The facts. No built-in Common Core, NGSS or state standards. No automatic tagging. No report grouped by standard. If a standard appears in the document you upload, that text is part of your material, but ClassSense does not check it, map it or roll it up.
Standards versus targets
A standard is a broad statement of what a student should be able to do by the end of a course. A learning target is the daily version: one skill, in student language, small enough to be answered at the end of the lesson. "Students will analyze how an author develops a claim" is a standard. "I can find two pieces of evidence that support the author's claim" is a target. Teachers get into trouble when they write the first and teach it as if it were the second.
What ClassSense actually gives you
- Skills sized like targets. A skill pack is one small skill with a learning objective, built from the document you upload. Up to ten come from a single upload, which is naturally close to target size.
- Evidence per student, per skill. The mastery state tells you where each student stands on that skill, based on practice answers.
- A learning objective students see. It appears on the skill list and at the top of the lesson. It is generated from your material, so read it and decide whether it says what you mean. Do not assume it matches your pacing guide's wording.
Aligning by hand
The simplest tool for this is a spreadsheet you already know how to use.
| Standard (your wording) | Learning target | Skill pack(s) | Other evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cite textual evidence | I can find two supporting quotes | Skill pack on citing evidence | Paragraph in the unit essay |
| Solve ratio problems | I can use a ratio table | Ratio tables, unit rates | Quiz question 4 to 6 |
List the standards for the unit
Copy them from your district document so the wording is exactly what your school uses.
Write targets underneath
Two or three student-language statements per standard. If you cannot test one in a single question, it is too big.
Match skill packs to targets
Check each pack's learning objective against your target. Note where a target has no skill pack, because that is practice you must provide.
Read the grid by target
When you look at the Students grid, read the columns through your sheet: which targets are secure, which are not.
Putting the target in front of students
Write the target on the board and say it. Generate an Assessment or Worksheet in Create Content aimed at that skill and ask for items on only that target, so the evidence lines up. Then check the generated items against the target. A quiz question that quietly tests something else muddies the picture and is easy to miss in a long generated set.
Where this does not fit
- If your school requires reporting by standard in a specific system, you will transfer by hand. There is no sync to any gradebook.
- There is no check that your upload covers the standard. Coverage is your judgment.
- Skills come from what you uploaded. A standard you did not teach has no skill pack.
- Evidence in the app comes from multiple-choice practice. Standards that call for writing, speaking or building need other evidence, which you collect elsewhere.
For grading choices that come out of this, read mastery-based grading and standards-based grading, and for the writing side, how to write learning objectives.
Common questions
Does ClassSense include Common Core or state standards?
No. There is no built-in standards library. It reads standards only if they appear in the document you upload, and it does not check or map them.
Can I see mastery grouped by standard?
No. Mastery is shown per student and per skill. You can group skills by standard yourself in a spreadsheet.
What is a learning objective in a skill pack?
A short statement of what the skill covers, generated from your uploaded material and shown to students on the skill list. Read it to make sure it says what you intend.
Is a skill pack the same as a learning target?
It is similar in size, but not identical. You decide whether a pack matches your target.