Achieve3000 Literacy will have a brand-new student home page, along with new tools, features, and content, all designed to support students in taking ownership of their learning.
The new student home page is a dynamic, personalized information center for all learners. It will include:
The new student dashboard puts the critical tools and resources students need right at their fingertips, empowering them to take charge of their own learning:
For the 2022-2023 school year, students will be able to express how they feel about the lessons they’re reading by rating them. This not only deepens student engagement; it allows us to review this data and use it to continually deliver the most interesting and engaging content.
The updated student toolbar allows students to:
The Content Team is working hard to deliver compelling content that will keep students engaged, including:
The Career Center will now be featured on our home page. Plus, for the 2022-2023 school year we will be adding videos from real people who share what it’s like to actually be working in a specific career. All of these changes are designed to motivate students to pursue their own career goals.
Teachers can now support their students and promote better engagement by posting personalized messages at the top of the student home page.
Our offline learning functionality means your students can log in on any browser and continue learning even when they’re out of school. The browser version is also receiving upgrades to optimize for use on tablets and smartphones.
Teachers and leader will be able to see the impact of greater student engagement and involvement through an upgraded Data Center that will now offer:
Actively Learn will have more personalized support for students, more customization features for districts, new presentation and customization tools for teachers, and content designed to inspire and align with McGraw Hill’s core curricula.
When student performance data indicates a need, the Extra Help scaffold will be automatically activated.
Teachers can now share their screens and present anonymous versions of student submissions to generate powerful class discussions.
Now, teachers will find it even easier to assign and customize lessons with:
Now, administrators can have more input into what’s happening in their schools and classrooms. Our District Library now allows them to provide point-of-use guidance on how teachers should implement lessons and related assignments.
The people who will benefit most from Achieve3000 joining McGraw Hill are our students. In fact, we’ve already added new, curated content for students in grades 6-8 that aligns with McGraw Hill’s U.S. History and Integrated Science curricula.
Smarty Ants will offer a number of great, new features, including new story printouts, graduation ceremonies for Smarty Ants Espanól, and a new dashboard for district administrators and site coordinators.
Smarty Ants and Smarty Ants Espanól story printouts have a fresh look! The reading panels are now larger, so words are easier for students to read and share with their peers and families. Students can also create a personalized cover page to create a booklet, and each one will include a Thought Question prompt to inspire and connect them to the stories they are building and reading.
Students in Smarty Ants Espanól will now see graduation ceremonies each time they complete a level in the program. We have also added Level Check and Pre-Level Check tests to each level to bring Smarty Ants Espanól more in line with the English Smarty Ants program. Students will be evaluated on their knowledge in current and subsequent levels, so they can always remain at their just-right level within the program!
Smarty Ants has a new dashboard that allows district administrators and site coordinators to monitor student performance and the health of their Smarty Ants implementation. Accessible from the Reports tab, this new dashboard provides information related to student usage, lesson progress, performance, and percent of students on target. The filters ensure that administrators can narrow or expand the data parameters to meet their specific needs. All data is exportable for easy integration into other, external reporting systems.
ALEKS updates include a Course Placement Check for middle school and high school students, new administrator dashboard tiles displaying district- and school-level data, and an improved course customization flow.
Available for middle school and high school courses, the Course Placement Check recommends which ALEKS course students should start with for the best learning experience.
Four new reports allow administrators to monitor ALEKS usage across their district or school. Each report can be broken down by school, course product, master template, instructor, or class.
Administrators and instructors will now enjoy a more visual and intuitive experience when customizing class content or building modules in ALEKS.
Designed for middle school and high school students who are approaching level, these new courses prepare students to advance as quickly as possible into their on-level middle school or high school course.
Instructors using ALEKS and Reveal Math can now watch three new videos explaining how ALEKS can complement their Reveal Math classroom and differentiate instruction.
Achieve3000 Math updates include weekly time tracking for students, the ability for administrators to log in as teachers, and a new alignment with Reveal Math.
Students can now monitor the time they spend working in Achieve3000 Math each week and ensure they are on track to meet any goals or requirements set by their teacher.
Administrators can now use the Emulate option to log in as any teacher in their district or school. This allows them to see student data and assign problem sets or LevelSet assessments.
Teachers can assign problem sets that align with Reveal Math modules. They just select a Reveal Math book, and they’ll see a table of contents with Reveal Math Modules and corresponding Achieve3000 Math problem sets.
With one click, teachers can now assign the three recommended LevelSet assessments. The dates are automatically set but can be modified by the teacher for added flexibility.
Open-ended questions now automatically display hints after students make two incorrect attempts at a step. This reduces student frustration and helps prevent them from getting stuck.
