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Learning: Log Observations
Learn how to log Learning Observations and share with parents
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Written by Sabrina. Updated over a week ago

Learning observations can easily be logged for a student from the Lesson Plan itself or by going through the general Add Activity flow.

Observations are a way for educators to log student observations to track progress toward specific developmental skills on the app and follow a set of state standards or learning frameworks!

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Log Observations via a Lesson Plan

  1. Log in to your account on the app

  2. Use the Room drop-down menu at the top of the page to view the appropriate room

  3. Click the Learning icon on the bottom toolbar
    💡If a Lesson Plan is assigned to that room for a specific week, it will be visible here. If nothing is visible, the room and week have no assigned Lesson Plan and this must be assigned from the web before an observation can be logged in this manner.

  4. Click the applicable Learning Activity in the Lesson Plan

  5. Click Log observation

  6. Select the student(s)

  7. Click Next

  8. Click the cogwheel in the top-right corner

  9. Confirm the appropriate framework is selected or select if not

  10. Update the Time if needed

  11. Click the + sign next to Milestones
    💡Milestones are associated with your preferred learning framework and are used to easily track student progress on their developmental goals!

    1. Select the appropriate milestones for the student(s)

    2. Track Progress on the milestone by clicking the + sign next to a student's name and selecting the appropriate option

    3. Click Record Progress

  12. Check or un-check the Staff Only box
    💡Learn more about this option and sharing observations with parents below

  13. Add an optional Note

  14. Add an optional photo by clicking the camera icon and taking a picture or selecting from your library

  15. Click Log Observation

Log Observations via the Activity Flow

  1. Log in to your account on the app

  2. Use the Room drop-down menu at the top of the page to view the appropriate room

  3. Click the Add Activity icon on the bottom toolbar

  4. Select Observation

  5. Select the student(s)

  6. Click Next

  7. Click the cogwheel in the top-right corner

  8. Confirm the EEL Skill Continuum framework is selected or select if not

  9. Update the Time if needed

  10. Click the + sign next to Milestones to log specific skills achieved

    1. Select the skill category

    2. Click the + sign next to the student to indicate their specific progress

    3. Select their specific progress level

    4. Repeat these steps if logging an observation for multiple students

    5. When finished, click Record Progress

    6. Repeat these steps to track progress for multiple skills related to an activity

  11. Check or un-check the Staff Only box
    💡Learn more about this option and sharing observations with parents below

  12. Add an optional Note

  13. Add an optional photo by clicking the camera icon and taking a picture or selecting from your library

  14. Click Log Observation

Share Observations with Parents

Similar to logging activities, administrators and staff can log observations as Staff Only or allow them to be visible to parents. To allow parents to view the observations, the Staff Only checkbox should be unselected. When the Staff Only checkbox is selected, the observations will be visible only to administrators and staff and will not be visible to parents. Administrators can bulk approve staff-only posts through the Room Feed on the web.

Our platform also offers several Learning Reports that can be printed to share with parents as well!

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