product spotlight

 

touchpoint and its new resource library

district wide initiatives are tough work--the number of documents and the amount of information needed to manage the initiative do not make it any easier. resources pile up quickly and become difficult to track down. as the school year goes on, it is easy to forget where to find an important resource, or who shared it with you or what it is even called.

that’s why we created the new resource library in touchpoint. it is a one-stop-shop where users can search for and discover all resources tied to their personalized learning initiative. as your initiative continues and more and more resources are create and then shared, you can always go to the resource library to find what you need. users can search by keyword and even filter by project phase to quickly get to documents and artifacts.

 

partner spotlight

 

blended learning with i-ready

blended learning has captured the attention of educators, driving countless experiments and incredible investments. while their approaches differ widely, educators’ efforts share a common goal: create more productive classrooms and a more personalized, effective educational experience for students.

to make blended learning a reality, educators need new tools designed specifically to fulfill the promise of blended learning.

the i-ready blended learning system

i-ready is an integrated blended learning program that makes this promise a reality for teachers and their students. i-ready saves teachers time by connecting rich assessment data to online personalized learning and teacher-led instruction in a system that is designed to work seamlessly together.

assessment data that informs instruction

• pinpoints student needs down to the sub-skill level with a valid and reliable adaptive k–12 diagnostic.
• tracks mastery of grade-level standards, monitors student growth, and predicts student proficiency on rigorous state assessments.
• provides powerfully simple reports that help educators provide targeted instruction.

 engaging, individualized instruction

• uses assessment data to create personalized learning plans for every student.
• enables teachers to provide differentiated instruction, both on and offline.

 whole group and small group instruction

• provides rigorous teacher-led instructional materials that fully prepare students for the standards in a highly supportive way.

• offers a virtual filing cabinet of instructional resources, including teacher-led activities, interactive whiteboard lessons, and detailed lesson plans for all
  k–8 standards.

learn more about the i-ready blended learning system and see the third-party research showing that it is proven to maximize student growth.

 

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what we're reading

• kqed: four ways school leaders can support meaningful innovation
• hbr: beat generosity burnout
• education next: school disruption on a small scale
• edsurge: when personalized learning is a logical fallacy
• cult of pedagogy: self-paced learning: how one teacher does it
• kqed: how one teacher let go of control to focus on student-centered approaches

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more savings, more (personalized) learning and much more fun!

because you asked, we responded: we are extending our early bird registration rate for the pl summit 2017 until february 15th, so register now and save! need another reason to do so? brad montague, the creative mind behind kid president, is our first keynote speaker.

register now to see him and get inspired during our three-day event in san francisco focused on harnessing the power of personalized learning.