Welcome to Beanstack, Media Specialists! Learn more about Beanstack with the materials and resources found here.
Getting Started
Print Resources
- Media Specialist Reading Engagement Guide: Use this step-by-step guide to introduce Beanstack to your school community. This resource provides data-driven best practices to support educators and students and grow your school's reading culture.
- Quickstart Guide: Here, you will discover a guide designed for media specialists with detailed instructions on logging your reading, creating reading challenges, accessing student data, and more!
- Leaderboard Templates: Download the leaderboard templates to share regular updates via social media, school/district communication, and other digital channels.
Video Tutorials
- Admin Experience: In this video, we review the media specialist experience on how to view the reading profile of and log for an individual student, how to log on behalf of a class, and how to access your data in Beanstack via reports and insights.
How to Get Your Teachers Involved
Training Materials
- Teacher Training Resources: Utilize the ready-made resources provided, such as teacher training slides and educational videos.
- Quickstart Guide: Here, you will discover a customizable guide designed for teachers, providing detailed guidelines on how to access the app and web platform, locate support services, and find solutions to common inquiries.
- Teacher Reading Engagement Guide: Designed for teachers, this step-by-step guide provides instructions on logging reading sessions, accessing independent reading data, and creating reading challenges, as well as tips for engaging students.
How to Introduce Your Principal to Beanstack
Getting your principal's support can make a big difference! Use our template below to help get your principal on board. All you have to do is copy and paste.
Dear <principal name>,
We are using a tool called Beanstack that uses proven gamification principles to motivate students to read and build our school’s culture of reading.
Can you help in one or more of these ways?
- Give the go ahead on a “Principal’s Picks Reading Challenge”
- Compete against the students to see who reads the most during a month
- Announce top readers and classes on the morning announcements
- Become one of the top prizes by having a special meal with the students or, for example, letting them duct tape you to a wall like the principal below.
I can make all of this easy (and not too much time) for you and also work with our school success manager at Beanstack to use the materials they have provided.
Please let me know. I know your support will make a big impact!
Thank you,
<your name>