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Manage custom learning objectives

Add personal learning objectives only available to you. They cannot be shared with other users. Organize your earning objectives by personal, group, or school.

Existing objectives within Schoology, such as Common Core or State Standards, should not be recreated as custom objectives without adding a unique identifier or character to the title.

Add a custom learning objective

  1. Navigate to Resources and select Learning Objectives.

  2. From Learning Objectives or an objective folder, select Add and choose Custom Learning Objective.

  3. Enter a unique title and a description. If creating similar objectives for multiple groups or grade levels, include a unique identifier in the title to differentiate each objective.

  4. Click Create.

Create an objectives folder

  1. Navigate to Resources and select Learning Objectives.

  2. Select Add and choose Folder.

  3. Enter a unique title and a description. If creating similar objectives for multiple groups or grade levels, include a unique identifier in the title to differentiate each objective.

  4. Click Create. Objectives can now be organized by folders.

Move an objective

  1. Navigate to Resources and select Learning Objectives.

  2. Move the objective:

    • For a single objective, click the gear icon and choose Move.

    • For multiple objectives, select them, click Edit, and then choose Move.

  3. Click Confirm.

Import learning objectives

  1. Navigate to Resources and select Learning Objectives.

  2. Select Options and choose Import.

  3. Select a folder to add the objectives.

  4. Click Attach File, locate, and then select the file. Select an XLS or CSV file to import unique titles and descriptions for each learning objective.

  5. Click Upload File.

  6. Optionally, from Match Columns, select First row contains headers if your file has headers in the first row.

  7. Preview the matches and update the Matched Columns as needed.

  8. Click Confirm.

Delete learning objectives

Learning objectives cannot be deleted if they are associated with course materials. To delete a learning objective, you must first remove the objectives from any existing content.

  1. Navigate to Resources and select Learning Objectives.

  2. Delete the objective:

    • For a single objective, click the gear icon and choose Delete.

    • For multiple objectives, select them, click Edit, and then choose Delete.

  3. Click Confirm.