Cognia Observations vs Graph It! Running Records

Cognia offers three powerful observation tools in one convenient app. Independent use of the tools help educators gather data to develop classroom insights, drive purposeful conversations between school leaders and teachers, and deliver effective strategies for student success. Effective Learning Environments Observation Tool® (eleot) See the impact of instruction by focusing on your most important stakeholders—your students. The eleot® is a learner-centric classroom observation tool that provides a range of items to measure students’ engagement, collaboration, and dispositions, indicating their responsiveness to the learning environment. Environmental Rating for Early Learning™ (erel) Ensure a brighter future for the next generation by gaining insights on practices and behaviors of both your youngest learners and the adults who influence the early learning environment. The erel™ is a research-based early learning classroom observation tool that examines elements of effective classroom environments essential for fostering the optimal health, safety, and educational development of young children, infant to kindergarten. Teacher Observation Tool Support your teachers and strengthen instructional practices with short, formative observations collecting actionable feedback that improves teaching and learning and helps students thrive. With this proprietary observation tool, administrators can gather and interpret data for focused discussions on teaching practices and build capacity for effective learning environments. Use the Cognia® Observations app to: • Conduct observations online or offline and take notes as you go. • Upload offline observations later when internet access is available. • Receive immediate access to a PDF copy of an observation. • Create and distribute detailed reports of observations from the desktop application. • Create, view, and manage observations at the system level and for associated institutions.

When it comes to making decisions about how to best support your students, collecting and analyzing data is an important part of that process. Graph It! Running Records helps you organize, record and analyze student levels after administering a running record assessment. Using Graph It! Running Records, you will have the tool to quickly and easily assess student performance and save that record for the future. Here are some of the key features: - Graph reading levels based on set goals - Export charts for email or later viewing - Create classrooms to organize your students - Manage and track student levels through multiple quarters - Store reading levels for all your students - Minimalist user interface for quick recording And there's more to come!