The Assignment tool can be used to create up to two personalized assignments for an individual student, groups of students, or an entire class. This article walks through how to create an assignment.
| If you want to create an assignment aligned with a Print Program or the NWEA or Quantile frameworks, click here. |
Assignment Types
| Type | Duration | Purpose | Lesson Details |
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Short-Term |
1 to 2 weeks
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Long-Term |
2 to 10 weeks
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| Note: If an assignment is canceled, it will end before the duration time and will not appear in the Assignment History. |
Create an Assignment
Step 1: Select Home in the Top Navigation Pane and then click Add Assignment.
Step 2: After the Assignments page opens, choose the parameters of the new assignment.
- Choose a Short-Term or Long-Term assignment by clicking the circle.
- Click the Assignment Duration drop-down menu and select the number of weeks students have to complete the assignment.
- Select the academic standards or print program:
- Click the standards or program name.
- Use the drop-down menus to select the grade level, domain, and standard.
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Click an article title below to learn more about selecting standards or a print program: |
Step 3: Review the selected students and lessons.
Previewing Lessons
After you select the assignment parameters, you can preview the lesson that will be assigned to each student. Students can be assigned one of three lesson types based on their progress.
- Just Started Lesson
- In-Progress Lesson
- Review Lesson
To preview a lesson, click the preview links to view a demo lesson based on the student's progress in the selected standard. The student list will also show how many lessons each student has currently assigned to them by the number of blue assignment icons next to their names.
Selecting Students
Click the box next to each student to adjust if they should or should not receive this assignment. Students with blue boxes and checkmarks will receive the assignment while students with blank boxes will not. Students who have not started the lesson or are currently working through it (in progress) will be automatically selected by DreamBox Math. Students who have already demonstrated proficiency will need to be manually selected to receive a review lesson.
Step 4: On the bottom left side of the screen, create the assignment by clicking on the Add Assignment button.
After the assignment is created, the student will see the lesson on their Lesson Chooser showing the blue star or calendar icon.
How Do Students Identify Assignments After they are Created?
| Q: How will students identify their assigned lessons? |
A: Assignment lessons are highlighted by a blue star icon, based on the assignment length.
| Short-Term Assignment | Long-Term Assignment |
| Note: Students playing in the K-2 learning environment will need to select a theme and story before they can see the blue calendar icon. |
| Q: Why can't my students in the K-2nd grade environment see the assignment I created? |
A: If a student is playing in the K-2nd grade learning environment and doesn't see an assignment, they may need to pick up a backpack to collect an item. After they open their backpack and collect an item, their lesson path will adjust, showing the assigned lesson.
Creating Assignments: FAQs
| Note: The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) below focus on creating assignments. Click here to see these and additional Assignments FAQs. |
| Q: How many assignments can a student receive? |
A: A student can receive up to two assignments at once. The two assignments can be any combination of Short-Term Assignments and Long-Term Assignments. A new assignment cannot be added until one of the existing two assignments is ended or canceled.
| Note: If a student is enrolled in two DreamBox Math classrooms, the student can still only work on two open assignments at the same time. |
| Q: How many assignments can teachers create at the same time? Is there a limit? |
A: Students can have up to two active assignments at one time. If a student has been assigned two assignments, their name is grayed out and their teacher cannot assign any additional assignments to that student. When the student completes at least one of their two active assignments, the teacher can assign another short or long-term assignment to the student.
| Q: What if my student has multiple teachers or is in more than one classroom? |
A: If a student has more than one teacher with access to their account, all of their teachers can create or cancel assignments for the student. If the student is in more than one classroom, you will see an option to select which classroom the assignment should be tracked under when creating the lesson. You can also see the name of the teacher who created the assignment.
| Q: When I create an assignment, why doesn’t DreamBox Math hide all other lesson recommendations? |
A: The Assignments function honors student agency by continuing to present other concepts for the student to complete. Just as a student can choose not to complete homework, a student can choose to not complete a DreamBox assignment. This is critical to building strong decision-making principles for the student. They need to make the best choice, based on the information they have.
| Q: Why can’t I create an assignment for a particular student? |
A: You will be unable to create an assignment for a student if one of the following is true:
- The student already has two assignments, as indicated by two blue icons next to their name.
- The student already has an In Progress or Not Started assignment for this standard. Once the assignment is completed, you can reassign it.
| Q: Why is my student's name grayed out? |
A: The student already has two open assignments in DreamBox Math. Each student can only work on two open assignments at a time. If you did not create assignments for the student and they are enrolled in two DreamBox Math classrooms, they are likely working on assignments created by their other teacher.
| Note: If a student is enrolled in two DreamBox Math classrooms, the student can still only work on two open assignments at the same time. |
| Q: How do I cancel an assignment? |
A: For directions on how to cancel an assignment, open our support article here.
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