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Congratulations to the EdTech Genome Project on the Release of its New Report
Technology has long been recognized as one of the greatest potential change agents in education. And as we reflect upon a year of remote and hybrid learning, there is a…
How Shelby County Schools is Increasing Equity in its Gifted Program
About Shelby County Schools Shelby County Schools is Tennessee’s largest public school district and is among the 25 largest public school districts in the United States. It serves a very…
Positive Classroom Management Practices: What We Know So Far About What Works in Any Classroom Setting
This article was co-written with Dr. Amy Jackson Effective classroom management is essential to successful learning. And while managing a classroom full of students has always presented its challenges,…
Hybrid Learning Resources for Moving Forward
As the school year wraps up and summer learning plans are in full swing for many districts, teams are also beginning to kick off their fall planning processes in preparation…
BI Tool: Meaningful Reports for English Learners (EL) Reclassification & Reclassified Fluent English Proficient (RFEP) Monitoring
As a report developer, it can be tempting to get caught up in fancy interactive visualizations with drill down and all the bells and whistles. The longer I do this…
Supporting Mental Health in Schools: The Value of Dual Perspectives
Universal screening to evaluate social-emotional behavior (SEB) functioning is important in determining if students are on track to meet their developmental goals and whether or not they may benefit from…
Why are Tiered Supports Helpful for All Students?
Tiered supports are helpful for all students because they provide a framework by which we can provide timely assistance to students, whether or not they have some other identification that…
Westside Community Schools is Improving Intervention and Core Instruction with Assessment Data & PLCs
About Westside Community Schools Westside District 66’s mission is to ensure academic excellence and serve the unique needs of all learners. The district does this by using student assessment data…
Leveraging an Early Warning System within a Data-Driven MTSS
One of the primary goals of Illuminate’s suite of products is to allow educators to spend less time wrangling data and more time on the critical decisions that affect student…
Diagnostic Assessment & the Importance of Alignment
Diagnostic, or drill-down, assessment is the process of using multiple measures and reports to identify student strengths and needs in specific skill areas. With this information, teachers can provide instruction…