Family involvement plays a foundational part in a student’s success and well-being. When engaging families, oftentimes classroom teachers have a lot of direct communication with families. However, intervention teachers, ESL… The post Strategies for Engaging Families with End of Year Data appeared first on Illuminate Education.| Illuminate Education
What technology allows us to do is to offer ways to assess students where the AI or the scoring mechanism is automatic so that during the assessment itself, we can… The post How Does Technology Supercharge the Formative Process? appeared first on Illuminate Education.| Illuminate Education
When students are engaged in the classroom, their academic and socio-emotional growth thrives. However, as every educator knows, supporting student engagement doesn’t necessarily come easily. In this article, we will… The post How to Support Student Engagement at the Universal Tier appeared first on Illuminate Education.| Illuminate Education
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Everyone in education is well-versed in the traditional item types that have been used on assessments for decades: multiple choice and open response. Multiple-choice items present a question and a… The post An Educator’s Guide to Non-Traditional Assessment Item Types: What They Are and When to Use Them appeared first on Illuminate Education.| Illuminate Education
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Many still consider a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) to be a framework applicable only to a general education setting, while Individual Education Plans (IEPs) are reserved for special education… The post The Connection Between MTSS and Special Education: Why It Matters appeared first on Illuminate Education.| Illuminate Education
Assessment data can give educators crucial information to help guide instructional decisions. However, knowing which data to use and understanding how to interpret historical trends in student data can be… The post The Importance of Identifying Historical Trends in Student Data appeared first on Illuminate Education.| Illuminate Education
Data on student progress play a key role in identifying students who have a specific learning disability, and also in ensuring these students are making fast enough progress toward the… The post Using Data to Identify and Monitor Progress for Students with a Specific Learning Disability appeared first on Illuminate Education.| Illuminate Education
Components of positive behavior support systems are part of all elementary school classrooms. Educators routinely use creative and effective ways to support student social and emotional behavior. Yet, enhancing current… The post How to Set Up Classwide Positive Behavioral Support: A Guide to Establishing Proactive Management appeared first on Illuminate Education.| Illuminate Education