Learning Standard Categories

Purpose:

To add, edit and view Learning Standard Categories. These are the categories used to group Learning Standards.  **The default categories for Common Core State Standards should never be edited, if your district has district specific categories that need to be edited, that can be done here.

Directions:

Log into the Admin at {YourDistirct}.schooldata.net/admin/ with your SchoolData.net username and password.

• navigate to the Classroom Admin category >> Learning Standards >> Learning Standard Categories (Element Table)
• For more information on navigating in the Admin read this article.  
• some of the information contained in the element table includes:
• Id 
• Learning Standard Category
• Learning Standard Category Description
• Parent Learning Standard Category (and Id)
• Learning Standard Framework (and Id)
• Learning Standard Category Type (and Id)
• Learning Standard Category Is Active
• Learning Standard Category Ordinal
• add or Edit the information in a web form or via a .csv upload file
• For more information on navigating the Element Table read this article.

Web Form:

The web form is best used for small changes, or one or two additions.

• enter the Learning Standard Category
• this should be the name of the Learning Standard Category, the category helps to organize the learning standards
• enter the Learning Standard Category Description (optional)
• a description of the category
• e.g. the Learning Standard Category Description for the Learning Stand Category 'Geography' could be 'The student uses a spatial perspective to make reasoned decisions by applying the concepts of location, region, and movement and demonstrating knowledge of how geographic features and human cultures impact environments.'
• search for and select the Parent Learning Standard Category (optional)
• this allows for the nesting of learning standard categories, the parent being the category top category, while the learning standard that has a parent would come second to the parent
• select the Learning Standard Framework 
• the overall framework for the learning standards, the default being 'Common Core State Standards' but district specific standards can be added
• e.g. 'VPS, Grades K to 5, Report Card Standards'
• select the Learning Standard Category Type (optional)
• this can be ignored
• select the option for Learning Standard Category Is Active (optional, defaults to 'True')
• enter the Learning Standard Category Ordinal (optional)
• this can be utilized to order the Categories on the Report Card

CSV Upload:

The .csv upload is best used for multiple changes or additions.

What you'll need:

• Learning Standard Category Id
• this can be found in the Admin - Classroom Admin >> Learning Standards >> Learning Standard Categories
• Learning Standard Framework Id
• this can be found in the Admin - Classroom Admin >> Learning Standards >> Learning Standard Frameworks

Directions:

1. click the table actions button at the bottom of the window
2. select 'download CSV template...' It will be named "TemplateForTable-LearningStandardCategories-[current date].csv".
3. open the template in Excel. Leave the header row in tact.
4. for each Learning Standard Category, enter the following information row by row, starting with the second row (note some fields are optional):
   • Learning Standard Category (says it's optional, but it's not)
   • Learning Standard Description (optional)
   • Parent Learning Standard Category Id (optional)
   • Learning Standard Framework Id
   • Learning Standard Category Type Id (optional, and should be ingored)
   • Learning Standard Category Is Active (optional - defaults to 'True')
   • Learning Standard Category Ordinal (optional)
5. save the template as a csv file again
6. return to Homeroom Admin and select table actions, then upload.csv
7. select the template you modified, and optionally give the file a label.
8. click Upload