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A New and Free Instructional ToolIntroducing the

ACT® Academy™ Experience for Educators

Lisa Wolf Director, K-12 Partnerships, ACTPolina Babina, Product Manager, ACT

Lisa WolfDirector, K-12 PartnershipsACT Client [email protected]

Your Presenters

Polina BabinaProduct ManagerACT Product [email protected]

First of all, what is ACT Academy? What is the

difference between what launched in the spring and what will be released on

Sept 6?

March 22, 2018- Version 1 launch (Student Experience for ACT prep)

September 6, 2018: Version 2 soft launch- (Teacher, Admin., Parent, Counselor experience for K-12)

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ACT Academy - Now

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Self guided or suggested practice

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Self guided or suggested practice

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Resources for Every Reporting Category

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Quizzes and Full Length Test

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Personalized and Efficient ACT Practice

Focuses only on areas the student needs help in by leveraging ACT’s Holistic Framework

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How do I know that my students are getting the

best resources available?

Resources in ACT Academy

NASA PBS

GeoGebra Khan Academy

+ thousands more!

The difference curation makes

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All the resources in ACT Academy are curated!

• Hundreds of hand-picked resources for each reporting category

• Constantly adding new resources from even more publishers

• Many different learning styles are accounted for

• Students can select which videos and styles are most interesting to them

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An Efficient Slide on Efficacy

Resources are selected based on proven efficacy

Efficacy of the resources has been calculated across a variety of different questions, most of

which are non-ACT specific

This means the videos help students grasp the concept and DO NOT TEACH TO THE ACT TEST!

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As a former HS Math Teacher for many years, I'm wondering how I could have used ACT Academy in my

classroom?

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Tell Us About Yourself

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Set Up Your Class

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Assignments and Lesson Plan

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Find and Assign Exactly What Your Students Need

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Track Student Mastery

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How can I use ACT Academy as a tool to work with and support the varied

ability levels in my classroom?

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Track Student Mastery

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One Click Targeted Remediation

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Track Student Mastery

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One Click Targeted Remediation

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Will I be able to see what students are doing on their

own outside of what is assigned?

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Track Student Mastery

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As I've looked through ACT Academy it seems like

almost everything is free, but every once in a while,

I'll find one that is premium. Could you tell me a little

more about these premium resources?

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What is PREMIUM?

All videos and ACT prep are free

Premium bundle includes Pearson and HMH item banks

Certica and Fluence item banks available to districts

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What types of assistance is available for teachers if

they need assistance with using ACT Academy?

Embedded Support

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Comprehensive Help and FAQ page

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Access a wide array of FAQ for teachers, students, parents, and administrators

Short overview videos, in depth tutorials, and specific how-to clips

Want a personal session for a large group? Let us know!

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What can I expect to see in future releases of ACT

Academy?

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Versions 3, 4…

Academy for Aspire

Academy for WorkKeys

Academy for Tessera

Mobile app consideration

Thank you for joining us!

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