evaluation Archives

Beyond grades: Helping families support students academically

May 14, 2025 by Jacob Bruno, NWEA

Families can help students recover academically if they understand how their child is doing and how they can support academic success.

Five years ago, the COVID-19 virus was declared a pandemic, and we quickly retreated into our homes, shuttered schools, and socially isolated. The lasting effects of this isolation…

Digital Learning Tools

Rethinking student assessment: Tools and strategies for meaningful evaluation

April 10, 2025 by Jessica Campos, M. Ed, Mesquite Independent School District

Digital tools help educators move beyond one-size-fits-all tests to assessments that capture student growth in meaningful ways.

In today’s evolving educational landscape, effective student assessment goes beyond multiple-choice tests and letter grades. According to a recent study, over 60 percent of educators believe traditional assessments…

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MMI Preparatory School Partners with Lackawanna College to Launch Pre-College Credit Program

December 3, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

SCRANTON, PA – MMI Preparatory School, located in Freeland near Hazleton, has approved a pre-college agreement with Lackawanna College, enabling ... Read more

Innovation in Education

Dyslexia and Instructional Equity: A Conversation for School Administrators

June 25, 2024May 30, 2024 by Kevin Hogan

Listen to highlights of a conversation with literacy experts Dr. David Hurford Executive Director at the Center for Research, Evaluation ... Read more

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CASE Once Again Endorses Classworks® Special Education Platform

February 29, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

The Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) has re-endorsed Classworks® for an additional three years. The CASE Executive Committee ... Read more

Newsline

IXL Math Meets Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Tier 1 Requirements in Randomized Control Trial Conducted by Johns Hopkins University

January 1, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

BALTIMORE, Maryland — IXL Learning, developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, has unveiled the findings ... Read more

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Winners Announced for “Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023” Awards

August 25, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Portland, OR – The Teich Group and Catapult X announce the winners of the Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023 ... Read more

Personalized Learning

4 pieces of advice for aspiring tutors

July 18, 2023 by Kristie Streepy, Tutor, BookNook

A service member recounts how she moved from air traffic control to tutoring and offers advice for those hoping to tutor online.

What do directing planes to land successfully on the runway and directing students to read successfully in the classroom have in common? A lot, as I found out…

Universal Design for Learning

Why education leaders should prioritize asset-based edtech

July 7, 2023 by Arnelle Sambile, UX Designer, PowerMyLearning

Edtech tools that focus on students’ deficits make them feel isolated and less resilient-- leaders can identify and model asset-based design.

Since the pandemic began, the number of technologies districts use has nearly tripled, but not all of these tools have been effective. As education leaders review the utility…

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South Carolina’s State Board of Education Approves High School Biology Course From Discovery Education for Statewide Use

January 4, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

CHARLOTTE, NC —Following a comprehensive evaluation, the South Carolina State Board of Education has approved the South Carolina-aligned High School ... Read more

SEL Trends

COVID-era teletherapy authorizations are expiring, but the problem persists

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 by Kate Eberle Walker, CEO, Presence

Teletherapy solutions have made headway in addressing persistent special education staffing shortages--states should consider what might be possible with permanent legislation

COVID-19 safety guidance has been relaxed and schools have returned to in-person learning, but it’s not yet time to breathe a sigh of relief. Many schools continue to…

Teacher Professional Development

6 reasons to improve teacher and principal evaluation policies

December 7, 2022 by Nicole Gerber, NCTQ

New data and analysis released by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds ample opportunities for improvement in states’ teacher and principal evaluation policies. With educator quality…

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With Rising Concerns About Dyslexia in Young Learners, Riverside Insights Introduces First-of-its Kind Playbook to Streamline Evaluations

September 14, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

ITASCA, Ill. – Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today debuted a new Assessment Playbook focused ... Read more

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Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment Named to the Georgia Department of Education Approved List of Gifted Identification Screeners

August 18, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., August18, 2022—The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) has added Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment for Grades K–12 to ... Read more

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Discovery Education’s Science Techbook Approved for Statewide Use by South Carolina’s State Board of Education

December 21, 2021December 20, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Silver Spring, Md. (December 20, 2021)—Following a comprehensive evaluation, the South Carolina State Board of Education has approved the Discovery Education Science Techbook for the K-5 ... Read more

Online & Hybrid Learning

The unbeaten path to hybrid learning

December 7, 2022December 7, 2021 by Hugo Aguirre, Development and Education Director, TBox

Hybrid learning--along with a little empathy--can open up a new mode of teaching and learning and help motivate students on a deeper level

Virtual learning, and the forms in which virtual and in-person education meet, have sparked controversy in the educational community.

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Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Classroom Mathematics for Grades 6–8 Named a Highly Rated, “All Green” Program by EdReports.org

September 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., September 24, 2021—Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom Mathematics for Grades 6–8 was recently named a highly rated program ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

5 websites to help students build media literacy skills

July 22, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Teaching students how to identify high-quality news begins with building solid media literacy skills

Students must understand how to recognize reputable information and how to identify credible, high-quality journalism. Bias is everywhere, and it's necessary for young people today to identify it…

School Library Innovations

5 digital tools for school libraries

December 12, 2023July 19, 2021 by Laura Ascione

School libraries are the gateway to a plethora of skills and resources--here are a few digital tools to add to the catalog

School libraries have evolved from strict, quiet, hush-hush rooms to more interactive spaces with flexible seating, readily-available edtech tools, and educators on hand to help with research, critical…

District Management

5 ways this district evaluates its digital content purchases

June 30, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Purchasing digital content can be a confusing and unfulfilling process--here's how this district ensures success

K-12 schools spend billions on edtech tools, but often, many of the tools go unused or aren't evaluated for effectiveness. So how can district technology teams ensure an…

District Management

Post-COVID plans should focus on program values and evaluation

May 4, 2021 by Steven M. Baule, Ed.D., Ph.D.

Strategic planning and slight modifications to the VMOSA standard can help institutions focus on their goals—and the success of those goals—as they reopen and resume academic practices

Strategic documents must become more fluid and include ongoing evaluation and revision as a fundamental piece of the process. VMOSAE and SMARTE can help organizations build strategic success.

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Computer Science Teachers Association Adds CoderZ’s Professional Development Program to Curated List of Quality Resources

April 20, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

When students who would not choose a STEM learning experience, such as robotics or coding class, do so because we’ve introduced it to them, it’s a win-win

DERRY, N.H. – April 20, 2021 – After a rigorous evaluation, the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) has added CoderZ ... Read more

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New Collaboration Gives Online Teachers a Standard for Improving Successful Outcomes

June 11, 2021March 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

The move to distance learning has laid bare the disconnect between schools and families—and showed us a way to heal the rift

Standard for Success, the industry-leader in teacher evaluation software, and Stride, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of online and blended ... Read more

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Think Together’s Helen Welderufael is Named a 2021 “Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders”

February 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Think Together, a Santa Ana-based and California’s leading nonprofit provider of afterschool, expanded learning and school improvement programs, is proud ... Read more

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South Carolina Department of Education Selects DreamBox Learning® to Support COVID-19 Academic Recovery

February 11, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Predictive analytics can help improve students' academic prospects.

DreamBox Learning®, the K-8 digital math company that pioneered Intelligent Adaptive Learning™ technology, announced today that the South Carolina Department ... Read more

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Oklahoma’s State Textbook Committee Unanimously Approves Discovery Education Science Techbook

December 4, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Following a comprehensive evaluation, the Oklahoma State Textbook Committee has unanimously approved the Elementary and Middle School editions of Discovery Education’s ... Read more

Curriculum & Assessment

Using data to strengthen writing instruction

December 5, 2022October 23, 2020 by Robert Low

Writing instruction is notoriously challenging, but educators can use data to help students build better literacy skills

Writing is often difficult for educators to teach, challenging for students to do, and hard for administrators to monitor and evaluate. Yet writing well—and the high-quality writing instruction…

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LaunchCode Pilot Program Trains St. Louis Teachers in Job-Focused Coding Curriculum

October 5, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

This week, workforce development nonprofit LaunchCode , announced their new LCHS Pilot Program has successfully deployed in 6 different St. ... Read more

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Virginia Discovery Education Science Experience Wins Approval

September 23, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Following a comprehensive evaluation, Virginia’s State Board of Education has approved Virginia Discovery Education Science Experience for statewide use as a ... Read more

Featured on eSchool News

5 resources to help students with information literacy

May 11, 2020July 4, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Information literacy skills top many lists of must-have abilities, especially in the age of fake news. Not all results in a Google search are legitimate--but how many of…

Teaching Trends

New Common Sense tool shows how secure your ed-tech apps are

June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 by Laura Ascione

New educator resource is intended to find accurate, up-to-date evaluations of privacy and security practices of ed-tech applications Common Sense Education, in ... Read more

District Management

The 7 questions every new teacher should be able to answer

July 29, 2016June 13, 2016 by Alan November

Teaching for the 21st century looks a lot different. Here's what admins -- and teachers -- need to know for job interviews and beyond.

District Management

Classroom observations may hurt teachers more than they help, study says

January 26, 2016January 19, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Teachers might be at a disadvantage during classroom observation of their instructional practice, which is one of the most widely-used tools for high-stakes job performance evaluations. Research from…

District Management

Utah’s early literacy program works–here’s why

January 21, 2016January 7, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

A statewide kindergarten readiness initiative in Utah is helping children develop early literacy skills before they enter kindergarten, and is doing so at a higher rate than among…

District Management

Report: States improve teacher policies

December 15, 2015December 10, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Teacher policies across the U.S. averaged a C- grade, according to the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), which on Dec. 8 released its ninth annual State Teacher…

District Management

10 facts about teacher evaluation policies

November 7, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

New teacher evaluation policies are being developed across states, but states still have a long way to go in connecting the data from these evaluations to action—specifically when…

District Management

App of the week: Look For

October 28, 2013October 14, 2013 by Meris Stansbury

A teacher evaluation app for use by administrators.

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