Role of Teacher

Teachers use the TCM Learning Platform to plan, deliver, and assess instruction. Your primary tasks include:

Assigning courses and content
Using course materials
Reviewing student performance
Providing feedback and adjusting scores
Creating and managing student groups

Assigning Courses

In the TCM Learning Platform, Admins distribute licenses to school and classes. Teachers must assign courses to students for student data to flow to the appropriate reports. Use the following steps to assign courses:

1. Log in to the TCM Learning Platform. This landing page provides access to all content you have been licensed.

2. Click the checkbox in the upper right corner of the course(s) you’d like to assign. Selected course appear in the right Assign panel.

3. Complete any of the following actions to assign content:

a. Assign content to classes:

i. Select inside the "Assign to Class(es)" box.

ii. Click on a class from the list. You can assign content to multiple classes.

b. Assign content to groups:

i. Select within the "Assign to Group(s)" box.

ii. Click a group from the list. You can assign content to multiple classes.

c. Assign content to students:

i. Select within the "Assign to Student(s)" box.

ii. Click a student from the list. You can assign content to multiple classes.

4. Select the "Assign" button.

Assigning Content

All content within each course is “locked” from student view until it is assigned by a you. This includes both instructional and assessment content. To assign content to a student navigate to a course and complete the following actions to assign content:

1. Select a course from the Assign Content tab by clicking on the logo or Continue button (Learning Content > Assign Content).

2. Once in the course, click the Assign Activity button located in the upper right corner.

3. Select the content you’d like to assign by clicking on the checkboxes in the table of contents on the left. Note, selecting a checkbox that has nested content will assign ALL content within that section. This enables teachers to assign whole lessons or series with 1 click. Additionally, teacher only content like Lesson Plans and PPTs cannot be viewed by students even if assigned.

4. Once you’ve selected content to assign, continue to Step 2 in the middle of the screen. Here you can assign the selected content to a class, group, or students.

5. You may choose to set a Due Date after which students will not have access to the content. You may also leave the Due Date field empty and leave the content available to students for the remainder of their license.

6. Click Save. Students will see this assigned content in their course table of contents. They will also see any assigned assessments on the student homepage.

Using Course Materials

Courses on the TCM Learning Platform contain a mixture of assessments, PDFs, and PowerPoints. All content must be assigned to students for them to access. PDFs and PowerPoints open in a document reader that contains a variety of tools including:

Text-to-speech: read the whole page aloud or highlight portions of text to have it read aloud.
Annotations: underline, highlight, add text, and other freehand tools allow teachers and students to add markup to the PDF. Markup is specific to each user and once created will persist from session to session. These options are found in the tool bar directly above the PDF.
Zoom In/Out: resize any document with the – and + buttons in the tool bar. This can be especially helpful when projecting pages.
Download/Print Options: These options are accessible in the hamburger menu in the upper left portion of the tool bar. Select Print and save as a PDF to preserve any markup within the document. Select Download to download a clean source file with no markup. All student facing PDFs contain fillable fields to support student offline usage.
Search: a search feature in the upper right portion of the tool bar allows you to search within the document.

Reviewing Student Performance

As students complete assigned assessments, real-time performance data populates in a variety of reports. These reports can be accessed in from the left navigation Reports > Performance:

Assessment Performance: The Assessment Performance Report shows class performance data on individual assessments. Helpful red-yellow-green color coding helps teachers and administrators quickly analyze data and determine student comprehension by question and associated standard. To view data:

1. Select the timeframe, class, course, and assessment you’d like to review.

2. Hover over the green/yellow/red graph items to reveal more detailed information about performance.

3. Hover over the information icon next to each question to reveal more information about each item.

Course Performance: The Course Performance Report shows a quick summary of how students in a class have performed across the assessments in a course. Helpful red-yellow-green color coding can show progress over time as students move through the intervention schedule. To view data:

1. Select the timeframe, class, course, and assessment you’d like to review.

2. This data can be downloaded by clicking the Download button near the filtering options.

Class Summary Report: The Class Summary Report shows the average of how students have performance on course assessments by class. There is also an overall course average by class. This view of the performance data can be helpful for administrators or teachers administering intervention across several classes. To view data:

1. Select the timeframe and class you’d like to review.

2. This data can be downloaded by clicking the Download

3. Clicking on an assessment will open up the Assessment Performance report for that assessment. Click your browser back button to return the Class Summary Report.

Student Summary Report: The Student Summary Report shows the average of how students have performance on course assessments by individual students. There is also an overall course average for each student. To view data:

1. Select the timeframe and class you’d like to review.

2. This data can be downloaded by clicking the Download button

3. Clicking on an assessment will open up the Assessment Performance report for that assessment. Click your browser back button to return the Student Summary Report.

Standards Performance: The Standards Performance Report shows how individual students have performed across all completed assessments by standard. This is helpful to see student progress toward standards mastery or where gaps may still exist. To view data:

1. Select the timeframe, class, course, and standards you’d like to review.

2. This data can be downloaded by clicking the Download button near the filtering options.

Performance Feedback and Adjustments: All assessments in the TCM Learning Platform are autoscored to provide teachers and students with real-time performance data. You also have the option to provide individual student feedback on assessments or to adjust individual item results. Use the following steps to provide individual student feedback/adjustments:

1. From the TCM Learning Platform homepage, select Assessment > Manage Evaluation from the left navigation.

2. Click on the Evaluated tab. To easily find an assessment, use the search or filters provided.

3. Select an assessment. This opens general details about this assigned assessment. Click on Completed Evaluation in the left navigation.

4. Select Evaluate for the assessment you’d like to review. This opens the assessment in a format that shows the full item, the student’s response/result, and any associated scoring.

5. There is a Feedback box below each question where you can provide feedback specific to that individual student. The Score box above the Feedback box is also editable at your discretion.

6. Scroll to the bottom and Save as Draft for future review or Submit to provide feedback/adjustments to the student.

7. Use the Exit button in the upper right to return to the Manage Evaluation section of the platform.

Managing Classes and Creating Groups

The TCM Learning Platform integrates with district rostering systems. In most cases, your school, classes, and students will be created and managed through this process. While teachers have access to Manage Classes and Manage Students, it is recommended you work with your school or district admin to make changes.

Teachers can also create and manage Groups. This can be helpful to support students with like needs within a single class. For example, Group A can be created with students who would benefit from extension activities. When assigning extension activities, simply assign them to Group A rather than several individual students. Use the following steps to create groups:

1. From the TCM Learning Platform homepage, select Roster > Manage Groups from the left navigation.

2. If you have already created groups, you will see them here. View, manage, or edit an existing group by clicking on the group name.

3. Use the Add Group button in the upper right to create a new group.

4. Give the group a name, select the class for which this group will be associated, and use the arrows to add or remove students to this new group.

5. Click Save and your new group will appear when assigning content or filtering reports.