Marketplace trend update: 5 ed-tech developments
Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can…
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Getting struggling students to read requires both data and compassion
Too many teachers simply move students along from one grade to the next to be kind, without checking for mastery of skills. Can the impartiality data help?
3 ways the flipped classroom leads to better subject mastery
Flipping is more than a buzzword. It helps teachers personalize lessons, assessments, and reporting.
This resource will help states prep for ESSA next-gen assessments
What could learning look like if students could demonstrate knowledge and skills through embedded, performance-based assessments throughout the year rather than a statewide, end-of-year multiple choice exam? Thanks…
New AP course materials are getting an independent review
Today Learning List, the leading instructional materials review service for schools and districts, announces its alliance with The College Board ... Read more
The simple LMS move that has made our teachers more effective
Migrating to a single platform for assessment, data analysis, and instruction has simplified most everything for one district.
IO Education, EADMS merger will expand online formative assessment
IO Education and Educator’s Assessment Data Management System (EADMS), a provider of K-12 assessment and data management software, have merged to better leverage online formative assessment capabilities. With…
6 tools for real formative assessment
As education policy moves away from the much-maligned No Child Left Behind and toward new legislation focusing on learning outcomes, technology-enabled formative assessments are moving to the foreground…
Schoology launches Assessment Management Platform
Announced today at the ISTE 2016 conference, Schoology introduced AMP (Assessment Management Platform), a new solution integrating the Schoology learning management system (LMS) with embedded institution-wide assessment management…
Odysseyware approved as GED certified publisher
Odysseyware, provider of customizable online courses for K-12 education, announced its induction into the General Education Development (GED) Publisher Program, certifying the alignment of content and test preparation…
Survey: Educators express concerns over assessments
Assessments are a hot topic in K-12 education — particularly in states that now require school districts to assess students in all subjects, not just those tested by…
When will assessments finally test deeper learning?
Technology is making the multiple-choice question obsolete. Can assessments keep up?
Changes make SAT shorter, better aligned to what students learn
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New app expands assessment options for students, schools
The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) launched a new iPad app to enable students to take the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) and MAP for Primary Grades (MPG) assessments…
Edulastic, Key Data Systems give educators new classroom performance tools
Edulastic, a next-generation online assessment platform for K-12 teachers and administrators, has formed a new partnership with Key Data Systems to make the Inspect item bank available to…
ACT, BenchPrep partner to personalize ACT online prep
BenchPrep, a digital learning platform company, will work with ACT to leverage technology to bring personalized, web- and mobile-based ACT test prep to all ACT test takers. This…
New platform assesses students with cognitive disabilities
Breakthrough Technologies and the National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) have partnered on and completed development of an online delivery platform for a new assessment program for students…
Every Student Succeeds Act shifts more power to states
While a "new and improved" version of the hotly-debated No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) would still require reading and math testing in grades 3-8 and once in…
Study analyzes NAEP, Common Core math alignment
A new study of the math alignment between the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), adopted by most states, and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the longtime…
Edulastic launches district tool for administrators
Edulastic, creator of formative assessment tools for teachers, has launched Edulastic District Enterprise, a premium version of the software platform designed specifically for district and school administrators. As…
Rice U. offering free AP Physics online prep course
A free online course from Rice University uses attention-grabbing videos, interactive lab activities, dramatic physics demonstrations, engaging instructors and a free online textbook to help high school students…
Assessments to play reduced classroom role
Students and educators will have to prepare for fewer assessments under a new federal focus that, while preserving the role that high-quality assessments play the classroom, also removes…
Platform helps Ga. districts measure student, teacher performance
In many states, a majority of teachers, for at least part of the instructional day, teach subjects that are not assessed by state tests. To measure a teacher’s…
Tests suggest most Kansas students not ready for college
A majority of Kansas public school students aren't on track to be ready academically for college based on their scores on standardized English and math tests this past…
Game-based platform targets college prep, exams
Hobsons has launched Naviance Test Prep, a new online learning platform that is intended to make test prep engaging and personalized for students. The new solution uses game-based…
Poll: Americans oppose linking teacher evaluations with student performance
Many Americans, especially public-school parents, give low marks to rating a teacher based partly on how students perform on standardized tests, according to a survey. The Gallup Poll…
Skyward, Certica launch formative assessment solution
Skyward, a K-12 school administrative software provider, and Certica Solutions, Inc., a provider of K-12 data management and education content solutions, have formed a partnership to support the…
WebAssign launches analytics tool for students
WebAssign, a provider of online instructional tools for faculty and students, today announced the release of its latest analytics feature for students, My Class Insights. Integrated with the…
Colo. district adopts new assessment system with real-time feedback
Jefferson County Public Schools (Jeffco), Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) and MasteryConnect have entered into a partnership to provide high-quality interim assessment tools to all schools in the Golden,…
Study suggests a lack of assessments for coding teachers
A small study recently conducted by the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) found a dearth of valid and reliable assessments for measuring student learning in computer science education.
Pearson reaches 1 million subtest milestone for psychology test tool
Pearson announced that more than 1 million clinical assessment subtests have been administered on Q-interactive, a digital system used by psychologists and speech-language pathologists. Designed for use in…
Alma releases new standards tracker
Alma Technologies, Inc., provider of a holistic student engagement platform for K-12 schools, has added a standards tracking tool that empowers educators to more effectively teach to proficiency…
The Learning Counsel launches assessment tool and survey
Research shows district and school leaders often hit similar barriers in digital curriculum transition. To help them in this transformative period, the Learning Counsel has announced and launched…
Cloud-based assessment platform is free for educators
Being able to easily create and deliver quizzes and tests to students in the classroom, and then put the results of those tests to work immediately to help…
3 critical education topics affecting U.S. students
An annual report examines the persistent gender gap in reading performance, how the Common Core is impacting reading achievement, and how intrinsic motivation plays a key role in…