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LARISANAGELI11 · 2022-09-20

Can we change the labels on the tracker from Mastery, Near Mastery and Remediation to other labels that mirror our changes to our report cards in our standards-based grading report cards? We are moving to standards based in SOME schools and would lik...

MelissaSeals · 2022-09-20

Our district has someone else create our assessments every 2 weeks for benchmark data. I am a collaborator on the assessment. How can I merge her data with my data so the data stays consistent.

CatinaChestnut · 2022-09-20

How do I update rosters for 2022-2023 school year? Please assist.Thank you.

msshiflet · 2022-09-20

I can't seem to figure out how to get my rubric assessments (for performance tests) to connect with Canvas so I can use speed grader. How can I do this?

AmandaCasey1 · 2022-09-19

I cannot find the grade scanner in the app. I have an Apple phone. I went to my AppStore and searched Mastery Connect Teacher. I downloaded the Teacher version. It only shows me data and will not give me an option to scan documents. In the past, stud...

MykkiaCombs · 2022-09-17

Does anyone know how to change the mastery levels on a formative assessment? It only gives me 2 options when creating my assessment: mastery or above mastery. I would like it to also have near mastery but I don't know how to add it or if I can. Thank...

AjaHollowell · 2022-09-17

I would like to print graded assessments to send home with progress reports. Is this an option?

RRGlasmann · 2022-09-16

I'm new to MC and haven't been able to find the answer to my question in the help section. What I'd like to know is what the colored blocks with numbers in them at the bottom of the assessment represent. For example, I just put my first assessment sc...

CaitlinEvans · 2022-09-16

When students submit assignments, it makes that little tick sound. How do I turn that off? My students like soft music playing in the background during test, so I can't just turn the speaker off.

JBAKER73 · 2022-09-16

When trying to add an assessment to trackers 3 trackers show up but one is missing. It has never happened for passed assessments but all of a sudden there seems no way to add it to one of the trackers. Any ideas?

19765SM · 2022-09-16

A teacher needs to remove a student from one SIS created tracker, so they can be placed in a small group tracker. How can this be done?

CareyWard · 2022-09-15

For some reason, I can not make the text-to-speech work for my inclusion and EL students. Please advise.I have already selected the option, but it does not work today. The test came from the item bank. Is there an icon that lets me know whether the a...

thomasar · 2022-09-15

How do I create a matching question with each correct match assigned one point?

JohnaMenshouse · 2022-09-15

Is it possible to exempt or block a test from student on Mastery Connect? Example - Student comes in mid-term, they aren't expected to go back and complete those previous tests. If possible, how?

TAYLORTUCKER816 · 2022-09-14

Teachers on my campus would like a list of the question types they have access to through Mastery connect with a short description of each. Is this resource available, and, if so, can we have access to it?

BeverlyHughes · 2022-09-14

Hello, I am trying to link a quiz that was created in Canvas under Assignments. Is that possible? We are transitioning and I would like to add one they have already completed. Thank you so much!

DanaHeino · 2022-09-13

Is there a way to add/enable a MasteryConnect assessment to one individual student at a time? I need to administer retake assessments to specific students - not the whole class but only after they complete remediation. I want to assign the MasteryCon...

RandySmith · 2022-09-13

I am looking for a one-pager to share with teachers how to create a tracker for Formative Assessments.

PATSYPERKINS · 2022-09-13

My name is Pat Perkins. I am an Assistant Principal in the Bronx, New York. Last school year I worked at 09X313 a middle school. I had access to Mastery Connect. This year I am at middle school 09X117. Please remove my name from Mastery Connect at...

AshMartinez89 · 2022-09-13

I am trying to create an assessment by uploading from my google drive. However, every time I choose the document from my google drive, it appears blank and will not attach to the assessment. Please advise. Thank you, Ashley Martinez

SteveCaminiti · 2022-09-13

Is anybody else getting this message when trying to make trackers this year? "Making a tracker from this map is temporarily disabled" Help! Here is video of problem https://watch.screencastify.com/v/ZRe7r99tlzL7uZn1kcWYhave gotten nothing from MC sup...

AngelWilliams1 · 2022-09-12

Jessi Buck cannot access her mastery connect account. I as a system administrator have tried to reset her password and have unsuspended her account. How can we get her access to her account?

LisaAugustyniak · 2022-09-12

I am a Reading Specialist for a K-5 school. As such, I am often tasked with creating or helping teachers to create their reading assessments. The passage list tells us the title and number of questions, however, it does not tell us whether the passag...

AnnaKoester · 2022-09-09

Good Morning, As a teacher, if I am in a classroom tracker that requires scrolling down to see all student names, I cannot figure out how to scroll. There is a scroll bar left to right, but I do not see a scroll bar up and down. When I click withi...

CAROLHAHN · 2022-09-09

I'm a grade 4 math teacher and will be teaching an Advanced Math.I need to access grade 4 and grade 5 multi-strand questions to create assessments in Mastery Connect. Looking for tips and 'how-to' incorporate two grade levels on an assessment.

Williamsn-WCS · 2022-09-08

The district created Cmaps for all grade levels, and teachers have created trackers from the maps. The 3-5 math Cmaps have assessments added to them, but teachers can't add the assessment to a tracker. How can a teacher use the assessment that is i...

JohnSpringer · 2022-09-07

Can you create a "team" of teachers in a school building in Mastery Connect so they can share items freely?

MichelleBilling · 2022-09-07

I gave an assessment and need to change a point value of a couple of questions that was wrong but I have already given the assessment. Can I do that and it recalculate the test?

AprilHolifield- · 2022-09-07

If I pause a Benchmark assessment that students need an activation code to take, will the student be able to continue the paused assessment with a different code the next day?

KIMBERLYRUNYON · 2022-09-07

How do you enter the answers for open ended questions in Mastery Connect?

Cason · 2024-08-23

Discover three updates to help districts and teachers create their Mastery Trackers for the 2024 school year!

ChrisNguyen · 2024-08-01

A new report sharing predictive validity evidence for the Mastery View Predictive Assessments is now available. The report provides evidence from seven districts across four states for grade 3–8 students in math, reading, and science.

Cason · 2024-07-22

If you have accessed your Mastery Connect account since last week, you likely noticed a change in our default color palette. While this change has significant visual impact, we believe it will ultimately improve Mastery Connect by making it more acce...

Cason · 2024-07-08

Explore your Mastery connect data with new dashboards, visualizations, and features!

Cason · 2024-05-29

Please read for important updates to our Mastery Connect teacher and student mobile apps.

ChrisNguyen · 2024-04-04

Beginning on April 10th 2024, explore and provide feedback on over 200 items aligned to the ACT reporting categories. Access the new sample items for free for two-weeks!

Cason · 2024-03-25

Your students can now demonstrate their Mastery on any graded Canvas Assignment or graded discussion. Simply align your assignment, and score your student's work.

DanaOkerlund · 2024-03-08

A few weeks ago our team was able to visit districts in the Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium in Mississippi. We were met with warmth and enthusiasm when over 40 representatives from various districts across the region joined us, bringing w...

AlLeeLP · 2024-03-05

As uncovered in our latest studies, grade 3–8 students who completed more assessments in Mastery Connect had significantly higher ELA and math performance on end-of-year assessments.

KenzHughes · 2024-01-08

Beginning today, Community members will only be able to comment on Product Blogs published in the last six months.

noel_gomez · 2023-12-08

During the past few years, our Product teams have been on a continuous journey of innovation. We’ve compiled a captivating walk down memory lane to highlight the enhancements made to Mastery Connect from 2021 through 2023.

DanaOkerlund · 2023-09-01

Welcome Back to School! The Mastery Connect R&D Team has been working all summer to support the learning you will do in your classroom this year.

jmitchell3 · 2023-04-05

The April updates to the Instructure Roadmap are now live. Get an overview of the adjustments, then dive into linked articles for more information.

DanaOkerlund · 2023-04-04

At Mastery Connect we are always working to ensure that educators have access to what you need to start your school year off right. In that spirit we have made a few changes to our roadmap to make sure you can start assessing students on day one.

BlakeHelm · 2023-03-09

Mastery Connect and the Mastery Item Banks provide educators with tools to build and administer classroom assessments and intuitively visualize student mastery of a standard. But what happens when states update their standards?

shirenv · 2022-12-16

Since I joined Instructure earlier this year, I’ve been repeatedly honored and humbled by educators around the world and the work you are doing. I have found the many, many conversations I have had with teachers and leaders invaluable as we continue ...

shirenv · 2022-11-30

Today is the day! After reviewing our proposed path forward with various community members, we can share an outline of the next version of Idea Conversations! Building on what we learned from you, we created the following guiding principles, which sh...

Cason · 2022-08-17

If you are a district administrator using both the Mastery Connect (AMS) and Canvas (LMS) applications, you already have the tools for a successful year. You can easily deliver learning activities through Canvas and visualize student levels of unders...

marpar · 2022-08-12

Mastery Connect Help Center and Online PD are moving to new and improved homes!

BenFriedman · 2022-07-12

Read on to find out how to participate in user interviews so that we can improve the Learning Mastery Gradebook experience!

MPioRoda · 2022-07-06

Here at Canvas, we remain committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging and to serving all members of the Instructure family. We have updated the icon for item banks and resources within Canvas LMS and Mastery Connect to a file folder to acknowled...

DanaOkerlund · 2022-01-12

What do you do if your school or district changes courses at the end of the semester, but your MasteryConnect Tracker is set up to measure student progress for the entire school year? We have a solution, link that Tracker to a different course.

noel_gomez · 2022-01-06

The MasteryConnect team was hard at work in 2021. Check out some of the features we are most proud of sharing with you.

Kyle_Sipple · 2021-12-03

The MasteryConnect Teacher App works as the perfect companion for mastery-tracking both around the classroom and away from your computer. The Teacher App is available on both iOS and Android!

DanaOkerlund · 2021-10-05

Managing content at a district level is a huge job, and content is always changing. Check out three tools that will help you get your most up-to-date content into Teacher’s Trackers to help inform instruction.

DanaOkerlund · 2021-09-08

The MasteryConnect team is looking toward the future, and we want to hear from you!

DanaOkerlund · 2021-08-06

Welcome back for the 2021-2022 school year! It is time for fresh crayons, blank notebooks, and a new MasteryConnect integration with Canvas. Since teachers are busy getting ready for the return of students I wanted to share six of my favorite time sa...

KathrynGrady · 2021-07-19

Districts want to help their educators ensure standard mastery, and then correlate those formative results with benchmark and summative data to predict progress - as well as to analyze disparities and trends by school, cohort, student subpopulation, ...

noel_gomez · 2021-07-14

Thank you to those of you who were able to attend the MasteryConnect Updates: More to Love for Back to School ‘21 webinar! We had a great time showing off the awesome new features that are on the way. If you were unable to attend, it’s not too late ...

DanaOkerlund · 2021-06-23

Using MasteryConnect and Canvas just got better! Soon Trackers will be connected to Canvas Courses, making it even easier to access the power of the MasteryConnect directly from your Canvas Course. Now you’ll have more time for teaching, assessing, a...

Published: 09-27-2024

In this Mastery Connect release (September 27), the Quick Reassess feature allows Mastery Item Bank users to easily reassess students with a few clicks. Additionally, the Mastery Connect login page is redesigned with an improved user experience. ...

Published: 09-20-2024

In this Mastery Connect release (September 19), administrators can export multiple Mastery View Predictive Assessment Reports at the same time, item types have been updated, and all educators can search for their items and passages using keywords in...

Published: 08-23-2024

In this Mastery Connect release (August 22), admins and teachers can easily compare an assessment to other assessments. New Features Assessment Compare Admins and teachers can easily compare an assessment to other assessments. On any Ass...

Published: 07-26-2024

In this Mastery Connect release (July 25), district admins can restrict teacher tracker creation. Additionally, districts can opt to change account settings so teachers only have access to approved cores when creating trackers, curriculum maps, or a...

Published: 07-22-2024

In this Mastery Connect release (July 19), the Mastery Connect global color palette is updated to enhance accessibility. Updated Feature Global Color Palette Update The Mastery Connect global color palette is updated to be fully accessible...

Published: 07-12-2024

In this Mastery Connect release (July 11), the Save option allows users to save selected dashboard filters and options. New Features Saved Dashboards The Save option allows users to save selected dashboard filters and settings. This feature a...

Published: 07-01-2024

In this Mastery Connect release (July 1), Overview and Assessment dashboards provide admins with flexibility and insight into student Mastery performance and assessment results. Also, educators can align assignments and grade Canvas content to a s...

Published: 04-19-2024

In this Mastery Connect release (April 18), the Assessment Editor for item-based assessments is updated with an analysis view. Furthermore, all assessment types are updated with an in-depth printable answer key. Additionally, searching for and filte...

Published: 04-12-2024

In this Mastery Connect release (April 12), additional item types are available for printing. Updated Feature Printable Item Type Updates Additional item types are available for printing. To ensure a smooth experience for printed assessments, ...

Published: 03-21-2024

In this Mastery Connect release (March 21), admins and instructors can align a Canvas assignment to a standard in a Mastery tracker for a more unified experience. Additionally, the header in the Mastery Connect student assessment experience is updat...

Published: 10-27-2023

In this Mastery Connect release (October 26), Canvas New Quizzes can be converted to Mastery Connect assessments. New Feature New Quiz Conversion to Mastery Connect Canvas New Quizzes can be converted to Mastery Connect assessments. New Quizz...

Published: 10-19-2023

In this Mastery Connect release (October 19), users can include archived student data when bulk exporting scores as CSV reports. New Feature Bulk Export Archived Student Data Users can include archived student data when bulk exporting scores...

Published: 09-29-2023

In this Mastery Connect release (September 28), district administrators can bulk deliver benchmark assessments. An interface update is also included. New Feature Bulk Benchmark Assessment Delivery District administrators can bulk deliver benc...

Published: 09-22-2023

In this Mastery Connect release (September 21), teachers, collaborators, and admins with permissions to access a tracker can export a CSV report that displays mastery and assessment results by student for each standard in a tracker. Additionally, in...

Published: 08-25-2023

In this Mastery Connect release (August 24), administrators can download a CSV-formatted file of the Overview Report. Also, the experience for creating and editing curriculum maps and trackers is updated to provide various windows for an intuitive wo...

Published: 08-18-2023

In this Mastery Connect release (August 17), all standard selector drop-down menus are updated. Also, instructors can print all of their assessments. Additionally, users can easily view the number of items found next to the standard and item type. A...

Published: 08-11-2023

In this Mastery Connect release (August 11), districts that use Chromebooks can install Respondus Lockdown Browser using a new extension via the Chrome Web Store. New Features Respondus Lockdown Browser Chromebook Extension Districts that us...

Published: 07-21-2023

In this Mastery Connect release (July 20), a Tracker Status field is added to the benchmark progress export. Updated Features Tracker Status Field A Tracker Status field is added to the benchmark progress export. The Tracker Status field...

Published: 06-29-2023

In this Mastery Connect release (June 29), Mastery Connect introduces an updated user experience which includes: the ability to convert Canvas Classic Quizzes to Mastery assessments, a new assessment creation experience, and a Tracker Assessment lis...

Published: 02-06-2023

In this Mastery Connect release (February 2), the district teacher export includes teacher status. New Features Teacher Status The district teacher export includes a teacher status column. This update allows users to easily view teacher statu...

Published: 01-23-2023

In this Mastery Connect release (January 19), the option to Include Dictionary and Picture Dictionary is available in the Export Students modal. New Features Export Students Dictionary Setting The option to Include Dictionary and Picture Dicti...

Published: 01-13-2023

In this Mastery Connect release (January 13), teachers can create a Spanish language Mastery Connect item or passage. Additionally, Teachers can enable dictionary tools in Enhanced Accommodation (EA) assessments for individual students. New Featur...

Published: 12-16-2022

In this Mastery Connect release (December 15), teachers and administrators can access Mastery View Predictive Assessment reports within Mastery Connect. New Features Mastery View Predictive Assessments Administrators and teachers can access Ma...

Published: 12-02-2022

In this Mastery Connect release (December 1), contextual metadata has been added to the item analysis graphs: this includes, item type, points available, the depth-of-knowledge (DOK) rating, and the item title. Updated Features Item Analysis...

Published: 09-16-2022

In this Mastery Connect release (September 15), district admins can export CSV reports of trackers, sections, students, and teachers from Mastery Connect. New Features Section, Tracker, and User CSV Exports District admins can export CSV rep...

Published: 08-19-2022

In this Mastery Connect release (August 18), the Helpful Resources menu links are updated to direct users to new Instructure Community, Online PD, and Support resources. Updated Features Helpful Resources Menu The Helpful Resources menu lin...

Published: 07-29-2022

In this Mastery Connect release (July 29), an export option is available in the Tracker-level Item Analysis report. New Features Tracker-level Item Analysis Export An export option is available in the Tracker-level Item Analysis report. Th...

Published: 07-22-2022

In this Mastery Connect release (July 21), benchmark and district formative assessments are updated to provide a more clear user experience. New Features Assessment Management Experience Benchmark and district formative assessments are updat...

Published: 07-01-2022

In this Mastery Connect release (July 1), instructors can create a new tracker from one of their created or shared curriculum maps from the trackers list. New Features Create New Tracker from Curriculum Map Instructors can create a new track...

Published: 06-26-2022

In this Mastery Connect release (June 24), Mastery Connect has updated branding for Item Bank names, TE21 Reports and names, and mobile app tiles to better align with the Instructure brand. New Features Mastery Connect Branding Updates Maste...

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