Discover how to transform student data into actionable insights! In this session, you will explore how to leverage Newsela and Formative to identify strengths, weaknesses, and areas for targeted support. These skills will empower you to provide timely feedback, differentiate instruction, and empower your students to reach their full potential.
- Any member of the adult education community who is a Newsela user
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
In this session, you will explore how Newsela and Formative, Newsela's instruction and assessment tool, can be used to collect and organize student activity in the Student Insights feature. You’ll gain the tools you need to make informed instructional decisions and provide timely, actionable feedback to your students. Formative will also empower you to provide data-informed instruction based on scalable assessments, allowing you to further achieve your instructional goals.
Why Student Insights, and why now? At this point, you should all have at least some data in your Newsela Binders. You will reflect on those data points to develop a plan to target specific reading skills that will end the year strong!
Format & Requirements: This course consists of one online synchronous session of 1.5 hours, with no additional required work.
Access & Support: You will receive instructions for accessing the synchronous session via Zoom from Sovanna Carnell Guyon. If you need technical assistance to access the course, please contact Sovanna at sovanna_carnellguyon@worlded.org.
Be sure to check out the Newsela Certified Educator Program. This self-paced course is offered directly from Newsela and does not require SABES registration. Just click the link to join.
- Analyze student performance data from Newsela and Formative to inform instructional decisions and provide targeted feedback that improves student outcomes
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
You must have a Newsela account to attend this training. You can sign up for a free Newsela account using your DESE-funded Massachusetts program email. Review Support for Newsela for more information.
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