In her discussion of the hippocampus and why it matters in education, Dr. Shona identifies the need for students to store, retrieve, and cause memory.
Working Memory and Comprehension: Storing and Retrieving Memories
Dr. Shona uses the metaphor of the windy roads of Texas to help explain the moment when she realized as a teacher that she should have been teaching kids to store information in taxon ways instead of locale ways since the learner has more than one entry point to retrieve the information.
Sirius Education Solutions Wins Prestigious CODiE Award for 2024
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) recognized Sirius Online, complemented by the STAAR Assessment Bank & Test Builder, as the best Suite of Connected/Integrated Solutions of 2024.
Reading Pixels: A Canyon Metaphor
A metaphor for the difference between online and offline reading reveals that we can’t see what students are having to do to make sense of the text or the test. It’s important to uncover what’s happening under our hard heads as we tackle online reading assessment success. What layers are present in reading online – and cognitively – that we understand and use to intervene?
Working Memory and Screen Components
Dr. Shona tests the user experience for Cambium to prove how taking a tutorial on any assessment platform is not going to be enough exposure to screen complexities to help eliminate the challenges of online assessments for young student readers.
Upcoming Webinars: Explore Sirius Online Enhancements & Master EOC Retests!
Sirius Education Solutions is hosting webinars to help Texas schools and districts improve student engagement and facilitate deeper learning during summer school or fall retests required for rigorous STAAR 2.0 exams, as well as to explore new features and functionalities of the Sirius Online platform.
Page to Pixel: Improving Digital Reading for Students Begins By Understanding How We All Read on Screens
What should digital reading for students look like now? Part of the answer can be found by looking at what changed when the printed word switched to pixels on screens.
CODiE Awards Names Sirius As A Finalist for Education Technology Award
Sirius Online and the STAAR Assessment Bank & Test Builder is a finalist for the CODiE Education Technology Award in the Suite of Connected/Integrated Solutions category.