Cognia Observations vs Incidents+

Cognia offers three powerful observation tools in one convenient app. Independent use of the tools help educators gather data to develop classroom insights, drive purposeful conversations between school leaders and teachers, and deliver effective strategies for student success. Effective Learning Environments Observation Tool® (eleot) See the impact of instruction by focusing on your most important stakeholders—your students. The eleot® is a learner-centric classroom observation tool that provides a range of items to measure students’ engagement, collaboration, and dispositions, indicating their responsiveness to the learning environment. Environmental Rating for Early Learning™ (erel) Ensure a brighter future for the next generation by gaining insights on practices and behaviors of both your youngest learners and the adults who influence the early learning environment. The erel™ is a research-based early learning classroom observation tool that examines elements of effective classroom environments essential for fostering the optimal health, safety, and educational development of young children, infant to kindergarten. Teacher Observation Tool Support your teachers and strengthen instructional practices with short, formative observations collecting actionable feedback that improves teaching and learning and helps students thrive. With this proprietary observation tool, administrators can gather and interpret data for focused discussions on teaching practices and build capacity for effective learning environments. Use the Cognia® Observations app to: • Conduct observations online or offline and take notes as you go. • Upload offline observations later when internet access is available. • Receive immediate access to a PDF copy of an observation. • Create and distribute detailed reports of observations from the desktop application. • Create, view, and manage observations at the system level and for associated institutions.

Report office referrals, minor incidents, tardies, and merits; schedule and follow through with consequences; and troubleshoot student conduct. --- Incidents+ replaces your referral process with a modern, efficient workflow that gives you time back to reinvest in school climate and delivers the real-time analysis required to get ahead of behavioral trends and patterns on your campus. - Quickly report office referrals, minor incidents, tardies, and merits without triplicate forms or double-entry. - Schedule actions in seconds and effortlessly keep your staff informed about who is assigned where. - Identify students in need of services, pinpoint where and when challenging behavior is most likely to occur, and measure response to targeted interventions. - Communicate more effectively with parents and professionals. To use this app, you must have access to your school or district’s Educator's Handbook Incidents+ account.