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Your students are choosing what classes they\u2019ll need to take in the upcoming semester or following year to achieve their aspirations. You want to help them navigate their prerequisites and course selections so they transition smoothly. But with all the guidelines, requirements, and forms to complete it can feel a bit overwhelming for everyone involved.
\nMoving your course planning from paper based to online helps. Going digital keeps everything accessible and in a single spot. Taking it a step further, online course planning that seamlessly integrates with other student software, like your student information systems and career planning programs, can help make the course selection even more meaningful. Students can easily see how their academic choices align with their post-secondary goals. Plus it saves you hours of administrative work because you get accurate graduation tracking and course validation that\u2019s synced up with the rest of your student data.
\nGetting course planning integrated and online can also be incredibly easy.\u00a0Noa Lipton, Senior Onboarding Manager at Xello,says there are four key things to plan for if you\u2019re thinking of doing this in your school or district.<\/p>\n

Define Your Goals<\/h3>\n

When deciding on your district\u2019s strategy for online course planning and how integrated you want it to be with your student data, set some time aside to collaborate with colleagues and align on your long-term goals and objectives for contextual planning. Think about what your students will need to make course selection meaningful\u2014but also consider what you need to help make your job easier. Once you\u2019re clear on your vision and goals, evaluate software options based on how well they\u2019ll help you deliver on these objectives.
\nAccording to Noa, some key features that tend to make the lives of educators easier include \u201ceasy integration with an SIS, automatic prerequisite checks, and clear graduation tracking and progress reporting. With these features educators get a fully integrated experience\u2014making planning a snap for students and offering you the visibility needed to easily ensure everyone stays on track.\u201d<\/p>\n

Organize Your Information<\/h3>\n

Before offering online course planning to your students, be sure you and your team have a good grasp of the courses being offered. Understand graduation requirements and prerequisites that have been established by your board or district.<\/p>\n

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\nAccording to Noa, the easiest implementation happens when \u201cwhoever is responsible for implementing a course planning tool at their school is extremely comfortable with all their course information.\u201d
\nCourses should be organized, clearly labeled and already outlined in a guide or other document for easy input\u2014complete with names, codes and descriptions. This will help make the upload experience go smoothly and ensure it matches what you\u2019ve traditionally had offline.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Engage the Right People<\/h3>\n

\u201cI see a lot of false starts when it comes to online course planning when the right people aren\u2019t involved,\u201d explains Noa.
\nIt\u2019s important that those most familiar with your school curriculum are leading the charge. They\u2019ll be able to easily validate information and answer key questions, resulting in a faster upload and integration of your courses without unnecessary back-and-forth.
\n\u201cGenerally we work with Guidance Counselors for individual schools or smaller districts, and Curriculum or Guidance Directors for larger districts. It doesn\u2019t really matter who it is, as long as they\u2019re the authority in course planning and curriculum for the account,\u201d says Noa.<\/p>\n

Secure the Right Support<\/h3>\n
\n
\nMake sure all staff are familiar with the new course planning capabilities being rolled out.
\n\u201cI encourage my clients to start thinking about what type of training they\u2019ll need for themselves and their team early on,\u201d explains Noa. \u201cIt\u2019s so critical to make sure educators and students get the most out of this experience.\u201d
\nLook for online training resources like support pages, FAQ posts and help articles. Don\u2019t hesitate to inquire about more hands-on training opportunities if you think that\u2019s what your team will need.
\n\u201cPeople shouldn\u2019t feel they need to navigate this on their own. At Xello we offer hands-on help with training. Sometimes we deliver it in-person ourselves, but we also offer a \u2018Train-the-Trainer\u2019 style program, where we teach a few folks at a school or district how course planning works so they can show others.\u201d Noa stresses that, \u201ca good partner will customize a training program to meet the needs of your educators\u2014they\u2019ll want you to be set up for success.\u201d
\n\u201cTesting with a smaller group helps make sure any changes you do need to make only impacts a few students. You\u2019ll have peace of mind that things are working the way you want before it gets released to every student\u201d.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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