The Power of Prior Knowledge -Today’s academic environment seems to be centered on preparing for an upcoming test instead of preparing the student for success. Many elementary, middle school, and high school students spend countless hours trying to master a specific learning objective that will be assessed. Read more...

Using an Individualized Learning Plan for Academic Success -Often, the student hasn’t mastered the prerequisite skills building up to the current learning objective. Much time is wasted trying to teach a student a higher-level skill when the necessary prerequisite skills haven’t been mastered. The right way to remediate these students is to create an Individualized Learning Plan. Read More...

Constructed-Response Assessments in the Classroom -Great teachers take an in-depth look at their students’ abilities and performance with the use of assessments that direct their instruction. Constructed-response questions are assessment items that require students to apply knowledge, skills, and critical thinking abilities to real world, standards-driven performance tasks. Read More...