Naiku and RMC Research Corporation Announce Strategic Partnership
Focus on Professional Development in Support of Formative Assessment and Naiku Assessment Platform
Minneapolis MN, Portsmouth, NH, May 4, 2011 — Naiku Inc. and RMC Research Corporation today announced a strategic partnership to promote and support the Naiku Platform, the flagship product of Naiku Inc. that allows teachers to better assess and know their students. The Naiku Platform allows teachers to easily and effectively implement formative, benchmark, and summative assessments. Through the various assessments and assessment-related exercises delivered on the Naiku Platform, teachers are better able to know their students and thus are better able to guide them towards their academic goals. RMC Research Corporation will be the preferred provider of professional development services in the area of formative assessment to support the implementation of the Naiku Platform in schools and districts across the United States as well as other key elements of formative assessment.
In November of 2010, Naiku announced the launch of the Naiku Platform, featuring innovative assessment solutions to make the classroom assessment practice truly formative. Key features of the Naiku Platform include teacher sharing and collaboration and student self-reflection and self-assessment.
“Naiku is excited to announce this partnership with RMC Research Corporation. We know that the staff at RMC Research Corporation have world-class knowledge on how to implement best practices in education. We look forward to working with them to help teachers learn how to effectively utilize the Naiku Platform as a formative learning tool in their everyday classroom assessment practices,” said Adisack Nhouyvanisvong, President and co-founder of Naiku. “With a shared commitment to helping teachers and students get the most out of their assessment practice, this partnership between Naiku and RMC Research Corporation is simply a testament to the faith the partners have developed in each other and in our focus on the future.”
“RMC Research Corporation is delighted to enter into this partnership with Naiku,” said President Everett Barnes. “The Naiku Platform is an innovative assessment product. It allows teachers and students to effectively engage in truly formative assessment activities. We have been most interested in promoting good and effective formative assessment practices and we believe that the Naiku Platform allows teachers and students to do just that.”
About Naiku, Inc.
Naiku Inc. (www.naiku.net) provides innovative solutions that help teachers to better assess and know their classroom. This is achieved by leveraging the power of technology to transform the teacher-student relationship. Improving this critical connection makes education more effective and efficient. Naiku provides the tools needed to make teachers more effective at delivering quality learning experiences for all of their students. When teachers leverage use the Naiku Platform to deliver formative, benchmark, and summative assessments to collect valuable student information, they gain useful and insightful information about each and every student.
About RMC Research Corporation
RMC Research is a national leader in program research and evaluation, professional development, consultation, and product development. From small studies to multi-year projects, RMC Research Corporation supports national, state, and local clients who serve schools, families, and communities. RMC’s eight regional offices conduct national and regional work, with each office maintaining specialty areas of work. Through technology, RMC Research Corporation offices collaborate with each other and with partners across the country. With many years of experience, staff from all of RMC Research Corporation’s offices look forward to providing information and resources and partnering with districts and states to advance best practices in teaching and learning. Find out more at http://www.rmcresearchcorporation.com.