New Trainers: Platform Practice

Rebecca Baker Updated by Rebecca Baker

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Log into your Progress Learning demo account
  1. Navigate to https://app.progresslearning.com/
  • Use the login credentials provided by your manager.
Create a Class
  1. Click here for instructions.

Class Name

Students

Subjects

Your last name - 1st Grade

Example: Baker - 1st Grade

Select ten 1st grade students with your last name.

1st Grade ELA

Your last name - 3rd Grade

Example: Baker - 3rd Grade

Select ten 3rd grade students with your last name.

Ensure Liftoff is enabled for all of your students. Use this article for instructions.

3rd Grade Science

Your last name - 7th Grade Math

Example: Baker - 7th Grade Math

Select the ten 8th grade students with your last name.

8th Grade Mathematics

Create an Assignment and Assessments
  1. In the Assessment/Assignment Center, click Assignment Builder.

1st Grade English Assignment

Type

Group Assignment

Name of Assignment/Subject

Your last name - 1st Grade Reading Assignment

Example: Baker - 1st Grade Reading Assignment

Subject: 1st Grade Reading

What to include

Content:

  • 10 Practice Questions
  • 1 Video Lesson

Settings

Start Date: Today's Date

End Date: 1 month from today

Number of Attempts: 2

What Class Do I Assign it to?

Your last name - 1st Grade English

Help Center Resource

How do I Create Group Assignments?

  1. In the Assessment/Assignment Center, click Assessment Builder.

3rd Grade Science Assessment

Type

Assessment

Name of Assignment/Subject

Your last name - 3rd Grade Science Assessment

Example: Baker - 3rd Grade Science Assessment

Subject: 3rd Grade Science

What to include

Content:

  • I Will Select the Questions
  • Questions: 1 Domain/2 Standards/5 questions from each
  • 1 Constructed Response

Settings:

  • Share Assessment: Yes
  • Allow students to view item results in detail: View questions and answers
  • Display questions in random order: No

Settings

Start Date: Today's Date

End Date: 1 month from today

Number of Attempts: 1

What Class Do I Assign it to?

Your last name - 3rd Grade Science

Help Center Resource

How do I create an assessment?

  1. In the Assessment/Assignment Center, click Assessment Builder.

7th Grade Math Assessment

Type

Assessment

Name of Assignment/Subject

Your last name - 7th Grade Math Assessment

Example: Baker - 7th Grade Math Assessment

Subject: 7th Grade Mathematics

What to include

Content:

  • Question Quick Pick
  • Large Size

Settings:

  • Share Assessment: Yes
  • Allow students to view item results in detail: View questions and answers
  • Display questions in random order: No

Settings

Start Date: Today's Date

End Date: 1 month from today

Number of Attempts: 1

What Class Do I Assign it to?

Your last name - 7th Grade Math

Help Center Resource

How do I create an assessment?

Log in as a Student and Complete Assignments

  1. Log in as 10 of the 1st grade students to whom you assigned the assignment. Complete the assignment. For one of the students, complete the assignment twice.
  2. Log in as 10 of the 3rd grade students to who you assigned the assessment. Complete the assessment.
  3. Log in as 10 of the 7th grade students to who you assigned the assessment. Complete the assessment.

Log in as a student

  1. Click Home from the menu options on the side.
  2. Click the class name that you created.
  3. Select STUDENT from the side menu. Click Login next to a student to whom you assigned the assessment.
Complete the Assignment as a 1st Grade Student
  1. From your student's Home page, click on Assignment. click Begin next to the assessment that you assigned.
  2. Complete the assessment using these tips. Click Submit. For one of the students, complete the assignment twice.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all students in your class.
Review Graded Work and My Study Plan
  1. Log in as one of your 1st grade students.
  2. From your student's Home Page, click English on the left side of the screen. This is the student's Study Plan. Students can review how many galaxy stars they have in each standard. This indicator shows students what they are mastering vs what they need to work on.
  3. Click on any standard to begin practice. Complete at least one activity for one standard.
  1. On the student's Home Page, review the following options on the right:
    1. Galaxy Stars: how many galaxy stars the student has earned
    2. Rockets: view which rockets the student has earned
    3. Blasters: view which blasters the student has earned
    4. Leaderboard
    5. My Stats: view question and time stats
    6. Graded Work: shows students all of their completed assessments and assignments along with the score and how many galaxy stars they earned.
  2. Click Return to your account to return back to your teacher dashboard.
Complete the Assessment as a 3rd Grade Student
  1. From your student's Home page, click on Assignment. click Begin next to the assessment that you assigned.
  2. Complete the assessment using these tips. Click Submit.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all students in your class.
Review My Study Plan and Graded Work
  1. From one of your 3rd grade student's Home Page, click My Study Plan. The Study Plan shows students all of the state standards that they are required to work on for each subject. The Study Plan allows students to practice a variety of activities - videos (LEARN) and practice questions (PRACTICE) based on the standard they’ve selected. They can track their progress using the Galaxy Stars.
  2. Select 3rd Grade Science. Complete at least one video (LEARN) activity and at least one practice (PRACTICE) activity for a standard.
  3. From your student's Home Page, click Graded Work. The graded work tab will show them all of their completed assessments and assignments along with the score. The results will show how they did in all of the standards assigned in the assessment or assignment as well as all of the standards that they have scored less than 80% on and give them a chance to watch videos, work on vocabulary, and answer practice questions in their areas of focus.
  4. Review the overall score, how many galaxy stars were earned, and toggle Practice Needed, Scores by Domain, and Scores by Standard.
  1. Click Liftoff. Complete 2 strands in math/reading. Please see the end of this article for more details.
  2. Click Return to your account to return back to your teacher dashboard.
Complete the Assessment as a 7th Grade Student
  1. Log in as one of your 7th grade students.
  2. Complete the assessment using these tips. Click Submit.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all students in your class.
Review My Study Plan and Graded Work
  1. From one of your 7th grade student's Home Page Page, click Study Plan. The Study Plan shows students all of the state standards that they are required to work on for each subject. The Study Plan allows students to practice a variety of activities - videos and practice questions based on the standard they’ve selected. They can track their progress with the Dot Rank and Star Progress columns.
  2. Select 7th Grade Math. Next to any standard practice, complete at least one video activity and at least one question activity.
  1. From your student's Home Page, click Graded Work. The graded work tab will show them all of their completed assessments and assignments along with the score. The results will show them how they did in all of the standards assigned in the assessment or assignment as well as all of the standards that they have scored less than 80% on and give them a chance to watch videos, work on vocabulary, and answer practice questions in their areas of focus.
  2. Click the View next to an assignment. Review the overall score, how many tokens were earned, and toggle Practice Needed, Scores by Domain, and Scores by Standard.
  1. Click Return to your account to return back to your teacher dashboard.

Return Back to your Teacher Dashboard

Assessment Results/Remediation
  1. In the Assessment/Assignment Center, click My Assignments.
  2. Next to the name of the assessment you took, click on the Results number in the Results column. Review assessment results as outlined in this article.
  3. Assign remediation to your students using this article for reference.
View Reports
  1. Pull each of the reports outlined in this article. Become an expert on what/where data will be displayed.
Instructional Resources
  1. Click Instructional Resources from the menu options on the side. This is where teachers can come to use materials to incorporate into their daily instruction: projector and printable activities
    1. Click on any subject
    2. Click Bell Ringer
    3. Click new Bell Ringer
    4. Select a Question Type from the drop-down
    5. Select a domain from the drop-down
    6. Select a standard using the checkboxes and click Load Questions
    7. Click Display Question - this allows teachers to use their projector or virtually share a warm-up or bell ringer with the class.

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