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Special Advertising Section of Technology & Learning Differentiated Instruction with LS Test Builder: Beyond State Assessments Hope Street Academy, the largest charter high school in Kansas and part of the Topeka Public School District, has seen remarkable success with LS Test Builder. LS Test Builder is an e-learning tool that provides an intuitive online environment for educators to create, deliver, and assess standards-based formative practice tests to prepare their students for state-mandated tests. Teachers can create these tests in a matter of minutes and easily share them with other educators. Laura Smith, the Curriculum Coordinator at Hope Street Academy, has seen firsthand the enthusiasm from educators and students. Reporting with LS Test Builder “We use LS Test Builder reports to make critical instruction decisions and focus on specific areas of need. Those reports are the most valuable thing we can possibly have in modifying and individualizing instruction.” “LS Test Builder is true differentiated instruction at its best.” “We have to know where our students were and where they are heading in order to help them be successful. With LS Test Builder we are able to teach, assess, and then make adjustments where needed.” Teaching with LS Test Builder “Our teachers use LS Test Builder as a formative assessment tool and as a teaching tool in the classroom. Teachers also use LS Test Builder to quiz their students over the course of each unit to determine how students have learned concepts. They can easily add custom questions to their tests in order to go beyond what will be assessed on the Kansas state assessments.” Assessing Student Skills with LS Test Builder “Students often come to Hope Street Academy from multiple districts within the county and we don’t always have very good information about their skills. Our administrators love LS Test Builder because it gives them vital information about a student’s skill levels early in the year. From the day a student walks into school, our administrators have a tool that enables them to instantly assess what that student knows, without depending on data from other sources.” For a free trial of LS Test Builder, visit www.learningstation.com/tl. For more information about LearningStation and its solutions, call 888-679-7058. http://www.learningstation.com/tl http://www.learningstation.com/tl

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