Instructions
The first page you will see when you access the Start Here website is the login page. If this is your first time using Start Here, click on the Register link at the lower left corner of your screen.
Fill in the registration information and select the Register button at the bottom of the page.
Once you are registered and logged in, you may use the green plus sign to add teachers, or select a teacher you already added from the drop down menu.
Once a teacher has been created and selected, you may begin entering information about your classroom walk-through, including the observation number (no. 1 if this is your first visit), the school name, subject grade level, date, number of students and paraprofessionals in the room.
There are a number of observation modules in start here. the Strategies module is shown here. Select either a blank, a zero, a one or a two to evaluate each strategy.
Other modules include Environment, Content, Assessment, ELL strategies, Technology and Taxonomy. . . .
There is a section for general note taking, and a time module to measure time management.
You can add and delete teachers, view charts and change email and password settings
When you enter data into Start Here on your handheld device, the data is instantly saved to the server, where it can be retrieved from a computer or other device with a web browser. The charting feature is automatic,
And the charts can be printed from your computer, for one teacher, or for an average of all teachers. This information is useful to give the administrator a snapshot of what is happening in the classroom, and if specific strategies are being implemented as planned.
For a detailed view please access the Operations Manual or watch the Video.