I'm in a brief mid-session break during training on Skills Tutor (www.skillstutor.com), an AIS addition for our district. This actually looks as though it will blend well with a flipped classroom -- the goal is to assign on-line sessions for students in their weak areas. The sessions include a diagnostic, focused tutorial lessons with immediate feedback, process quizzes, and final assessments. Students are instructed that if they do not achieve mastery (80%) success in two repetitions of a session, they should go to their teacher for further instruction.
Whoops, we're back in session. Will update later.
UPDATE (as promised):
Well, the presentation sort of fell short when the host site crashed, but I'm assured by our trainer that this _never_ happens and is a fluke. I hope he's right because I really want to use this program
Skills Trainer is easily customizable for individual students' needs, and it provides a bevy of reporting options. (Read: Really helpful for demonstrating intervention efforts and effectiveness at parent-teacher meetings and on APPR assessments.) I'm eager to incorporate it into my classes this year.
If any of you have used Skills Trainer, please comment about how it worked. I look forward to hearing from you.
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