TL;DR: The Dashboard is your daily home base. Use it to see your scheduled lessons, check student progress, and log real-world learning activities like reading or nature walks.
The Dashboard is the heart of your LearnSpark experience. It gives you a real-time look at your homeschooling day. It combines your schedule, student progress, and easy tools to help you manage everything in one place.
By using your Dashboard regularly, you ensure SparkAI has the information it needs to keep your family’s learning on track. It helps you stay organized so you can focus on what matters most—teaching!
Your Daily Overview
At the top of your Dashboard, you will see a quick snapshot of your account activity. These numbers help you keep track of your growing classroom:
Student Count: See how many active student profiles you are currently managing.
Lessons & Projects: This shows the total number of learning experiences you have created with SparkAI.
The Daily Schedule & Adventures
The Dashboard acts like your personal daily planner. It shows you what is happening right now so you can start teaching without hunting for files.
Today’s Lessons: Click directly on a scheduled lesson to see your teacher guide, access student pods, or start a lesson recording.
Upcoming Adventures: If you are planning a trip, your next destination and saved activities will show up here.
Weekly Schedule: This is a shortcut to your full calendar view. You can see the whole week, move lessons around, or use batch generation to plan ahead.
💡 Good to know: Clicking a scheduled lesson allows you to provide feedback when you are done. This is how SparkAI learns what your student mastered to personalize your LearnSpark experience!
Log Activity: Quick-Log for Real-World Learning
Learning happens everywhere, not just during a planned lesson! Use the Log Activity button on your Dashboard to record learning as it happens. This uses the quick-log tool to track moments like:
Reading Time: Record which books were read and for how long.
Outdoor & Physical Activity: Track sports, nature walks, or active play.
Excursions: Quickly note trips to museums, libraries, or community events.
When you log these moments, SparkAI updates your student’s Learning Journey and Mastery Profile. This ensures their formal records reflect all their hard work.
Student Performance Snapshot
You can check on your students’ progress right from the Dashboard. This gives you a high-level look at their academic health:
Operating vs. Expected Levels: See how your student is performing compared to where they are expected to be for their age.
Standards Progress: View progress bars that show how much of your chosen curriculum has been covered in each subject.
Skill Mastery: Stay updated on which skills your student has mastered through their lessons and activities.
Quick Shortcuts
The Dashboard also provides fast access to important management tools:
Performance & Reports: Jump to the Performance tab to generate PDF compliance reports for your portfolio.
Adventures: Quickly access your trip planning tools and the Discover feed for local activity ideas.
Credits: Monitor your SparkAI credit usage to ensure you have what you need for the month.
⚠️ Heads up: If you run low on credits, the platform will prompt you to top-up. You can buy credit top-up packs via Stripe to keep generating content!
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I find the lessons I have already scheduled?
Your scheduled lessons for the day appear directly on your Dashboard. To see your full week, click the Weekly Schedule link.
How do I log a nature walk?
Click the Log Activity button on your Dashboard and select Outdoor & Physical Activity. Enter the details, and SparkAI will add this to your student's records.
Can I see my credit balance here?
Yes! Your credit usage is visible on the Dashboard so you will always know when it is time to grab a top-up pack for more SparkAI generations.
What do the progress bars show?
The progress bars show your student's Standards Progress. They compare the student's current Operating Level to their Expected Level for that subject.
How do I start a lesson from the Dashboard?
Simply click on any lesson in your "Today's Lessons" list. This will open the lesson details, where you can see the instructions and teaching materials.