About Superstars of the Week
The Superstars of the Week tab enables you to recognize some of your students every week for their work in Renaissance software, including:
- Star assessments
- Accelerated Reader quizzes
- Skills practice in Freckle and Lalilo
- Reading as shown by AR and myON
Recognition is based on the week shown on the page. At least two students are listed as Superstars of the Week every week, and every student in the class will be shown at least once during the school year. Students who have already been Superstars of the Week won't be shown again until all students in your class have been selected.
Customizing and Printing Cards for Your Students
If you have more than one class, use the Class drop-down list to choose the one you want to work with.
For each student listed, you'll see the student's name, the accomplishment(s) they're being recognized for, a card with an appealing graphic for the student, and a space to enter a message. Do the following:
- The card/graphic that was selected is based on the student's grade level. There are multiple options for each grade; if you want to choose a different card, click Select New Card. Then, in the window that opens, select a new card and then click Select Card. Note that cards are sorted by grade levels (K-2, 3-5, and 6-12); however, you can choose a card from any grade range, regardless of the student's grade.
- Select the Add short message field and enter a message to congratulate the student.
- Select Print under the card; then, choose the print options and print the card so that you can give it to the student. Although the cards are shown in color, they are designed to print in black and white as well.
Apps and Reports on the Left Side of the Page
Open Your Apps
On the left, you'll see a list of the apps that have been assigned to your classes. To open one, select the app icon. If you select AR or Star, you'll see more links and apps so you can choose exactly where you'd like to go.
If you are using a tablet or a smaller browser window, select the app icon at the top of the page instead and then select the app. If you select AR or Star, a popup window will show you more links and apps so that you can select what you need.
Open Reports
Select Reports on the left under My Data and choose the product whose reports you want to see. For Star / Assessment, you can choose to see either Reports or Data Insights; for Star CBM, you can choose Data Insights or the Caregiver Report. Note: If you are an administrator viewing the Renaissance Next teacher experience, Freckle reports aren't available; you can select those reports in Renaissance Analytics and other administrator views.
You can also search for a specific report using the search field at the top. The matching reports will be listed; select the report you want.
If you are using a tablet or a smaller browser window, select the app icon at the top of the page instead and then select Reports. Then, in the popup menu, choose the product whose reports you want to see. If you select Star / Assessment or Star CBM, you will be able to choose between reports and Data Insights. You can also search for a report.
Do You Have Feedback?
We appreciate your feedback on Renaissance Next. Simply select Send Feedback just under the Renaissance logo to send us your thoughts.
Other Views
Select Summary to see which students need a helping hand, which are working at the appropriate level, and which are ready for a challenge.
Select Skills to see a list of the skills your students are working on and students' status and actions for those skills. Note: The Skills view is not available if none of your classes have Freckle or Lalilo assigned.
Going Back to the Previous Home Page
If you decide to go back to the previous Home page, select Revert to legacy mode in the top left corner of the page. You will have the opportunity to opt in to Renaissance Next again. Note that this option is only available for 90 days after Renaissance Next is released to your district.