8.27.15 Three Recommendations in Developing Student Learning Objectives With the increased emphasis now placed on the use of Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) in the evaluation of teacher performance, a question educators, administrators and policy makers are asking is:... Read more
8.20.15 5 Ways to Incorporate Games and Game Elements into Your Classroom College and Career Readiness Standards require that students be able to apply the knowledge and skills that they learn during academic instruction. One way for students to demonstrate the skills... Read more
8.4.15 Formative Assessment in Arts Education There are places in every content area where formative assessment occurs naturally and most often implicitly. Sports and the arts are two examples where we move from practice to final performance and... Read more
7.9.15 4 Reasons Why Flexible Grouping is a Powerful Force for Learning One of the benefits of getting interim assessment data from MAP is that teachers can use the information to create flexible groups to support student learning needs. But are these groups a good... Read more
7.7.15 Five Easy to Implement “All Student Response” Strategies Research has shown that increasing student engagement improves student learning. In fact, in 1990, Skinner, Wellborn, and Connell (What it takes to do well in school and whether I’ve got it: A... Read more
7.2.15 Labeling Kids: Four Examples of Testing Practices that Inadvertently Impact How Students See Themselves It’s not just what we test, it’s how we talk about the results. Much attention is given to what we test and how we do it, especially with Common Core-aligned assessments on the horizon.... Read more
6.18.15 How Much Should We Grow? As NWEA prepares to release 2015 norms this summer, I am exploring the thoughtful use of norms in a series of four posts. The first post focused on understanding what norms are and how to judge... Read more
6.16.15 What is Your RTI IQ? Since semester breaks are the time that I set aside to “catch up” on all of the reading that I have missed during the semester, last week, I sorted through the professional journals stacked... Read more
6.9.15 STEM and Children’s Literature: 3 Classroom Resources Today’s world of children’s literature is a myriad of subjects and genres, capable of supporting any unit or path of study. As Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) has moved more to the... Read more
6.4.15 Using Norms to Answer the “What’s Next” Question As NWEA prepares to release 2015 norms this summer, I am exploring the thoughtful use of norms in a series of four posts. The first post focused on understanding what norms are and how to judge... Read more
