In Student Teaching courses, there are assignments that require you to fill out a Student Teaching Evaluation of Performance (STEP) in Adobe Sign. NOTE This process does NOT use the Document Management Application in the portal. No mentors are involved with the STEP form, and students will receive a copy of their completed form via email only. The completed form is not available for download within the GCU portal.Expand/Collapse All Accessing the STEP Form You will be able to access the STEP form as soon as you can access your Halo Learn classroom that requires it. Follow the steps below to access the STEP form from your Halo Learn classroom. Start by navigating to your Class Resources below the Classroom Materials heading. Within your Class Resources, find the STEP Template resource and click on the link. In the STEP Template resource, scroll down until you find the STEP Section 1 link. Clicking this link will bring you to the STEP form. Completing the STEP Form After you accces the STEP form, you will be taken to a web form hosted in Adobe Sign. There are many required fields to fill out. Once you have filled out each field, you can continue. Continue by clicking on the Click here to sign field at the bottom of the form. A window will pop up asking you to type in your name or draw it. If you choose to draw your name, you will still need to type it in. After signing, click Apply. After all required fields are filled out and you have signed the document, a Click to Sign button will appear at the very bottom of the screen. Click it to continue. NOTE If you do not see the Click to Sign button, you may still have required fields to fill out. Look at the Next required field box in the top-right corner of the page to view how many required fields you have left. After clicking on the button, the screen will process the information for a few moments. You will be prompted to check the email address you provided on the form to verify your identity. Once you receive the verification email, click Confirm my email address. NOTE If you have any difficulty receiving the email, we recommend checking Spam/Junk folders and/or adding adobesign@adobesign.com to the Safe Senders list. If you do not receive an email confirmation, restart the form. The form should prompt you to e-sign and ask for your email. After the you click to verify your email, you will be greeted with the following page, and you will be sent a copy of the signed document via email. NOTE It can take several minutes for the second email to come through. It will have an attached PDF of the signed document. Once you receive the email with the signed document, click Open agreement. After opening the document in your browser, click Download PDF to download the signed document PDF. Uploading the STEP Form to Your Classroom You may be required to upload your signed document to Halo Learn. After downloading the signed document, you can then upload it to your Halo Learn classroom. If you need assistance with submitting assignments in your Halo Learn classroom, check out our Submitting Assignments in Halo Learn article. Troubleshooting the STEP Form If you experience any technical issues when filling out the form, we recommend the following troubleshooting options: Ensured that all required portions of the form are filled out. Verify that the correct email address is being used. Try using more than one email address. Check your spam/junk folders. Add adobesign@adobesign.com recipient to your Safe Senders list in Outlook. Clear Your Cache and Cookies. Try using a different browser (see Supported Browsers for more information). If none of these troubleshooting steps resolved your issue, please contact GCU Technical Support for further assistance. July 08, 2026 16:10 Updated Related articles Internship Verification Log, Reflection, Evaluation Forms Clinical Field Experience Verification Form Lopes Activity Tracker MATLAB Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)