Quill Lessons are synchronous, teacher-led instructional activities that can be used for whole-class or small-group instruction. Quill Lessons provide opportunities for teachers to model their use of concepts, students to practice the concept, and provide follow-up practice that you can assign to students immediately after the lesson.
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Assigning Quill Lessons From the Diagnostic Report
If you have already assigned one of Quill's diagnostics and your students have completed it, you will be able to assign recommended Quill Lessons activities to your classroom based on the results of the diagnostic. To assign Quill Lessons from the diagnostic report:
Click the “Student Reports” tab
Click “Diagnostics”
Click “View results and recommendations”
Click “Practice recommendations”
Scroll to the bottom of the screen until you see “Whole class instruction”
Lessons that have an asterisk are recommended to complete with your students. To assign one of these Lessons to your students:
Click the check box next to the Lesson’s name
Click the “Assign activity packs” button
Assign Quill Lessons From the Activity Library
The Activity Library allows teachers to search through Quill’s activities. To assign a Quill Lesson from the Activity Library:
Click the “Assign Activities” tab
Click “Explore all activities in our activity library”
Click the “Whole Class Instruction” filter
This will show you each Quill Lessons activity available to assign to your students. You can further narrow down your search by using the various filters and by previewing the Lesson.
Once you have decided which Quill Lesson you would like to assign to your students:
Click the check box next to a Lesson’s name
Click the “Assign” button
Complete the “Review and Assign” page
Click the “Assign pack to classes” button
Assign Quill Lessons From the Featured Activity Packs Page
The featured activity packs page allows teachers to assign pre-made activity packs that are aligned by concept. To assign a Quill Lesson from the featured activity packs page:
Click the “Assign Activities” tab
Click “Browse featured activity packs”
Click “Browse activity packs with whole-class lessons and independent practice”
Once you are on the featured activity packs page, you can filter the activities by readability grade level and by the pack type.
To assign a pack from this page:
Click on the card that you would like to assign
Click “Select pack”
Work through the review and assign page, then click the “Assign pack to classes” button
Launching Quill Lessons
We recommend previewing the lesson before launching it with your students, so you can explore the teacher notes, practice the teacher model, and become accustomed to the interface.
To launch a Quill Lesson:
Click the “My Activities” tab
Click the “Launch Lessons” link underneath the “My Activities” tab
Click the “Launch Lesson” button
If this is your first time assigning a Quill Lesson, you will see onboarding pages. Read through the onboarding pages, then click the “Next” button until you reach the end of these pages.
If you would like to launch the Lesson as-is, click the “Select” button.
If you would like to customize your Lesson, click the “Customize” box, then select “Make Copy”.
Once you see the Lessons interface, you have successfully launched the Lesson and students can join from their Quill accounts!
For more information on Quill Lessons, check out our Quill Lessons Getting Started Guide.