Like we have discussed, FreshGrade is an amazing tool that allows teachers to upload and share their students’ work and progress with parents daily. By documenting their students’ everyday activities it can help make processes such as  assessment simpler and more accurate. FreshGrade comes fully equipped with all of these features and it is important as an educator choosing to use FreshGrade, that you know how to get the best bang for your buck. FreshGrade offers many different professional development courses that educate teachers and faculty on how to get the most out of using FreshGrade.

The first course that teachers could sign up in for free is Getting Started with FreshGrade which outlines the fundamentals on how to use FreshGrade on your own time. It includes a step by step process as well as practical examples on how to use FreshGrade in your classroom.

Another available course is I’m Proud of me! Mental Health and Self-Esteem through Digital Portfolios which discusses how through the use of FreshGrade, and giving constant and positive feedback to students can benefit children who are having mental health or self-esteem issues.

FreshGrade offers courses on Developing a Growth Mindset through Digital Portfolios  which discusses strategies on how to use FreshGrade to shift students from a fixed to a growth mindset.  It is stated that through regular communication with students and by promoting self-reflection in digital portfolios it can encourage a growth mindset.

There is an assessment course called Assessment Strategies That Promote Learning Instead of Labelling that enables teachers to see how using student observations, conversations, and products can give great insight into their students’ learning.

Lastly, FreshGrade offers a course on Increasing Student Metacognition Through Self Reflections  which discusses how reflection drives forward student learning and how it can lead them to take ownership of their learning.