📌 Future Ready Skills (Educator) V2

Here, you will learn how to navigate the future-ready skills as an educator. 

A list of Future Ready Skills may be found by navigating the left-hand menu.  There are ten (10) default skills to select from: Collaborative Teammate, Community Contributor, Complex Thinker, Conscientious Worker, Creative Innovator, Effective Communicator, Quality Producer, Responsible Decision Maker, Self-Directed Learner, and Strategic Problem-Solver. NOTE: The district may customize skills. Each skill contains five (5) activities for the student to complete: Take the Self-Reflection, Submit New Evidence, Request Feedback, Review Activities, Set Goals, and Review Activities.

Skills 

Activities

Take the Self-Reflection 

Choose at least one indicator for each Skill and determine the amount of evidence they could provide from their school and personal life to support the indicator level chosen. Add supporting evidence and choose their overall skill level.

1. Indicators - This is a list of survey questions with a drop-down menu of answer choices: Little or No Evidence, Some Evidence, or Ample Evidence.

2. Supporting Evidence - List any activities, projects, experiences, or accomplishments that are examples of the evidence levels indicated.

3. Overall Skill Level - Rate their overall skill level as Novice, Developing, Proficient, or Exemplary.

4. Click Submit. 

Submit New Evidence 

To allow students to submit evidence of their accomplishment or implementation of one of the Skills. The evidence should provide compelling support for the indicator(s) and be clear, detailed, and varied in nature.  

1. Details - Include the Evidence Name, a Description, and an optional URL link.

2. Skill Level - Rate their skill level as Novice, Developing, Proficient, or Exemplary.

3. Indicators - This feature lets you select indicators that highlight the skills associated with the chosen evidence. 

4. Click Submit. 

Request Feedback 

Students are encouraged to submit requests for feedback on skills they have been working on from others who are in a position to provide meaningful feedback, such as parents, coaches, teachers, relatives, or employers. This is a formal communication. Students should use a professional tone and style when making their requests.

1. Click the blue "Create Request" button in the top-right corner.

2. Type the Name of whom they request evidence, their Email Address, and a short Email Message. Select the Requested Person Relation (Self, Parent/Guardian, Teacher/Other) and click the blue Send E-Mail button.

3. A letter will be sent similar to the one below.

4. The Feedback Request Screen shows a list of requests made (name sent to, date sent, email address. The submission request expires after seven (7) days. If the recipient has not responded (NO), the resend request button will be available. 

5. If the message has expired, the submitter will receive the message “This submission request has expired.” The form can only be submitted by the recipient once.

6. Set Goals  

Students are encouraged to reflect on their skills and set a goal near the beginning of the year, but can set as many goals as often as they would like. Select at least one indicator and provide a comment that describes your actions.

• Indicators: Which indicators will you deliberately focus on to improve?

• Actions: Briefly describe your plan to increase your abilities and the resulting evidence. Click Submit.

Review Activities 

Review the submitted evidence, self-reflections, and goals from all users on a timeline for a single Skill.  

• Evidence
• Self-Reflections
• Goals

The user can choose a time frame for the timeline by updating the Start and End dates. A key is provided to show which evidence each stakeholder provided and the status of the goals. Hover over the icon on the timeline to see the exact date, or click on it to get more information. If there is more than one activity of the same type on the same day, a number will be next to the icon. 

Overall Summary

This is an overview of the progress of ALL self-reflections and evidence submitted. Clicking on the Key icons takes you to a screen view of your evidence or self-reflection. 

Evaluate Goals 

This summary of your goals allows for self-reflection on your progress. Click the caret to review the student’s action plan, an optional rating of resources and responsibilities (Little or No Evidence, Some Evidence, Ample Evidence), an Overall Progress rating (None at all, Very Little, Some, Significant), and Evidence to Support the ratings.

Click the Evaluate button.

Collection of Evidence 

This is a view of the Feedback Submissions. It can be filtered by selecting or unselecting the checkboxes for Self, Parent/Guardian, and Teacher/Other in the top-right menu.

Annual Goals and Growth

Clicking on the blue date link takes you directly to the Evaluate Goals. You can also filter by school year in the top-right corner.

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