Teachpoint - How to create a Request For Professional Days

A teacher recently asked me how they would go about creating a Request for Professional Days online using Teachpoint.  Using Teachpoint for these requests is easy.  You can follow the steps or watch the video below.

1. Go to the PD Tracking icon on the left hand side of the page (Graduation Cap icon)
2. Click the New button in the top right of the page
3. Select Request for Professional Days

Please also note that the steps for creating Flex Time, Prior Approval of Course for College Credit, and Teacher-Directed/PLC are very similar.

Setting up your Gradebook in Aspen

The video below explains the steps necessary for setting up your gradebook at the beginning of the year or semester.  

The first step for setting up your gradebook is entering class details.  For information on the details page of your gradebook, see Follett's help guide View and Enter Class Details in the Gradebook.

Teachpoint PD Help Guides

Would you like some more information about the Professional Development Tracking in Teachpoint?  Were you aware that Teachpoint help guides are available to answer many of your questions?


How do I access the Teachpoint Help Guides?
In Teachpoint, click the down arrow next to your name and then click Help. 

The Help Guides

• FAQ and Announcements:  Select Frequently Asked Questions and then Teachers and Evaluators.
  Contains information on Teachpoint in general.  FAQ's include answers to questions like "I accidently deleted a form/evidence.  How do I get it back" AND "How do I change my password?"
• Training and Webinars: Includes recorded training on how to use Teachpoint, Short How-To videos, and Getting Started Guides.
• Teachers and Evaluators: Includes information on Getting Started, Forms, and reports.
• Systems Administrators: Information on how to set up Teachpoint and is not needed by teachers or evaluators.
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACKING
  Checkout the Teacher and Evaluators section.  This includes information and help guides on Requesting to attend a PD Event, Request to Hold event, PD Statuses and PD Tracking.