Schools Scramble as Online High-Stakes Tests Fail
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, [...]
Teaching to the Test Done Right
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 [...]
Follow The Green Rabbit……….
Grade Your First Quiz With Quick Key in an Instant! You're just 4 easy steps from scanning your first quizzes with Quick Key: Create free account HERE PRINT the steps and pre-filled sample [...]
Should Student Test Scores be a Part of Teacher Evaluation?
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 [...]
Does Taking Standardized Tests Online Lead to Lower 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 [...]
Is Technology Widening the Opportunity Gap in Schools?
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 [...]
Let's Shift the Focus to Meaningful Assessment
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 [...]
Updated for Android!
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 [...]
SHOULD WE GRADE TEACHERS?
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 [...]
Quick Key Selected Again by Jaime Escalante Math
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 [...]
Quick Key passes stringent new certification tests from PowerSchool!
Quick Key is now certified for single sign-on and two-way data integration with PowerSchool, the world's largest school SIS platform. PowerSchool has introduced stringent certification badges for their 170 ISV [...]
Top Tech Trends That Could Supercharge Education in 2016
D. Frank Smith recently wrote an article for EdTech magazine in which he highlighted five cutting-edge technologies that are destined to have [...]