Within my GT (gifted and talented) groups, many of my students are second language learners. Thus, I have great diversity among my students, as some of the data points that qualify them for GT are non verbal intelligence scores, demonstrating their thinking, reasoning and problem solving skills independent of language. Still, even with Spanish resources... Continue Reading →
Using Learning Path Honeycombs to Drive Self-Motivation
One of my goals is to have my students be more engaged in their own outcomes. I am only with them about an hour a week, so I need them to be self-motivated to keep learning and pushing themselves. Since I can't be with them very often, I love how ScootPad can act as the... Continue Reading →
The Positive Side of Being Controlling
When it comes to the internet, I am a bit of a control freak. I admit it. I think of it as a good quality in a teacher. The web is an amazing place and I use a lot of technology in my class. But I also know the kids can get themselves into trouble... Continue Reading →
Improved Student Enrollment & Parent Engagement
We're excited to release improvements to the enrollment process which makes adding and enrolling students easier than ever for teachers and admins. Teachers can now see their entire student roster from within their classroom, and admins can bulk enroll students into classrooms. Improvements For Teachers On the student roster page, teachers can easily add new... Continue Reading →
Mastering the Mastery Progress Report
Last week ScootPad released it’s Mastery Progress Report...and I LOVE it! Before, we could see in a static way how a student was progressing through a single grade. The beautiful aspect of the new reports is that you can see them advance and develop across multiple grades. The way it is organized, it allows teachers... Continue Reading →
Assign eBooks for Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) Practice
I am exploring more and more of the new features on ScootPad. I am a creature of habit and so I tend to stay with the familiar. But there are so many new things to explore on the platform, I am making a promise to myself to branch out...little by little. Today I was looking... Continue Reading →
Loving the New Interface!
I’ll admit it. I hate change. Hate it. Just ask my husband. And kids. Unfortunately, I chose to be an educator, which means change is constant. It’s not always bad, and I know that, but I still say it: I hate change. But I LOVE the new interface on ScootPad! So far, it’s awesome! One... Continue Reading →
Update on bug fixes and features. Plus, What’s Next?
THANK YOU all for embracing the change and transitioning to the new ScootPad. We greatly appreciate your support and all the feedback/suggestions you've sent us over the past 2 weeks - please keep them coming! In this update we wanted to let you know which issues were fixed, which features have been improved and released. Also, here's a sneak... Continue Reading →