Sometimes, I focus my teaching brainpower on a single student. Trying to problem solve a tricky kid can make my job a lot easier if the student can change the dynamic in the class or help a group be more productive. Also, when I think about a single student, it can sometimes change the way... Continue Reading →
5 Ways to Improve US Education
What does the future of US education look like to you? How about a potential plan of action, including costs and benefits of a better, more cost effective system? Forbes organized this very scenario, planning out an investment in US education to see how it would affect the nation's GDP. With an initial investment of $6.2 trillion over... Continue Reading →
Assessment Enhancements
We're happy to announce that we have made some exciting changes to our Math and ELA assessments! Teachers and parents can now preview concepts, review assessment reports (and send these to parents), measure growth between assessments, review individual student responses, and assign concept improvement practice! Concept Preview Want to see the types of questions students will... Continue Reading →
Evidence of Summer Learning
As anyone who has read my blog posts recently knows, I have put a great deal of effort into helping my students get excited about continuing to use ScootPad over the summer. I have no idea what to expect as summer goes on and their memory of my encouragement wears off, but I was pleasantly... Continue Reading →
Help Students ACE Standardized Tests!
We're here to help you make sure your students are fully prepared for end of the year standardized tests. Today we'll walk you through how easy it is to prepare students using ScootPad's assessment module (designed after PARCC & SBAC)! Setup Assessments You have the flexibility to pick which concepts to test your students on... Continue Reading →