Oncourse lesson plans pro#
Oncourse lesson plans series#

Some teachers have found that they prefer to make custom sizes, or even make 3 columns instead of 4 by setting to 33%, 33% + 34%.

Have you played around with column widths? These can be found in Settings (the wrench icon).

It will automatically open that template every time, and on every page.

If you did create a template that you like to use weekly, be sure that you checked the 'Default Template' box.

If you're not a person who needs to start with a blank slate every week, this might be a game-changer for you! You don't need to reapply a template if you do this. You can go in and just edit the things you need to change.

Use last week's lessons and just copy them into the new week.

Use those copy/paste buttons! You can copy a cell, a row, a column, a whole page, or even just the standards from a box.

Here are some of my favorite tips for making Oncourse even easier:

Oncourse lesson plans series#

Our contact info is at the bottom of this Smore newsletter.įor an overview, check out this cool little OnCourse presentation that explains the basics and ends with a link to a series of self-paced tutorials that will show you everything you need to know to be a Lesson Planning ninja! Through it all, we are both here to help you! You're not alone, and we encourage you to call us with questions or for support whenever you'd like and as often as you'd like until you feel comfortable. You'll still do the BDS thing at the end of each marking period. For 3rd-5th grade, this will be a slight change in the user interface (it will look different and have a few new features), and you won't have to set up your weights and categories every year! For K-2, we know this is new, but it's honestly not going to be a huge change from what you were doing with report cards before.

We will be using a newer version of PowerSchool for recording and posting student grades. You'll be able to set up your own LP template and soon you'll find that it's easier than ever to write, access, and share your plans! We will be creating and posting our lesson plans in OnCourse and no longer using SharePoint for LPs. They're both pretty easy, and we think that you're going to like them after you get a chance to use, play, and explore them.Īll teachers in K-12 will be using these tools.

Oncourse lesson plans pro#

We will be using two 'new' tools this year: OnCourse Lesson Planner and PowerTeacher Pro Gradebook.