Quality MattersTM

K-12 Publisher QM Coordinator Training: QMC Role and Tools

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The QM Coordinator(QMC)

The QMC Role: What you need to know to manage your QM

implementation

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• Facilitate communication as the subscribing organization’s QM contact– Receive and disseminate information and resources– Facilitate contracts, invoices, agreements – Use QM tools to manage implementation

• Serve as local QM expert for implementation– Knows principles of QM, subscription contract terms

and processes, QM policies and practices– Introduce QM and serve as local expert

• Create and manage QM training plan• Manage course reviews

The Important Role of the QMC:

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QMCs Support QM Principles

QMCs are the key to ensuring every implementation of the QM toolset and process reflect QM as:

• A faculty-driven, peer review process that is…• Collaborative• Collegial• Continuous• Centered - in research literature

- around student learning

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QMC Selection

• The QMC should be the person most responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the program

• Can, and should, have more than one QMC to share the workload

• Submit Change of QMC form online to add or change the QMCs for an organization

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Your QM Tools

MyQM, CRMS, Professional Development Registration, Moodle,

QMC Website

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All Tools Accessible via MyQM

• www.qmprogram.org/MyQM– Your QM data and tool portal

• CRMS– Course Review Management System (fully automated)

• Professional Development Registration System– Access to register for QM training

• Professional Development Delivery Platform: Moodle• QMC Website– Access to documentation, webforms, & forums

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MyQM

• Secure online data portal to individual and institution-specific QM activity

• Subscribers Only• Log In – Pre-Assigned based on Email Address on file

with QM• Track individual (you) and subscribing organization:

– Courses submitted for review– Course reviewer activity– Training records– Subscription History– Document Library– Conference Registrations

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MyQM – Edit Your Profile

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MyQM – Individual Activity Report

• Course (Peer)Reviewer Application

• Record of MOU• Training Activity• Courses Submitted for

Review• Courses Reviewed• Conferences

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MyQM – All Individuals Report

QMC Report of All Individuals at Own Organization w/QM Activity – including Real-Time Training Reg’s.

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CRMS

• Course Review Management System– This is the automated tool that helps you manage both

unofficial (internal) and official reviews.– The CRMS provides access to all of the web-based Rubric

tools (Self-Review, multi-member unofficial reviews, and My Custom Reviews).

– Anyone may submit a course for official review.– Anyone who accesses the landing pages for a K-12

Publisher review will be able to view a sample of the Course Worksheet and the Reviewer Worksheet (containing the complete Rubric with Annotations)

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PD Registration System

• QMC can register faculty/staff or individuals can register on their own for professional development. Can do bulk or individual registrations– Bulk registrations for training sessions dedicated

to your group– Individual registrations bring up calendar for

course session selection • link to Register for Professional Development is also

on home page of QM public website

• MyQM accounts are required to register for training. Registrants will be prompted to search for existing account and will be able to create new account as part of registration

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MyQM – QMC Area

Link under My Tools takes you to protected site with information specifically for QMCs.

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QM Research Resources

• QM research initiatives are available @ http://www.qmprogram.org/research

• QM research library is available @ http://www.qmprogram.org/qmresources/research

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