Aspen: Viewing Student IEP's

As part of the Special Education Team, classroom teachers are required to reveiw Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for all students in their classes.  

When a student is on an IEP, the IEP icon (right) will appear in the Alerts column associated with the students name on the Student List page in Aspen.

If you click on the icon, a summary of the IEP popup window will appear.  This summary is not the complete IEP.  

IMPORTANT: Reviewing the summary is not adequate and teachers are required to review the complete IEP.  

How to view a students complete IEP

To view the complete IEP, locate the student's name on the Student List page and click the name.  This will take you to the student information page (see below).

Select the Documents link in the left hand column.  This will open up the different types of documents associated with the student record.  Select IEPs.

Then click the word Details.  The complete IEP will appear.
Please note the tabs on the page for Attributes, Vision, PLEB-A, PLEB-B, Goals, etc.   You should toggle through all of these tabs and review each of these subpages.

Aspen: Assignment visibility default setting

Would you like to change the default visibility setting for your assignments in your Aspen gradebook?

The initial default for your Aspen gradebook assignment visibility is private.  This means that only you, the teacher, can see the assignment and the grades visible for that assignment.  

If you would prefer that your assignments have a default setting of public or public no-grades, you must change the preference in the category or categories.  

To change this preference, 

1. Go to your class gradebook (1) and (2)
   
2. Click the Categories (3) tab found on the left hand side of the page
   
3. Click the Category (4) for which you would like to change the default setting (if you want to do this for all, you will have to select each one individually)
   
4. Using the drop down box next to Visibility type, select the default visibility type for the category. 
   
5. Set the visibility type to your preferred default.

Welcome back to the 2019-2020 school year!

A few reminders:

• Technology Issues?  Put in a Help Desk Request.
  To find the Help Desk Request screen, go to this blog
  WPS-TechEd.blogspot.com
  and click on the Help Desk Request tab at the top of the page.

• Helping students and families reset their Aspen passwords
  If parents or students need help resetting their Aspen passwords, please share the document  Resetting your student of family portal password in Aspen
• Want Aspen Help? 
  Online help is available in Aspen in the form of user guides, quick reference guides, and videos.  Click the Help button on the page that you are viewing and you will be given a variety of options for help. The first option will give you help specifically for the page that you are on.  More info: Finding Help in Aspen

• Want to print your rosters?  Check out the blog entry:
  Aspen - Printing your class roster

Aspen: Printing Blank Grading Sheets

Printed copies of your Aspen gradebooks are great for leaving in your sub folder, taking attendance when you don't have internet access, or when grading tests, projects, or homework.  So how do you print a blank copy your Aspen gradebook?  

1. Open Aspen and select the Gradebook tab (1).
   This will give you a list of all of your current classes.
   
2. Click the Reports tab (2).
   
3. Select Blank Grading Sheet (3)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. The Blank Grading Sheet pop up will appear. 
   
5. To print ALL of your gradebooks (except your study sections), click Run.
   
   
   
   
   
6. If you want to choose just one course, click the Sections to include drop down and choose Course number.  Then add the course number. 
   This will print all of your classes with that course number.
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. If you want to print your study sections too, click the Include study sections box.