Episode description
Episode description
In this conversation, Jeffrey Bradbury interviews Amy Lau, the Director of Learning at MetaMetrics, about the Lexile and Quantile frameworks and the newly launched Lexile Hub. They discuss the importance of accessibility in educational resources, the functionalities of the hub for teachers and parents, and the significance of Lexile and Quantile measures in assessing reading and math levels. The conversation also touches on the future developments of the hub and the community engagement initiatives that aim to enhance the user experience. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today! Conversation Takeaways- The Lexile Hub is designed to be accessible for all users.
- Teachers can find resources tailored to their students' Lexile and Quantile measures.
- Parents can use the hub to understand their child's reading and math levels.
- The Find a Book tool helps users locate books that match their Lexile measures.
- Community engagement is a key focus for the future of the hub.
- The Resource Center offers over 3000 linked math resources for educators.
- Curated lists can be created for students to facilitate targeted learning.
- The hub aims to save educators time in utilizing assessment data.
- Lexile and Quantile measures provide a universal scale for reading and math proficiency.
- The hub is a one-stop shop for educators, parents, and students.
Chapters 00:00 Introduction to MetaMetrics and the Lexile Hub 02:53 Accessibility and User Experience Enhancements 05:52 Understanding Lexile and Quantile Measures 08:50 Tools for Parents and Educators 12:06 The Resource Center and Community Engagement 14:53 Future Developments and Closing Thoughts About Company MetaMetrics Brings Meaning to Measurement MetaMetrics is guided by a powerful north star—to support student growth through actionable learning measurement. Over the last 35+ years, MetaMetrics’ staff of educators, psychometricians and policy leaders have developed learning frameworks that now support over 35 million students in the US. More than half of the K-12 students in the US receive Lexile and Quantile measures and over a hundred million pieces of content have corresponding measures. MetaMetrics was founded in 1984 by Dr. A. Jackson Stenner (retired) and Dr. Malbert Smith with the singular goal of making measurement meaningful by matching students to learning resources using a scientific, universal scale. Today, Lexile and Quantile measures are available in all 50 states, either through formal partnership agreements with 21 state departments of education or at the local level through partnerships with edtech companies who deliver services to schools and districts. Levering the most advanced AI technology and learning theory, MetaMetrics continues to innovate solutions for a wide range of applications including early reading, career readiness and tutoring. For more information, visit MetaMetricsInc.com. Links of Interest
- Website: https://metametricsinc.com/
- Lexile Hub: https://hub.lexile.com/
- Twitter: @MetaMetrics_Inc
- YouTube: www.youtube.com/@metametrics
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/metametrics-inc-/
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