Getting Started With Our Assessment Systems

The Creative Curriculum^® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos Developmental Continuum Assessment Toolkit

The Creative Curriculum^® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos Developmental Continuum Assessment Toolkit is an ongoing, authentic assessment system based on The Creative Curriculum^® Developmental Continuum for Infants, Toddlers & Twos. Its 21 objectives provide teachers with a comprehensive picture of how children develop in four developmental areas and enables teachers to see the next steps. Fully integrated with the new edition of The Creative Curriculum^® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos, it helps teachers to be better observers, to plan based on their knowledge of each child, and to be more responsive to the changing needs and abilities of young children. The Teacher's Guide provides specific guidance on using the system with children with special needs.

The kit includes:

• One Copy of The Creative Curriculum^® Developmental Continuum
• One 17 X 22 full color Goals & Objectives Poster
• One Copy of A Teacher's Guide to Using The Creative Curriculum^® Developmental Continuum
• 1 Observation Tracking Sheet
• 1 set of Individual Child Profiles
• 1 set of Family Conference Forms
• 1 pad of Child Planning Forms
• 1 pad of Group Planning Forms  

The boxed set includes enough forms to record progress for up to 20 children at 4 checkpoints each year. Toolkit components are also available separately.

The Creative Curriculum^® Developmental Continuum Assessment Toolkit for Ages 3-5

The Creative Curriculum^® Developmental Continuum Assessment Toolkit for Ages 3-5 has the materials and forms you need to assess up to 25 children at three summary checkpoints each year and share information with families. Included are forms for individual children, class summary forms, and report forms. The Toolkit may be used on its own or with our software reporting tool, CC-PORT™ 2.0 (The Creative Curriculum^® Progress and Outcomes Reporting Tool).

The Toolkit is a Complete Assessment System directly correlated to the goals and objectives of The Creative Curriculum^®. The Toolkit features The Creative Curriculum^® Developmental Continuum--a valid and reliable assessment tool. The boxed set includes enough forms to record progress for a class of up to 25 children at three summary checkpoints each year.

The kit includes:

• One Copy of The Creative Curriculum^® Developmental Continuum
• One Copy of A Teacher's Guide to Using The Creative Curriculum^® Developmental Continuum Assessment System
• One 17 X 22 full color Goals & Objectives Poster
• One Class Summary Worksheet
• 25 Individual Child Profiles (one for each child)
• 75 Multiple Part Child Progress and Planning Reports (one to share with the parents of each child three times a year.

Many of the Toolkit components are also available as individual replacement items.

CCPORT: About CC-PORT™ Version 2.0 (Software)
The Creative Curriculum^® Progress and Outcome Reporting Tool

CC-PORT™ 2.0 is a software program that creates progress reports about groups of preschool children based on information that has been collected using The Creative Curriculum Developmental Continuum Assessment Toolkit for Ages 3-5.

After completing assessments of children for each class, the data is entered into CC-PORT™ 2.0, compiled, and aggregated into two reports (complete with charts and graphs) on groups of children at the class, program, and agency level. The reports show overall progress in:

• the four developmental areas of The Creative Curriculum
• each of the Head Start general domain areas and the required domain elements and indicators.

The reports generated with CC-PORT™ 2.0 help teachers and administrators identify strengths and plan strategies to further support children's learning.

Major Benefits and Features:

• Easy-to-use CD-ROM software program for Windows 2000 and higher
• Cross-references the goals and objectives for The Creative Curriculum with the Head Start required domain elements and indicators to provide pre-formatted narrative and graphic reports
• Summarizes children's progress at the classroom, center, or program level
• Includes an illustrated and easy-to-follow software User's Guide
• Designed to be run on stand-alone Windows-based PCs (not intended for networks)
• Intended to be used with The Creative Curriculum Developmental Continuum Assessment Toolkit to provide a comprehensive and integrated assessment system
• Knowledgeable and helpful technical support:
  • 8 a.m.-8 p.m. ET phone support at 866-275-1867 
  • 24/7 tech support Web site

System Requirements:

• 166+ MHz PC processor
• Windows ME or higher
• 64MB of RAM
• CD-ROM drive
• 60 MB of free hard disk space
• Minimum SVGA 800x600+ monitor
• Internet Explorer 4.0 or Higher

Highly Recommended Specifications:

• CD-RW (for sharing large files)
• Internet Access (for downloading patches and consulting our CC-PORT™ tech support Web site)

Note: CC-PORT is not designed to run from a network server. However, you can save and share files through a network.

The license allows you to install this software on all the computers in a single building. Multi-site programs must purchase additional copies for each location where the software will be used.

Technical Support:

Are you looking for Technical Support for CC-PORT? If so, please visit our CC-PORT Tech Support page or call our Technical Support Team at 866-275-1867.

CreativeCurriculum.net: How It Works

Subscribing

CreativeCurriculum.net is sold as an annual subscription with no additional set-up fees. The annual fee is determined by the number of children in your program.

• Programs purchase licenses per child per year.
• When programs subscribe, an Account Manager at Teaching Strategies works with you to set up the account. Once the account is set, the primary contact in the program will recieve a username and password. Then, administrators and teachers set up their programs with sites (multi-site programs) and classes and determine unique user names and passwords for all users.
• Additional licenses are available for purchase as needed
• Space to store or archive children's records can be purchased separately.
• Licenses allow users to access the system 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year wherever there is access to the Internet.

Getting Started

• There's no special software to install, and the license ensures that users always have access to the most up-to-date technology at no additional cost.
• CreativeCurriculum.net can be used with PCs and Macs, but there are some very basic system requirements.
• There are no additional set-up fees.
• We strongly recommend that each program designate one staff member to be the primary point of contact for teachers at each site. This person will train and mentor other users, answer questions, and be the designated liaison if technical support is needed.

The Technology

CreativeCurriculum.net employs a hierarchical data structure of secure passwords and uses industry-standard SSL encryption to protect sensitive data. The system meets the rigorous security requirements of many of the nation's leading school systems, including the Department of Defense.

The CreativeCurriculum.net engine was developed in ColdFusion and is powered by Microsoft SQL Server. Data entered by teachers can be exported easily by administrators.

System Requirements

You can use CreativeCurriculum.net from any PC (Windows 98 or above) or Macintosh computer with an Internet connection.* The system works with the following:

• Internet Explorer 6.0 and above
• Netscape Navigator 6.0 and above
• AOL 6.0 and above
• Safari 1.0 and above

IMPORTANT:

• You must set your browser to accept cookies in order to use our system.
• You will also need Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download) to read and print optional versions of reports.
• We strongly encourage EVERY user to be registered with a valid e-mail address and update their contact information regularly.
• You must set your spam filter to accept e-mail from CreativeCurriculum.net and TeachingStrategies.com.

*Broadband Internet (DSL, Cable, T1) access is not required for every user. For most users, the system will work with dial-up access. However, administrators of large programs (more than 2,500 children) will need one broadband connection to prepare system-wide reports.