Getting Started for Teachers

Welcome to Wayfinder!

If you are just getting started in Wayfinder, head over to Wayfinder Academy for video walkthroughs of the platform. Wayfinder Academy is our in-app hub for learning how to use Wayfinder with fidelity.

To get to Wayfinder Academy, follow these steps:

1. Log in to app.withwayfinder.com
2. Click on "Resource Library" in the left-hand navigation menu
3. Look for Wayfinder Academy at the top of the page
4. Click on "View Lessons"

Alternatively, click on the links below to go directly to the relevant Wayfinder Academy lessons: 

• Welcome to Wayfinder (2 min)
• Navigating Wayfinder (4 min)
• Core Curriculum (4 min)
• Activity Library (5 min)
• Collections (5 min)

Teacher Dashboard - Key Features

There are six components on the Teacher dashboard:

1. The section at the top of your Home dashboard offers a snapshot of your progress in the curriculum and what’s coming up next. Look here for any content specifically assigned by your administrator, as this should be your main teaching focus.

   

2. The Assigned Lessons + Activities shows recent lessons + activities you've assigned to your students.
3. The Waypoints snapshot shows you Waypoints completion rates across your classrooms. 
4. The Core Skills section shows you the latest results on all Waypoints taken by students in your class.
5. The Collections For You section shows you any collections that another administrator or teacher has shared with you. 
6. The Suggested For You section contains content that has been selected by our algorithm based on your student Waypoints results, top-rated items, and your recent activities.

 

Core Lessons - Key Features

Keep reading for a guide on navigating the key features of Wayfinder's Core Curriculum lessons. 

To access Core Curriculum lessons: 

1. Log in to app.withwayfinder.com
2. Click on Lessons in the left-hand navigation bar
3. Click into the Workbook and then the lesson that you would like to view

The Lesson and Activity Options Dropdown Menu: 

The Lesson and Activity Options dropdown menu allows you to customize which sections of the lesson or activity to see based on your classroom needs. The selected options are applied to all other lesson and activity guides, but can be changed at any time.

The "Mark Complete" button:

The "Mark Complete"/"Completed" buttons can be found at the top each lesson and activity guide, as well as in Wayfinder Collections. Marking lessons and activities as complete updates your progress on your dashboard and throughout the Web App. This feature allows you to keep track of where you are in the curriculum and highlights the work you are doing in Wayfinder. For a detailed walkthrough of how to mark lessons + activities as complete, see here. 

You can also mark a lesson complete by clicking the "Mark Complete" button on the last slide of the slide deck. 

Learning Supports

Learning Supports are available for each Wayfinder lesson and can be turned on or off using the Lesson Options dropdown mentioned above. These are content-specific learning supports that help to scaffold student learning. 

Accessibility Tips

Accessibility Tips are available for each different type of activity within the lesson guide. When you click on "Accessibility Tips," you can filter by activity type and by the following accessibility categories:

• Blind/Low Vision
• Deaf/Hard of Hearing
• Physical
• Intellectual/Developmental
• Emotional/Mental Health
• Multilingual Learners

Assigning Core Lesson Workbooks + Exit Tickets

Student Workbook pages and Exit Tickets. can be assigned using the "Assign" button on the Assignments tab. For a full tutorial, see our How to Assign Core Lesson Workbooks + Exit Tickets guide.