Record and Input Observations

Two options for recording observations

Teachers can either record observations directly into myImpact or may prefer to collect observations with pencil and paper. 

Downloading a data collection worksheet

For paper and pencil observations, a printable data collection sheet that is auto-populated with your student initials as well as the engagement and academic rubric criteria can be downloaded from the Data Collection page in myImpact. Simply click on the Export Data Collection Worksheet button at the top of the Data Collection page. The data collection worksheet will download as a csv file that can be opened in spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets. See the Printable Data Sheet instructions in the myImpact User Manual.

Recording an observation in myImpact

To enter observations, click on the Data Collection button on the Home page or choose Data Collection from the left menu panel.


Use the + Add Observation button to open a new observation data entry block. 

The data entry block includes three colored areas. 

The top white area includes student and trial identification fields with dropdown menus. Select the student observed from the dropdown choices. Choose the pertinent trial from the dropdown menu for this observation. 

The next three fields in the white area are entry fields for you to record information about the learning design or practices that were used during that observation.

The yellow area includes fields for each engagement criterion identified on your rubric. The dropdown rubric level choices will be the descriptors you added to your rubric during the rubric set-up.

The blue area includes fields for each academic criterion identified on your rubric. The dropdown rubric level choices will be the descriptors you added to your rubric during the rubric set-up.