{"id":20419,"date":"2023-10-12T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/?p=20419"},"modified":"2024-07-16T10:25:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T17:25:55","slug":"how-to-evaluate-classroom-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2023\/how-to-evaluate-classroom-products\/","title":{"rendered":"How to evaluate classroom products"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Teachers rely on a myriad of classroom products to support teaching and learning. The goal of using them is to improve student achievement. In my book, The Equity Expression: Six Entry Points for Nonnegotiable Academic Success<\/em><\/a>, I explore the ways educators can keep equity at the forefront of their work. This includes when selecting and using products in the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe classroom products should do three things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Help students learn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Show you how students learn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Give you information about what students know that helps you with lesson planning<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Are your products serving you\u2014and your students\u2014well? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Take a few moments to list all the products you\u2019re using this school year. Your list can include curricula, textbooks, novels, manipulative tools, software, assessments, electronic devices, and more. How many items are on your list?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The average teacher relies on six products to support students\u2019 learning. The more products you have, the more overwhelming it can feel to incorporate them equitably, especially when you want to make the products relevant for every student. Sometimes a lack of purpose and intent with products will leave you data-rich and information-poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Have any of these statements ever resonated with you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n