Assessment, Instructional Materials and Tools

11 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools to Support Effective Teaching and Leadership

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 7, 2024

Teachers can use it to help design lessons, build assessments, unpack standards, personalize , scaffold questions, develop hooks, provide relevant connections, and so many more possibilities. Click on the “magic tools” tab at the top of the page to see all of the options available to teachers. Ideogram – A free image creation tool.

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Choosing Edtech: Three Learnings from Five Districts

Digital Promise

JULY 13, 2021

With little existing research evidence for most edtech products and substantial latitude from the Department regarding what counts as evidence in informing spending of COVID aid dollars, districts will be largely left to utilize their own processes for determining which digital learning tools to invest in.

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Mentoring Minds - instructional materials to develop critical thinking skills

Educational Technology Guy

MAY 20, 2015

Mentoring Minds is an educational publishing company that develops K-12 instructional materials to help students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Products include ELA, Math and Vocabulary curriculum programs, Professional Development tools, Critical Thinking programs, Assessments, RTI and more.

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HMH Launches Performance Suite: A Unified Solution for Curriculum, Assessment and Professional Development

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

BOSTON – Adaptive learning company HMH today announced HMH Performance Suite –a first-of-its-kind teaching and learning solution that integrates assessment, Tier 1 curriculum and instruction to harmonize K-12 classroom teaching practices on a single platform.

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Oregon Department of Education Names i-Ready® Assessment an Approved Universal Screening Tool for Risk Factors of Dyslexia

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

September 23, 2021— The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment to its Approved Universal Screening Tools for Risk Factors of Dyslexia list for the 2021–2022 school year. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., More about i-Ready. About Curriculum Associates.

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CoSN 2019: K–12 Schools Address Digital Equity with Curriculum Framework

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 5, 2019

Teachers spend seven or more hours per week, or 250 hours per year , creating or finding instructional materials for the general classroom, said Clark. Equity: When teachers spend a significant amount of time finding academic tools that are not appropriate for students, the underserved populations suffer most.

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Should Educators Put Disclosures on Teaching Materials When They Use AI?

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

Many teachers and professors are spending time this summer experimenting with AI tools to help them prepare slide presentations, craft tests and homework questions, and more. That’s in part because of a huge batch of new tools and updated features that incorporate ChatGPT, which companies have released in recent weeks.

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Want to Help Schools Closed by COVID-19? Don’t Pitch Them Right Now.

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Often, these pitches entail free or discounted software for products ranging from instructional materials to virtual conferencing tools. This is not the time for me to be researching and exploring tools,” said Stacey Roshan, a math teacher and director of innovation and educational technology at the Bullis School in Maryland. “I

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Arizona Department of Education Names i-Ready® Assessment an Approved Universal Literacy and Dyslexia Screener

eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2022

January 27, 2022— The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment as an approved universal literacy and dyslexia screener for the 2022–2023 school year. i-Ready makes the promise of differentiated instruction a practical reality for Grades K–12 teachers and students.

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Renaissance Learning Acquires Schoolzilla to Marry Assessment and School Data

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Almost a decade after Lynzi Ziegenhagen began work on tools to help K-12 schools with data analysis and visualization, she faced an important decision. based provider of instructional software and formative assessment tools that is on a buying spree. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Ohio Department of Education Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment an Approved Dyslexia Screener for Grades K–3

eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2023

The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment as an approved Comparable Assessment to Ohio’s K–3 Diagnostic Assessment for the Third Grade Reading Guarantee with Dyslexia Screening (K–3 Diagnostic/Dyslexia Screener) and Tier 1 Dyslexia Screening Measure (Dyslexia Screener).

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Curriculum Associates Updates i-Ready Personalized Instruction and Assessment to Help Accelerate Student Learning for the 2022–2023 School Year

eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2022

To help accelerate teaching and learning this coming school year, Curriculum Associates has updated its award-winning i-Ready Personalized Instruction and Assessment program with new reports, lessons, accessibility features, and more. New Tools for Scaffolding Comprehension have also been added. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. —

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Seven Steps to Ensure English Learners Aren’t Left Out of STEM

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

How might state assessments be unfairly disadvantaging English learners? Create high-quality curriculum and assessments for English learners in STEM Curriculum developers, teachers and researchers should work together to develop instructional materials and resources that take into account the range of English learners’ needs.

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Curriculum Associates and Corwin Partner on i-Ready® Assessment and Professional Learning Services

eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2023

Additionally, Hattie will now serve as a technical advisor for i-Ready Assessment, bringing over 30 years of research on what works best to improve learning. Professor Hattie’s Visible Learning research and our i-Ready Assessment program are a natural complement to one another.

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Teachers' Essential Guide to Formative Assessment

Graphite Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

What is formative assessment? What makes a good formative assessment? How should I use formative assessment results? How do I know what type of formative assessment to use? What are the benefits of using an edtech tool for formative assessment? What is formative assessment? They are actionable.

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Kentucky Department of Education Approves Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment for Grades K–3 as a Universal Screener for Early Literacy

eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2022

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment for Reading as an approved universal screener for early literacy. i-Ready makes the promise of differentiated instruction a practical reality for teachers and students. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.— More about i-Ready.

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Curriculum Associates Updates i-Ready® with New Lessons and Assessments to Further Support Dual-Language Classrooms and Spanish-Speaking Students

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

September 23, 2021— To further support Spanish-speaking students in dual-language or transitional-bilingual programs, Curriculum Associates recently added new lessons and assessments to its award-winning i-Ready program. Based on students’ results from this assessment, teachers are provided with high-quality instructional resources.

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Teaching Assistants that Actually Assist Instructors with Teaching

Iterating Toward Openness

JULY 13, 2023

” question about the way generative AI might change the ways that learners interact with instructional materials like textbooks. Could a tool like that play a role in improving student success? Last week I asked a “What if?” This week I’d like to ask another.

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How to find, curate, and assess OER

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) recently released a Guide to Quality Instructional Materials to support the move from print to digital materials. Once teachers understand how to put online courses together, there are a variety of tools to assist in finding OER resources. Accessing OER.

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Arkansas Department of Education Names Curriculum Associates’ Magnetic Reading™ Foundations an Approved English Language Arts Foundational Skills Program for Grades K–2

eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2023

.— The Arkansas Department of Education’s Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ Magnetic Reading Foundations to its list of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) for foundational skills in English language arts.

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The Best Flipped Classroom Software Tools For Flipped Learning In 2021

Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

The best-flipped classroom tools can transform and remodel classroom teaching, allowing in-depth learning and personalized attention that can help learners improve their grades. The right learning platform apps and tools can produce engaging content ranging from science videos to English lessons. Screencast Software Tools For Teachers.

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North Carolina State Board of Education Names i-Ready® as the Recommended Competency-Based Assessment for Summer Learning Programs

eSchool News

MAY 24, 2021

Award-winning Diagnostic, which is already widely used across the state, provides educators with actionable criterion-referenced and normative data to deliver impactful student instruction. The Board recommended i-Ready as the competency-based assessment for schools to use because it has the largest footprint in the state.

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Phenomena-Based Learning and 3D Science: Inspiring Curiosity and Making Sense of the World

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2024

An innovative assessment system: Assessment systems should help teachers evaluate student understanding of the three dimensions of the NGSS. Image credit: Imagine Learning Creating opportunities for such investigations requires thoughtful design and alignment with educational standards.

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Georgia Adds Classworks® Reading Screener to State-approved Universal Screener and Dyslexia Screener Lists

eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2023

The Georgia Department of Education (GA DOE) recently added the Classworks Reading Universal Screener assessment to two state-approved lists. The Classworks screener is now approved by the state as a Universal Reading Screener and a Qualified Dyslexia Screening Tool for Grades K–3.

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Assessing at Home i-Ready Diagnostic Kit Helps Educators Administer Diagnostics

eSchool News

AUGUST 24, 2020

Beginning the year with an assessment like the i-Ready Diagnostic is critical to this effort. While assessing at home is challenging regardless of the test or provider, many schools successfully tested remotely this past spring. Teachers can access a checklist and calendar tool for planning key assessing at home activities.

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Louisiana Department of Education Rates Lexia Reading Core5 as Highest Tier of Efficacy

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The LDOE website now lists the evidence-based, educational technology program among the most intensive intervention tools for grades three through five. A committee of Louisiana educators reviews the materials. With robust offerings for differentiated instruction, personalized learning, assessment, and professional learning.

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Student seeks to create the ‘Netflix of online learning’

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Her private school in Toronto, Ontario, had made the transition admirably well, she thought, but she wondered what online tools existed to supplement her studies, and how she’d find the best options. Learning tools can take many forms, like websites and apps, virtual tutorials and programs, and online games and videos.

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Curriculum Associates Selects 35 Standout Teachers for Its 2022 Class of Extraordinary Educators

eSchool News

JANUARY 11, 2022

Founded in 1969, Curriculum Associates, LLC designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools. To learn about the 2022 Extraordinary Educators, visit CurriculumAssociates.com/Extraordinary-Educators/Classes. About Curriculum Associates.

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An OER curriculum brings my students’ lives into our classroom

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

All of this happened because I stepped back—and because the instructional materials gave my students opportunities to find meaningful connections to their lives. Related : How to find, curate, and assess OER 5 steps to implement OER in your LMS.

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The power of AI in education: Enhancing instructional coaching for student success

eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

AI in instructional coaching: Analyzing practices and breaking down conversations AI, and specifically generative AI tools, are revolutionizing instructional coaching by providing powerful insights and analysis into teaching practices. Moreover, AI is not limited to analyzing coaching conversations alone.

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Want to Boost Reading Scores? Build Silent Reading Stamina.

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Her desire to incentivize and reward students for their reading diligence was born out of a deep concern for some alarming English Language Arts (ELA) numbers: In 2018, when she became the principal, the lowest-performing 25% of her 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders reached only 46% of their expected yearly growth based on statewide assessments. “I

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4 Shifts to Summer School Excellence

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Shift 1: Moving to Transferable and Conceptual Teaching A 2022 University of Texas study analyzed more than 200 word problems from the PARCC assessment and the Smarter Balanced math test in elementary and middle school. Including high-quality instructional materials—lesson plans, pacing guides, assessments, and rubrics—is essential.

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Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment a Qualified Dyslexia Screening Tool for Grades K–3

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2023

The GaDOE recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment as a Qualified Dyslexia Screening Tool for Grades K–3. It is so important that teachers have effective tools to identify students who may be at risk for dyslexia,” said Elizabeth Bassford, vice president of content and implementation at Curriculum Associates.

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Curriculum Associates Launches i-Ready Standards Mastery for Virginia to Provide Insight into Learning Loss

eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2021

To provide just-in-time information on students’ mastery of the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) and instructional recommendations to address specific learning loss, Curriculum Associates has created i-Ready Standards Mastery for Virginia. It gives quick, instant feedback, and the item analysis is very nice.”.

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Newsela Raises $100M to Challenge K-12 Textbook Publishers, Eyes Acquisitions

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Newsela , founded in 2013, is best known for its leveled reading tool that lets students read content licensed from publishing partners at different Lexile levels. Complementing these materials on the instructional content platform are lesson plans and assessments aligned to state learning standards organized by subject and grade.

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Engaging All Students in Problems Worth Solving

Digital Promise

MARCH 23, 2016

Imagine a classroom where students are collaboratively using digital tools to measure the height of a mountain in order to coordinate a rescue operation aimed at saving a fictional group of climbers trapped at the summit. Ensure the sustainability of digital learning initiatives.

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Rhode Island Department of Ed Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® an Approved Interim Assessment

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Diagnostic as an approved interim assessment for the 2020–2021 school year. After a rigorous review, i-Ready Diagnostic was named one of the chosen assessments for meeting RIDE’s assessment criteria. About Curriculum Associates.

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Latest Research from Curriculum Associates Highlights Importance of Grade-Level Readiness for Student Growth

eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2022

The report, Student Growth during COVID-19: Grade-Level Readiness Matters , analyzes data gathered from the edtech company’s i-Ready Assessment tool for reading and mathematics from more than two million Grades 1–8 students who used i-Ready Diagnostics during the last three school years, using student testing location (i.e.,

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Comments on the US DoEd Proposed Rule – Open Textbook Pilot Program

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 23, 2020

But in the spirit of “pragmatism before zeal,” I argue in my comments specifically against three unintended consequences of open requirements as they pertain to LMSs, efficacy research, and assessment security / adoptability. simulations), and adaptive support and assessment tools.”.

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How Edtech Can Help Build a Blueprint for Real Change in K-12

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2019

Curriculum and instructional materials live on websites, in the cloud, on paper, in LMS’s, in Google Drive or OneDrive. This could look like large master platforms that do everything, but more likely will be a stack of interoperable tools that all talk to each other , sharing data and information. (A

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Mississippi Principal Named Curriculum Associates’ 2023 Inspire Award Winner

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

About Curriculum Associates Founded in 1969, Curriculum Associates, LLC designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools.

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Curriculum Associates’ Vice President of Strategic Partnerships Sonya Coleman Named to the National Alliance of Black School Educators Board of Directors

eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2022

With a proven ability to build solid relationships, Coleman is in charge of creating and supporting new and ongoing partnerships with school district leaders and educational stakeholders in the implementation of assessment, instruction, and professional development products and services. About Curriculum Associates.

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With Budget Cuts Looming, Here’s How Districts Will Decide What to Keep or Cut

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Some states, such as Nevada, also restrict the use of state supplemental academic intervention funds to programs that meet federal research standards and are elevating the importance of evidence-based and high-quality instructional materials. But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight.

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A Shopping List for Mathematics in the Digital Age

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 4, 2020

With the continued move to distance learning and digital resources, educators need to make sure any tools support this new mindset. During an edWeb edLeader Panel sponsored by ORIGO Education , the presenters offered their key criteria for digital mathematics tools and how they should support teachers and students.

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11 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools to Support Effective Teaching and Leadership

Choosing Edtech: Three Learnings from Five Districts

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Mentoring Minds - instructional materials to develop critical thinking skills

HMH Launches Performance Suite: A Unified Solution for Curriculum, Assessment and Professional Development

Oregon Department of Education Names i-Ready® Assessment an Approved Universal Screening Tool for Risk Factors of Dyslexia

CoSN 2019: K–12 Schools Address Digital Equity with Curriculum Framework

Should Educators Put Disclosures on Teaching Materials When They Use AI?

Want to Help Schools Closed by COVID-19? Don’t Pitch Them Right Now.

Arizona Department of Education Names i-Ready® Assessment an Approved Universal Literacy and Dyslexia Screener

Renaissance Learning Acquires Schoolzilla to Marry Assessment and School Data

Ohio Department of Education Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment an Approved Dyslexia Screener for Grades K–3

Curriculum Associates Updates i-Ready Personalized Instruction and Assessment to Help Accelerate Student Learning for the 2022–2023 School Year

Seven Steps to Ensure English Learners Aren’t Left Out of STEM

Curriculum Associates and Corwin Partner on i-Ready® Assessment and Professional Learning Services

Teachers' Essential Guide to Formative Assessment

Kentucky Department of Education Approves Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment for Grades K–3 as a Universal Screener for Early Literacy

Curriculum Associates Updates i-Ready® with New Lessons and Assessments to Further Support Dual-Language Classrooms and Spanish-Speaking Students

Teaching Assistants that Actually Assist Instructors with Teaching

How to find, curate, and assess OER

Arkansas Department of Education Names Curriculum Associates’ Magnetic Reading™ Foundations an Approved English Language Arts Foundational Skills Program for Grades K–2

The Best Flipped Classroom Software Tools For Flipped Learning In 2021

North Carolina State Board of Education Names i-Ready® as the Recommended Competency-Based Assessment for Summer Learning Programs

Phenomena-Based Learning and 3D Science: Inspiring Curiosity and Making Sense of the World

Georgia Adds Classworks® Reading Screener to State-approved Universal Screener and Dyslexia Screener Lists

Assessing at Home i-Ready Diagnostic Kit Helps Educators Administer Diagnostics

Louisiana Department of Education Rates Lexia Reading Core5 as Highest Tier of Efficacy

Student seeks to create the ‘Netflix of online learning’

Curriculum Associates Selects 35 Standout Teachers for Its 2022 Class of Extraordinary Educators

An OER curriculum brings my students’ lives into our classroom

The power of AI in education: Enhancing instructional coaching for student success

Want to Boost Reading Scores? Build Silent Reading Stamina.

4 Shifts to Summer School Excellence

Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment a Qualified Dyslexia Screening Tool for Grades K–3

Curriculum Associates Launches i-Ready Standards Mastery for Virginia to Provide Insight into Learning Loss

Newsela Raises $100M to Challenge K-12 Textbook Publishers, Eyes Acquisitions

Engaging All Students in Problems Worth Solving

Rhode Island Department of Ed Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® an Approved Interim Assessment

Latest Research from Curriculum Associates Highlights Importance of Grade-Level Readiness for Student Growth

Comments on the US DoEd Proposed Rule – Open Textbook Pilot Program

How Edtech Can Help Build a Blueprint for Real Change in K-12

Mississippi Principal Named Curriculum Associates’ 2023 Inspire Award Winner

Curriculum Associates’ Vice President of Strategic Partnerships Sonya Coleman Named to the National Alliance of Black School Educators Board of Directors

With Budget Cuts Looming, Here’s How Districts Will Decide What to Keep or Cut

A Shopping List for Mathematics in the Digital Age

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