Fall Updates for EYE Educators: Resources, Insights & More
Although the school year is already underway and classrooms are buzzing with activity, we’re excited to reconnect and share updates designed to support you and your students. As you settle into routines and build new relationships, this newsletter will keep you informed about the latest features, resources, and tips to help make this year a success.
NEW FEATURES:
Unlock Powerful Insights with EYE Interactive Charts
We’re excited to launch EYE Interactive Charts—a new feature that makes exploring your data easier and more insightful.
Key Highlights:
- Instantly access charts from any District, Area, or School page.
- Customize views by demographics and measures.
- Compare trends across years or between pre- and post-sessions.
- Download or print charts for sharing and reporting.
Interested in learning more about this feature? Click here for information on the EYE-TA Interactive Reports and click here for information on the EYE-DA Interactive Reports.
EYE Short Version Toggle
Customize Your EYE-TA and EYE-DA View with One Click!
Teachers can now toggle between required items only or all EYE items—right from the Progress Overview page. Click here for more information on this new EYE-TA feature and click here for more information on this new EYE-DA feature.
New Resource: Play-based Learning in the Kindergarten Classroom
This practical guide helps educators create inclusive, engaging, and responsive play-based environments. It offers strategies for using assessment data to plan instruction, differentiate learning, support language development, and foster student agency through purposeful play.

Explore this new resource today and discover fresh ideas to enrich your kindergarten classroom!
We’re also excited to feature our latest video on this same topic: Play-Based Learning in the Kindergarten Classroom!
This short video brings the resource to life—showing how purposeful play supports creativity, collaboration, and growth in early learners.

RESOURCES FOR IMPLEMENTATION
Get everything you need on the Knowledge Base
Use the search feature to quickly find the answer to any enquiry.
Use the Activity Dashboard to quickly find activities
Select specific activities and filter by group size to better observe EYE-TA skills. You’ll see a simple description, materials and potential modifications.

EDUCATOR VIDEOS AND NEWS
Article: 6 Ways to Help Preschool Students Build the Skills They’ll Need for Writing
This article highlights practical early writing activities for preschool classrooms, emphasizing playful, hands-on approaches that help young children develop foundational writing skills and confidence.
Video: Implementing the EYE-TA in your classroom
This video demonstrates practical ways to integrate EYE-TA into everyday classroom activities, showing how teachers can use the tool to enhance student engagement and collect your data through real examples and hands-on implementation.
Note for EYE coordinators: This edition of the EYE newsletter is going out to your staff if this year’s EYE session is active. If your session is not active yet, teachers will not receive this email, so feel free to share it with your staff if appropriate!
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