Stop missing join requests with Needs my attention

Open Needs my attention

Sign in as a teacher. In the left WORKSPACE sidebar, open Needs attention. The page title is Needs my attention. The breadcrumb reads Dashboard > Needs my attention.

The subtitle describes the job of this screen: a prioritized daily queue for membership requests, review work, overdue learners, and learning signals.

You can also reach the full queue from the Teacher Dashboard preview by selecting View all under Needs my attention.

Needs my attention with summary counts, filters, and actionable items.

Read the summary counts

At the top of the queue, four badges show how much work is waiting. Counts come from your teaching account and change as you clear items.

In the screenshot, the queue shows 1 join request, 0 submissions to review, 9 overdue or stuck learners, and 1 learning signal.

Filter the queue

Below the badges, filter pills narrow the list:

1. All. Every open item (selected in the screenshot).
2. Join requests
3. Needs review
4. Overdue or stuck
5. Learning signals

Each filter (except All) shows its count next to the label. Use a filter when you want one kind of work at a time. For example, clear every join request before you open overdue follow-ups.

Handle join requests

Join requests keep learners from waiting outside a class. An item looks like Review 1 join request for IELTS Foundation, with class name and waiting status (for example Waiting last month).

Priority badges appear in uppercase on the row. Next marks the recommended next action; Monitor marks items to keep an eye on.

1. Select Review request on the row.
2. Decide who should enter the class from the join-requests queue.
3. Return to Needs my attention. The join-request count drops once pending requests for that class are resolved.

Monitor assignment submissions and stuck learners

When learners are overdue or stuck, the queue lists follow-up and check-in items such as Follow up with … about … or Check in with … about ….

Each row can show class name, due date (Due …), attempt count, skill (Skill: listening, Skill: vocabulary), and how long the item has been waiting (Waiting …).

1. Select Open assignment submissions on the row.
2. Review the learner’s submissions for that assignment.
3. Follow up in class or leave feedback as you normally would, then return to the queue for the next item.

When submissions are waiting for your review, the same queue surfaces Needs review items (summary badge submission(s) to review). Those rows use titles like Review … submission(s) for … and the action Review submission.

Act on learning signals

Learning signals are the fourth queue type. The summary badge and the Learning signals filter show how many are open. In the screenshot the count is 1 learning signal; open that filter to list only those items, then follow the row action into the related work.

Daily routine

1. Open Needs attention (or View all from the dashboard).
2. Scan the four summary badges.
3. Clear Join requests first so new learners are not blocked.
4. Work through Needs review, then Overdue or stuck, then Learning signals.
5. Switch back to All if you prefer the prioritized mix.

Needs my attention is a triage inbox for teaching actions. It does not replace class workspaces, the gradebook, or assignment review pages. Use it so important messages and waiting learners do not slip past your day.