Christina Heffernan is Co-Founder & Executive Director of ASSITments.

For example, ASSISTments gives teachers a number of different options for placing strategic supports for student as they work independently solving problems. These can range from simple indications of whether a student got an answer correct, to hints on a new strategy to try, to embedded videos where students who are struggling get a quick refresher. Others tools, like the science and math simulations platform PhET, use interactive feedback so that students can experiment with, for example, chemical equations.

Use data reflectively

Teachers can also use data from platforms to learn in real-time what common problems students are experiencing. Embedded feedback can then be targeted to those problems, freeing up teachers to individualize instruction toward more specialized learning goals. This can help educators create a culture of reflection in their classrooms, where both students and teachers contemplate individualized learning goals and the means of achieving those goals.

Use data reflectively

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