This Professional Learning Module provides guidelines for implementing the Shell Center’s Formative Assessment Lesson, Classifying Solutions to Systems of Equations. Educators can use this information to better understand how to apply the lesson, which is compatible with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), to their own instruction.
Our initial report, released in April 2014, helped foster a stronger understanding of the ways in which teachers were using digital instructional tools, gaps in availability, teachers’ attitudes toward digital technology, and the perceived effectiveness of these tools. To continue supporting teachers, those obtaining resources for them, and product developers, this follow-up report offers a more up-to-date analysis of how educators’ needs are being met by digital tools.
What are the main issues teachers are facing? What are they saying among their peers in edchats, blog posts, and tweets about their classrooms, profession, and the education system as a whole? Most importantly, what do teachers need to make sure students are college and career ready?