NJ School Conquers PARCC with Digital Assessment

Posted by Ileana Betancourt

This article was originally published on 2/15/17. We added a video on 1/9/19. Two years ago Waterford School District did everything they could to prepare their third grade classes for PARCC assessments. Teachers gave students paper assessments for test practice. Time was designated for students to get comfortable using the computer. They even provided students... Read More

Empower Student Learning with Present Mode

Posted by Naomi Shak

If you have an Edulastic Premium Enterprise account, you’ll know that we released some exciting new features last winter. One of these features, Edulastic’s “Present Mode”, opens up new ways for teachers to empower student learners. Not everyone discovers this handy little feature right away. The teachers who have already been using present mode have... Read More

Integrating Cognitive Rigor with Webb’s Depth of Knowledge

Posted by Ileana Betancourt

Typically, when we think of assessment item difficulty, we associate it with the actual question stem, the length of the questions, and other components coming from the item itself. Norman Webb’s Depth of Knowledge flips the focus to the cognitive aspects the students must exercise to move through an item and adequately address a question.... Read More

A #Fun Way to Introduce Edulastic to Your Students

Posted by Jennie Tookoian

When you go to introduce Edulastic to your class for the first time, like anything new, starting small is the way to go. Giving your students a “lighter” version of an assessment— something fun and enjoyable— has shown to be successful for Edulastic users. Introduce Edulastic in a fun way to create a smoother experience. As... Read More

Building Better Language Skills

Posted by Timothy Sitar

A lost art? Sentence diagrams pick apart and identify the various components of sentence structure. You can easily make your own sentence diagram with this online app. http://1aiway.com/ If you have fellow ELA teachers, editors, grammarians, or like me—assessment folks on your social media lists, it’s likely you have seen the NPR post titled “A... Read More

Anti-Cheating Features in Edulastic

Posted by Jennie Tookoian

Cheating… wandering eyes, notes tucked in a sleeve, floating versions of the exam, the covert conversations that start with “What do I need to know for the test?” At any grade level, cheating is the academic version of good vs bad and, for some, the temptation can be as strong as the red apple in… Read More