Atlas Reports

• Which standards are we teaching/not and assessing/not? (Standards Analysis Report)
• How many times are we teaching/assessing these standards? (Standards Overview Report)
• In what ways are we assessing students on the standards? (Assessment Methods Report)

• Where & when is our school/district teaching  _________?
• What resources are used to teach __________?
• Which teachers are covering  ________?
• Where is _______ first introduced to students? 
• How frequently is ________ addressed across each grade level/ department?

Multiple Category Scope and Sequence: Select the unit template categories you would like to view in a Scope and Sequence report for your filtered set, of course.

Integrated Map: View curriculum taught in a filtered set of courses and during a specific time frame within the academic year.

View a list of all courses as a table ready to print.

From All Curriculum > All Courses: 

1. Click the Courses button, and select Course Descriptions. 

2. Use the filters on the left to narrow your list of course descriptions by specific criteria. 

Include prior year maps in your results by selecting the desired year(s) from the by Year filter.

From All Curriculum > All Courses:

1. Filter to archived curriculum using the Current Year drop-down menu.

2. Click the course you wish to view.

3. Locate the unit you to want to copy from; click the arrow next to the desired unit title.

4. Select Copy Unit.

6. Check the units you wish to copy from or click Check All.

7. Click Copy Unit to copy the unit(s).

Click the magnifying glass in the Search bar, then select the Curriculum tab:

1. Enter your keyword or phrase in the Keyword text field.

Check Use Thesaurus to include related terms and synonyms in your results.

2. Search for terms in units, as well as in attachments linked to the Unit Planner.

• Check Curriculum to search Course curriculum.
• Check Lesson Plans to include text within those attachments identified as Lesson Plans in your search.
• Check Links to include the content of attachments - linked to the unit planners - in your search.

3. Filter your results by selecting one or more criteria from the drop-down menus. You may add unlimited filters throughout your search.

• The drop-down menus will be populated based on the criteria selected in previous menus. For instance, when a School has been selected, only those grades and courses associated with that School will be listed in the drop-down menus.
• Select one or more widget categories to view all relevant widget lists in the Unit Template Category drop-down menu.

4. Click Search.

The keyword or phrase and, if the Thesaurus was used, the synonyms would be highlighted in red within the search results.

• View a unit or curriculum map by selecting an underlined unit or Course name.
• Sort the results by using the Sort By drop-down menu at the top of the results table.
• Italics will identify the unit template category(ies) in which the terms are located.
• The name of the unit is listed at the top, along with the weeks in which it is taught.
• The name of the Course, User, school, grade, and subject are displayed along the bottom for each unit in which the term is found.

Click the magnifying glass in the Search bar, then select Activity:

1. Enter your keyword or phrase in the Keyword text field and/or filter your results by selecting one or more criteria from the drop-down menus. You may add unlimited filters throughout your search.

The drop-down menus will be populated based on the criteria selected in previous menus. For instance, when a school has been selected, only those grades and Courses associated with that school will be listed in the drop-down menus.

2. Select one or more activity types to view actions about a set of events.

• Curriculum Updates: Changes that Curriculum Developers make to their course curriculum or unit calendar, including changes to standards, assessments, and linked resources in a course. A curriculum that is favorited or copied is also recorded here.
• Discussions: Open comments left on curriculum or reports.
• Reports Activity: Reports that are saved, shared, discusses, pinned, viewed, printed, or exported.
• Share Activity: Curriculum or reports that are shared with other users of the system.
• Site Updates: Changes made to the system by System Administrators, including changes to course assignments, the academic calendar, archive date, and School References.
• View Curriculum: Views of any curriculum map, unit map, or calendar through All Curriculum > All Courses. 

3. Click Search. If you searched for a keyword or a phrase, it would be highlighted in red within the search results.

• Sort the results by using the Sort By drop-down menu at the top of the results table.
• The name of the unit is listed at the top, along with the weeks when it is taught.
• The name of the Course, User, school, grade, and subject are displayed along the bottom for each search result.

Pie

Displays results in a Pie Chart. View the chart by Subject, Grade, School, or User.

Click a pie piece to view further details from your results or click View to open a printable view in a new browser tab or window.

Bar

Displays results in a bar graph. View the chart by Subject, Grade, School, or User.

Click one of the bars to drill into further results or click View to open a printable view in a new browser tab or window.

Tabular

Displays results as a demographic summary. View the summary by Subject, Grade, School, or User.

Click one of the bars to drill into further results or click View to open a printable view in a new browser tab or window.

When you want to know:

• How does the curriculum spiral from grade to grade?
• What are the gaps or repetitions in the targeted curriculum?
• Which units are being taught within a subject area, across grade levels?

From Reports drop-down menu, select Scope and Sequence > Vertical Scope and Sequence.

A model window will automatically prompt you to select the courses you want to investigate.

1. Use the filters on the left to locate the courses you wish to review and analyze, then click Browse. You have the option to compare last year and current year courses by selecting the desired year in the Current Year filter.

Check Hide Empty Courses to exclude courses that have no content.

2. Check the box(es) next to the courses you wish to include in your report and click Close.

3. Select the Unit Template Category from the next drop-down.

4. Click View Report or Submit to view your report.

If your school has designated a category as a widget or checkable list (often seen for Differentiated Instruction, Resources, or Technology Integration categories), choosing that category in your Scope and Sequence Report will give you an additional Filter units drop-down menu at the top of your report. This additional drop-down menu allows you to choose further to display all or selected items from the category for your report.

Additional Functions

• Drag and drop courses to Sort courses to change the sequence of how the courses appear in your report.
• Click Delete to remove a Course from your report.
• Click View Report or Submit to view your revised report.
• Click Action to Leave a Note, Join the Discussion, and Add to Favorites or Copy Unit to your Course.
• Click Actions to Save, Pin to My Atlas, Share Report, Print, and Export.
• Click the user's name or Collaboration to send an email message directly to the user(s) of a Course.
• View a Unit Calendar by clicking Calendar for that unit.

When you want to know:

• What are the opportunities for cross-curricular integration?
• What are the gaps or repetitions in the targeted curriculum?
• Are the curricular expectations consistent across a grade level or course?

From Reports drop-down menu, select Scope and Sequence > Horizontal Scope and Sequence.

A model window will automatically prompt you to select the courses you want to investigate.

1. Use the filters on the left to locate the courses you wish to review and analyze, then click Browse. You have the option to compare last year and current year courses by selecting the desired year in the Current Year filter.

Check Hide Empty Courses to exclude courses that have no content.

2. Check the box(es) next to the courses you wish to include in your report and click Close.

3. Select the Unit Template Category from the next drop-down.

4. Click View Report or Submit to view your report.

If your school has designated a category as a widget or checkable list (often seen for Differentiated Instruction, Resources, or Technology Integration categories), choosing that category in your Scope and Sequence Report will give you an additional Filter units drop-down menu at the top of your report. This additional drop-down menu allows you to choose further to display all or selected items from the category for your report.

Provides a side-by-side comparison of unit Titles.

You might use this to compare unit sequencing across multiple courses or classes, such as exploring if all four Grade 6 Math courses are covering topics at approximately the same time.

From the Reports drop-down menu, select Scope and Sequence > Unit Overview.

A model window will automatically prompt you to select the courses you want to investigate.

1. Use the filters on the left to locate the courses you wish to review and analyze, then click Browse. You have the option to compare last year and current year courses by selecting the desired year in the Current Year filter.

Check Hide Empty Courses to exclude courses that have no content.

2. Check the box(es) next to the courses you wish to include in your report and click Close.

3. Click Submit to view your report.

Additional Functions

• Drag and drop courses to Sort courses to change the sequence of how the courses appear in your report.
• Click Delete to remove a Course from your report.
• Click View Report or Submit to view your revised report.
• Click Actions to Leave a Note, Join the Discussion, and Add to Favorites or Copy Unit to your Course.
• Click Actions to Save, Pin to My Atlas, Share Report, Print, and Export.
• Click the user's name or Collaboration to send an email message directly to the user(s) of a Course.
• View a Unit Calendar by clicking Calendar for that unit.

A Comparative Unit Calendar Report allows you to create a Scope and Sequence of unit titles, with unit timing and duration visually displayed against the academic calendar. You might use this to investigate if units in all four Grade 4th Math courses are covering topics for approximately the same length of time.

From Reports drop-down menu, select Comparative Unit Calendar.

1. Use the filters on the left to locate the Course you wish to review and analyze, then click Browse.

2. Check the box(es) next to the Course you want to include in your report and click Close.

3. Click Submit to view your units.

4. Check off the units you want to compare.

5. Click Compare Units to view the report.

You can investigate any area of the curriculum to find out exactly which Standards are being taught, and where and how they are being assessed.

From Reports > Standards Analysis:

1. Use one or more filters on the left to narrow the scope of your analysis. Your results will populate as you make your selections.

• Filter Standards: Limit your results to include alignments only to the selected content-area Standards.
• Filter Standards by Keyword: Identify where specific concepts occur within the adopted set of Standards.
• Filter Courses: Limit your results further to include alignments found in courses with selected criteria.
• Filter Assessments: Include only those Standards assessed through specified methods or types.

2. Organize your report in a variety of ways for a detailed and custom analysis. Select options from the List results as: drop-down menu to further organize your view. Standards are the default view.

• Click Expand/Collapse to view units with the courses or Benchmarks within Standards.
• Check Hide Empty Rows to limit the results to only those courses that have aligned to one or more Standards.
• Click on any column header to sort the table of results.

3. View your results in a variety of formats.

• Generate a printable report of your results table by clicking View.
• Select any underlined number within the table of results to produce a printable view for that area of focus.
• Check the box for a specific curriculum area(s), and click the Standards Overview button to produce a comprehensive report of adopted Standards for that discipline.
• When your list is arranged by Standards, progress bars are displayed to identify Standards and assessments that have (blue) and have not (white) been aligned.
• Click either the right or left portion of the status bars are view a report on Standards or assessments that have or have not been aligned to the curriculum.
• View a graphical representation of your results when your list is arranged by Assessment Types, Assessment Methods, or if applicable to Proficiency Levels.

Export any custom report to MS Word by clicking the Actions  menu, then Export to Word option.

Generate a report on selected subjects and /or grades from your set of academic standards, including those from local, state, or other professional organizations.
From Reports drop-down menu, select Standards Overview.

1. Select a Subject from the drop-down menu to filter the Standards by content area.

Once you have selected a subject, a list of available Benchmark Levels will appear.

2. Select the Level(s) you are interested in.

3. Click Submit.

This report will show every instance where the benchmark, shown at the top, was assessed. From here,

• Select a unit name to view the unit map where the benchmark has been assessed,
• Select the Course name to view the curriculum map.
• Select the user name to email the user directly.

If a particular benchmark seen on this report has been assessed, a number will appear in square brackets at the end of the benchmark, indicating the number of times that the benchmark has been assessed. You may select these numbers to view a report on what assessments were used, by whom, and in which Courses.

If the Standards Prioritization feature is enabled in your Atlas, the flags will show up in this report. If a particular benchmark seen on this report has been flagged, a number will appear in square brackets at the end of the benchmark, indicating the number of times that the benchmark has been flagged. You may select these numbers to view a report on which units, by whom, and in which courses.

When you want to know:

• What are the assessment methods being used by the school, grade, subject, user, and/or course?
• Is there a variety of assessment methods being used?
• What is the alignment of the assessments to the targeted curriculum?

From Reports > Assessment Methods:

1. Use one or more filters on the left to narrow the scope of your analysis. Your results will populate as you make your selections.

• Filter Standards: Limit your results to include assessments only to the selected content-area Standards.
• Filter Standards by Keyword: Identify where specific concepts occur within the adopted set of Standards.
• Filter Courses: Limit your results further to include alignments found in courses with selected criteria.
• Filter Assessments: Include only those assessed through specified methods or types.

2. Organize your report in a variety of ways for a detailed and custom analysis. Click the List button to view the results in a list:

• Click Expand/Collapse to view Assessment Types with the Assessment Methods.
• Check Hide Empty Rows to limit the results to only those Assessment Methods that have aligned to one or more Standards.
• Click on any column header to sort the table of results or to add/delete columns.

3. View your results in a variety of formats.

• Select any underlined number within the table of results to produce a printable view for that area of focus.
• View a graphical representation of your results by clicking Pie or Bar buttons.

Export any custom report to MS Word by clicking the Actions menu, then Export to Word option.

When you want to know:

• What are the assessment types being used by the school, grade, subject, user, and/or course?
• Is there a variety of assessment types being used?
• What is the alignment of the assessment types to the targeted curriculum?

From Reports > Assessment Methods OR Reports > Standards Analysis:

1. Select option Assessment Types from the List results by drop-down menu.

2. Use one or more filters on the left to narrow the scope of your analysis. Your results will populate as you make your selections.

• Filter Standards: Limit your results to include assessments only to the selected content-area Standards.
• Filter Standards by Keyword: Identify where specific concepts occur within the adopted set of Standards.
• Filter Courses: Limit your results further to include alignments found in courses with selected criteria.
• Filter Assessments: Include only those assessed through specified methods or types.

3. Organize your report in a variety of ways for a detailed and custom analysis. Click the List button to view the results in a list:

• Click Expand/Collapse to view Assessment Methods with the Assessment Types.
• Check Hide Empty Rows to limit the results to only those Assessment Types that have aligned to one or more Standards.
• Click on any column header to sort the table of results or to add/delete columns.

4. View your results in a variety of formats.

• Select any underlined number within the table of results to produce a printable view for that area of focus.
• View a graphical representation of your results by clicking Pie or Bar buttons.

Export any custom report to MS Word by clicking the Actions menu, then Export to Word option.

When you to know:

• What are all the Standards I introduced and practiced this year but did not expect mastery?
• Which Standards that have only been introduced in the first quarter?
• On and before this date, what Standards have been taught, and at what proficiency level?
• When did I first practice this standard?

Enabling proficiency levels is an optional view that the school can turn on or off. After enabling proficiency levels, Curriculum Developers can identify them while doing any other annotation for Standards.

From Reports > Assessment Methods OR Reports > Standards Analysis:

1. Select option Proficiency Levels from the List results by drop-down menu.

2. Use one or more filters on the left to narrow the scope of your analysis. Your results will populate as you make your selections.

• Filter Standards: Limit your results to include Proficiency Levels only to the selected content-area Standards.
• Filter Standards by Keyword: Identify where specific concepts occur within the adopted set of Standards.
• Filter Courses: Limit your results further to include alignments found in courses with selected criteria.
• Filter Assessments: Include only those assessed through specified methods or types.

3. Organize your report in a variety of ways for a detailed and custom analysis. Click the List button to view the results in a list:

• Check Hide Empty Rows to limit the results to only those Proficiency Levels that have aligned to one or more Standards.
• Click on any column header to sort the table of results or to add/delete columns.

4. View your results in a variety of formats.

• Select any underlined number within the table of results to produce a printable view for that area of focus.
• View a graphical representation of your results by clicking Pie or Bar buttons.

Export any custom report to MS Word by clicking the Actions menu, then Export to Word option.