We proudly introduce the Admin Dashboard, a centralized, user-friendly hub designed to elevate your role as a school district administrator. This tool simplifies data access and empowers you to make informed choices that enhance the educational experience across your district.
In This Article:
Part 1: What is the Admin Dashboard?
The Admin Dashboard provides school district administrators with a centralized hub for monitoring student and teacher activities. This tool helps you track key performance metrics, placement progress, teacher engagement, and student outcomes. With data visually broken down by school, teacher, and student, you can easily identify areas for improvement and enhance educational outcomes across your district.
Part 2: Key Features & Glossary 🔑
The dashboard consolidates essential data, allowing you to filter by curriculum, subjects, and schools for quick access to actionable insights.
Key Features:
Activity by School: Monitor the number of rostered sections, students, teachers, and key activities (e.g., lessons completed, active students).
Activity by Teacher: Access individual teacher data, such as sections taught, student performance, and adaptive sessions completed.
Student Insights: View detailed reports on student test scores, lesson activities, and progress.
Adaptive Practice Sessions: Monitor student engagement and progress through adaptive learning.
Glossary:
Active Teacher: Teachers who have taught or led lessons within the past 30 days.
Lessons Taught by Teachers: Teacher-led lessons where attendance is tracked or practices are completed.
Active Students: Students who have engaged with lessons in the past 30 days.
Watch the video below for a full Data Dashboard Walkthrough:
Part 3: What Reports Can I Download? 📄
The Admin Dashboard offers three types of reports, each catering to a specific phase of your implementation:
Placement Phase Reports: Provides comprehensive insights into the placement test phase. Delve into reports on teacher participation, completion rates, and percentage achievements.
Login Phase Reports: A crucial overview of teacher logins—focusing on those who logged in at least once, as well as those who logged in at least three times.
Activity Phase Reports: Focuses on user interactions, engagement metrics, and key performance indicators.
All reports you generate are securely stored under "Past Reports" so you can access them anytime or download them to your device.
Part 4: How Do I Access and Use the Reports?
Accessing the reports is a streamlined process:
Authentication: Log in to your Admin Dashboard. (If you don't have an admin account yet, reach out to support@chalktalk.com for access.)
Dashboard Navigation: Upon logging in, navigate to the "Admin Reports" section.
Report Selection: Choose the specific report type you require (Placement, Login, or Activity). You can filter by School to refine the data.
Download and Analysis: Download the report in a user-friendly PDF format to analyze or share with stakeholders.
Check out the video below to learn how to navigate to the reports above:
How to Use Each Report:
Placement Phase:
Goal: Ensure a majority of teachers administer the placement test.
How: Use the district-wide and school-wide reports to track completion percentages by subject and by teacher.
Login Phase:
Goal: Ensure that all teachers log in at least 3 times in the first two weeks.
How: Use the login reports to track the percentage of teachers who have logged in 1+ or 3+ times.
Activity Phase:
Goal: Ensure teachers are consistently meeting their activity goals (tied to your district's pacing guides).
How: Track teacher activity using this report to monitor alignment with instructional pacing.
Part 5: Best Practice: Using the Dashboard to Celebrate Teachers! 🎉
Your Admin Dashboard isn't just for tracking—it's for celebrating! 🥳 You can use the Activity by Teacher data to identify high performers and foster a culture of recognition.
Here's how:
Go to the Data Dashboard: Navigate to the “Data Dashboard” section.
Filter by Activity by Teacher: This shows you engagement and achievements. You can download this report using the button at the bottom left.
Sort and Highlight Success: Sort by key metrics like “Lessons Taught” or “Active Students” to identify your top-performing teachers.
Share the Success! Use this template to email your teachers and celebrate their achievements:
Email Template for Celebrating Teacher Success
Subject: Celebrating Success in the Classroom with ChalkTalk! 🎉
Dear [Teacher’s Name],
I wanted to take a moment to celebrate your fantastic work! According to our ChalkTalk Data Dashboard, you’ve made significant strides in [specific achievement, e.g., “engaging students in lessons” or “administering adaptive practice sessions”].
Your dedication to our students’ success is truly making a difference, and I encourage you to keep up the great work. We’re proud to have you as part of our team!
Keep shining, [Name]
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