Product Highlights: Prioritizing learning recovery this year

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Product Highlights: Prioritizing learning recovery this year

May 6, 2022

Our recent How Kids Are Performing report shows that students at most grade levels are making gains in both reading and math this school year. However, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact student learning, especially in the early grades.

Beginning with the end in mind: How to use backward mapping to enhance learning

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Beginning with the end in mind: How to use backward mapping to enhance learning

April 14, 2022

Assessment and instruction are intrinsically linked. As educators, we know that when we construct high-quality assessments and are strategic in their delivery, we have the right data at the right time to help make better decisions about instruction. But exactly [...]

Providing authentic assessment with Star CBM Lectura

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Providing authentic assessment with Star CBM Lectura

April 8, 2022

In 2020, Renaissance introduced Star CBM Reading, which assesses K–6 students’ literacy development in English. For Back-to-School 2022, we’re releasing the new Star CBM Lectura to assess K–6 students’ literacy development in Spanish as well. We recently had the [...]

Evaluation, measurement, and assessment in teaching and learning

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Evaluation, measurement, and assessment in teaching and learning

April 7, 2022

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Sorting through studies regarding the importance of evaluation, measurement, and assessment in education can feel overwhelming. For many educators, administering tests can be a logistical challenge if they don’t have the right tools and a comprehensive assessment system in place.

What is functional behavior assessment and how can it be used to support the whole child?

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What is functional behavior assessment and how can it be used to support the whole child?

March 24, 2022

Student misbehavior in the classroom can be difficult to address. As an educator, you need to determine the cause of the behavior in order to help change it so that all students can be successful. A functional behavior assessment may [...]

How to successfully utilize MTSS problem-solving models in education

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How to successfully utilize MTSS problem-solving models in education

March 18, 2022

Utilizing MTSS problem-solving models in education is the best way to help students who are struggling in school. So, what does the problem-solving process look like? In this blog, we’ll explain how to approach MTSS problem-solving models in education with [...]

Using Trip Steps to guide instructional reading time

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Using Trip Steps to guide instructional reading time

March 11, 2022

Last summer, Renaissance released Trip Steps for Mathematics, which are essential math skills that are also disproportionately difficult for students to learn at grade level. You’ll find detailed information about math Trip Steps, including how we identified them and [...]

How to accelerate learning during summer 2022

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How to accelerate learning during summer 2022

February 25, 2022

This summer will be different than most—not only because of the ongoing disruptions to learning but because districts have plentiful funding to support their summer programs. Summer learning experiences are encompassed in ESSER funding uses. Administrators are not accustomed [...]

Data and equity in education: 7 steps for leading conversations about equity

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Data and equity in education: 7 steps for leading conversations about equity

February 8, 2022

When it comes to ensuring equitable outcomes for all students, holding equity-based data conversations is one of the most powerful tools an educator can use. Data can provide the foundation and impetus for the right conversations to take place around [...]

What many people don’t understand about student reading practice

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What many people don’t understand about student reading practice

January 21, 2022

Reading is an activity that takes many forms. It’s someone lounging in a window seat, lost in a good book. It’s also someone poring over an academic paper, looking for deeper understanding. It’s even someone skimming the latest news headlines [...]

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Product Highlights: Prioritizing learning recovery this year

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Beginning with the end in mind: How to use backward mapping to enhance learning

Beginning with the end in mind: How to use backward mapping to enhance learning

Providing authentic assessment with Star CBM Lectura

Providing authentic assessment with Star CBM Lectura

Evaluation, measurement, and assessment in teaching and learning

Evaluation, measurement, and assessment in teaching and learning

What is functional behavior assessment and how can it be used to support the whole child?

What is functional behavior assessment and how can it be used to support the whole child?

How to successfully utilize MTSS problem-solving models in education

How to successfully utilize MTSS problem-solving models in education

Using Trip Steps to guide instructional reading time

Using Trip Steps to guide instructional reading time

How to accelerate learning during summer 2022

How to accelerate learning during summer 2022

Data and equity in education: 7 steps for leading conversations about equity

Data and equity in education: 7 steps for leading conversations about equity

What many people don’t understand about student reading practice

What many people don’t understand about student reading practice