As your schools are going gradeless or switching to standards-based grading, a new report says that tough grading backed by high expectations will elevate student achievement.
High-stakes testing does not cause teachers to leave education or switch schools or districts. In fact, it may help retain some new teachers, a study has found.
Transcript Guest Roland H. Good, III, Ph.D., is president, director of Research Analysis, and associate director of Research and Development for Acadience® Learning, and co-author of Acadience® Reading (also published under the name DIBELS® Next), as well as earlier versions of the DIBELS® assessment. He earned his doctorate from Pennsylvania State University in School Psychology and served two years as a school psychologist. […]
Comprehending written text is an essential life skill. Consider all the ways you use your reading comprehension skills in everyday life. Everything from reading comics in the newspaper and social media to reading the voter's pamphlet or reading a job application are impacted. Because of its importance, school personnel need to understand which reading skills […]
LRP Publications, a recognized leader in the special education publishing industry, announced that it has a released a book designed to help educators better address student behavior by conducting compliant functional behavioral assessments. The book, When and How to Conduct Functional Behavioral Assessments for Students With Disabilities, details circumstances that trigger an FBA under the […]
Every elementary school in Bernalillo Public Schools plots student progress according to monthly assessments on data walls that illustrate the positive impact that Istation has had in this diverse New Mexico community. Sponsored content by Istation.
DA guest columnist Deirdre Edwards addresses how considering student needs, maximizing engagement, and deciding on qualitative and quantitative measures of success are important for the South Carolina Department of Education's VirtualSC and any K-12 virtual learning program.
