You submit a walkthrough in the hallway, and on the drive home you remember the exemplary questioning move you meant to score in the third domain. Or a teacher replies to the feedback email and points out that the class you tagged was period 2, not period 1. Neither one should mean starting over. Unsubmit puts a completed walkthrough back into draft so you can fix it and submit again. Unsubmit works on the web dashboard and in the mobile app; the steps below show the web, and the app has the same control on the completed walkthrough.
Reports that already went out stay exactly as they were sent. Unsubmitting changes what is in Education Walkthrough, not what is in a teacher’s inbox.
Unsubmit a walkthrough
- Open Walkthroughs and find the walkthrough. Search and the filters help on a long list, see Navigating the Walkthroughs Page.
- Click the arrow at the end of the row to open its details.
- Under Submission Status, click Unsubmit.
- Confirm when asked Are you sure you want to unsubmit this walkthrough? You can type a reason in the box if it helps you or your team remember why. The reason is optional.
- You will see Walkthrough Unsubmitted. Click Edit Now to open it straight away, or come back to it later from the list, where it now shows a Finish button like any other draft.
- When you open it you are asked whether to resume the timer. Choose Pause Timer if you are only correcting notes, so no extra observation time is recorded. See How to Resume the Walkthrough Timer.
- Make your changes and submit again.
What changes and what does not
- Changes. Scores, comments, and details you edit, and every chart and report that reads from this walkthrough, update to the new values when you resubmit.
- Does not change. Any report already emailed to the teacher. If they need the corrected version, send it again after you resubmit, see How to Resend a Completed Walkthrough.
- Timer. The original observation time is kept. It only grows if you choose Resume Timer while editing. To correct the time itself, use Edit next to Walkthrough Date and Duration on the details panel, no unsubmit needed.
Frequently asked questions
Q: Who can unsubmit a walkthrough?
A: The observer who completed it, and administrators who can see it on the Walkthroughs page.
Q: Will the teacher be told I unsubmitted it?
A: No. Nothing is sent when you unsubmit. The teacher only hears from you again if you choose to resend the report after your changes.
Q: Can I unsubmit from the mobile app?
A: Yes. Open the completed walkthrough in the app and choose Unsubmit. The reason prompt and the return to draft work the same as on the web.
Q: I unsubmitted the wrong walkthrough.
A: Open it and submit it again without changes. Everything is still there, and the resubmit timestamp shows in the timeline.
Q: Why would I add a reason?
A: On accounts where several administrators review the same walkthroughs, a short reason in the timeline saves a conversation later.