Nearpod
Nearpod transforms classroom instruction by turning traditional lessons into dynamic, interactive learning experiences that boost engagement and achievement. The platform equips educators with real-time insights, standards-aligned content, and powerful formative assessment tools to guide instruction effectively. With features like polls, simulations, collaborative boards, and over 22,000 ready-made resources, teachers can deliver active learning that keeps every student involved. Nearpod’s new AI Create feature further speeds up lesson development by generating differentiated instructional materials instantly. Schools and districts benefit from consistent instructional quality, simplified tech management, and visibility into classroom performance from a single, scalable platform. By connecting to Renaissance Next, Nearpod helps educators identify needs, deliver targeted instruction, and support measurable student growth.
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Renaissance Accelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader is a digital reading-management program developed by Renaissance that helps schools, teachers, and librarians manage, monitor, and motivate independent reading practice among students. Students choose books at their reading level and read them at their own pace. After finishing a book, they take a computerized comprehension quiz via AR to assess their understanding. Each book in the AR catalog is assigned a readability level (via the ATOS readability formula) and a point value based on length and complexity; when students successfully pass the quiz, they earn points. These points contribute toward personalized reading goals set by teachers. Teachers (and in some cases parents) receive detailed feedback and reporting on each student’s reading behavior, including books read, comprehension, progress toward goals, and reading volume.
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Star Phonics
STAR Phonics is a web-based phonics assessment tool from Renaissance, intended to help educators quickly and precisely evaluate foundational reading skills in students. The assessment measures mastery across 12 key phonics categories and diagnoses 102 specific phonics skills, giving detailed insights into which phonics patterns a student has mastered and which require further instruction. The screening is efficient, typically taking only 2–5 minutes per student, and results are available immediately, without manual data entry. It provides diagnostic reports at the student, class, and grade level; these reports highlight patterns of error and skill-level gaps, helping teachers tailor instruction for individuals, small groups, entire classes, or whole grades. Recently, STAR Phonics has added enhanced features like audio pronunciation for every assessment word (to support correct scoring), and improved exportable screener data (by phonics category and by individual word).
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USATestprep
USATestprep empowers administrators to assess and track the performance of students, classrooms, and schools. USATestprep was founded by two teachers who believe that web-based technology could improve student test performance and curriculum mastery. USATestprep offers more than practice questions. It includes games, puzzles, videos, and enhanced technology activities - all aligned to your state's standards. Our diagnostic assessment system provides a performance snapshot at the student, class, school, and district level. USATestprep is very user-friendly! Students and teachers can use the site effectively from the first day of purchase. We also offer a live online training session, as well as tutorial videos on every important aspect of our site.
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