Data & Analytics

Like account levels, individual Canvas courses have a great number of data points and visual analytics to help you gain insight into Excel NM and Elevate NM evaluations and participation. The best way to find course-level information is to use New Analytics and we have collected the below suggestions to help anyone who has the View Only or Elevate NM Course Manager role access courses. Any evaluator in a course can also access New Analytics and the data tools below.

Please keep in mind that most of the evaluation data available is built from Outcomes aligned to rubrics. (Outcomes in Canvas are standards that can be used to track Mastery.) Elevate NM and Excel NM each have their own sets of Outcomes to track evaluation ratings.

Evaluatees, such as educators, also have simple analytics they can view and those are noted below.

Data & Analytics Tools

Click the tabs below to learn more.

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New Analytics
Gradebook
Self-Reflection Activities
Learning Mastery Gradebook for Viewing Evaluation Outcomes

New Analytics

To access New Analytics inside of a course, go to the Home Page or Modules and look for the menu on the right side of the screen.

New Analytics Link

After clicking on New Analytics, you will see four tabs appear that will allow you to access different information.

New Analytics Tab

Click on each title below to expand the content. Click again to close.

Course Grade

This tab/information is not useful for Elevate NM or Excel NM since there are no grades other than Complete, Incomplete, and Excused. Evaluations are tied to rubric criteria information that can be accessed in a course or in other ways as discussed below.
Weekly Online Activity

View participation data as an interactive chart graph or a data table. You can also compare the course average weekly online participation analytics with an individual student or section using the chart graph comparison or data table comparison.
Students

View participation analytics for individual students. You can also view message communication data between yourself and evaluatees.
Reports

Run and download reports on missing, late, or excused evaluation activities. Reports include the following:
- - Missing Assignments: a list of evaluation activities that have not been submitted.
  - Late Assignments: a list of evaluation activities that have been submitted late.
  - Excused Assignments: a list of evaluation activities that are excused.
  - Class Roster: a list of people enrolled in the course or section with contact information such as email and SIS ID/licensure number.
  - Course Activity: a list of daily user views and participations.

Gradebook

The Canvas Gradebook in a course also provides a quick look at the completion of evaluation activities. Every activity should include administrator comments and completed rubric evaluation ratings as part of the coaching conversation. More information about how to use the Canvas Gradbook and SpeedGrader is embedded within every Elevate NM and Excel NM course.

📍Tip #1! - There are several ways to message participants through the Gradebook or New Analytics.

📍Tip #2! - Evaluatees or other participants who have the student role can view their Grades or progress and any feedback they have received.

gradebook screenshot

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Gradebook

The Gradebook includes global sorting options and settings you can use to organize your gradebook [1], student data [2], and assignment data [3].

The Gradebook supports keyboard shortcuts. To view the Keyboard Shortcuts menu, click the Keyboard icon [4] or press the Shift+Question Mark keys simultaneously.

Elevate NM & Excel NM Self-Reflection Activities

Both programs have educator or site administrator Self-Reflection activities and allow insight into how people are rating themselves for the Domain Elements (Elevate NM) or Essential Practices (Excel NM). Data is available individually or as a whole.

To view results for an entire school course, click on Survey Statistics on the right side of the Data for PDP Goal: Teacher Self-Reflection page.

Since there are no right or wrong answers, the Quiz Summary at the top can be ignored. Focus on the Question Breakdown to view how teachers in your school rated themselves as a whole. This could be used for planning building or district goals, school improvement plans, or guidance for learning communities, especially when staff identify an area they want to grow.

Elevate NM Example

survey results questions screenshot

Excel NM Example

Excel Self Reflect screenshot

Click on Student Analysis to generate a CSV file to compile individual responses to use in a Google Sheet, Excel, or other visual analytics tool.

Note: Item Analysis is not useful since it is based on correct answers and there are none for this self-reflection.

Learning Mastery Gradebook for Viewing Excel NM and Elevate NM Evaluation Outcomes

The Learning Mastery Gradebook can be accessed through the Canvas Gradebook and it provides a visual way to track mastery of Elevate NM Domain Elements and the Excel NM Essential Practices Outcomes at the course level.

What are Outcomes and How Are They Part of Elevate NM?

Outcomes in Canvas are standards that are used to track evaluations and mastery.

Domains 1 - 4 and their 19 Elements guide the entire Elevate NM process and are part of Outcomes.

Domain 1: Planning & Preparation

Domain 2: Creating an Environment for Learning

Domain 3: Teaching for Learning

Domain 4: Professionalism

Use the Gradebook toggle to go between the different types of Gradebooks including the Learning Mastery Gradebook.

Learning Mastery Gradebook snip

Each Outcome aligned with an evaluation activity will appear at the top. Roll over the area, and a chart will appear. (Please note that at this time there is no shortcut to save the graph. Try a screenshot tool instead if you wish to save it.) If you prefer a more granular view of Outcomes or activities for a person, toggle to the Individual Gradebook.

📍Tip #1! - Sort the Learning Mastery Gradebook columns for easier viewing. You can drag and reorder columns in the Learning Mastery Gradebook and hide Outcomes where there is no data yet.

📍Tip #2! - Evaluatees can also view their Learning Mastery of Outcomes (along with feedback).

Learning Mastery Gradebook snippet

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