Skill Assignments

The Skill Assignments feature empowers teachers and site administrators to guide student learning. This feature addresses diverse instructional needs with two distinct paths: Assign a Skill or Assign a Skill Pathway.

While students should still engage with their Suggested Skills, this feature provides the flexibility for teachers to assign specific skills or pathways based on their unique insights into student learning.

Watch the video below for complete details.

Assigning Skills

The Assign button is accessible from multiple pages: Skills Page, Skill Resource, and Unit View.

Click Assign to create an assignment. An informational pop-up will appear, providing teachers with the option to Assign a Skill or Assign a Skill Pathway. 

Assign a Skill or Assign a Skill Pathway

Assigning a skill or a Pathway follows the same steps, with the initial selection being the key difference. Teachers can use Assign a Skill to quickly create focused assignments on specific skills, ideal for aligning with daily objectives. Assign a Skill Pathway; however, lets teachers design a clear sequence of foundational skills that lead to the desired target skill.

How to Assign a Skill or Skill Pathway:

1. Select the Skill: Navigate to the Skill List, Unit View, or Skill Resources section and choose the specific skill you want to assign.
2. Click Assign:
   
    

• • • Select Assign a Skill or Assign a Skill Pathway.
    • An informational pop-up will appear, providing teachers with more information on How Student Groups Work. Teachers can decide whether to assign the skill to individual students, a group, or the entire class. The following readiness groups will be available for group selection: On Track, Paving the Way, and Already Passed.
      • • On track: Students have completed all essential support skills and are prepared for the target skill. They will only be assigned the target skill.
        • Paving the Way: Students have not completed all essential support skills, but can still receive the target skill. They will be assigned both the missing essential support skills and the target skill.
        • Already Passed: These students have already passed the target skill. You may choose to assign it again for review or reinforcement.

When you assign a skill, it will be assigned to the selected students regardless of the groups they’re in. This information is provided to help you make an informed choice about the skill you’re assigning.

3. Enter a name for Skill Assignment: Once you make your selection, enter a name for the skill assignment (ex., Homework, pop quiz, etc.).

4. Assign the Skill:

• Select students for the assignment.
• Set the start and end dates for the assignment.
• Click preview to review the assignment details. Once finalized, click Assign.

When should I use Assign a Skill?

• Exit Slips: Assign a skill right after a lesson to check students' understanding of the material covered that day.
• Pre-Learning Activities: Prepare students for upcoming lessons by assigning a skill they’ll need to know beforehand.
• Reinforcement and Review: Provide additional practice for students, such as homework or extra support for skills they’re struggling with.

When should I use Assign a Skill Pathway?

• Scaffolding: Help students build a strong foundation by guiding them through prerequisite skills before tackling a more advanced skill.
• Skill Progression: Assign a pathway to ensure students follow a logical sequence of related skills, promoting deeper understanding.
• Long-Term Learning Plans: Use this feature for ongoing instructional goals that require students to progress through multiple interconnected skills over time.

Monitoring Progress

To track assignments, go to the Monitor tab and select Assignments. This will display a complete list of all your assignments.

Monitoring Target Skill Progress

When only a single skill is assigned, the monitor page displays the Target Skill's progress and status. If the student completed the assignment, you will see their skill challenge scores.

Monitoring Skill Pathway Assignment

After selecting an assignment, you will be able to view detailed data, including students’ progress within the assignment and their skill challenge scores.

   

A few things to note:

• Clicking on the boxes below Target or Support skills will display a list of students in each category.
• Clicking View Not Included Students opens a pop-up displaying information about the students who were not included in the assignment.

Editing and Deleting Assignments

• Editing an Assignment: From the Assignments page, assignment owners can edit the assignment name and assignment due dates.

• Deleting an Assignment: Assignment owners can delete an assignment by clicking the trash icon.

Student View

Students can view their assignments directly from their homepage. To learn more about the student view, please reference the Students Skill Assignments article.