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[Renaissance Star Assessments] Answering “What’s Next?” After Receiving Your Data

What if technology tools could help you take your Star data results and immediately turn them into actionable, individualized learning plans for each of your students? This is exactly what Edmentum can help provide, via an assessment integration with our powerful online program, Exact Path. Let’s take a closer look at how the integration works and what program needs it can help solve.

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A School Bus Driver’s Special Delivery

Chris Gruhlke

Curtis Jenkins, a bus driver for Lake Highlands Elementary in Dallas, Texas, is here to show us that educator inspiration doesn’t always come from inside a classroom.

[Weekly EdNews Round Up] Research Shows Teachers Are Key in Combatting Absences

McKenna Wierman

Did you ever have a teacher whose class you hated to miss? A new study shows that the benefits of having one of those teachers last for years afterward, boosting high school graduation rates — especially for students who start out with the worst attendance records and test scores. Find out how engaging teachers are combatting chronic absenteeism, why a new census question could mean less funding for schools, and why diverse classroom libraries matter all in this week’s EdNews Round Up.

Using Spring Testing Data for Back to School Planning

Scott Sterling

Although the summer brain drain is real, data from last year is still your best option for assessing the abilities of your students before you get to see said abilities for yourself.

Edmentum Educator Summit Recap: Why 7 Educators Make Professional Connections A Priority

Sarah Cornelius

With our second Edmentum Educator Summit in the books, we continue to be blown away by the magic that happens when you bring educators together. At last week’s Summit, 18 teachers, principals, special education professionals, and technology coaches met at Edmentum’s Dallas offices for two jam-packed days of presentations, conversations, brainstorming, and simply getting to know one another.

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Teacher Tips

6 Teachers Share Their Secrets to Keeping Students Learning Over the Summer

Brita Hammer

How do you make sure that your students maintain the wealth of knowledge you worked so hard to teach them over the school year during summer break? We asked our awesome community of educators on Facebook this question and wanted to share their secrets with you.

3 Steps to Reflect on the School Year and Hone Your Craft

Scott Sterling

Like everything else in a teacher’s craft, you should attack reflection with deliberate, meaningful purpose. It’s not enough to ask yourself questions and poll your feelings. You’re looking for ways to affect change in how you prepare for the next school year over the summer.

6 Teachers Share Their Biggest Wins and Lessons Learned from the School Year

Brita Hammer

We recently asked our outstanding community of educators on Facebook to tell us about their biggest wins and lessons learned from this past school year. Here are a few of our favorite responses.

[Resource] 10 Ways to Keep Students Learning over the Summer

Brita Hammer

While everyone can appreciate a good lazy day, the academic consequences of an entire summer off is not something to take lightly. In fact, ASCD reports that, on average, elementary students lose one month of learning over the summer. Even more concerning is the fact that learning loss from this “summer slide” seems to be cumulative. Keep your students learning all summer long with these 10 tips.

College and Career

Defining Credentials: Differences Among Certificates, Certifications, Degrees, and Licenses

Fabiola Garcia

Whether it’s certificates versus certifications or degrees versus licenses, let’s discuss these four different types of credentials and the length of time and maintenance needed to upkeep them, and we’ll look at a few examples for each type so that you can get a better idea of what they entail.

How Are States Performing Under ESSA?

Dave Adams

We are now several years into the implementation of ESSA; we have the first full year of school data from the 2017–18 school year; and states are currently in the midst of annual school testing. So, it seems like a good time to step back and take a look at how states are faring under ESSA accountability. To do this, we’ll examine the data and dashboards of a few states selected to show a variety of different approaches to ESSA accountability.

[ACT Prep] Edmentum’s New and Updated Courses for the ACT WorkKeys Exams

John Ulsh

We have three updated and newly created preparation courses for the ACT WorkKeys exams that reflect updated standards and requirements from ACT®. Each of these courses is leveled to match the assessments and help students improve their knowledge. Students will find that each level builds upon previous levels, requiring cumulative knowledge of prior and current levels to move ahead successfully in a course.

[Weekly EdNews Round Up] Should the Education Secretary Be a Teacher?

McKenna Wierman

Since her appointment as Secretary of Education by Donald Trump, Betsy DeVos has received much criticism for many of her decisions in office. Now, Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is saying the role of Education secretary should be held by an educator. Read more about this story, and more, in this week’s EdNews Round Up.

Intervention

[School Spotlight] A Team Approach to Using Study Island in 5th Grade

Valerie Irwin

We love to hear from teachers, so when we chatted with Ohio educator Valerie Irwin and her 5th grade co-teachers, we were excited to land on an exciting plan to share about how they use Study Island in a team approach. This is the first in a series of blog posts that we will publish to highlight how the team uses Study Island in each content area to help students master standards and achieve their learning goals.