Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills: A Focus on Creativity
One in a series exploring research and best practices on defining, teaching and assessing 21st century skills.
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Why Have Many (All?) Approaches to Improve K-12 Educator Assessment Literacy Failed to Produce Significant Changes in Teacher Practices at Scale?
Making Teachers Active Agents in Improving Assessment Literacy Most of us would agree that if the problem of improving K-12 educator assessment literacy has not been solved, it is not […]
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A Culturally Responsive Classroom Assessment Framework
Guidance for the design and evaluation of classroom formative and summative assessments.
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What Leads to Positive Changes in Student Learning?
The Relationships Between Instructional Practices and the Instructional Core Regarding Student Learning This is the third post by one of our 2021 summer interns based on their project and the assessment and […]
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Supporting Teacher Assessment Literacy Through Pre-service Education and the Early Years of Teaching
Challenges and Approaches to Guide New Teachers in the Wake of COVID-19 School Disruptions This fall, a batch of fresh new teachers, eager and anxious to start their careers, will […]
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Classroom Assessment Literacy Is Needed Now More Than Ever
Leveraging a Formative Assessment Approach to Inform Student Learning Progress and Teaching Practices in a Post-Pandemic Education Environment The pandemic has surfaced disparities among students with respect to equitable educational […]
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Practical Advice for Adapting Formative Assessment Practices to Remote Learning Contexts
Combining Good Pedagogy and Technology to Conduct Assessment Informs Future Instruction In a previous post, we discussed what is the same and what is different about the formative assessment process in […]
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What’s Wrong With School Grading This Year? The Same Things That Are Wrong Every Year
What We Can Learn About Both Student Engagement and Grading Systems from Current Failure Rates EducationWeek recently printed a terrific summary by Stephen Sawchuk about the number of students receiving failing grades […]
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Reflections from RILS 2020
Charting a Course in Uncertain Times: Voices From RILS 2020 To some extent, trying to address the many challenges that the pandemic presents for K-12 education has been like steering […]
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A Deep Dive into Summative Classroom Assessment in a Remote or Hybrid Learning Environment (Part 2)
What’s the Same and What’s Different about Classroom Assessment in 2020-2021? Those responsible for summative classroom assessment in 2020-2021 face a number of daunting challenges, not the least of which […]
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A Deep Dive into Formative Assessment in a Remote or Hybrid Learning Environment (Part 1)
What’s the Same and What’s Different about Classroom Assessment in 2020-2021? As school restarts this fall, many teachers and students are facing different learning environments than the typical back-to-school realities […]
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A Principled Approach to Classroom Assessment During Remote Learning
When Mary Ann Snider and I wrote in late April, “We can seize this opportunity to create assessment experiences that require students to think deeply and to demonstrate that deep thinking,” we […]
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Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills: Guidance for Educators: Best Practices Related to Classroom Assessment Design and Grading & Reporting for 21st Century Skills
One in a series exploring research and best practices on defining, teaching and assessing 21st century skills.
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Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills: Key Measurement & Assessment Considerations
One in a series exploring research and best practices on defining, teaching and assessing 21st century skills.
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Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills: A Focus on Critical Thinking
One in a series exploring research and best practices on defining, teaching and assessing 21st century skills.
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Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills: A Focus on Self-Directed Learning
One in a series exploring research and best practices on defining, teaching and assessing 21st century skills.
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Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills: A Focus on Complex Communication
One in a series exploring research and best practices on defining, teaching and assessing 21st century skills.
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Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills: A Focus on Collaboration
One in a series exploring research and best practices on defining, teaching and assessing 21st century skills.
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