Teaching via a mix of educational technology and in-person instruction -- a blended learning model -- can help you enhance engagement and progress within the classroom. However, instituting “blended learning” simply for the sake of adding technology to the classroom...
4 Response to Intervention (RTI) Strategies for the Math Classroom
Response to Intervention (RTI): If you've been in the classroom within the last ten years, there is a large chance that you've heard of (and utilized) this reinforcement and recovery measure. After first learning about RTI models, many educators (and myself) asked,...
Where Can I Find Smarter Balanced Practice Tests and Sample Items?
So you've taken your first year of the Smarter Balanced online assessments and now you're looking for places for your students to get more practice. Don't worry! Free Smarter Balanced examples, practice exams, and test samples exist and they are readily available. The...
What is the Big Difference Between PARCC and Smarter Balanced?
We know that there are two different Common Core-aligned assessment consortia, but what exactly makes them different? In this blog post we review the key elements of Smarter Balanced and PARCC assessments. What makes them similar? What makes them different? Read below...
The Ultimate Guide to Blended Learning Models
Have you heard of Blended Learning? Youre probably rolling your eyes at the screen. If you've been anywhere in the remote vicinity of the education realm in the past couple years, you've heard of and have probably seen efforts to blend online and offline learning...
Where Can I Find PARCC Math Assessment Sample Items and Examples?
In today's blog post, we wanted to take a quick look at the available PARCC online assessment practice and sample resources. The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), one of two state consortia developing Common Core-aligned...