Progress monitoring should empower confident, data-driven decisions for students. We often see data for IEP goals scattered across multiple locations — sticky notes, spreadsheets, notebooks, or various edtech products. When data is fragmented, it’s difficult to answer some of the most important questions: Are students making meaningful progress toward their IEP goals?…
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Autism Acceptance Month is a time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of autistic individuals. This month, Frenalytics is spotlighting three individuals who are breaking barriers and uplifting voices in the autism community: Survivor contestant Eva Erickson, Advocate Arden Phillips, and Olympian Jessica-Jane Applegate. Eva is a Ph.D. candidate in Engineering at Brown University,…
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Cracking the Case of IEP Lawsuits Progress Monitoring Imagine a teacher as a navigator and a student as a traveler on a path toward mastery. Just as a navigator regularly checks a map and adjusts the route based on progress and obstacles, teachers use assessments and feedback to track student growth, identify challenges, and provide…
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Section 504 has been under attack since October 2024 from the Texas v Becerra lawsuit. We know the impending lawsuit could affect the over 8.5 million students receiving services under a 504 plan if it is successful and want to ensure that our families, educators, and community are informed to advocate for their rights, by…
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AI and the Evolution of Cyberbullying in Schools Today, like never before, Generative AI is right at our fingertips, amazing us, just like the internet used to. With this new technology, however, comes even greater responsibility on both students and teachers to be as informed as possible. How can Generative AI be Harmful?…
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What Really Is Artificial Intelligence? To explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be used to increase accessibility, it’s important to understand the distinctions between its subsets. AI is a broad term encompassing systems and algorithms designed to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. This includes Machine Learning and Generative AI, subsets that…
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NEW YORK, NY, October 2, 2024 –– Frenalytics, Amplify & Elevate Innovation, and Fullmind will be hosting the inaugural Educators and Innovators Skyline Cruise Tuesday, October 8th to help kick off EdTech Week 2024 in New York City. This first-time event is designed to bring together hundreds of top educators and solution providers in…
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Is it really better for children to be spending more time on their devices? The term “screenager” is used to describe teenagers who have their eyes constantly glued to their devices. Before the invention of the mobile device, adolescents that constantly had a novel in their hand were deemed “book worms”. Reading…
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NEW YORK, NY, September 18, 2024 –– Frenalytics, the patented, award-winning personalized learning and data collection software for students with unique learning needs, hosted a series of special education-focused workshops to explore new automatic and AI-powered progress monitoring strategies at OESCA’s 2024 Ohio AI Summits this summer. In early May, a sold-out crowd of…
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Is it possible to quantify intelligence? IQ tests, GPAs, and standardized test scores are all numerical measurements of “intelligence.” In reality, these values are just numbers derived from a certain set of adequately answered questions. They do not account for current emotional state, fatigue, or environmental settings, yet they are often used as an assessment…
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