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Course-based setup:
In this setup, standard sets are created independently and are not directly tied to subjects. The 'subject' acts only as a soft filter to help you categorise and search standards. It does not affect how standards are grouped or managed.Subject-based setup:
Each subject automatically becomes the foundation for a standard set. In other words, when you create a subject, you also set up a standard set linked to that subject. This makes the association between standards and subjects more structured and predefined.
Status – Indicates whether the standards set is in draft, partially published, published, not configured or in an archived state. You can also use the Status filter at the top-right to view only selected states.Tagged in courses – Number of courses the standard set is linked toNumber of standards – Total standards within the setLast updated by – This displays the name of the user who most recently edited or updated the standards set, along with the exact date of that update.System ID, Parent ID, and Code – These logistical identifiers are used by the platform to track each standard and its placement within the hierarchy.Title – This column displays the name of each standard. You can identify parent standards (those that have sub-standards) by the small downward arrow beside the title.Power standard (‘P’ column) – A 'P' icon indicates the standard has been designated as a power standard.Grading type – Toddle supports two grading types for standards:Individual – The standard is graded independently.Vertical rollup – The grade for a parent standard is automatically calculated based on the scores of its sub-standards.Use the search bar to quickly locate a specific standard by name or code.Apply the filter option to narrow down standards by grade levels, tags, status or power standards. Available filters may vary depending on your school’s setup.Use the configure columns option to show or hide details such as description or parent ID.
Import standard sets from Toddle library – This option lets you choose from Toddle’s built-in collection of over 200 standard sets aligned to various national and international curricula.Bulk upload standard sets using a template – This option lets you download a pre-formatted Excel template, fill in your standards, and upload it back to the platform. Create a standard set directly on Toddle – This option lets you manually enter standards on the platform. This is ideal if you want to create a custom set or paste standards in bulk.
Use the search bar to look for a standard set by name or keyword.Apply the Subjects filter (top-right dropdown) to narrow results to a specific subject area.Click the preview icon next to a set to get a preview.
A modal will appear where you can download a pre-formatted spreadsheet template provided by Toddle to add standards in bulk. Simply click on the ‘Download template’ button to get started.The downloaded sheet comes with instructions at the top (highlighted in red) explaining how to fill it out correctly.Fill in the data as instructed and return to the modal to upload the sheet.
Title (mandatory) – The main name of the standard.Code – A reference code for internal tracking.Power standard (‘P’ column) – Use this to mark key standards that require special focus. Grading type – Select the grading types for standards:Individual – The standard is graded independently.Vertical rollup – The grade for a parent standard is automatically calculated based on the scores of its sub-standards.N/A – Use this if grading is not required.Weight- Specify the weight of each standard. When roll-up is enabled for a parent standard, the weight determines the influence of this standard in the parent’s overall grade. Grade levels – Map the standard to one or more grade levels so it appears only where relevant.Subject areas (only in course-based setup)– Choose relevant subject areas to help teachers understand where the standard applies.Tags – Assign tags for better organization. To create new tags or rename, delete and reorder the existing tags, use the gear icon in the ‘Tags’ column.Description – Add details to clarify the intent of the standard.
If you are editing a published set, you will see the ‘Edit’ button at the top-right corner. Clicking it switches the table into edit mode. If you are editing a standard set that is in draft state, the table opens directly in editable mode.When editing a partially published standard set, you’ll be prompted to either ‘Keep and edit’ (resume your draft) or ‘Discard unpublished changes’ (revert to the last published version).Make direct edits to fields such as code, title, grade levels, tags, and description.Archive or delete standards if they are no longer relevant (as explained earlier).Add or rearrange rows using the + icon (which appears when you hover over a row) to add new standards. You can also use the arrow controls to rearrange rows and create parent–child hierarchies.Bulk edit multiple rows at once to configure grade levels, subject areas, tags, or delete in bulk.Import standards from the Toddle library into the existing set – Adds newly imported standards to the selected set without overwriting the ones already present.Bulk update using a template – Download the current set as an .xlsx file, make edits offline, and re-upload it to update the standards in bulk.Edited – fields changed, with before-and-after comparisonsAdded – new rows since the last publishDeleted – standards removed
Use the arrow keys to move between cells.Press Enter/Return to activate a cell (e.g., Code, Title, Grade levels, or Tags). Type directly into text-based fields and press Enter/Return to save.To undo an edit, press Ctrl + Z (Windows) or Cmd + Z (Mac).If the cell contains a dropdown (like Grade levels or Tags), pressing Enter/Return will open the dropdown.Use the up/down arrow keys to scroll through options.Press Enter/Return to select or deselect an option.
Keyboard shortcuts: Simply select a cell using your keyboard or trackpad and press Cmd/Ctrl + C to copy and Cmd/Ctrl + V to paste. You can also select multiple cells and paste them in one go, useful when applying values like grade levels or tags across several standards.Drag-to-fill: After selecting a cell, hover over its bottom-right corner until a ‘+’ icon appears. Drag it down to quickly duplicate the same value across rows, just like in Excel or Google Sheets. This is especially helpful for fields like grading, weight, or subject areas.
How can I create and manage standard sets as a school admin?
Anukampa Chhabra
Standard sets are organised collections of learning goals that help guide what is taught and how students are assessed across different subjects and grades. As an admin, you can configure and manage standards for your school to ensure alignment with curriculum goals. Teachers can tag these standards in units, assignments, and portfolios, and use them for student assessment.
In this article, we’ll walk you through how to create and manage standards on Toddle.
Navigate to Standards
To get started, navigate to the ‘Standards’ page for your preferred school using: Admin portal > [School]> Standards
The way standards are created differs slightly depending on whether your school follows a ‘Course-based’ or ‘Subject-based’ setup:
View Standard sets
On the ‘Standards’ page, you’ll be able to view all existing standard sets that have been added to your school. At a glance, you can see the following details for each set:
If your school has a course-based setup, you can click on the three-dot menu under the ‘Actions’ column to rename, archive, or delete a standard set.
Note: Standard sets already tagged to courses cannot be deleted.
Click on any standard set to view its details.
When you open a standard set, you’ll be able to view all its details in a table format. Here’s a quick overview of the key fields and what they represent:
Note: Vertical rollup can only be used for parent standards that have one or more sub-standards. It is not applicable to standalone standards. To learn more about configuring grading types in the Standard-based grading setup, refer to
article.
Grade levels – This column shows which grades the standard is applicable to.
Subject areas (only in course-based setup) – Indicates the subjects linked to the standard, allowing teachers to understand the relevant domains where the standard can be applied.
Tags – Tags are used to highlight the core skills or concepts a standard addresses, such as Critical Thinking, Conceptual Understanding, or Real-world Application. These tags help with filtering and identifying patterns across standards.
Description – When available, this provides a short explanation of what the standard aims to evaluate or assess in student performance.
Weight- Indicates the relative importance of each standard when calculating roll-up grades. Standards with higher weights will have a greater impact on the overall score of the parent standard.
Tagged in courses, assignments, portfolio and units– These columns show the number of courses, assignments, units and portfolio posts each standard has been tagged in. This helps you track the usage of each standard across your school.
Last updated by – Indicates who last modified the standard and when. This helps with version control and collaboration among team members.
Active – Shows whether a standard is currently active and available for tagging in units, learning experiences (LEs), and portfolio posts. By default, the filter is set to show only active standards. If you wish to view inactive standards, you can do so using the filter button at the top.
Note: Archived standards remain visible in the configuration table but cannot be selected or tagged in new unit plans, posts or assignments. They will continue to be visible in places where they’ve already been tagged.
To further customize your view, you can:
Add new standard sets
To create new standards, click on the ‘Add new’ button in the top-right corner.
You can create standards in three ways:
Option 1: Import standard sets from Toddle library
When you choose to import standards from the Toddle library, a modal opens where you can browse and select one or more standard sets from Toddle’s built-in collection. In this view, you can:
From the list, select one or more standard sets you want to add. After making your selections, click ‘Import set’ at the bottom right.
Once you import a standard set from the Toddle library, they are added to the standards table, where you can make changes just like with a newly created set. Next, you can either save your progress as a draft or publish the changes to make the standards available for use in courses, assignments, and portfolios.
Option 2: Bulk uploading standard sets using a template
If you want to import standards in bulk, use the template option:
Once you have added the standards to the spreadsheet, use the ‘Attach file’ option to upload it. You can upload multiple sets of standards as separate sheets in one go. Once all files are attached, click on the ‘Upload’ button to complete the process.
The standard sets uploaded by you will be added to the list of existing standards on the platform.
Option 3: Create a standard set directly on Toddle
This option allows you to build standard sets from scratch directly within Toddle using a tabular view.
Begin by entering a name for your standard set. Once done, click on ‘Create’ to proceed.
When creating a new standard, a blank row is added in the table by default. You can then fill in the following fields:
To continue building your set, you can add another row using the + icon and follow the same process. Standards can be organized into hierarchies using the arrow controls, which let you set parent–child relationships. This makes it easy to group related standards together and collapse or expand rows for easier navigation.
For efficiency, you can also work with multiple standards at once. By selecting rows using the checkboxes, you’ll see a bulk action toolbar at the bottom of the screen. From here, you can apply grade levels, assign tags, configure subject areas or delete several rows in one go.
If a standard is no longer relevant, you can make it inactive by checking the box under the ‘Archive’ column. Archived standards will no longer be available for tagging in units, assignments, portfolios, or other areas, but they will remain visible wherever they have already been tagged.
For standards that have not been tagged anywhere, you also have the option to delete them permanently using the trash icon.
Once you have created all the standards, you can choose to either save them as a draft or publish the changes using the options in the top-right corner of the screen. Once standards are published, teachers can tag them in courses, assignments, and portfolio posts.
Editing standards
Once you’ve created standards, you can return to edit them at any time. The editing experience will differ slightly depending on whether the set is published, partially published, or in draft:
When you open a standard set in edit mode, you can perform the following actions:
You can also access advanced options from the three-dot menu at the top-right corner, such as:
Once your updates are complete, you can either save them as a draft to continue later or publish them to make the changes live. Drafts are saved automatically while you work, so if you exit without publishing, your changes will still be available when you return.
If there are any issues (e.g., a row missing required fields like title), an error message will appear, highlighting the exact row that needs fixing before you can proceed.
When you publish the changes, a review screen appears showing all pending edits in three tabs:
Once you have checked everything, you can click ‘Review and publish’ to update the standard set.
Keyboard-first navigation and smart editing
When adding or editing standards in the tabular view on Toddle, you can use smart keyboard shortcuts to streamline the process and work more efficiently:
Copy and paste values across cells
You can quickly populate values in the standards table using two convenient methods:
Note: If you already have standards maintained in a spreadsheet, you can copy multiple rows and columns from there and paste them directly into Toddle’s standards table using the same Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V shortcuts.
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