Defined Partner Experience Corner
On behalf of Defined, WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL! Check out the latest updates in this edition of the PX Corner.
 

Introducing our new Unified Platform!

Our brand new unified platform brings together all of Defined's powerful solutions in one seamless experience! This transformative update represents a significant advancement in how educators can connect classrooms to careers through deeper learning — advancing our core mission while making our career-connected resources more accessible than ever. View our recent webinar for a deep dive into the new unified platform!

DEFINED LEARNING UPDATES:

  • COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CATALOG: New! K-12 tasks that connect students with their local community through place-based learning.

  • AI-ASSISTED PROJECT EDITOR: Coming soon! This tool will allow for support in the following categories:
    • Differentiation
    • Simplify tasks
    • Add more details
    • Read about our AI Guidelines

  • QUICK PROJECTS: Now available for K-8 Math + Science! This new feature eliminates the need to customize both the slide show and product description separately. Keep an eye out for the new "View Quick Project" button appearing next to the project descriptions in the "Product" tab and check out this video.

  • CUSTOMIZATION TOOLBAR: Now available!
    • Create an image via AI
    • Add audio
    • Embed videos
    • Add files in a product 
    • Learn more here

DEFINED CAREERS UPDATES:

  • DEFINED @ WORK- Coming soon! Explore various companies and industries, practice interviewing and applying for simulated jobs.

  • AI-POWERED MOCK INTERVIEWS: New! Check out our Interview Preparation Kit, a feature designed to assist students with the interview process.
DEFINED REPORTING:
Reporting is permission-based within the Defined platforms. If you should have the reporting permission enabled, please contact your Partner Experience Manager or reach out to support@definedlearning.com for assistance.
  • REPORTING GUIDE: Read more about how our data-driven reports can assist students' learning experiences here.
  • DEFINED LEARNING & DEFINED CAREERS:
    • Career Exploration Report: Newly added aggregate level reporting. This is designed to show educators all the careers, career pathways, and career clusters students have explored across one or both platforms.
  • DEFINED CAREERS:
    • Opportunities Report: Now live! Includes aggregate results on opportunities, including virtual internships.
    • Enhanced Assessment Report: Educators can now see a complete picture of student participation, including students who haven't taken the Pathways Matching Assessment.
  • DEFINED APTITUDE:
    • Aptitude Results: Now combined with the interest and values result from the Pathway Matching Assessment.
  • DEFINED GOALS:
    • Performance Indicators Report: Provides aggregate results from scored rubrics for the chosen competencies that wish to assess, such as communication, collaboration, teamwork, etc.
    • Plans Report: Summarizes the self-reported progress students are making with your custom plan, such as a Portrait/Profile of a Graduate, ICAP, ECAP, Individual Plan of Study, etc.
    • For more information on Defined Goals, click here or watch this 2-min video.
ALL YEAR:
  • SCHEDULE YOUR (FREE) 30-MINUTE WEBINAR SESSION: We offer a variety of virtual options for ongoing support — contact your PxM (Partner Experience Manager) to determine the best one!
    • Overview: Introduction to the platform(s) focusing on navigation and functionality.
    • Refresher: Revisit the platform(s) for educators who are already familiar and dive deeper.
    • Q+A: Gather questions around the platform(s), we've got answers!
  • INTERESTED IN WRITING A BLOG FOR DEFINED? Check out our blog submission guidelines!

TEACHER TALK:

“Using Defined Learning gave the kids a greater appreciation for the learning that they were being presented with. The real world examples and hands-on work that went along with the tasks that I assigned really raised the level of mastery and retention of information! Looking back on the assignments that I have presented, I don't think there's anything that I would change.”

— Bob Pooler, Hollis School District, NH

 

“I absolutely love that this project helped show fractions and/or decimals in a real-life situation that the students really relate to. I would do this Ice Cream Stand project over and over each year. It was a great project to start off with. Since then, we just did the Volcanologist one. It was a different focus and also well done. My student love Defined Learning and we can't wait to find the time to do another one.”

— Seth Otteson, Murray School District, UT

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT:

Students are encouraged to always be original and creative. Below are samples of student work:


 


DEFINED DISCOVERY:

Check out a recommended task from Elizabeth Killackey, a member of Defined's Px Team!

Shoe Designer Task

"This task is always a hit with teachers at professional learning sessions. It incorporates elements from math, science, art, computer science, and ELA. It's also very easy to customize to seem relevant to your students and increase engagement! In addition, the Shoe Designer task is a great to consider for Summer Learning."

— Elizabeth Killackey, Defined

POPULAR TASKS:

UPCOMING EVENTS:

DEFINED EVENTS: Stay in the loop throughout the school year and never miss an event or opportunity to connect with Defined through our events page!

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: