After the Benchmark window closes, administrators play a key role in helping teachers turn results into action. This article outlines best practices for guiding teachers in interpreting data, identifying strengths and areas for growth, and assigning targeted NoRedInk activities to help students strengthen their skills before the next Benchmark.
Help Teachers Review and Reflect on Benchmark Data
Provide time in department or PLC meetings for teachers to:
Interpret class and student results
Identify strengths and priority areas for targeted instruction
Select 2–3 rubric criteria to focus on before the next Benchmark
Guide Teachers in Planning Follow-Up Instruction
Encourage teachers to provide regular practice on the skills identified from the Benchmark results, rather than a short burst right before the next one.
To strengthen the targeted skills, teachers can:
Use premade Lessons and Tutorials to introduce or review skills aligned to Benchmark needs.
Assign consistent Practice on the targeted Benchmark skills.
For best results, teachers should assign at least two aligned Practices per week, spread across the available weeks between Benchmarks.
Teachers can locate aligned Practice Topics and Building Modules in the Assignment Library by searching for the Benchmark topics.
💡 Tip: Teachers can use NoRedInk's Skill-Building Modules to differentiate instruction based on students' proficiency level.
Monitor student progress on these assignments through the Mastery tab of the Student Data page.
Monitor Implementation
To ensure that teachers are leveraging the data from their Benchmark regularly, you should review your district's Premium Report data monthly. If there are schools that are not meeting the outlined expectations, we recommend scheduling targeted training sessions for those schools.
