Teachermade’s Digital Classroom features articles on interactive worksheets for online learning, instructional technologies, classroom management strategies, standardized testing, and other EdTech strategies. Learn about the latest best practices in teaching, e-learning, and EdTech.
Assessment management systems were built for the NCLB era, not for instructionally supportive teaching. Discover why these platforms fall short in the age of through-year assessment and real-time learning.
Texas is preparing for through-year testing by the 2027-2028 school year. Explore the Texas Through-Year Assessment Pilot (TTAP), House Bill 8 reforms, benchmark bans, and what “instructionally supportive” really means.
Florida FAST is the nation’s first statewide through-year testing system. Learn what it measures, when it’s administered, who builds it, and how it’s changing instruction.
Through-year assessment is reshaping accountability and instruction. Learn how federal waivers, Florida FAST, and early state pilots created this shift from compliance to growth.
A balanced assessment system connects formative classroom data with growth-focused accountability, helping educators improve instruction, support students, and drive real learning.
Discover the key differences between adaptive learning and modern formative assessment systems—and how combining both gives educators real-time insights that improve instruction.
Is the Era of Benchmark Testing Finally Ending? A Brief History of How We Got Here In 2001, the US education system became governed by
Is Houston ISD’s NES a Model for America’s Schools? HISD: A District in Crisis The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the eighth-largest public school
Learn how realigning assessment departments into teaching and learning support teams helps districts strengthen instruction, streamline data use, and improve student outcomes.
Many Teachers spend hours upon hours making curriculum materials, supplements, tests… the list is long. After organizing and creating what they need, they may grapple with the copy machine or Google Classroom or their school’s LMS in an attempt to distribute PDFs or Google Docs, Slides, and Forms.
Once distributed, how do their students fill in their answers? And when will the overworked Teacher get the materials graded with feedback and returned to the students?
TeacherMade was created to solve this problem. Any curriculum materials can be uploaded into the platform and quickly converted for interactive digital delivery with autograding. Students see their scores as they work, striving for improvement. Teachers get formative data at the moment of learning, not days later. The copier gets a much needed rest.
Considered best in class by many, TeacherMade is an essential part of any classroom because it is so versatile, easy to use, and cost-effective.
You’ll find many articles to help fuel your journey as an educator here in The Digital Classroom. You’ll also discover how other Teachers are using TeacherMade on a daily or weekly basis and what they’ve learned about how to use this indispensable tool to the greatest benefit for their students.
The shift to online learning has never been more pronounced than it became in 2020. Engaging with digital classroom technologies became a necessity. In the post-pandemic world, it feels as if there’s too much tech in the classroom and not enough time to teach effectively. The pendulum is always swinging in the education space! Enjoy reading about it here.
