Educators
Measure Student Social and Emotional Well-being We are thrilled to announce that Check-In Survey is now available to ERB member schools that purchased CTP Online or Milestones. The survey does not need to be administered at the same time as these assessments. Schools can now start administering the survey. What the Check-In Survey Covers The quick survey includes academic, emotional, and fairness & belonging scales: ERB’s Check-In Survey enables schools to quickly take the pulse of student attitudes about their emotional well-being, academic engagement, and fairness & belonging in their school community. Academic Engagement In the academic engagement section of […] read more
ERB is here to help navigate these uncertain times. We know that the recent Covid surge is causing disruptions. ERB is here to help navigate these uncertain times. If you have test events scheduled in the next few weeks/months, we want to work with you to consider options for moving forward. Option One ERB can take over! ERB Administered ISEE At Home is a great option. Responding to feedback from our member schools, ERB is adding 3 special dates—across all 3 time zones—for ERB proctored ISEE At Home. Saturday, January 15, 2022 Saturday, January 22, 2022 Saturday, January 29, 2022 […] read more
With the recent surge in COVID cases, we know you may be considering changes to your testing plans as a result of the varying conditions in your community. We want you to know that our Member Services Directors, and ERB, are here to help and can support you and your community in the following ways: Safe and Convenient At-Home Testing – At-home testing options for CTP, Milestones, and SEL Insights. Quicker Interim Testing – Use our Milestones Assessment in lieu of CTP’s full battery. Complimentary SEL Education Tools – Enjoy one month of free access to our SEL Insights Curriculum. Contact your Member […] read more
Browser Update for Comprehensives Testing For online Comprehensives testing, an updated version of the Windows Secure Browser is available. The current version is 11.1.2.7. If you are running a previous version, no action is needed. Your secure browser will automatically update to the current version the next time it is launched. If you would prefer to manually update to the current version, download it at http://ctponline.erblearn.org. For questions or assistance, please contact CTP Operations at (866) 683-2335 or (646) 503-2699. Tagged in: […] read more
ERB Launching Free Check-In Survey to Help Schools Quickly Gauge Student Well-Being Inspired by Character Lab’s Student Thriving Index, the quick survey includes academic, emotional and inclusion scales. ERB announced today that it has partnered with Character Lab to deploy elements of its Student Thriving Index in a 13-item Check-In Survey that will be available free to ERB member schools using our CTP or Milestones assessments. ERB’s survey design was informed by input from students and teachers at a cross-section of the organization’s member schools. “School leaders across the country have expressed the need for a quick way to understand […] read more
How to Create Classrooms Rethink Ed has launched a new feature that allows you to: Create customized classrooms for staff and administrators. The capability to look at assignments, assessments, quizzes, and incidents for each classroom. Reports to measure progress for each classroom. Ready to learn more about introducing SEL Insights to your classrooms? Tagged in: […] read more
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ERB Conference to Feature New Tools that Support Whole Child Education
“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 […] read more
Spring 2023 CTP Norms Update
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 […] read more
2023 Virtual Office Hours
Join ERB’s Member Services Directors for a series of virtual office hours to help you learn and maximize your use of ERB’s products and services. These full-length webinars will last 45-60 minutes, providing participants with […] read more
How to Interpret the New Milestones Norms
New Updates to Milestones Norms for Fall 2022 Milestones is an interim assessment of reading and mathematics that complements the CTP. When it was first launched in the fall of 2020, ERB used CTP data […] read more