What's New

Power data-driven instruction and engaging lessons with new product updates. Watch our on-demand webinars to learn more.

New features to support daily instruction

Keep every student engaged and motivated with dynamic activities, customized practice, and targeted support—all year long.

Create and deliver dynamic activities for any subject

Champion’s Challenge: Spark excitement with an interactive game that reinforces learning. 

Best used for: 

  • Bell ringers 
  • Exit tickets 
  • Content review sessions

Present an Activity (Teacher-Paced Mode): Present activities to the whole class with more flexibility and control. Best used for: 

  • Whole-class discussions 
  • Scaffolded activities 

Equivalencies & Dynamic Variables (Math): Make math more dynamic with numeric question updates. 

Best used for: 

  • Targeted math instruction
Keep students engaged and motivated

Question of the Day: Build daily learning habits with quick, standards-aligned questions.  

Best used for: 

  • Daily warm-ups 
  • Promoting consistent, bite-sized practice

Practice Sets: Empower students with four practice modes—now including “write” mode.

Best used for: 

  • Self-paced review and skill-building
Deliver targeted support and accommodations

Multilingual Language Support: [Balanced Assessment Suite only] Translate activities into students’ native languages

Best used for: 

  • Supporting English language learners 

Student Support Tools: Answer choice reduction, spell check, highlighter, and mark for review help teachers differentiate and support diverse student needs. 

Best used for: 

  • Scaffolding for students who need fewer options 
  • Reducing student distractions from basic errors 
  • Helping students break down complex information 
  • Supporting test-taking strategies

“The first time that I used Formative during class, I realized the power of its quick results. I could immediately use the color-coded data to differentiate learning in real-time.”
– Teacher in South Dakota

New features to support district-wide assessment

Create and deliver high-quality assessments faster—with greater control, consistency, and richer data to drive smarter decisions.

Create and share common assessments

Item Bank: Use standards-aligned items with real-world content to create high-quality assessments.
Best used for:

  • Quickly building standards-aligned assessments

Share Folders: Share folders seamlessly with your team for easy collaboration.
Best used for:

  • Whole-class discussions 
  • Scaffolded activities
Keep students engaged and motivated

Common Assessment Data-sharing: Enable team-wide access to assessment results.

Best used for:

  • Driving data-informed decisions

Browser Security Settings: Customize security settings on common assessments.

Best used for:

  • Creating consistent testing environments across classrooms
Deliver targeted support and accommodations

Multi-level Rubric Reporting: See student performance on individual criteria across rubric-scored questions.

Best used for:

  • Pinpointing specific skill strengths and gaps

Time Spent on Assignments: Track how long students spend on assignments.

Best used for:

  • Identifying students who may need additional support or scaffolding

Insights: Filter data by building, teacher, and class, now with demographic insights.

Best used for:

  • Targeting areas for instructional support and intervention
“When I started looking into all the data tracking possibilities and all the question options, I realized how beneficial this was going to be for me as a math teacher. I cannot explain how much time I have now that I am not spending hours creating my own data reports and grading assessments.”
– Teacher in North Carolina

Interested in getting a demo of our latest product updates? Grab time with our team today.

Formative is purpose-built to power data-driven instruction, engaging lesson delivery, and collaborative, actionable balanced assessments that drive student outcomes.

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