Glossary

Plain-language definitions of the terms you'll see in Elevate.

A quick reference for the words that come up in Elevate.

Observation

A single recorded classroom visit — the audio, the live transcript, and your timestamped notes and quick tags.

The text version of the spoken lesson, produced in real time as you record.

A timestamped comment you add during an observation, in your own words.

A one-tap timestamped note for a common observation, such as "High Engagement." See the Quick tag reference.

The 10-second test before recording that confirms your microphone and transcription are working. See Before you start an observation.

Automatically removing student names from the transcript and notes before a report is finalized. See Student name scrubbing explained.

A district-level setting that records your district's preferred approach to data handling. See How Elevate handles your data.

The research-based teaching rubric Elevate aligns to (the Danielson Framework). See Your evaluation rubric framework.

The screen where you turn Elevate's suggestions into a finished report. See Using the Report Builder.

A person who is observed. Teachers are records, not users — they don't log in. See Managing your teacher roster.

What a user can see and do in Elevate. See Understanding roles and permissions.

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