Preps are specific to the classes you teach and are often linked to a course and roster section. If you teach multiple classes, you create a separate prep for each class. You can then add plans to your preps, tailoring lessons, activities, and resources to meet the needs of each class.
Examples:
A secondary Math teacher has been assigned 3 periods of Algebra II, 2 periods of Algebra I, and 1 period of Calculus. This teacher creates 3 preps.
A self-contained elementary teacher has 4 preps, including Math, Science, History, and Language Arts.
An elementary music teacher might have only 1 prep if they teach mixed-grade-level classes, or they can separate preps by grade level.
Quick Guide
Select My Planner from the main menu.
Select + New Prep.
In the Prep Name field, enter a name for the prep.
From the Link Course drop-down, select a course to link to the prep.
From the Roster Sections drop-down, select a roster section to link to the prep.
From the Plan Templates drop-down, select a template to use.
In the Invite people or teams field, search for and select people or teams.
Select Add Prep.
Illustrated Guide
Step 1: Select My Planner from the main menu.
Step 2: Select + New Prep to open the Add New Prep window.
Step 3: In the Prep Name field, enter a name for the prep. This usually corresponds to the name of the class you teach. For example, you might create a prep called “Math, Grade 4” or “Chemistry, 3rd Period”.
Step 4: From the Link Course drop-down, select a course to link to the prep. Linking a prep to a course allows you to easily connect standards or curriculum components from the course to the prep. Connecting a prep to a course also allows district leaders to view plans in the prep when conducting an analysis.
Step 5: From the Roster Sections drop-down, select a roster section to link students to the prep.
Step 6: From the Plan Templates drop-down, select a template to provide a basis for creating your prep, if the appropriate template is available.
Step 7: In the Invite people or teams field, begin typing a name, email address, or team name for the person or team you want to invite. Select the name of the person or team when it appears in the list.
Step 8: Select the drop-down menu next to each name to assign a permission level.
Owner – The Owner has full access to the curriculum component. The creator of a curriculum component is automatically assigned as its owner but can assign this role to someone else if necessary.
Contributor – A Contributor can edit the curriculum component, including adding other contributors and linking or unlinking child components. Contributors cannot add owners, change the visibility setting, or delete the curriculum component.
Viewer – A Viewer can see everything within a curriculum component but cannot make any changes to the component.
Remove – This option removes permissions so that the user no longer has access to the component.
Step 9: Select Add Prep.
The prep appears in your Planner. You can now add plans to your prep.