This document provides guidance for education leaders in developing a communication plan when there are changes to statewide assessments.
Topics: Professional Learning
Education leaders need new strategies to protect their data and use it effectively, since moves by the Trump administration threaten their access to the data that supports good decision-making.
How do attitudes and beliefs about assessment affect teaching and learning in your school? In partnership with ISTE, the Center has created a guide that’s intended to help school and […]
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, educators and policymakers have scrambled to assess the impact on student learning. Popular metrics that have gained traction are the notions of “years […]
In today’s globalized world, intercultural understanding is a crucial skill that fosters respectful and productive interactions among diverse populations. Such skills are especially critical in today’s workforce, which increasingly demands […]
It’s never been more important to teach 21st century skills—the cognitive, interpersonal, and intrapersonal competencies that students need to thrive in postsecondary education and the global workforce. But teaching these skills—and […]
This toolkit is designed to provide teachers, curriculum coordinators and school leaders with the information and resources necessary to understand the underlying expectations of text dependent analysis. Additional instructional resources […]
This document lays out a few high-level principles and practices around cognitive diagnosis models (CDMs) / diagnostic classification models (DCMs) that are commonly of relevance for practical applications of these models. The document has […]
This research synthesis is intended to provide the research background for the content and design of the Educator Assessment Literacy Professional Learning Screening Tool.
We created a series of learning modules that support the development of educators’ classroom assessment literacy in areas critical to student academic success and reducing achievement gaps. The modules provide […]
The Student Learning Objectives Toolkit is a resource developed by the Center to help educators map out the process for developing quality SLOs. This module contains the following: –SLO – […]
As states and schools begin a transition to the adoption of the Common Core State Standards, they will need to come to a shared agreement on what increased cognitive rigor […]
There is a growing interest in conceptualizing, defining, and assessing what are often called 21st century skills or deeper learning competencies. The purpose of this literature review is to explore […]
The purpose of this symposium was to explore a needs-based assessment model approach to identify, support, and sustain the development of K-12 educators’ assessment literacy capacities in ways that are […]
Educational assessments are powerful tools for guiding and informing teaching, learning, and school and district improvement. They are one of the multiple measures policymakers can use to improve the performance […]
States are increasingly interested in defining and assessing what are often called 21st century skills or deeper-learning competencies. This paper explores the conceptualizations, definitions, and understandings in the research literature […]
There is a growing interest in conceptualizing, defining, and assessing what are often called 21st century skills or deeper learning competencies. The purpose of this literature review is to explore […]
States are increasingly interested in conceptualizing, defining, and assessing what are often called 21st century skills or deeper-learning competencies. This paper explores the literature on complex communication. Key initial questions […]