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Now you should be ready to gather evidence of the success of your instruction. Focus on Fractions provides you with short, Common Core-aligned, grade-level, student assessments that can be used as post-tests. Reflecting on how your students do on these post-tests will help you evaluate the effectiveness and impact of your instructional practices and fosters thinking about how you might teach differently next time. For example, if your students struggled with area models for fractions or number line models for fractions, you could incorporate more of the evidence-based practice of using representations into your instruction.
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AIR Informs Episode #6: Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities During COVID-19
Remote learning requires adjustment for all students, but students with disabilities face additional challenges during the COVID-19 quarantine. In the latest episode of AIR Informs, Allison Gandhi, managing researcher and director of AIR’s special education practice area, describes some of these obstacles and shares strategies to help students make the most of this time.
