration & Results1.22.2025https://bit.ly/2starCBMdeckhttps://bit.ly/Gr2cbmEnglishPDvid
Gr 1 Spanish Pathway Star CAT & CBM Administration and Results1.22.2025https://bit.ly/StarSpanishCBMhttps://bit.ly/StarSpanishCBMvid
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 April 9, 2025