Category: Education Insights

ASA Thrive & Classtime

How Allegiance STEAM Academy Improves Teaching Quality

Classtime has been working with Allegiance STEAM Academy (ASA Thrive) in Chino CA since 2019 to help educators improve teaching quality and boost overall performance on assessments. ASA Thrive educator, Lauren Garcia, shares three ways she uses Classtime to improve her overall teaching quality and effectiveness by using challenging question types, audio, video, and autograding to allow her more time […]

Okemos High School

3 Ways Okemos High School Enhances Formative Assessments

Educator Amy Huntley from Okemos High School in Ohio says that at first glance Classtime seemed like “a traditional assessment tool with some extra question types”, but she quickly realized that Classtime also provided features that enabled her to identify where her students were struggling and remediate. In this article, we’ll be discussing the three features that Amy uses to […]

Lynwood Unified School District and Classtime

4 Ways Lynwood USD Teachers Improved Student Engagement

Lynwood Unified School District has been working with Classtime since the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020, serving their 13 elementary and middle schools (including an online virtual academy) for ELA and math benchmark assessments. Additionally, Classtime has been providing Lynwood with technology for educators to use for formative and summative assessments and instruction. In this article, LUSD educators […]

Learning Disabilities and Social Skills in the Classroom

Learning Disabilities in the Classroom

What are learning disabilities? Learning disabilities are neurological disorders; they are parts of the brain that cause the way a person thinks, reads, processes, and problem-solves to be different (LD Online, 2021). There are many different kinds of learning disabilities that will cause students to fall behind if they are forced to learn in a conventional way. These disabilities include […]

Educator Story

How Sierra Canyon School Enhances Teacher Creativity and Student Engagement

“With Classtime, my students instantly know why they got a question wrong and why the correct answer is right. I can immediately identify if the majority of the class is struggling in a particular area and decide to open up a class-wide discussion to provide further explanation. That instant feedback is very valuable.” – Laura Connor, PhD   Challenges Throughout […]

school license

The Benefits of Classtime’s School License

Classtime’s School License offers unique features that can bring your teaching to the next level. In this article, we will discuss how you can have complete control over your class with the ability to add co-teachers and share your content with other colleagues through shared folders. Both features allow you to teach as a team with other colleagues but you […]

Create Secure Assessments During Remote Learning

Create Safe Exams During Remote Learning

With millions of teachers around the world conducting online assessments, schools are now more worried about how to create safe exams online that will help combat cheating and inappropriate behavior. While many teachers still have to conduct their lessons remotely, they can still have control over their assessments and classrooms with online resources and best practices. In this article, we […]

Better Organize Your Classes Using Google Classroom

Better Organize Your Classes Using Google Classroom

Last month, Classtime announced our exciting new integration with Google Classroom. This Premium feature allows educators to easily import their classes from Google Classroom to Classtime, manage assignments, and synchronize student scores across both platforms. Hear from Classtime teacher, Michelle Lewis (@_M_Lewis_), on how she is utilizing the integration in her daily lessons and how you can better organize your […]

Enhance Your Online Lessons with Audio

An impactful way you can enhance your online lessons today is by incorporating audio clips. Using audio and video tools in teaching is proven to have several advantages for both English language learners and non-English language learners. A study by The Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement reveals that assisted reading involving audio can improve comprehension and, “enable children […]

Supporting Diversity Through Classroom Curriculum

As Black Lives Matter protests have erupted across the country, many long-standing institutions are looking to try to better understand and combat racial issues. Among this fight for justice is the promotion of diversity in the classroom. Teachers can now play an active role in better promoting diversity in the classroom by using education tools like edtech to diversify their curriculum. […]