How Classroom Assessment Cadences significantly improved student achievement in 1 school year In the fall of 2017, school turnaround specialist principal Desiree Galashaw arrived at Roosevelt Children’s Academy with a mandate to improve the elementary school’s scores on her state's end of year exam in ELA and math. As in all K-12 settings, every day [...]
Thanks to Kristin Killough for sharing this video on how she uses Quick Key! Keep up the great teaching Kristin! Your students are fortunate to have you! This is Kristin’s 4th year to teach 5th Grade ELA in Texas. She enjoys incorporating technology and other hands on activities into teaching to help engage her students [...]
Where do we want to be at the end of the school year? As a school leader, you might be inclined to answer this question in an aspirational way, perhaps something like "With all of our students achieving their full potential." But there is another way to frame an answer to this question, such as "With [...]
by Marlon Davis, Ed.M. Why you need an app for Entry and Exit Tickets. Grading your Exit and Entry Tickets using some kind of digital grader not only saves you a TON of time, it gives you actionable data that is far more useful than written responses that you have to remember or write down [...]
by Marlon Davis, Ed.M. Exit Tickets and Entry Tickets and why you should use them Entry and exit tickets are perhaps the easiest and straightforward way to get the benefits of data for informing and differentiating instruction. Put simply, Entry and Exit tickets are short prompts that can provide instructors and students with a quick [...]
Kayla Brimlow's clever hack for Google Classroom and Quick Key Courses: Kayla had to administer and grade assessments at three different levels of accommodation, and keep the results data organized, while minimizing the time she spent shoveling data. She solved it using Quick Key's Google Classroom roster integration and Quick Key's customizable Courses feature, as [...]
There is still time to improve your students' scores on this year's New York State Tests and Regents exams. This simple guide to data-driven instruction will get you measurable results in just one semester. Busting the data-driven myth Myth: You won't see measurable outcomes from data-driven instruction [...]
Cambridge, MA: Validated Learning Co. received a 2018 Visionary Award from the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce today. Cambridge Mayor Marc C. McGovern presented the Award to company CEO Isaac D. Van Wesep and his co-founder Walter O. Duncan who received it on behalf of the company. The Award was given in recognition of Validated Learning’s [...]
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Data-Driven instruction improves student outcomes and increases student engagement. In this white paper, we give you step-by-step instructions for how to implement data-driven instruction in your school or district, using a human-centric approach. Includes real-life examples and case studies from our partners. Download the free PDF [...]
