Ready, Set, Assess: Preparing for a Successful School Year with Riverside Insights

Ready, Set, Assess: Preparing for a Successful School Year with Riverside Insights

Back-to-school season can feel overwhelming. That's where we come in.

Join Riverside Insights' product team members Tommy Day, Vickie Driver, and Monica Simonds for a 45-minute session designed to help you start the year with confidence. As your assessment partner, we're here to provide the tools, updates, and resources you need for a successful testing season.

This webinar is packed with just-in-time support designed to save time, simplify planning, and help educators make the most of their assessment data.

You'll Learn:

• What's new in DataManager™ and tips and tricks for setting up a successful testing event
• How to leverage the newly available CogAT® Instructional Strategies Toolkit and Companion Resources to support instruction and differentiation
• How to use the Next Step Tool to turn assessment results into actionable instructional insights

Bring Your Questions! We'll wrap up with a 15-minute live Q&A, and the chat will be open throughout the session.

Come ready to ask questions, share challenges, and connect with our team. Whether you're preparing for your first testing event of the year or looking for ways to streamline your assessment process, we're here to help make your job a little easier.

About the Speakers:

Monica Simonds is a K–12 Assessment Strategist at Riverside Insights, supporting educators in using assessment data to identify and serve all learners. She is a former district director, gifted educator, and award-winning GT administrator.

Vickie Driver is a Senior Subject Matter Expert at Riverside Insights with over 20 years of experience supporting testing programs including CogAT and the Iowa Assessments. She holds a master’s degrees in Business Administration from the University of Chicago and in Educational Measurement from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Tommy Day is Director of Product Management at Riverside Insights and a former middle school educator whose five years in the classroom inspired his passion for developing tools and resources that help educators save time and support student success.