How OSCAR Classroom Fits In

How OSCAR Classroom Fits In

Kim Bolz-Andolshek has been involved in public education for over 16 years. She has been elected 4 times to her local school board and has served in many capacities over her 16 year tenure. She has also been actively involved in educational technology for almost a...
The Value of Second Scoring

The Value of Second Scoring

Jeff Cuff has worked in the EdTech space for the last 15 years. For 10 of those years he lead efforts at the College Board, to re-platform the two of their largest online assessment applications, ACCUPLACER and CLEP. He also spent time with Parcc, Inc., the project...
Collaborative Scoring for Job Embedded Professional Learning

Collaborative Scoring for Job Embedded Professional Learning

Anya Derr is a former middle school and high school English teacher and has a Masters Degree in education. Before joining MZD, she was active in the K12 curriculum market. She is dedicated and passionate about empowering teachers with the right tools to better meet...
Breaking Down “Silos” with Technology

Breaking Down “Silos” with Technology

A perspective from Kim Bolz-Andolshek.   The word silo by definition, means to isolate (one system, process, department, etc.) from others. As a midwesterner, the word silo automatically conjures up the image of tall-round buildings on farmland that holds all the...
The Reality of “Norming”

The Reality of “Norming”

Anya Derr is a former middle school and high school English teacher and has a Masters Degree in education. Before joining MZD, she was active in the K12 curriculum market. She is dedicated and passionate about empowering teachers with the right tools to better meet...
Evaluating Real (Authentic) Work

Evaluating Real (Authentic) Work

As a co-founder and CEO of an edTech startup, it is easy to lose track of the big picture of what we as an organization have set out to accomplish (MZD has developed a suite of performance assessment solutions). The other day, I was reminded of our “big picture” from...