📌 Future Ready Skills Activities (Connect)

Here, you will learn to measure and improve your abilities in a skill area.

1. Start by navigating to Future Ready Skills in the left-hand navigation menu, then select Collaborative Teammate.
2. You will see various subpages (tabs) at the top of the page, and the page will default to the Detail Tab.
3. Review the information about the skill.

Complete a Self-Reflection

1. Click the Take Self-Reflection Tab at the top of the page. 
2. You are required to select at least one (1) indicator, supporting evidence, and overall skill level. You can record a new experience or achievement in mastering the Future Ready skill by submitting a self-reflection at anytime. 
3. In the Indicators section, select the level of evidence (Little or No Experience, Some Experience, Ample Experience)  from the dropdown menu.

4. In the Supporting Evidence section, list any activities, projects, experiences, or accomplishments that are examples of the evidence levels you indicated in the Evidence that supports my Self-Reflection field. This evidence can be from school or personal life. Adding dates, times, and locations can be helpful.

5. In the Overall Skill Level, choose an overall skill level based on the indicators and supporting evidence presented. The skill level definitions are:
   • Novice: Is beginning to show some evidence in a limited number of the indicators
   • Developing: Demonstrating evidence in most of the indicators of this skill.
   • Proficient: Is consistently demonstrating quality evidence in a majority of the indicators.
   • Exemplary: Has ample and varied evidence of most of the indicators of this skill. Evidence is consistently of the highest quality.

6. Click Save.

Set Goals

1. Next, click on the Set Goals tab to set specific goals to help you develop your skill in this area. The goal should be specific, have a measurable outcome, and include the actions to be taken. Ensure the goal is relevant to the other objectives.
2. In the Indicators section, you are required to select at least one (1) indicator to set a goal for. Click the checkbox to the left of one or more indicators.

3. In the Actions section, briefly set a goal and describe the actions to increase your abilities and provide evidence for the indicator(s) you selected. The goal should be specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely (SMART).

4. Click the Future Ready Skill Has Grade Level Indicators checkbox if it applies.

5. Click Save.

Request Feedback 

1. Click the Feedback tab and select one of the following: 

   Request Feedback: Submit a request for feedback on skills you have been working on from others who are in a position to provide meaningful feedback in support of growth. (parents, coaches, teachers, relatives, employers, etc.) For the Educator Role, this is read-only. Fill in the Name of person you are requesting evidence from field. (e.g., Mrs. Johnson, Joe Smith) Fill in the Email Address field. (e.g. MrsJohnson@myschool.edu) Fill in the Email Message field. A template is provided. You may modify it to suit your specific needs. Use a professional tone and style when making the request. Choose the Requested Person Relation by clicking the radio button. (Parent/Guardian, Teacher/Other). Click Save.  View Feedback Requests: Here, you will see a list of requests and their corresponding responses.  If someone has not replied, you can resend the email request. Click the Row Actions Gear to the far right and choose Resend Email.

Submit Evidence 

1. Click the Submit Evidence tab.
2. In the Details section, fill in the Evidence Name and Evidence Description fields. Remember to specify the date, time, and location for reference if citing from an event. 
   • If you have supporting evidence, paste the URL here in the URL field.

3. In the Indicators section, fill in the Grade Level by clicking the magnifying glass and clicking the checkbox to the left.
   • Click the checkbox to the left of one or more indicators that the evidence supports.

4. Next in the Skill Level section, choose the option you feel the evidence presents:
   • Novice: Is beginning to show some evidence in a limited number of the indicators.
   • Developing: Demonstrating evidence in most of the indicators of this skill.
   • Proficient: Is consistently demonstrating quality evidence in a majority of the indicators.
   • Exemplary: Has ample and varied evidence of most of the indicators of this skill. Evidence is consistently of the highest quality.

5. Click Save.

Evaluate Goals

1. Click the Evaluate Goals tab. 
2. Click the Row Actions Gear to the far right and choose Evaluate Goal.

3. You will see a Goal popover window with the details of the goal you entered in the fields. Scroll down to the Overall, how much progress toward achieving your goal did you make field to rate your progress (None, Very Little, Some, Moderate, Significant).
4. Then fill in the What evidence supports your rating field to support the rating.

5. Click Save.

Review Activities 

1. Click the Review Activities tab and choose one of the following:

   Summary: Here, you will see an overall summary of the data points you or others submitted for the selected year. It is a timeline that shows each measurement of your ability in the specific skill domain. The icons represent each submission for that skill.  Star: Evidence Rocket Ship: Self-Reflection Award Trophy: Goal The icon's color indicates the submission's skill level. Red: Novice Orange: Developing Light Green: Proficient Dark Green: Exemplary Hover over an icon to reveal the date of submission.  Click the icon to view further details. Note: If there are multiple submissions on the same day, the popover will display a tab for each submission, and the icon will reflect the gighest skill level submitted that day. Review Details: Here, you will see a variety of data tables with details of your activity (self-reflections, goals, and evidence). Click the Row Action Gear to the far right and choose View Goal/Self Reflection/Evidence to view a submission and its specifics.

View Overall Summary 

1. Start under Overall Summary in the left navigation menu.

2. You will see subpages (tabs) across the top of the page, and will default to the Summary tab.

   The green line represents Evidence Submissions, and the star icon indicates each submission for that skill. The blue line represents student Self-Reflections, and the rocket ship icon here indicates each submission for that skill. The color of the icons represents the skill level of the submission.  Red: Novice Orange: Developing Light Green: Proficient Dark Green: Exemplary Hover over an icon to reveal the date of submission. Click the icon to open a popover window of specific details. Note: If there are multiple submissions on the same day, the popover window will display a tab for each submission. The icon’s color will be for the highest skill level submitted for the day.

3. Click the Details tab at the top of the page and choose one of the following:

   Self-Reflection: Here, you will see a table of self-reflection submissions. Click the Actions Gear at the far right, then choose View Self-Reflection for more details and the entire record. Evidence of Skills: Here, you will see a table of skill submissions. Click the Actions Gear at the far right and choose View Evidence Submission for specific details and the entire record.

Evaluate Goals

1. Start under Evaluate Goals in the left navigation.
2. You will see a data table of your goals.
3. Click the Row Actions Gear to the far right and choose Evaluate Goal.

4. You will see a Goal popover window with the details of the goal you entered in the fields. Scroll down to the Overall, how much progress toward achieving your goal did you make field to rate your progress (None, Very Little, Some, Moderate, Significant).
5. Then fill in the What evidence supports your rating field to support the rating.
6. Click Save.

Collection of Evidence

1. Start under Collection of Evidence in the left navigation menu.
2. You will see a data table of how the student is progressing in each of the Future Ready Skills. Each entry represents the latest rating provided by a person in that role. 
3. Click on any rating to see the full response.

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