When you ask a student, “How are you doing in school?” how do they answer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a former Middle School teacher, I’m used to the singular response (good, bad, ok). Students often struggle with the HOW<\/strong> of answering that question. How do they know if they’re doing well or if they’re struggling? Equally important, do they understand the WHY of how they’re doing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Usually, they’ll use grades as the proxy to answer the question. This makes sense. Grades are likely (hopefully?) a continuous metric to gauge personal performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But grades might not be the best metric (especially if they’re not self-reported grades – see our “What Works in Education Series<\/a>“). And grades only capture the academic side of the student equation. What about behavior, soft skills, character, social-emotional health, or community skills? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Abre’s answer to understanding the whole picture is the Student360. The Student360 ties everything involving a student together and solves the problem of fragmentation and siloed data surrounding a student. We’ve always had the Student360 available to staff and families (it’s foundational to all areas of the platform). This year we’re excited to offer the Student360 to students as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n