My Planner gives you a clear view of all of your preps by day or by week, including any preps that have been shared with you. Here, you can add and manage preps, build lesson plans, customize the view, and share your Planner with your team to connect and collaborate. Using the Curriculum Explorer, you can search for and drag curriculum components into your plans, making it easy to schedule your week and quickly access lessons and resources for the day.
Since the Planner follows your district’s instructional calendar, you can only create plans on actual school days—helping you map out the year with accuracy. Your Planner also stays with you, giving you access to your historical data and curriculum content even if you move to a different district.
The Planner is made up of four main sections:
Toolbar
Preps
Curriculum Explorer
Preview Pane
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Toolbar
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# | Field | Description |
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1 | Color Palette | Filters the Planner to show plans matching the selected color. |
2 | Page Orientation | Swaps the rows and columns. You can view the Planner with preps listed under the date header or with dates listed under the prep header. Try both views to find your preference. You can swap it back at any time. |
3 | Date Selector | Provides multiple options for changing the day or week that you are viewing:
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4 | Today | Changes the selected dates to show today’s date. |
5 | Date | Depending on whether you selected the daily or weekly view, this row displays either the selected day or Monday through Friday of the selected week. Each date displays the day of the week, the day of the month, and the day of the school year. Today’s date is highlighted in blue. |
6 | New Prep | Opens the Add New Prep window, where you can configure details for a new prep, choose whether to share it with others, and add the prep to the Planner. |
7 | Week / Day | Select Week to see a Monday through Friday view of the Planner or select Day to view the Planner by day. |
8 | Curriculum Explorer | Opens or closes the Curriculum Explorer. |
Preps
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# | Field | Description |
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1 | Expand / Collapse | Place a checkmark in the circle to expand the prep. Clear the checkmark to collapse the prep. |
2 | Prep, Course, and Unit | Name of the prep and the linked course. Clicking on the course opens the course in a preview window. When a course containing units is linked to the prep, this section also displays the unit you are teaching. Units are automatically scheduled into your Planner based on the unit’s Duration (Days) setting. Clicking on a unit opens the unit in a preview window. |
3 | Share | Opens a window where you can view and edit current permissions, share with more users, or remove access for users who no longer need it. For more information, see Sharing Curriculum Components. |
4 | Edit | Opens the Edit window, where you can change the Prep Name, linked course, roster, or template. |
5 | Delete | Deletes the prep. |
6 | Plan | This is your daily lesson plan. Structure your plan by adding content blocks. Inside each block, you can type notes or instructions and drag components from the Curriculum Explorer into the block for quick reference. Selecting a linked lesson, resource, or assessment in the block opens it in a preview window, allowing you to quickly access materials for your class. When you hover over a plan, three icons appear at the top right:
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7 | Add block | Adds a new content block to your plan. |
8 | More Actions | When selected, the Delete Plan option appears. Selecting Delete Plan clears all content blocks from the plan. |
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Curriculum Explorer
The Curriculum Explorer allows you to search for and link content to your plans. Locate the content that you want to add and drag each item to a plan to organize your instruction for the day. For more detailed information about using this feature, see Working With the Curriculum Explorer.
Select the Curriculum Explorer button at the top right of your Planner to open the pane.
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The table below describes tabs found in the Curriculum Explorer.
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# | Field | Description |
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1 | Standards | Opens the Standards tab, where you can search for standards to link to your plans. |
2 | Lessons | Opens the Lessons tab where you can search for lessons to link to your plans. |
3 | Resources | Opens the Resources tab, where you can search for resources to link to your plans. |
4 | Instructional Strategies | Opens the Instructional Strategies tab, where you can search for strategies to link to your plans. |
5 | Assessments | Opens the Assessments tab, where you can search the integrated Aware Premium account for assessments to link to your plans. |
Preview Pane
When a curriculum component is linked in your Planner, you can view the component in a preview pane. How you open the preview differs depending on the component type. You can open a unit or course preview by selecting the course name or unit title below the prep name. Lesson and resource previews can be opened by clicking on the component where it is linked in a plan or by searching the Curriculum Explorer.
The table below describes controls found in the preview pane.
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# | Field | Description |
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1 | Pin | Fixes the preview pane to the right side of the screen, allowing you to keep the preview open while working in your Planner. Select the pin again to return to the expanded view. |
2 | Back / Next | Navigates between component previews in the order that you viewed them. For example, if you opened Unit 1 and then previewed Lesson 2, you can select the Back arrow to return to the Unit 1 preview. If you have not opened any other previews, the arrows appear grayed out. |
3 | Copy Link | Copies the URL for the full-size component to your clipboard. |
4 | Open in Current Tab | Opens the full-size component in the browser tab you are currently on. |
5 | Open in New Tab | Opens the full-size component in a new browser tab. |
6 | Close | Closes the preview window |
7 | More Actions | Expands options to Edit or Delete the component. |
8 | Share | Opens a window where you can view and edit current permissions, share with more users, or remove access for users who no longer need it. |