Recap: Getting Ready for the New School Year Webinar – A Success!

Hey Everyone!

A big THANK YOU to all who joined us for the “Getting Ready for the New School Year” webinar! Your participation made it a success, and we’re thrilled to have had such an engaged audience.

During the webinar, we showed how you can easily set up your QuickSchools account. From managing teachers, students, and courses, to setting up different types of attendance styles. Our goal is to help you better manage your school’s operations when you open your school doors.

We hope the session was informative. It was our pleasure to answer all your questions. We’re excited to see how QuickSchools will help you simplify your workflows and improve your school’s management.

Thanks again for joining us. Stay tuned for the upcoming August webinar where we’ll kick off QuickSchools’ Teacher Training Series!

What is Learning Analytics and What are Its Benefits?

We’re in a time of Big Data—whatever industry you’re in, from schools to small businesses and large organizations, the amount of data received is vast and complex. This massive amount of information presents us with opportunities as well as challenges.

Back in 2017, The Economist recognized that data, rather than oil, had become the world’s most valuable resource. And that’s before the likes of AI and Machine Learning really took off. 

Data holds power. When you know how to use and learn from it, its strength is even greater. In this article, we’ll explore the value of data through the lens of learning analytics and its benefits. 

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Top Features to Look for in a Modern Student Information System (SIS)

top features in a modern student information system

Hey there, school leaders! 🏫 We know managing a school is no small feat, especially when it comes to keeping track of all the moving parts. That’s why choosing the right Student Information System (SIS) can make your life a whole lot easier. Let’s dive into some of the top features you should look for in a modern SIS, with a little help from QuickSchools to illustrate how these features can make a difference.

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How to Successfully Implement Change Management in Schools

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Making organizational changes in schools can be challenging.

Education comes with high stakes, with parents and teachers invested in giving children the very best start in life. Education is important, and change can risk disrupting the fragile path of a student’s growth.

Change is also vital to progress. Education is continuously improving, with new ideas, discoveries, and methods always on the horizon. Giving children the best start in life includes preparing them for this ever-changing world.

So how do you enact meaningful change without creating negative outcomes? 

Change management tackles these challenges head-on by creating a framework for change, increasing the chance of acceptance, adoption, and success.

In this article, we’ll discuss the importance of change in schools and how change management can facilitate positive transformation. We’ve also put together a practical guide for successfully implementing change management in your school.

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What Soft Skills Do You Need As A Teacher?

Soft skills are the qualities and behaviors we use to communicate with and understand others. With them, we can interact and relate harmoniously with friends, family, co-workers and other people.

Of course, soft skills also apply in the classroom, where you as a teacher must know how to relate correctly with your students to motivate and guide them to meet their learning objectives.

It doesn’t matter if you are taking your first steps in the field or just want to refresh some concepts. Knowing which soft skills will help you improve as a teacher never hurts, so let’s take a look at the 7 most important ones.

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Getting Ready for the New School Year! QuickSchools’ 2024 Webinar Series Continues

Attention school administrators gearing up for the 2024-2025 school year: QuickSchools is here to support you every step of the way!

Join us for a free, live webinar on Thursday, July 25th at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET. This webinar is aimed to help you set up your QuickSchools account effectively. We’ll guide you through essential tasks, including:

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New Release – July 10, 2024

Today’s QuickSchools release focuses on a few system / framework improvements around security, performance and maintenance, with general improvements to the Orchestra Master Scheduler and Student Information System. 

Full list of improvements are below:

Master Scheduler Improvements

  • Bug Fix Display of Section Limits when limit is set to zero in Course Catalog
  • Show Rooms assignments for Courses based on Departments in Step 1

General Improvements

  • Auto-map Courses to Schoology when a new semester is activated
  • Increase timeout for archiving old Homework when a new semester is created
  • Increase timeout for XML BackUps
  • Fix display in Student Listing when Nickname is not provided
  • Bug fix display of configured PDF Template for Report Cards and Transcripts
  • Bug fix search for “Your Students” listing

Beta Improvements

  • New Data Monitor Framework (v1)
  • Refactor Migrate to Next Year (for Courses & Sections)
  • Framework Improvements for Anonymization (on-going)
  • Support “Weight Type” and “Excluded from GPA” for Course Importer
  • Support multiple Graduation Tracks
  • Improve Security for Support Agents (Google Authenticator)