GETTING STARTED RESOURCES
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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.
Getting Started for Teachers and Administrators
Watch this short demo of Study Island then proceed with the steps below.
Step One
Create Your Classes
Teachers
Setting up classes allows you to create assignments for your students and to more easily access student data.
Create A Class Tutorial Video
Enrolling Teachers & Students
Administrators
Enroll teachers and students into your account.
Tip: When enrolling teachers, be sure to include email addresses. This will allow Study Island to automatically email login credentials for immediate access.
Enrolling Users Tutorial Video
Enrolling Users Guide
Step Two
Teacher Page & Student Settings
Teachers
Get to know the Teacher Page and adjust student settings. The Teacher Page is your hub in Study Island and connects you to the data and features you will use most.
Teacher Page Tutorial Video
Review & Adjust School Preferences
Administrators
On the Admin Page, review and adjust the settings under the tabs School Preferences, Teacher Permissions, and Student Preferences.
Step Three
Learner Interface Tutorial
Teachers
Introduce students to the program and familiarize them with navigation based on how they will use the program.
Learner Interface Tutorial Video
Start Studying
Administrators
Encourage teachers to explore Study Island. Choosing a topic to assign practice is a simple way to start!
Step Four
Start Practicing
Teachers
Choose your subject and encourage students to take the pretest to determine where learning should focus. Use the resources below to learn more about creating assignments to get the most out of Study Island.
Get to Know the Features
Reporting
Preview reporting options for student progress, time spent, and more!
Feature Focus
Group Sessions
Conduct a checkpoint, challenge, or race mode session for added fun!
Feature Focus
9 Ways to Use Group Sessions
Practice Assignments
Keep students focused with easily assigned lessons, flashcards, and practice topics.
Video Tutorial
Test Builder
Create custom assessments from our 600,000+ standards-based item bank.
Test Builder Tutorial
Feature Focus
Teacher Toolkit
Access thousands of learning resources including lesson plans, video lessons, virtual science labs, and more.
Feature Focus
Custom Material
Have some of your own questions that you would like to use? Add them to Study Island for easy access.
Feature Focus
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Design Your Own Study Island Contest This Spring!
Follow this flexible guide and engage your students with a little extra fun in your Study Island implementation! Tell us about your contest plans for the chance to win one of three $500 Target gift cards for your school.
Live Office Hours: Join us for real-time help focused on your questions.
Sessions are offered on Tuesdays from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Central.
Study Island Office Hours:
Support Parents and Students
Having resources to help onboard students and parents is essential to an effective implementation!
Use these tools to connect with families.
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Provide Parent Letters
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Generate Login Cards
You can easily generate login cards for your students so they can start using the program. To do this, go to the 'teacher page' from the main menu and select 'password list'.
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Share Guides & Videos
Share the student guides in English and Spanish for a step-by-step overview. Use the English parent video and Spanish parent video to make sure families know how to provide support.
Resources for Implementing Study Island
5 Study Island Features Educators Can’t Live Without [blog]
How to Build Test Prep into Instruction with Study Island [blog]
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.