Welcome
PowerTeacher Pro Training for Chesterfield County School District
This purpose of this website is to help you (teachers):
setup your gradebook correctly
customize your gradebook to reduce time spent on grading tasks
understand how to enter grades
know how to enter comments for assignments and final grades
finalize and verify end of term grades
Your time is valuable! Thanks for investing some of it to learn how to effectively use your PowerTeacher Pro gradebook. Use the navigational buttons on pages to follow along the 2 available learning paths (Grades K-1 and Grades 2-12).
After you have completed the learning path needed for your current teaching assignment, access this website anytime you need a refresher! You can choose which topics you wish to review by using the dropdown menus on the menu bar at the top of each page.
And make sure to visit the Bonus Points page for tips and tricks! Now, scroll down and let's get started!
Grades K-1
Kindergarten and first grade students work to master state standards which are assessed and reported quarterly using standards checklists.
New to PowerTeacher Pro or need a refresher? Helpful information about accessing and navigating PowerTeacher Pro can be found below.
Got accessing and navigating PowerTeacher Pro covered? CLICK HERE to fast forward past the basics to setting up standards-based grading.
Grades 2-12
Second through twelfth graders receive quarterly grades calculated using traditional grade setups.
New to PowerTeacher Pro or need a refresher? Helpful information about accessing and navigating PowerTeacher Pro can be found below.
Got accessing and navigating PowerTeacher Pro covered? CLICK HERE to fast forward past the basics to setting up traditional grading.
PowerTeacher Pro Basics
Resources below are helpful to teachers new teachers to PowerTeacher Pro and teachers needing a refresher. Topics covered:
How to login PowerTeacher Pro
Identify the basic parts of the PowerTeacher Pro interface
How to change classes and terms in PowerTeacher Pro
If you'd like, CLICK HERE to download the start screen of PowerTeacher Pro for note taking.
Accessing PowerTeacher Pro
How to Login PowerTeacher Pro:
Your school administrator can provide your PowerTeacher credentials.
Best practice is to log in the ClassLink single sign-on app (https://launchpad.classlink.com/chesterfield) using your computer login credentials and then launching the PowerTeacher app. Save your PowerTeacher Pro credentials in the secure ClassLink password locker so you can access all your apps and safely store the passwords in one place!
You can also access the PowerTeacher portal using the URL (https://chesterfieldsc.powerschool.com/teachers/pw.html) or clicking the PowerTeacher link under Staff on our district website. Please don't save your credentials in the internet browser.
Watch Stephanie Olson Manly's PowerTeacher Pro introduction video (3:25) below to learn how to access and navigate PowerTeacher Pro. Disregard Stephanie's contact information at the end of the video. You can contact your school's administrator or PowerTeacher Pro liaison.
PowerTeacher Pro Help
Clicking the PowerTeacher Pro help icon provides quick access to answer your "how do I" and "where do I" questions as well as what's new in the latest version release.
