"With ASSISTments, hands were going up the whole time because they immediately knew if it was wrong and would ask for help if they couldn't figure it out. MUCH better than waiting until the next day to find out you had it wrong. It helps spot those "faulty thinking" and incorrect methods before they have done it on the entire page."

Chantelle Holmes
7th Grade Math Teacher
William Cohen Middle School
Bangor

"I like the fact that students get immediate feedback but more importantly I get analyzed feedback about the students.  I can address needs as they arise. Looking at the results before class leads my class review."

Cathy Ladd-Cyrway
7th Grade Math Teacher
Vassalboro Community School
Vassalboro

"The students and I are loving ASSISTments.  Many students are math-phobic and need to be reassured that they are on the right track.  ASSISTments lets them know immediately if they are correct.  This is the feature that most students enjoy.  Also, if you look at the math practices in the Common Core, the essay critique is a great way to work on this skill.  We discuss answers and the point value of each.  Then, students are able to understand how the scoring process works.  They are able to explain why they gave a certain score.  They are writing using mathematics language!" 

Mary Pelletier
7th Grade Math Teacher
Valley Rivers Middle School
Fort Kent

In regards to the support from the monthly webinars ~ "I wanted to say how very useful I am finding the webinars. I love that you record them and we are able to go back and re-check what you said, or pause the webinar and follow along doing the same actions in our class as you are demonstrating." 

Kathy Cole
7th Grade Math Teacher
Vassalboro Community School
Vassalboro

I started exploring the "essay" section of ASSISTments today and was really excited.  They fit exactly what we need our kids to be working on with constructed response questions and explaining their work.

Megan Allen
7th Grade Math Teacher
Vassalboro Community School
Vassalboro
 

Shelley Cyr
7th Grade Math Teacher
Hermon Middle School
Hermon