Summary: This year at the <a href="http://teachercast.net/iste">ISTE Conference</a>, we sat down with Alastair from MetaMetrics to learn about their new <a href="http://ccr.lexile.com">Growth Planner</a> application that is FREE to all students, parents, and teachers. Who is MetaMetrics <a href="http://www.lexile.com">MetaMetrics</a> is focused on improving education for learners of all ages and ability levels. The organization develops scientific measures of academic achievement and complementary technologies that link assessment results with real-world instruction. MetaMetrics' products and services for reading (The Lexile® Framework for Reading, El Sistema Lexile® para Leer), mathematics (The Quantile® Framework for Mathematics) and writing (The Lexile® Framework for Writing) provide unique insights about academic ability and the potential for growth, enabling individuals to achieve their goals at every stage of development. Connect with the organization at <a href="http://metametricsinc.com/blog">metametricsinc.com/blog</a>. Topics Discussed * How to bring meaning to measurement * How to help parents understand the meaning of test scores * How to take test score data and have it make sense for student growth * **NEW** Growth Planner * Free Online Tool * Helps students know if they are ready for college and are on level * <a href="http://ccr.lexile.com">ccr.lexile.com</a> * Why is it important for students to know their Lexile number? * MetaMetrics * Cross-Platform Application * When should students and parents start to worry about Lexile numbers? Links of Interest * Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/LexileFramework/"> https://www.facebook.com/LexileFramework/</a> * Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/MetaMetrics_Inc"> https://twitter.com/MetaMetrics_Inc</a> * YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/metametrics"> https://www.youtube.com/user/metametrics</a> * LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/64469/"> https://www.linkedin.com/company/64469/</a> * Web Site:<a href="http://www.lexile.com/"> http://www.lexile.com</a>
