This article will cover more information on:
- How do I know which students have Specialized Support Profiles?
- How do I view Student Support Profile details?
- How do I view Student MAP Data?
- How do I send and receive Messages and Resources?
- How will I know if an update has been made to a Specialized Support Profile?
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How do I know which students have Specialized Support Profiles?
Students who are part of Specialized Support Groups have their own Specialized Support Profile in the platform. These profiles can be accessed by any specialist or educator who teaches these students. As a teacher, you can view the Specialized Support Profile of any student that is in at least one of your classes. (Learn more about how specialists set up their Specialized Support Groups here.)
To view which students have Specialized Support Profiles:
- Click any course
- Click on the Students tab
- In the Support Profile column, students with a checkmark next to their name have a Specialized Support Profile (include screenshot)
If a student changes to another site, the student's Specialized Support Profile will follow the student and will be visible as long as the student is added to a Support Group at the new site.
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View Specialized Support Profile details
To view Specialized Support Profile details:
- Click any course
- Click on the Students tab
- Review the far right column Support Profile (a check box in the column indicates that a Specialist has created a Specialized Support Profile for the student)
- Click the checkbox indicator for the student
5. View the Specialized Support Profile
Specialists can enter information within the Defined Learning Needs and Areas to Support section of a student’s profile. All teachers who teach the student can view these sections of the profile. The resource recommendations provided to teachers when assigning differentiated resources in projects are based on the Areas of Support that a Specialist indicates on a student’s Specialized Support Profile.
Students do not have access to their Specialists Student Profile.
For more information about the Support Areas and best practices, check out this resource in the Learning Space.
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View Student MAP Data
Within each student’s Specialized Support Profile page is a MAP Results section.
This section displays the details of a student’s Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Growth Reading and Math assessments results, including historical data, so that you can easily analyze a student’s growth trends. The student’s last 4 math and reading MAP test results are displayed in the table.
If a student’s MAP results show “MAP data is not available”, this means that the student does not have MAP results to display.
Further information on MAP testing can be found here. For more information about the MAP Data section and best practices, check out this resource in the Learning Space.
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Send Messages & Resources
Teachers and specialists can use that Messages & Resources section to share recommendations, exchanging resources, and asking questions of one another leading to more coordinated, cohesive, and targeted approaches to supporting each student.
Who can see these messages?
Notes and messages are viewable by all specialists or teachers who have access to a student’s Specialized Support Profile.
To post in the Messages & Resources section:
- Go to a student’s Student Support Profile
- Navigate to the Messages & Resources section of the profile
- Select to upload an attachment
- Select to insert a hyperlink
- Click Post
After a message has been posted, you can Edit or Remove by selecting the three dots next to the message.
For more information about the Messages & Resources and best practices, check out this resource in the Learning Space.
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How do I know if an update has been made to a Specialized Support Profile?
Since the Specialized Support Profile is a space for teachers and specialists to collaborate and communicate with one another about the details on a student’s profile, it is important for teachers and specialists to be aware when an update has been made to a Specialized Support Profile.
All teachers and specialists who have access to a student's Specialized Support Profile will receive a notification in their avatar in the bottom left corner of the platform when updates are made to the student's profile.
Specialists can also easily view when a Specialized Support Profile was last updated, through their list view on the Specialist’s Hub. In the “Last Activity” column of their list view, the time of the last update to the profile is displayed.
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