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The Essential School’s Guide to
Adaptive Learning
A publication of

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It’s good to be different
Every student is different, and every student
learns in a different way.
Ensuring every single student in a classroom
is adequately challenged on a personal level
is a task that most have deemed impossible.

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5 simple strategies to meet the
needs of every student:
1. Gaining an insight into student learning
2. Providing effective feedback
3. Offering personalized instruction
4. Presenting student data
5. Working together to provide better outcomes

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Brad Flickinger / CC BY 2.0
How Do They Learn?
Gaining an Insight into Student Learning

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Learning DNA
Using Fishtree, a students’ Learning DNA starts to build from the
very start. This allows the system to make more sophisticated
recommendations, decisions and analytical reports regarding their
learning experiences and content suggestions to deliver a unique
personalized experience in the system, and the classroom at
large.
The system is as secure as possible so you can rest assured that
your student data is completely safe.

6.
Learning Paths
Fishtree identifies a student’s individual
learning path to give educators complete
transparency into student learning, and
into the adaptive learning process.

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A student can either take
the main path, or an
adaptive path, informing
the teacher if a student
has learned from the
resources provided, or if
he/she has used outside
resources.

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• If a student takes an adaptive path,
personalized resources are generated to
suit his/her learning criteria.
• A student’s learning is then completely
transparent for the teacher who can view
exactly which resources have been used in
order to reach the specified objective.
• A teacher can also view the time it takes a
student to complete an activity, providing
information about which activities may prove
more challenging than others, and for whom.

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“Fishtree has been a
terrific way to
incorporate
personalized learning
quickly” Jennifer
3rd Grade Teacher,
South Carolina

10.
How Can We Help?
Providing Effective Feedback
North Charleston / CC BY 2.0

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Feedback
Fishtree ensures the feedback process is as
simple and effective as possible by providing
students with a feedback request option when
completing assignments.
This option allows a student to ask the teacher a
question in real-time. A teacher can then reply
using the system’s built-in messaging feature.
This allows teachers to offer instant feedback at
scale, while ensuring no student falls behind.

12.
Reassessment
Fishtree allows teachers to intervene and reassess students at
scale, in real-time, with one click.
With an individual intervention option available throughout the
entire learning process, a teacher can choose to reassess students
at scale, whether at individual, class, or whole school level.
This ensures every student successfully passes each topic
covered, while making the reassessment process as simple and
efficient as possible.

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Brad Flickinger / CC BY 2.0
We’re Better Equipped This Time
Offering Personalized Instruction

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Personalization
Fishtree allows for personalized
learning by providing students
with personalized resources
when they’re needed.

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If a student doesn’t pass the
score threshold for an activity
(specified by the teacher),
personalized resources based
on his/her Learning DNA are
made available to improve a
student’s learning outcomes
this time around.

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Pace
Using Fishtree, all students are permitted to learn at their own
pace. This is done by automatically reassessing students if
unsuccessful with an activity, then allowing them to re-take the
assignment using personalized resources. Students can request
help or feedback at any time, and a teacher can choose to
intervene as many times as necessary.

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“The adaptive feature is what sets
Fishtree apart from all the rest in that
you are providing adaptive learning in
an interface that is mobile, it’s content-driven,
you can really drive instruction
from it, and it gives the possibility of
going to a paperless, digital textbook” Robert
Director of Technology,
Massachusetts

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This is How They’re Really Doing
Presenting Student Data
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Progress
Fishtree then tracks and presents student
data for teachers to access in real-time for
the most accurate picture of student
progress and performance.

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This is presented through a grade
book-styled feature that indicates if a
student is on track (green), or has
fallen behind (red), which is
assessed against each standard and
objective provided.
A teacher can also view the student’s
learning path, the time taken to
complete an activity, the overall
score for an activity, and can
intervene at will.

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A teacher can then zoom out
to get an overall picture of
how a class is doing.

22.
Let’s Work Together to
Provide Better Outcomes
Connecting Educators

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Connecting Educators
Fishtree offers students, parents, teachers and administrators a
single view into progress and performance.
This ensures the involvement of teachers, parents, students, and
administrators in the learning process, in a collaborative effort to
improve learning outcomes.
With a newfound understanding of their learning, students can work
independently, engaging in self-assessment and critical thinking
throughout.

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Student View

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Summary
Fishtree’s adaptive learning feature was designed to:
• Scale 1:1 instruction easily
• Intervene and reassess students at scale with one click
• Offer complete transparency into student learning
• Personalize the learning experience for every student
• Involve students and parents in the learning process
• Ensure no student gets left behind

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What Else Can Fishtree Do?
Introducing the Next Gen Learning Platform

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Other Key Features
• Content Curation – Fishtree offers a dynamic library of resources,
including real-time media, that are automatically standard-aligned,
lexile-leveled, and tailored to each lesson.
• Lesson Planning – Fishtree’s lesson planner is simple and
effective, allowing teachers to create engaging lessons in minutes
• Collaboration – The social media-based collaboration feature
allows students and teachers to work together in a safe
environment.

28.
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