This article provides an overview of the Educator's tab in DreamBox Math administrator settings, including links to additional instructions. From the Educators tab, administrators can:
- View all DreamBox Math administrators and teacher accounts
- Edit educator account permissions (make a teacher an administrator and vice versa)
- Create teacher and administrator accounts
- Update an educator's first or last name
- Update Unassigned educators (educators who are not associated with a school) and assign them to a school and classroom.
| Familiar with the Educators Tab and need to jump to step-by-step instructions? Click here to jump to this section of the article. |
Educator Tab Basics
Who can access the Educators tab?
DreamBox Math district and school-level administrators. Teachers cannot access the Educators tab.
How do I know if I can make changes in the Educators tab?
Two things impact your ability to make changes in the Educators tab:
- Your role in DreamBox Math: Only district and school DreamBox Math administrators can see and make changes in the Educators tab.
- Your dashboard roster management permissions: Your district may have updated what educators can edit in the dashboard.
| Click here to learn more about View and Edit dashboard roster permissions and how to confirm your permission level. |
I understand what I CAN do in the Educators tab. Are there things I CAN'T do?
School administrators can only update educators associated with the From the Educators tab, DreamBox Math administrators cannot:
- Edit educator email addresses.
| Contact your DreamBox site administrator if an educator's email address needs to be changed. |
- Remove educator accounts.
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How do I remove educator accounts from DreamBox Math? How your district removes educator accounts depends on how your district creates and updates rosters in DreamBox Math.
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Finding Staff Members in the Educator Tab
Opening the Educators Tab
- Sign in to your Dreambox Math educator account, select the Settings icon in the top navigation pane, and select the Educators tab.
| If you need help signing into DreamBox Math, click here for more information. |
Which Schools and Educators Can I View in the Educators Tab?
Your DreamBox Math role and editing permissions affect what you see in the Educators tab. The school drop-down filter at the top of the page defaults to show the highest level of your permissions.
District-level Administrator Filter Defaults
| Filter | Default Behavior | Adjusting the Filter |
| Users |
The filter defaults to Assigned. The tab shows all educators in the district who are associated with a school. |
Click the arrow and select Unassigned. The School and Role filters will vanish, and the tab shows all educators in the district who are not associated with a school. |
| School |
The filter defaults to All Schools. The tab shows all educators in the district unless other filters are selected. |
Click the arrow and select a school name. The tab shows all educators at that school unless a role is selected |
| Role |
The filter defaults to All. The tab shows all educators in the district unless other filters are selected. |
Click the arrow and select District Admin, School Admin, or Teacher. The tab shows all educators in the district that match the selected role, unless a school is selected. |
School-level Administrator Filter Defaults
- School-level administrators will see all staff members associated with their school.
- If you are associated with only one school in DreamBox Math, the drop-down defaults to that school. The Role drop-down defaults to All, showing all educators associated with that school. Use this filter to select a group of educators based on role.
| Note: Teachers do not have access to the Educators tab. |
Opening an Assigned Educator Account for Editing
Step 1: Sign in to your Dreambox Math educator dashboard.
| If you need help signing in to DreamBox Math, click here for more information. |
Step 2: Open the Educator tab.
- Select the Settings icon and then select the Educators tab.
Step 3: Confirm you have Edit access in the dashboard.
Depending on your district's roster management settings, you will have Edit or View access in the Educators tab.
- To determine your access type, open the Educators tab and check the banner near the top of the page.
- If the banner shows you have View permissions, you can see educator accounts but not update them.
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| Click here to learn more about Edit or View permissions in DreamBox Math. If your access needs to be updated, please reach out to your site or district IT administrative team. |
Step 4: Find the educator
- Update the School and Role drop-downs to locate the educator account you wish to edit, and then click the Edit button.
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| Note: Even if you have editing permissions, you may see that the Edit button is greyed out for specific educators. This indicates that this educator account is being created or edited in our system, and the staff member is temporarily unavailable for editing. |
Adding or Editing an Educator Account
Educators Tab: Video Overview
The video below walks through how to find and update an educator account. If you would prefer written directions, scroll down or jump to the step-by-step instructions section.
Links to Step-By-Step Instructions
Click the article link below to open directions for a specific task.
- Updating an Educator's First or Last Name
- Assigning an Educator to a Classroom
- Edit an Educator’s Role (Change an administrator or teacher's permissions in DreamBox Math)
- Manually Create New Educator Accounts
- Update Unassigned Educators
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