Teaching & Learning
PowerSchool Unified Classroom 2021 Gains Major New Features and Improved Scalability
PowerSchool has released a major update to Unified Classroom —
PowerSchool Unified Classroom 2021. The new edition brings several
new features to the platform, as well as functional enhancements
designed to provide “superior integration between assessment and
instruction.”
PowerSchool Unified Classroom comprises a learning management system,
student information system, formative assessment, analytics and
Special Programs to connect “learning tools, student performance
data and special programs information to help educators deliver
personalized, whole-child instruction,” according to PowerSchool.
“These connections bring together the critical teaching and
learning tools that educators, students, and families need all in one
place.”
New features and functionality in the 2021 edition include:
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“Superior integration between assessment and
instruction,” such as student access to benchmarks from
Performance Matters directly within the Schoology LMS;
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Improved integration with PowerSchool SIS,
including SIS alerts, a new attendance feature and improved access
to data from Special Programs;
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Increased scalability and reliability;
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New features to support younger learners; and
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“Greater visibility to the whole child,”
including social-emotional learning survey results and third-party
assessment results.
Said PowerSchool Chief Product Officer Marcy Daniel: “According to
McKinsey, only 49% of a teacher’s time is spent directly with
students. Typically, they can spend a lot of time overburdened by
technology and administration, versus having technology that can
simplify and support their work. PowerSchool created Unified
Classroom 2021 based on educators’ feedback to help simplify so
they can stay focused on what's most important – delivering a
personalized learning experience that can accelerate learning, no
matter where teaching and learning takes place. This comes at a
critical time for education as learning gaps have widened during the
pandemic and finding ways to accelerate learning gains for years to
come is more crucial than ever. As of today, with the launch of
Unified Classroom 2021, we are committed to ensuring educators
and students are better supported with the technology they need to
improve student outcomes, building solutions that drive to improve
equity so every can student to accelerate their growth.”
Further details, including access to a demo, can be found on the
PowerSchool
Unified Classroom 2021 portal.