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Apex Learning Courses for Grades 6-12
Standards-Aligned, Engaging Digital Curriculum to Fuel Student Success
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Getting Started for Schools: Step by Step
Watch a brief overview to learn more about Edmentum Exact Path.
You can also reference the full Admin User Guide and full Teacher User Guide as needed.
Learning Design and Research Base for Edmentum Courseware
Get to Know Key Features
Resources for Implementing Exact Path
Learning Paths
Learn how learning paths work and what they look like for students.
Brick-to-Click
Personalized Learning
Targeted Intervention
K–12 Teachers Share Their Secrets to Becoming Exact Path Champions Webinar
Customer Spotlight: Path to Growth at Every Level
Using Exact Path + Study Island to Drive Growth + Proficiency
Educator Testimonial: What does intervention REALLY look like at every grade level?
4 Things You Should Know to Support Struggling Middle and High School Learners
STEP 1:
Enroll Users
Audience: Admin
STEP 3:
Create Classes
Audience: Admin or Teacher
STEP 4:
Schedule Diagnostics
Audience: Teacher
*If auto-schedule is enabled, skip.
STEP 5:
Explore the Student Interface
Audience: Teacher
STEP 6:
Access the Help Center
Audience: Admin & Teacher
Learn more about the six foundational, research-backed learning design principles of Edmentum Courseware that support teachers and students in achieving learning outcomes.
Support Parents & Families
Having resources to help onboard students and parents is essential to an effective implementation.
Use these tools to connect with families.
Parent Introduction
Provide a parent letter in English or Spanish to introduce the program. Then, generate Login Cards by navigating to 'My Classes', 'Manage Classes', select your class, and then hit the blue button entitled 'Class Login Cards'..
Share Student Guides
User learner guides for the K–2 Exact Path interface and 3–5 Exact Path interface to help students and parents become acquainted with how to navigate the program.
Prepare for Diagnostics
Do students need to assess at home? Share our Exact Path Diagnostic Guide for Parents to make sure your students' families are set up to administer valid assessments successfully.
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Need more parent resources? Get easy access to product overviews, teaching and learning best practices, and printable resources here.
Edmentum Courseware 101 for Teachers
In this recorded webinar you'll learn everything you need to know to effectively use Edmentum Courseware in your virtual, hybrid, or in-person classroom this year.
Sensei for Families
Reach out to your child's teacher about getting subscribed to Edmentum Sensei for Families to gain access to your child's Exact Path data.
Knowledge Map &
Current Activities
Discover how to monitor
learning path progress.
Usage Reporting
See how students are spending their time in the program.
Assignments
Uncover how and when to use assignments to support learning.
Challenges
Create unique challenges to motivate your students.
Grouping Tool
Auto-group students based
on skill readiness.
Use the Exact Path Diagnostic
Audience: Admin
Integrate Renaissance Data
Audience: Admin
Integrate NWEA Data
Audience: Admin
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Pair Exact Path + Study Island to Drive Growth + Proficiency
Combined, these Edmentum programs can help students meet individual academic growth goals and achieve standards mastery.
Step-by-Step Guide for Educators to Get Started
Step Two
Create Your Classrooms
Site Coordinator and Educator
Create and manage classrooms for all of the organization. Alternatively, contact your support representative to create classrooms in bulk using
Batch Import.
Step Four
Identify Courses:
Comprehensive catalog of all courses.
Set Course Settings:
Academic integrity options for classrooms, courses and assessments.
Check Materials List:
Comprehensive list of required and optional materials for students.
Access Course Guides:
Titles, descriptions, full syllabi, and condensed content outlines.
See Course Outlines & Guides:
Detailed course outlines designed to
facilitate curriculum alignment.
Step Five
Monitor Student Progress
Site Coordinator and Educator
Teachers, administrators, and students use the actionable data to interpret student progress and performance in real time and make informed instructional decisions.
Go to: Menu > My Dashboard
Get: Reporting & Data Guide
Watch this video to get an overview.
Step One
Explore Your Dashboard
Site Coordinator and Educator
Understand how to monitor programs and quickly perform common tasks with your dashboard.
Reminder: Make sure you're logged into your Apex platform to access in-app guides and links.
Designing Integrated Instruction with BASE SEL Curriculum
This day-in-the-life guide helps educators in virtual and blended learning environments understand best practices in designing and implementing lessons from the BASE curriculum. Dive in to read grade level and subject specific examples, and learn more about individualized or whole class integration.
Register for Weekly Live Office Hours
Real-time help focused on your questions every week. Register to attend one of the weekly sessions.
Study Island Office Hours:
Deep Dive into Getting Started
Getting Started PDFs: Download a quick start guide for a snapshot of initial steps toward success.
Getting Started Online Guides: Log in to your Apex account, then select a Help Center link below for in-depth support.
Live 101 Webinar: Join us for a live presentation on getting started and exploring the basics.
Live Office Hours: Join us for real-time help focused on your specific questions.
Explore Pacing Guides for Your Needs
BASE courses can be completed independently by students or implemented as teacher-directed curriculum with integrated discussion. No matter how you wish to incorporate our SEL curriculum, we have flexible pacing guides to help you be successful!
Essential Guides
Learn how you can effectively guide students through BASE courses within each CASEL competency area.
See how BASE courses can be used within each high school grade level in alignment with key developmental milestones.
See how BASE courses can be used within each elementary grade in alignment with key developmental milestones.
Meet Unique Learning Needs
Use this crosswalk to find alignment between the U.S. Employability Skills Framework and BASE courses.
BASEline Assessment: Getting Started
Acceleration
Test Readiness
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Uncover the learning design behind our Apex Tutorials and see what you can expect students to experience.
Tutorial Structure
Utilize Implementation Handbooks for Programs
Get insightful tips for effective implementation.
Utilize Best Practices for School Year Transition
Easily manage the transition from one year or reporting period to the next.
Log in to your account first, then select:
Follow this 6-step process
for a successful
school year transition
Jump start your summer school plans with our Summer Planning & Success Toolkit for helpful resources, blogs, and worksheets aligned to your specific summer goals helpful resources!
Study Island Office Hours:
Accelerate Learning this Summer
Summer school is almost here, and likely credit recovery, grade transitions, and enrichment programs are top of mind as a result. Jumpstart your summer school plans with these helpful resources:
Support Skill & Credit Recovery this Summer
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