April 27, 2023 RCSD Educator Blog

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2023-2024 Newsela Changes
On June 30, Newela will retire their current free version and will replace it with Newsela Lite.
Newsela Lite is free for any teacher to:

- Access 4 pre-selected news articles, offered at 5 reading levels 

- Select and lock reading levels for students

- See alignment to state standards

- Schedule assignments and set due dates

- Access students' quiz scores 

- Respond to students’ write prompt submissions and annotations

Click here for more information on Newsela Lite. 

Contact: Kelly Yusim


K-5 Summer Access

Students will have access to i-Ready instruction until July 21, 2023. Students who have Lexia will have access until June 30th, 2023. 

Contact: Kelly Yusim


Otus Assessment 2.0 Update

Otus has made quite a few updates to Assessment 2.0. This is a great place to see data for assessments given in Otus (Rubric, Simple, or Advanced). You can see data by student, standard, status, or by question. We did ask Otus if they will ever update the colors so each level has its own color (this only impacts Middle School Academic Grades) and they said that update is coming next year.

If you have never tried it, give a click and look around. A reminder you need to change the date to make sure your assessment falls within the date range you are searching. If you would like learn more about how you can view this data as a PLC on future assessments, please contact Joe Clark and he can help show how that can be done. Below are some screenshots and a video showing more of the new Assessment 2.0.

Contact: Brandon Blom

Assessment 2.0 Video Explanation
















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