Curriculum Tags and Proficiency Scales

• How can I add Curriculum Tags to my classes?

  Curriculum Tags allow educators to categorize and manage students' work in ways that align with structured goals and standards. SpacesEDU allows you to select from all the pre-defined sets of standards in the Common Standards Project, and it's easy to create your own custom sets, too. To begin using Curriculum Tags, you'll need to select a set of standards that you're working with. There are two ways you can do this from your Teacher account: If you *Some readers

• How do I work with Curriculum Tags?

  After you've selected a set of curriculum tags (or more than one), it's easy to jump in and start tagging your students' work. First, you'll need to identify which tags you want to focus on from the sets of tags you've selected. Within the Pinned Tags panel on the right-hand side: Click the Select Pinned Tags button if you haven't selected any pinned tags yet, or click the + button if yoSome readers

• Can I add custom sets of Curriculum Tags?

  Adding your Own Tags If you can't find the set of standards that you'd like to use with your class, or if you have your own unique curriculum tags you'd like to add, not to worry! Curriculum Tags in SpacesEDU are retrieved from the Common Standards Project, and this open platform allows anyone to add new sets of standards. SpacesEDU Pro Schools / Districts: For districts and schools licensing SpacesEDU Pro, we can assist with adding custom stanFew readers

• Can Curriculum Tags be added to Activities?

  Yes! You can include Curriculum Tags as part of your Activities, and have them applied to your students' submissions. This is a great way to streamline the organization of your Spaces around the learning outcomes you want to prioritize. If you publish an activity submission as a post, the tags will automatically be applied to the posts as well. Tagging activities To get started, click on the Activities tab for any class in your Teacher account. You can either: Click the Create buFew readers

• How do I use Proficiency Scales?

  Using Proficiency Scales Proficiency Scales allow teachers to assess students' level of achievement for each learning goal. Can't see Proficiency Scales or the Assessment tab in your class? Click on your class name at the top left of your screen, and ensure that both Curriculum Tags and Proficiency Scales are turned ON. All features within the Assessment tab section require proficiency scales to be enabled. With Proficiency Scales OFF, this tab is hidden. Before usingSome readers

Class Activities

• Can I submit an activity on behalf of a student?

  Submitting on behalf of students While students often submit activities themselves, there may be scenarios where a teacher will want to submit an activity on a student’s behalf. To submit an activity on behalf of a student: Open the Activities tab Click the activity you wish to submit Select a student you wish to submit on behalf of ​​![When submitting an activity on behalf of a student, a banner will appear at the top of your screen displaying the student's name](https:Few readers

• How can I create and assign activities?

  SpacesEDU allows teachers to easily create activities with custom multimedia instructions, due dates, and curriculum connections. Activities send notifications to students and families of upcoming due dates, while supporting educators with tracking submissions and sharing personalized feedback. Creating New Activities To create a new activity: Open a Class or Space within a Class Click the Create button at the bottom right Select Activity Click New Activity This wilSome readers

• How do I review student activity submissions?

  Reviewing activity submissions Once students have begun to submit their activities, teachers can add comments and assess proficiency levels. Teachers will receive a notification when a student has completed an activity (with notifications delayed and grouped together at the end of each hour). Now it's time to review each submission and add feedback! To begin reviewing submissions: Open the Activities tab and click on the activity you wish to review. *Depending on the statuFew readers

• How can I post student activity submissions to a space?

  Student activity submissions will appear in the Activities section. They will initially only be visible to you, the teacher, and to the student that submitted them, allowing you to provide formative feedback in a confidential forum, or request resubmission if necessary. Note: Even if an activity is past due, students can still submit responses. Submissions made after the due date will be flagged as late. Once all submissions have been reviewed and you're ready to fully close the activity, itFew readers

• Can students unsubmit an activity?

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• How do I assess and track proficiency levels for Activities?

  By using Curriculum Tags and Proficiency Scales in conjunction with Activities, teachers can easily track student achievement across all of their curricular goals! Teachers with SpacesEDU Pro also have access to a dedicated Proficiency Report for each activity. There are a few preparatory steps to get started: First, you’ll need to add some curriculum tags to your class, if you haven’t already YouFew readers

• How can I share activities with students?

  Activity Sharing Once you have created a Class Activity, there are a few options to make that post easily accessible for your students. Students can access and complete their activities by simply logging in to SpacesEDU, and clicking on the **Activities **tab within your class. As a teacher, you can also click on the **Share **button on any activity in your account: ![Share button screenshot](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/7/3/c/e/73cedb42449e6800/image_wbkfrl.pFew readers

Reporting and GrowthBook

• What is a Reporting Space?

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• How do I add to a Reporting Space?

  Reporting Spaces make it easy to copy posts and activity submissions from any space within your class into one place, alongside an overall summary and individualized comments for each student. Want to learn more about what Reporting Spaces are first, and how to get access to them? [Click here](https://help.spacesedu.com/en/articles/6561642-whatSome readers

• How do I use the Reporting Space?

  Reporting Space Now that you have started adding content to your Reporting Space, how can you use this content effectively? The Reporting Space is a highly flexible optional add-on for SpacesEDU Pro. Our goal is to help support individual teachers' diverse methods of documenting learning, assessing mastery, and communicating with families. The Reporting Space allows: [Curated selection of posts]Popular

• Why is the Reporting Space locked for editing?

  In some classes, more than one co-teacher might be working on the reporting space at the same time. To prevent collisions between updates from different teachers: When a teacher is editing the reporting space for an individual student, this blocks other teachers from making changes to the report for that student When a teacher is editing the Reporting Space Settings, for example to add or remove Areas of Learning, this blocks other teachers from making changes to the report foFew readers

• How do attendance imports work?

  SpacesEDU Pro allows administrators to import attendance data from a student information system, which is then displayed in the Reporting Space. This information can be imported manually from an administrator account, or on a scheduled basis by uploading CSV files to our SFTP site. Attendance Imports For the full details and sample files, consuFew readers

• How can administrators review Reporting Spaces?

  This article outlines the process for administrators to review students' reporting spaces and mark them as reviewed within SpacesEDU. This feature helps align with schools' reporting requirements and streamlines the approval process for year-end reporting. Enabling and Accessing Formal Admin Review The Formal Admin Review option is only available to districts licensing SpacesEDU Pro with Reporting The option must also first be turned ON at the district level by the SpacesEDU support teamFew readers

• What is a Proficiency Report?

  The Proficiency Report SpacesEDU Pro licensed schools and districts can access a dedicated Proficiency Report. Teachers can find this report on the right side of the Class Feed. In the proficiency report table, teachers can see each curriculum tag that has been applied to posts in the feed, and the proficiency levels assigned for eFew readers

• What is the Growthbook?

  A gradebook is an indispensable tool for educators to record and monitor students' academic progress throughout a course or school year. SpacesEDU's GrowthBook is our standards-based gradebook designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of teachers' assessment methods. To get started with GrowthBook, click the Assessment tab at the top of any class, then click Growthbook. ![Screenshot of the Assessment tab](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/4d83bc03cf51a800/aeFew readers