CommonLit School Essentials PRO Unlocks Best Use of the CommonLit 360 Curriculum
Access school-wide data tracking, professional development, and CommonLit’s Assessment Series to make your rollout of the CommonLit 360 Curriculum a success
The 360 Curriculum is a game-changer for teachers of students in grades 6–10. Each 360 unit is tied together with an essential question that is designed to engage students. Units also include fully-developed reading, writing, discussion, vocabulary, and grammar lessons that can be utilized in a print or digital format.
For schools and districts that are planning to roll-out CommonLit 360 next school year, we recommend purchasing CommonLit School Essentials PRO. This affordable package includes all of the professional development, data tracking tools, assessments, and onboarding support that your team will need in order to ensure success.
In this blog post, you’ll learn all about how CommonLit School Essentials PRO is the perfect complement to CommonLit 360.
Professional Development
When schools purchase School Essentials PRO, the team will receive access to a couple of important training supports.
First, schools will receive access to a personalized webinar training at the beginning of the school year. During this training, teachers will learn more about the design of CommonLit 360 and how to assign lessons from the curriculum.
In addition to that personalized webinar, teachers will also receive access to CommonLit’s Professional Development Portal. The portal includes over 30 self-paced training modules that focus on best practices for customizing and facilitating lessons on CommonLit, analyzing student data, and using student data to plan instructional next steps. The Professional Development Portal is the ideal resource for teams that are looking to build their knowledge of CommonLit throughout the school year.
Assessments & Data
Schools will also receive access to CommonLit’s new Assessment Series. The Assessment Series includes three benchmark assessments — a Pre-Assessment, a Mid-Year Assessment, and a Post-Assessment — that can be assigned intermittently throughout the school year to measure student performance on key reading standards, track overall reading progress, and compare student performance to a national sample of their grade-level peers. These assessments can be easily assigned right through CommonLit’s easy-to-use digital platform and provide educators with immediate access to the data.
When teams purchase School Essentials PRO, schools also receive access to school-wide data reports that make it easy to track student performance from all lessons completed on CommonLit.org, including lessons from CommonLit 360 and the digital library.
Taken together, these school-wide data reports will give administrators a comprehensive window into student learning. Administrators will be able to quickly identify the classes and students that are making progress, and the students that are struggling and that may be in need of additional support.
Onboarding and Technical Support
Our team offers Clever and Google Classroom integrations to make roster management easy. We’ll work with your team to identify the best rostering solution for your teachers and students. Students will also be able to log into CommonLit via Single Sign-On, ensuring that learning time is maximized.
During the school year, your team will also have access to a dedicated account manager from CommonLit’s District Success team and teachers will receive an answer to all technical questions within one business day.
Next Steps
CommonLit is eager to support your team!
If you would like to learn more about how CommonLit School Essentials PRO can support your team’s rollout of CommonLit 360, email partnerships@commonlit.org. We are eager to chat with you!
