Roundup: QuickSchools for Teachers

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 Tamiya Eliah M. RunasLeave a comment

August is always an exciting month for QuickSchools. This is the month that we welcome a lot of new schools into our community. This means that we’ll be welcoming a lot of teachers new to QuickSchools as well. We love to see growth!

If you’re a teacher who is new to QuickSchools – you’re definitely in luck! Our mission is to get you classroom-ready. We want you to develop the skills and knowledge to fully utilize our software. For this purpose, we curated the most relevant articles to help you get up to speed:

Special Event: QuickSchools’ Teacher Training Month!

August 2, 2022August 9, 2022 Eruani Zainuddin2 Comments

We know that a lot of our teachers are busy ramping up for the new 2022-2023 school year. No worries, QuickSchools is here to lend a helping hand!

🦚 We’re proud to announce August as QuickSchools’ Teacher Training month. During this month, we’ll be hosting two live, FREE webinars especially crafted for teachers. More details below:

Introduction to QuickSchools for Teachers on August 18th

The Introduction to QuickSchools webinar will give teachers an overview of what QuickSchools has to offer. You’ll learn how to navigate through the screens and what resources are available to help you explore our software further. This webinar will be useful for teachers who are new to QuickSchools. The curriculum will include:

Logging into QuickSchools
Overview of the following teacher-related modules in our SIS: Attendance and Gradebook
Overview of the following LMS modules: Lesson Plan, Class Discussion, and Homework
Private Messaging
Getting Help

This webinar will only provide an overview of the italicized modules above, as we offer separate webinars that cover these modules in depth (see our 2022 webinar series).

The curriculum for this webinar is based on the paid training curriculum that we offer to newly subscribed schools. Please take advantage of this FREE training offer!

Mastering the Gradebook on August 25th

The Mastering the Gradebook webinar is suitable for all levels of users (from beginners to advanced). We’ll go through a brief 5-minute overview of basic Gradebook activities, before moving on to intermediate and advanced topics. Key discussion points include:

Gradebook basics: adding columns and formulas, and grading (re-normalizing and weighted grades)
Configuring the Gradebook settings: icons and optional tools
Communicating with students and parents: sharing feedback, and private vs public comments
Transferring grades from the Gradebook to the Report Cards
Alternative grading: Standards-based and Self-paced

Both webinars will be interactive. Post questions and answer polls during the 30-minute presentation session, and discuss topics further during the follow-up, 30-minute Q&A session.

In addition, both webinars are scheduled for 11 am PDT / 2 pm EDT. You can sign up for either webinar or both. Log on to your QuickSchools account and click on the sign up button(s) on the Teachers’ Lounge page.

Webinar for Teachers

January 20, 2021March 9, 2021 Azroy Kandan3 Comments

In case you haven’t noticed, QuickSchools will be offering it’s first Webinar for Teachers in just a couple of weeks, as part of our new Webinar Series

This webinar will focus on tools/modules related to Online Learning, which include:

Gradebook Tools for Teachers

March 26, 2020 Azroy Kandan14 Comments

If you’re using the QuickSchools Gradebook, here are some tools available to you as a teacher. Just click on the paper icon on the top right corner of the screen:

Tools for Teachers on the QuickSchools Gradebook

This will bring up the following screen:

Available Functions for the QuickSchools Gradebook

Print Gradebook

This feature is useful if you want to print and post grades outside the classroom. When using this function, there are several option to configure the layout as well as what information is displayed:

Copying Grades from one Gradebook to another

January 28, 2019May 7, 2020 Dianna P.2 Comments

QuickSchools allows teachers to copy grades from one of their gradebooks into another existing gradebook. This could be helpful if the teacher needs to merge gradebooks, or if a student moves to another class.

First, go to the Gradebook where the grades are to be copied into (i.e. the destination gradebook) and click any student name. This will bring up a window that lists all the subjects the student is enrolled in. Click the Copy button to start the copy of grades: