(Newswire.net) For 10 years TSP & The Clicker Girls Managing Partner, Roxanne Batson, worked with teachers to help them engage digital age students. Until recently, she was limited to one method of assessment for instant feedback, using student response devices, typically called ‘clickers’.
Things have changed.
Using the formative assessment software called All in Learning, teachers are now getting the benefit of instant feedback from a variety of assessments, saving hours of time. The instant feedback is helping teachers solve learning gaps in minutes rather than days.
The software was created by the original inventor of the clickers, Dr. Darrell Ward, who sold his company four years ago.
After a year of retirement, Dr. Ward was anxious to get back in educational software vowing that this time he would work to create a solution that is easier to learn and use, even more effective and far more affordable.
Ms. Batson feels this software will revolutionize the way that teachers engage students and remediate, helping far more students achieve better performance in school.
“As a child, I had learning gaps caused by constant moving from one school to another with a military family. That’s why I know the power of this system. Students who miss something may not ever catch up unless teachers have the tools to quickly identify the gap and remediate when it occurs.” says Batson. I want to make it easier for teachers to find and help those students.”
The All in Learning formative assessment system is a cutting edge formative assessment system that has just added more ways for teachers to use it in the classroom on a daily basis.
The system has the ability to deliver instant feedback in the classroom using student devices, bubblesheets, powerpoints, and student response systems or ‘clickers’. Standards and rubrics can also be incorporated.
The software also give teachers an easy way to monitor progress.
Schools are doing more benchmark testing, but remediation seven to eight weeks after learning can be very difficult for those students who are failing to catch up.
Many schools are trying to solve the problem by sending students to computer labs to take assessments and get feedback, but they cannot move all classes there on a daily basis and they do not get the benefit of formative assessment which encourages instant feedback and discussion to elevate thinking.
Teachers like Candace Davis and Wendy Burns of Calhoun County Schools are using this daily teaching tool to improve learning and are excited by what they can do with it. One side benefit is the auto-grading feature that frees them up to do more hands on work with the students.
As Batson says “Teachers are saving hours of time in grading which leaves more time to work on creating better lessons for their students. It’s a win/win for everybody!”
For more information on All in Learning and educational technology in Alabama contact TSP & The Clicker Girls at 800-637-0279 ext 301 or visit http://www.tsp-av.com .