All across the country, school districts are feeling the very real pain associated with the ever-changing world of high-stakes testing. In a recent article for U.S. News and World Report, writer Lauren Camera takes a comprehensive look at the Kingsport, Tennessee school system's mighty efforts to rise to the challenge of staying ahead of changes in [...]
The phrase teaching to the test makes most educators cringe. In a recent blog for Edutopia, Ben Johnson re-frames this idea. He challenges educators to use carefully crafted backwards planning and formative assessments to make the path to quality instructional goals clear and provide powerful feedback that deepens student knowledge and skills. "Many of us would [...]
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In a recent editorial for the Atlanta Constitution, education writer Maureen Downey takes a thoughtful look at the current teacher evaluation system in Georgia. Can teachers be fairly evaluated in a system based on a law that requires at least 50% of a teacher's evaluation score to be tied student scores [...]
In a recent EdWeek article, PARCC Scores Lower for Students Who Took Exams on Computers, Benjamin Harold shed light on an emerging issue in the high stakes testing world: new data shows a discrepancies between students taking the PARCC exam using the pencil and paper method and those taking the computer version of the exam. The [...]
In a recent EdSurge blog, Marry Jo Madda explores five significant issues around technology use in education, and asserts thoughtful solutions for each. "When I write articles for EdSurge, the intention is usually to write without opinion. But this piece isn’t going to be like that." "The way we handle technology in schools is widening the [...]
The increase in high-stakes testing has shifted the classroom focus away from what matters: assessments that provide both teachers and students with meaningful feedback and a light to shine on the path forward. Andrew Miller explores this idea in his latest blog, Assess More, Grade Less. Miller writes, "One of the best things we can do [...]
You asked; we listened. Quick Key is happy to announce a new release of our Android app. This new release has the following fixes: improved scanning across a wider range of Android devices and improved sync of quiz results across a wider range of devices. If you have an Android device, give us a try. You'll [...]
Under-resourced, under attack, and over worked… Teachers are under a staggering amount of pressure. Each year they are asked to get better results, with larger classes, and without the resources to leverage personalized learning. How can we effectively evaluate them, is it even possible? Should teachers in wealthy districts be [...]
For the second year in a row, Quick Key was selected as the assessment solution for the prestigious Jaime Escalante Math Program in Los Angeles. According to Fernando Fernandez, Director of Jaime Escalante Math: "Quick Key has been instrumental in realizing our goal of using real-time data each day to help our students to thrive. We [...]