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Join the 6th Grade Mathematics Study about Mixed Review!
March 16, 2023

We are seeking 6th grade math teachers who use Eureka/EngageNY as their core math curriculum to participate in this pilot study happening this Spring 2023. All participating teachers will receive up to $600, as a thank you for their time completing study activities.

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News
Learning Research
Learning Research
Fourth University Machine Learning Research Team Receives MathNet Award
March 14, 2023

ASSISTments will provide four university machine learning research teams with access to the largest dataset of digitized student work for the purpose of designing AI enabled technology to read, analyze, and score digitized student math work, and provide learning insights to math teachers.

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Tutoring Solutions
Tutoring Solutions
3 Reasons to Use ASSISTments Tutor as an Intervention
March 13, 2023

As we continue to work through the educational challenges that pandemic-related learning recovery presents, high dosage tutoring continues to be at the forefront of strategies to help students accelerate their learning. ASSISTments Tutor, our learning science-based tutoring program, facilitates learning acceleration for schools by supporting tutors with technology, training, and data-driven feedback.

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News
Tutoring Solutions
Tutoring Solutions
Why Connecting Tutoring to Curriculum Could Make it More Effective
March 3, 2023

In a recent EdWeek article, a teacher from Los Angeles highlighted the struggle to understand what ideas students' are finding the most difficult to grasp, and how use of our tutoring materials can help bridge this gap.

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Product Updates
Product Updates
Teacher Platform
Teacher Platform
Building Confidence in Students with Timed Assignments
February 23, 2023

You may think that timed assignments can increase math anxiety, but using a timer in your classroom can actually increase math performance in your students. To help prepare students for future testing and provide you with an opportunity to understand your students knowledge, ASSISTments has developed a new Assign Time feature!

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News
News
Learning Research
Learning Research
The ASSISTments Foundation Awarded $8M to Scale ASSISTments for Algebra Readiness with Curriculum-based Professional Learning and Coaching
February 21, 2023

The ASSISTments Foundation (ASSISTments) with partners Teaching Lab and WestEd, is pleased to announce our recent award of a five-year $8 million Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Mid-Phase Project grant.

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News
News
ASSISTments Announces University Winners of MathNet Competition
February 7, 2023

ASSISTments announced the winners of the first MathNet Competition. Three university machine learning research teams to design AI enabled technology to analyze student math work to provide learning insights to math teachers.

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Thought Leadership
Thought Leadership
5 Ways ASSISTments Teacher Supports Social Emotional Learning in Math
January 25, 2023

In today’s post-pandemic math classroom, teachers are finding ways to help students in showing empathy, maintaining relationships, and making responsible decisions all while teaching fractions. It can definitely be a daunting task but is one made easier with the use of ASSISTments Teacher.

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Learning Research
Learning Research
The Role of Edtech and COVID Learning Loss Recovery
January 20, 2023

On December 13, 2022, Cristina Heffernan, ASSISTments Executive Director, and Dr. Denise Barrett, ASSISTments Tutoring Program & Partnerships Manager, presented at the Department of Education's Education Innovation and Research Interactive Webinar. Cristina and Denise discussed ASSISTments' work to use our technology platform to support in-school tutoring programs with a focus on COVID learning loss recovery. Watch the webinar replay!

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Teacher Platform
Teacher Platform
Thought Leadership
Thought Leadership
Discover How Your Own Math Autobiography Can Positively Impact Students
January 9, 2023

As a high school math teacher, I made a promise to myself that I would always uplift and encourage my students when they struggle. I’d remind them that math is a process and learning is a part of the fun. I’d try multiple strategies and ask them “Where do you think we should start?” to provide them with autonomy in their learning process. As I moved into coaching and leadership roles, I was intentional to bring these practices to the forefront of my teachers and leaders minds. 

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Teacher Platform
Teacher Platform
ASSISTments Season of Giving: Developing a Growth Mindset in Your Students
December 12, 2022

At ASSISTments, our focus has always been on supporting teachers. In this second week of our Season of Giving series, we focus on the tools available within ASSISTments Teacher useful for fostering a growth mindset in students.

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Tutoring Solutions
Tutoring Solutions
Tutoring Solutions
Tutoring Solutions
ASSISTments: Enhancing Tutoring to Meet Math Needs of all Students
November 14, 2022

At ASSISTments, one of our primary goals is to research and develop innovative technologies and practices that can help improve student learning while also leaving a lasting impact on student success. To support our goals, we are currently researching the effects of high-dosage tutoring that is directly aligned to classroom instruction through multiple school-based pilots.

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News
News
Teacher Platform
Teacher Platform
Thought Leadership
Thought Leadership
Making Every Kid Both Math-Competent and Math-Confident
November 1, 2022

How do we make kids both math-competent and math-confident? In a new Psychology Today article from Ulrich Boser, founder of the Learning Agency, discover the importance of teacher-student relationships, growth mindset, and how education technology tools like ASSISTments can help.

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News
News
Learning Research
Learning Research
The ASSISTments Foundation Awarded $250,000 to Develop and Scale High-Impact Tutoring Models to Boost Academic Achievement for All Students
October 31, 2022

ASSISTments, a nonprofit organization founded in learning-science, recently announced it has been awarded $250,000 in competitive grant funding to pilot an innovative tutoring program in Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) across 30 schools, reaching 800 underserved students in grades 3-8. The ASSISTments Tutoring pilot will research the effects of high-dosage, proactive school-based tutoring that is directly connected to classroom instruction.

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