The Learning Goals Background feature helps educators provide context for their class groups, allowing Flint to better understand and meet student needs. Once set, this information automatically applies to all activities within the group, ensuring consistency across your content.
In summary, this setting:
Provides context for how Flint should respond to and prompt students within activity sessions in the group
Can have an input up to 1,000 characters
Should include information like:
Grade level
Subject
Key learning objectives
Class demographics or special considerations (e.g., learning accommodations)
Is only available for group owners to set and change
Example: “This is a 10th grade U.S. History class with 25 students. There’s a wide variety of learning capabilities, with five students reading below level and requiring extra support.”
Adding learning goals and background to an existing group
On the group page, click on the “Group settings” in the top bar.
The “Learning goals and background” field will be available in the group settings panel. Make sure to click “Update” once you’ve added your context!
Adding learning goals and background when creating a new group
If you’re creating a new group in Flint, you can add your desired learning goals and background in the initial setup sidebar. You may need to scroll down to see the option.
