# The board: columns, statuses, and drag-and-drop

> The board has six status columns — Upcoming, Scheduled, Teaching now, Taught, Revisit, and Skipped. Drag a topic between columns to update its status, or reorder within a column. Secondary columns collapse to thin strips so your active lanes stay wide.

Last updated 2026-06-13 · Source: https://prolaud.com/help/teaching-tracker-board-columns

The board is a Kanban: each column is a teaching status, and each card is a topic. Moving a card is how you record progress — there are no separate buttons to learn. This article explains what each column means and how dragging works.

*Drag a topic across the columns as you teach it. Dropping it into Taught stamps the date automatically; a slot opens where it will land.*

## What each status means

- Upcoming — not started yet (the default for a new topic).
- Scheduled — has a planned teaching date (set by hand or by Auto-schedule).
- Teaching now — what you're actively covering this week.
- Taught — done; the date you taught it is recorded.
- Revisit — taught, but flagged to reinforce later.
- Skipped — intentionally not teaching this one (kept for the record).

## Move a topic

Grab a card and drag it onto another column to change its status. A dashed slot opens where it will drop, and the other cards shift to make room. Drag within the same column to reorder topics. You can also change status without dragging — use the status dropdown on the card.

> **Note:** Dropping a card into Taught records today as the taught date and, if you have live classes, offers to link the class it was covered in.

## Collapse columns you don't use daily

Scheduled, Revisit, and Skipped start collapsed as thin vertical strips so Upcoming, Teaching now, and Taught keep full width. Click a strip to expand it, or the chevron in a column header to collapse it. Your layout is remembered per board, and you can still drop cards onto a collapsed strip.

## Related

- [Teaching Tracker overview](https://prolaud.com/help/teaching-tracker-overview)
- [The Table view](https://prolaud.com/help/teaching-tracker-table-view)
- [Stay on pace](https://prolaud.com/help/teaching-tracker-pacing)