Educators

5 Students, 5 Stories: What a Whole Child Perspective Reveals About Student Potential

By / August 30, 2023

ERB Whole Child data visualizations provide a holistic snapshot of each student, offering insight into the factors that may foster or impede each students’ academic growth. […] read more

Our Whole Child Perspective on the School Mission

By / August 30, 2023

ERB has developed a Whole Child Solution that combines insights into a student’s academic performance with an understanding of their sense of belonging and engagement in the school community. […] read more

Announcing Educational Services: New Professional Development Events and Resources

By / August 24, 2023

As a member-driven organization, we’re committed to providing professional development services to better meet our members’ needs and support them in their use of ERB’s products and services. […] read more

ERB’s Head of School Report: See the Big Picture in Your School’s Assessment Data

By / August 11, 2023

ERB’s Head of School Report is designed specifically for school leadership teams seeking an interpretative summary of their ERB assessment results to guide strategic planning and evaluation. […] read more

How the AI-Driven PEG Scoring Algorithm Can Improve Student Writing

By / August 10, 2023

The PEG AI-powered scoring algorithm offers real-time, actionable feedback that helps students revise and refine their work effectively. […] read more

Communicating with Parents and Families Before Test Day: ERB’s Tips for Educators

By / July 25, 2023

We’ve compiled a list of tips and strategies to help enhance your communication with parents and families before achievement testing begins. […] read more

What Is to Be Done? Teaching Writing in the Era of AI

By / July 17, 2023

The core issue teachers need to consider is this: If writing in the future will be a collaboration between a human and an AI program, then what writing-related skills does a student need to develop? […] read more

ERB Family Report: Engaging with Families to Enhance Student Growth

By / June 5, 2023

To help families understand the “bigger picture” behind their child’s assessment data, we are launching ERB Family Report to empower educators to present this information—including key findings and next steps—in a simple, digestible format. […] read more

ERB Conference 2023 to Feature New Tools that Support Whole Child Education

By / March 2, 2023

“Each child is a physical, mental and spiritual being, interlocked and intertwined, with each dimension significantly affecting the other two.” William Litterick More than 50 years ago, ERB President William Litterick wrote that assessments of learning must focus on “what children are rather than what they are not.  … Each child is a physical, mental and spiritual being, interlocked and intertwined, with each dimension significantly affecting the other two.” Today we call this a whole child perspective, one that recognizes the connections between a student’s sense of self-worth, their sense of belonging in the school community, and the likelihood of […] read more

Spring 2023 CTP Norms Update

By / February 28, 2023

By Adrienne Hu and Glenn Milewski For the Spring 2023 reporting cycle, the rolling norm continues to use four consecutive years of data. CTP norms are typically updated annually for each reporting cycle (fall and spring). These “rolling norms” as they are often called, are obtained after gathering three years of data, and in the fourth year, deleting the earliest year and adding data from the most recent administration. During the pandemic, however, when many member schools suspended in-person testing, ERB “froze” the CTP norms.  Instead of updating them with limited data from that unusual moment in history, ERB provided […] read more

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Educator Well-Being: The Foundation of School Well-Being

Just as gauging student well-being is vital to an educational community, it’s equally as important to explore and prioritize educator well-being and teacher self-care. […] read more

Classrooms of Joyful Writers: The Importance of Writing Instruction and Where to Start

Conveying a clear message, defending one’s point of view, and presenting new ideas in a creative form are all key aspects of developing your voice as a writer. […] read more

The Enrollment Management Association (EMA) and Educational Records Bureau (ERB) Announce Intent to Merge

By bringing together the expertise, data insights, and professional tools of ERB and EMA, the new organization will build an even more vibrant community of champions for transformational student journeys. […] read more

The Value of Interim Assessments

Interim assessments give educators and school leaders the touchpoints they need to assess individual, class, and grade-level performance, allowing them to adapt curricula and offer additional support throughout the school year. […] read more