End of Marking Period- Canvas/PowerSchool Reminders

Since many of you are wrapping up marking period grades, I thought it would be a good idea to offer some reminders about passing grades from Canvas to PowerSchool. Here are 5 quick tips.

Canvas grade book. Terms

Note: Your Canvas grade book is aligned to our course terms. Assignments dated after November 7 will appear in your Q2 section of your grade book. The image to the right shows a completed course. Quarters will appear in the drop-down menu as we reach them. The drop-down menu allows you to toggle between quarters. Teachers can continue to grade a completed quarter's work in Canvas until three weeks past the quarter end.


1.📏Length of Assignment/Quiz Names📏

Remember names cannot be more than 30 characters and cannot duplicate an assignment name that already exists in PowerSchool.

2. 📅Due Date📅

Assignments must have a due date in order to sync properly

3. 🔁Sync/Resync🔁

You can sync and resync an assignment as many times as you like, however, keep in mind that if you change a grade in PowerSchool grade book and don't change the grade in Canvas, the Canvas grade will override the PowerSchool grade. To avoid this, be mindful of your workflow. Either turn of the sync for an assignment when done, or always change the grade in both places.

4. 😕 Which Assignments Are Set to Sync?😕

If you are unsure of which assignments/quizzes you have set to sync, go to the Assignments tab in your course. Any assignment/quiz that has the gear icon  (shown below) set to Green (rather than black) is set to pass back to PowerSchool the next time you hit the sync button in Canvas.

Click on Image to See Larger- Assignment listing, 5 assignments not set to sync, last assignment is set to sync

5. ✔️Always Double-Check✔️


Make sure to check PowerSchool to see that your grades came over as expected. Typically, grades pass back in a matter of minutes, but it can take up to an hour. Often the grade column comes over first and then the grades. If you ever have an issue, the best thing to do is to just try again. If you still have a problem, do not hesitate to reach out to me.

For everything you need to know about Grade Pass Back, explore this Folder of Resources.