Can teachers create goals for students?

Can teachers create goals for students?

Yes, teachers can create goals for individual students, for a small group, or for their entire class.  

1. Navigate to the Goal Tracker Tab and use the filters on the left-hand side to narrow down the students you wish to view.


2. Check the box to the left of each student name you would like to create a goal for then click Create Goal:


3. There are 5 questions to answer:

  • What exactly do you want to accomplish?

  • How will you know you met your goal?

  • How will you meet your goal?

  • Is the goal reachable?

  • When will you reach your goal?


4. Once you've entered all information, click Let's Go to assign this goal to the selected students.


5. Once created, you'll see a blue notification at the bottom that the goals were successfully created for the number of selected students and the goals will automatically appear on the Goal Tracking page.



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