Setting Up and Using Discovering The 7 Habits – FranklinCovey Education

This article covers both sides of Discovering The 7 Habits: how you, as the teacher, set up the module for a group of students, and what students see and do once they’re in it.

Part 1: Setting Up the Class (Teacher)

Step 1: Find the Module in Your Curriculum

From My Classroom > Curriculum, select the Levels 9–12 curriculum. Under Digital Curriculum Facilitation and Certification Tools, you’ll see a tile for Discovering The 7 Habits (BETA) alongside the other certification-track modules: Achieving Goals, Finding Your Voice, Strengthening Wellness, Developing High-Trust Relationships, Contribution to the Community, and Succeeding With People.

Levels 9–12 curriculum with the Discovering The 7 Habits (BETA) tile and other certification-track modules

Click the Discovering The 7 Habits (BETA) tile to open the module.

Step 2: Review the Module Overview

The Module Overview page shows the research base and learning objectives for the module, along with the full lesson list in the left-hand panel:

Lessons 1–10: The 7 Habits content
Lesson 11: Credentialing Exam Preparation
Lesson 12: Taking the First Step
Lesson 13: Credentialing Exam

Module Overview page with research base, learning objectives, and lesson list

Your existing classes for this module, if any, are listed under My Classes at the bottom of the page.

Step 3: Create a Student Class

Click + New Class to open the New Student Class panel, then fill in the following:

1. Student Class Name: Enter a name your students and co-teachers will recognize (e.g., a period or section name).

2. Start and End Date: Enter the anticipated dates for the class. You can change these at any time.

3. Academic Year: This defaults to the current year. Change it if you’re setting up ahead of time.

4. Assigned Module: Confirm Discovering The 7 Habits (BETA) is selected.

5. Credential Release: Choose Automatic or Manual release. For details, see “Granting Credentials: Automatic vs. Manual.”

6. Student Resource Type: Check any combination of Digital Student Guide (in the Leader in Me Online Student Portal), Physical Student Guide, or Digital Form-Fillable PDF Student Guide.

7. Teacher and, optionally, Connect Additional Teachers: Assign the class owner and share visibility with co-teachers.

New Student Class panel with class name, dates, academic year, module, credential release, resource type, and teacher fields

Click Save to create the class.

Step 4: Add Students

Saving the class takes you to People Management, where you can add students and track overall progress:

Use + Add Student to build your roster.
Use Preview Student Guide to see what students will see.
Use Settings to adjust class-level options after setup.

People Management page with the Add Student, Preview Student Guide, and Settings options

Part 2: What Students See

Choosing a Path

When students log in to Leader in Me Online, they land on Welcome to Learning & Credentials! and choose between two paths:

My Learning: The Life-Ready Leadership Curriculum & Credentials, where their assigned modules live.
Student Resource Library: Supplemental resources.

Students click My Learning to get to Discovering The 7 Habits.

Welcome to Learning & Credentials page with the My Learning and Student Resource Library options

The My Learning Dashboard

In My Learning, students see every class they’re enrolled in as a card, including Discovering The 7 Habits (BETA), with a percent-complete indicator and module count. The My Credentials section below shows the micro-credentials and certificates they’ve earned or are working toward. To join a class, students click + Join Class at the top of the list.

My Learning dashboard with class cards, progress indicators, and the My Credentials section

Working Through the Lessons

Opening the class shows the same lesson structure you set up as the teacher, grouped into Foundations, The 7 Habits, and Assess and Celebrate, and ending with the Demonstrate section, where Lesson 13: Credentialing Exam is located.

Student course overview with Foundations, The 7 Habits, Assess and Celebrate, and Demonstrate sections

Taking the Credentialing Exam

Until you (the teacher) start the assessment, students see an Assessment Locked message and can’t begin.

Student view showing the Assessment Locked message

Once you start the assessment (see “Administering a Credentialing Exam”), the student’s screen changes to Assessment Available and shows the time limit (60 minutes by default). Students then click Start Assessment.

Student view showing Assessment Available with the time limit and Start Assessment button

Before the exam begins, students must read and accept a short list of testing expectations (working honestly, staying focused, and doing their best) and agree to FranklinCovey’s Terms of Use.

Testing expectations and Terms of Use pop-up

The exam shows a live countdown timer, presents questions five at a time, and includes a read-aloud audio icon on every question and answer choice.

Exam questions with the countdown timer and read-aloud audio icons

After the last question, students click Finish to submit all answers. A confirmation shows how many of the 62 questions were answered.

Exam submitted confirmation showing the number of questions answered

Reviewing Results and the Credential

On the Review Results screen, students see:

Their earned credential, with Download Badge and Download Certificate buttons
Their overall score
A pass/fail message
A Habit Breakdown showing accuracy by section

Review Results screen with the earned credential, overall score, pass/fail message, and Habit Breakdown

“Administering a Credentialing Exam”
“Granting Credentials: Automatic vs. Manual”