Implementing your Plan using Arch Tools

Standards

Free

​Mapping

Educator Pro

​Assessments

Educator Pro

​Curriculum

Educator Pro

​Classes

Educator Pro

Data

School / Higher Ed

Standards

The daily planner includes standards sets and/or individual standards that can be attached to instructional units and activities, assessments and other curriculum resources. 
  • Available standard sets include OAS, Common Core, and Next Generation Science, among others.
  • Your own unwrapped Content, Skills, Learning Targets, Big Ideas, and Essential Questions can be added to chosen standards or standard sets.​​
  • Unwrapped standards elements are included in select standards sets (Content, Skills, Learning Targets, Big Ideas, and Essential Questions).
  • Customized standards and standard sets can be quickly and easily aligned and/or mapped to lesson plans, curriculum (units, activities), assessments (test items, rubric and checklist items, benchmarks, and real-time assessments), and reflections (portfolios, portfolio pages).
  • Google-linked Learning Targets, Big Ideas, and Essential Questions provide quick, effective ​​searches for videos, images, and other resources to include in your daily lesson plans.
  • Standards links can be embedded within your Arch-based resources (ArchDocs, curriculum, assessments, forms, portfolios, and class and member bio pages.

mapping

Create your own customized,  standards-aligned,  concept-focused curriculum maps that include resources for daily planning of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
  • You can add subject-specific lists of concepts essential for teaching and learning or use an existing Standards set to create a customized curriculum map incorporating all of the standards.
  • Individual concepts can be unwrapped to identify related Content, Skills, Learning Targets, Big Ideas, and Essential Questions.
  • You choose how much time will be spent on concepts, creating custom pacing guides for use across your site or district and providing easy identification of concepts to address in weekly lesson planning.
  • Standards elements (standard-specific Content, Skills, Learning Targets, Big Ideas, and Essential Questions) can be wrapped to related concept-specific topics.
  • Activities, assessments, resources, strategies, and accommodations can be linked to concepts, so they are easy to find when you want to use them.
  • A notes feature gives you a place to document other concept-specific content or resources.
  • Maps can be searched for specific elements, allowing easy viewing of standard and concept coverage and giving you quick access to resources.
  • Google-linked Learning Targets, Big Ideas, and Essential Questions provide quick, effective ​​searches for videos, images, and other resources (in both concept and aligned standards maps).

Assessments

Many types of customizable assessments are available for use in evaluating student learning and/or effectiveness of instruction, including classroom quizzes, unit tests, benchmark tests, portfolios, and rubrics.
  • Test items can be aligned to standards and/or concept maps.
  • Proficiency scales can be created from standards set content and learning targets for use in assessments.
  • Curriculum-specific tests and quizzes can be aligned to standards and concepts.
  • Checklists and rubric items can be created from proficiency scales.
  • Results for online assessments, such as benchmarks, unit tests, or quizzes can be analyzed in real-time.
  • Assessments can be totally online, partially online  or paper-based.  Create online answer sheets for students  to complete using paper-based tests  for real-time results.  Print student-specific, scannable answer sheets for paper-based tests that can be scanned in later for easy grading. 
  • Conduct benchmark assessments documenting standards/concept mastery.  Benchmark assessments can be district-wide or just for one class.
  • Assessments can be shared with peers within or across districts.
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curriculum

Curriculum building from the ground up, starting with plans that have it all, from individual lessons to units, and even assessments, all aligned to standards and/or concepts. 
  • Dynamic curriculum building lets you create individual lessons and units that can be seamlessly united for a complete course curriculum.
  • Standards and concepts can be tied to subject level content, including your own unit-specific lessons that can be shared with others.
  • Presentations, videos, graphics, web links, files, and other resources can be embedded within lessons to provide a richer learning experience for students.
  • Question fields can be Incorporated into lesson coursework for completion by students, making real-time learning checks quick and painless.
  • Units and related lessons can be attached to lesson plans for easy documentation of unit coverage across the academic year.
  • Tests and quizzes can be easily incorporated into assessment lessons that can be shared with others.
  • Standard and concept-specific units within a subject's curriculum are easy to locate and identify.
  • Checklists and/or rubric items can be added within lessons for student reflection and assessment.
  • Units and lessons can be linked in the Planner's daily lesson plans to document coverage through the academic year.
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classes

Setting up classes has never been easier.  Just add your students and Classes lets you manage class or individual online delivery of instruction and student coursework.
  • Classes can be tailored to fit your individual style.  You can add students to a class using your own criteria, whether it be by period, grade level, or subject.
  • Curriculum lessons can be assigned right from your planner for students to complete wherever they are, whether it be the classroom, at home, or on a field trip or project.
  • Classes lets you assess learning using checklists, rubrics, quizzes, tests, and real-time checks within lesson coursework without worrying about loads of paperwork.
  • Classes lets you manage interim assessments through the academic year.  Online management tools provide immediate documentation of learning progress on standards and goals.
  • Teachers and learners alike can quickly search for web-based resources (videos, images, web pages, etc.) using lesson-specific standards and concept maps.
  • Anonymous surveys, peer reviews, or other types of quick assessments can be made within Classes, allowing for real-time responses from students without the fear of pressure from peers.
  • Smart phones or other technology can be used to conduct real-time data and media capture for project activities outside of the classroom.
  • Classes uses SIS integration for creating and populating courses/classes with both teacher and student information, making it compatible with most student information systems used in schools.

data

Get a clear picture of your state and other 3rd party assessment data sets all in one place. The use of provided filters and reports can help identify what worked and what didn't, allowing for the modification and adjustment of your daily planning and instruction for maximum effectiveness.
  • Data from your state, Star, DIBELS, NWEA, WIDA, PreACT, ACT assessment results can be imported for analysis and use in planning effective curriculum and instruction for your students.
  • Data concerning performance on specific standards can be analyzed for reflection on daily planning and effective use of curriculum, assessments, and instruction.
  • Data can be filtered or disaggregated  using demographics and other filter options.
  • Data tables can be organized for exporting unique data for further analysis.
  • Formatted reports based on disaggregated data can can be generated and printed for analysis.
  • Chart graphics can be saved for use in presentations.