Schools - Getting Started
Long wait for challenges to be Marked or Moderated
Marks not being receivedWe do apologize for the marking delay experienced during Week 4 of the competition. Note that: The bug which caused the review backlog has been fixed. The Review backlog is now back under control. Challenges should now be ...
Challenge 29 displaying only the rubric
We are aware that a small number of users had issues with the display of Challenge 29, where they could only see the rubric. If this happened for you, please type your answer in Microsoft Word, using the challenge brief below, and send it to ...
Challenge Remarks (Moderation)
To improve the fairness of the scoring for AGEC19, we will be implementing the following: Redoubled our efforts to follow up with users who are marking poorly. Allowing learners to request remarks on their most unfairly scored submissions. How to ...
Email sent on Friday 30 August - url link not working
Our system experience an error with the customized links sent in an email on Friday 30 Aug and the link to access the teacher portal did not work for many recipients. We apologies for any frustration or inconvenience caused on by this error. You can ...
Step 4: Allocate learners to the classes you've set up!
A quick look at how to allocate learners to classes. If you're logged into your teacher portal as an "Admin Teacher", you should see the following options in the "My School" Navigation bar: When you click on "Students" for the first time, you'll see ...
Step 3: On-board your learners
Everything you need to know to get your learners excited about AGEC! + How to get them started! Exciting your learners about the game Some things that have worked for former AGEC teachers: Telling and showing them that you believe in their ability ...
Why take part in AGEC 2019? (Teachers and Schools)
5 reasons your school can't afford to miss out on AGEC 2019 1. It'll change how you and your learners see the world! The challenge has been specifically designed to change certain key mindsets/lenses through which learners view the world. We've been ...
Step 2: Set up the teams/classes at your school
Why and how to set up multiple classes/teams for AGEC at your school A Powerful Motivator Historically Schools who set up teams/classes for AGEC have shown engagement rates that are 30% higher than schools who do not do so. One drive here is ...
Step 1: School Registration
How to register your school for AGEC19. Info required for registration An image of the school crest. A working email address for the "Admin Teacher" who will be managing the Challenge at the school. The number of learners in the school. (Grade 8-12) ...