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So exciting to connect with teachers and math coaches at the Kentucky Center for Mathematics in Lexington! Great conversations and inspiring sessions. Thank you to the educators and leaders who spent time with us talking about math instruction, assessment, and supporting student learning!

Unlock the power of your DIBELS results with three practical strategies to drive better literacy outcomes for your students. 📚✨

Discover how to interpret data effectively, tailor instruction, and monitor progress to meet every learner's needs.

Check out this article to learn more: https://forefront.education/unlock-the-power-of-your-dibels-results/

Did we miss you at Learning Forward last week? It was such a wonderful opportunity to connect with educators and explore ways to create professional learning and instructional environments that empower us to better support students. Ping us in the comments with your best Learning Forward experience—we’d love to hear your insights!

Will fall 2024 mark the start of a new curriculum for your school or district?

When implementing a new curriculum, keep in mind 3 steps: schedule time for professional learning, balance fidelity to the program with teacher autonomy, and leverage assessment data.

Read on to access the 3 steps and ensure your district is well-prepared for a successful curriculum launch!

Forefront Education - 3 Steps for Curriculum Implementation For new curriculum implementation, schedule time for learning, balance fidelity with teacher autonomy, and leverage assessment data.

Great conversations with passionate educators, wonderful keynotes by Bettina Love, Annie Ray, and other change-makers, and cherry blossoms! If you are in DC for and haven't stopped by booth #840 to say hello, we'd love to connect with you.

Want to put your K-6 students' performance on the USNS assessments into perspective?

Join us on February 27th at 3 pm EST for this data dive into three years of USNS results from schools across the US. Learn about key takeaways and trends in number sense development; and leave equipped to better contextualize the information that you see in your own classrooms.

Register here: http://tinyurl.com/ept59sjk

Do teachers in your district consider data a four-letter word?

If data that teachers are asked to analyze isn't useful to their work or is difficult to interpret, teachers can be left feeling like they are “not a data person.” To foster inclusivity with your data, evaluate who can access it and who it serves.

District leaders should review these 3 tips to ensure data supports teachers and improves instruction.

Forefront Education - Data for Teacher Learning Data for teacher learning is key to school improvement. Read on for 3 tips to ensure data supports teachers and improves instruction.

How can K-12 educators use literacy data to fuel instruction?

Assessment data is crucial for literacy instruction. Instructional leaders can maximize impact by focusing on key data points.

Read on for 5 steps to leverage meaningful data to enhance literacy instruction.

Forefront Education - Literacy Assessments for Instructional Coaching Literacy assessment data is crucial for instruction. Discover 5 steps to leverage meaningful data to enhance literacy instruction.

Join us next Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at 8 pm EST for a conversation about fractions with Pam Harris, author, mathematics education and founder of MathisFigureOutAble.

Pam and David Woodward will be discussing fractions, the upcoming fractional reasoning screener, and provide teachers with teaching strategies they can implement in their classrooms for improved fraction instruction.

Register: http://tinyurl.com/34mpwkb6

Can't attend the live event? Register now, and you will receive a link to the recording after the live presentation.

A remote-first team, the times we get together in-person are great fuel for reflection, collaboration, and fun!

Thanks to Rise comedy for an improv workshop to help us practice being more present and improve our team communication. It was a wonderful, shared experience! Ticky-tocky anyone?