Meet the new MCAS with confidence and success by Eileen Wedegartner, Blended Learning Specialist I started teaching in 1998. My first year I filled in for a teacher in a Boston exurb. The school was my alma mater, so English department staff took me under their wings to help me
New twists and how not to get tangled up by Joan Reissman, Blended Learning Specialist There has been a lot of discussion about the new MCAS 2.0 test. Parents and teachers are wondering how they can help students build the skills they need to succeed. The biggest difference is that
On MCAS, every point counts. by Joan Reissman, Blended Learning Specialist Although ELA has barely ended, MCAS math will be here before you know it on May 23 and 24 for high schools. It seems obvious that the math formula page is there to help students, but few students really
Simple techniques to improve performance by Joan Reissman, Blended Learning Specialist Many students lose points on the ELA open response questions. We know that some students don’t like to write. But even so, we can improve their performance with some simple techniques. The 2017 average on ELA multiple choice questions
by Joan Reissman, Blended Learning Specialist The new MCAS 2.0 tests for 10th grade will not be in place until the spring of 2019, but preview tests will be administered this spring. All Massachusetts high schools will be randomly assigned either ELA or math and they are expected to have
The largest Proficient/Advanced gain in the state by Gary Kaplan, JFYNetWorks Executive Director MCAS scores for 2017 were released last month. JFY’s partner schools logged many good results, but Madison Park Technical Vocational High School was far and away the year’s high point. Madison Park has come in for heavy
MCAS Prep JFYNetWorks Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) Preparation JFYNetWorks offers a complete curriculum in ELA and math from grade 6 through high school to help students build skills and reach grade-level standards. Since MCAS is based on grade-level standards as prescribed in the state curriculum frameworks, the best preparation
How to Assess Knowledge by Gary Kaplan The earliest record of knowledge assessment we have is from Socrates, who according to legend said, “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.” Exactly what MCAS achievement level this would correspond to,
Tools and training to help teachers cope by Michael Mino An overwhelming majority of teachers (96%) believe AI will become an intrinsic part of education within the next decade. Yet even more (97%) lack the necessary resources to integrate AI and other technologies into their preparation or instructional practice. Less
Partner Schools: Exceeding State Benchmarks JFYNetWorks proudly presents our latest brief, “2024 JFY Partner Schools vs. Massachusetts State Average.” In this concise two-page analysis, we highlight how our JFYNet standards-based blended learning model and its AIMS methodology—Assess, Instruct, Measure, Support—drive significant growth in ELA and Math. Using data from the
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