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Jackie HardiestyTwo of the most problematic effects of the pandemic in education are the inconsistencies in instructional time and modalities of conveyance. While all students have been affected, our lowest performing students and students with learning impediments are experiencing progressively widening learning gaps. Fortunately, there are some things we can do to mitigate the loss of … Read more
The topic of learning gaps is on the tip of millions of tongues of educators around the globe. The term is being conflated with several others, particularly in the field of education. In order to establish a common language among master educators here are the terms defined for our purposes: Learning gap – Learning gaps … Read more
Closing the learning gaps for our students will require us to take a hard look at what we were doing even prior to the pandemic. Part of the reason we consistently have struggling readers is the simple fact that they are not reading enough. We have previously addressed what are learning gaps and misconceptions regarding … Read more
The Pandemic has created massive disruption to our education system and it is most recognizable in the areas of teaching and learning. Few students will emerge on the other side of this without learning gaps. Fortunately, there are some things we can do to mitigate the loss of learning. For a brief refresher see, what … Read more
In an effort to regain momentum and support our students in closing learning gaps, we must first understand what are learning gaps. The go-to tool for schools around the world is ostensibly the standardized assessment. But while such assessments provide a global view of the overall academic achievement, the data they provide are too general … Read more
What are Learning Gaps?Learning gaps are gaps in student learning created when teaching and learning moves from one concept to the next before a student has mastered the prior skill. Have you heard the debate about which is better, measuring student mastery or measuring student growth? Of course you have. The argument has been around … Read more
In a recent article an administrator said, “We are not doing remote learning because not every kid has a laptop and internet access. It’s about equity.” So let me try to understand this. During the regular school year, when teachers took attendance and some students were marked absent, school shut down and sent all of … Read more
Mastery Tracker Edify Consulting creates software, tools, and other resources to support educators in their efforts to raise student achievement. Its Mastery Tracker software is already being celebrated by educators across the globe as a one-of-a-kind application that creates actual student level data for improved student learning and data driven decision making. The Mastery Tracker … Read more
Are your annual Academic Improvement Plans copied and pasted from year to year? Do principals simply tweak the percentages for math and ELA? Can they explicitly describe how they will move 4th grade Math from 42% – 70% this year? If we are being honest, we will have to admit that our efforts to improve … Read more
Are you challenged with moving the needle on student achievement? If we aspire to real growth, data-driven instruction will need to be more than a catch phrase. Schools currently use quarterly benchmarks and outcomes from the annual state assessment to evaluate overall school health and achievement. The challenges with these current data sources lie in their … Read more