How phenomena can change how you teach science 12.5.19 Kevin McCarthy This is the fifth post in a series about building trajectory-based performance tasks. Stay tuned for follow-up posts,... More
8 tips for bringing Shakespeare—and ELA—to life for students 11.19.19 Kellie Schmidt If you spend quality time with the Common Core State Standards for English language arts, you’ll find very few... More
How to design trajectory-based performance tasks: Creating the tasks 10.15.19 Christina Schneider This is the fourth in a series of posts by Christina Schneider and Robert Johnson about building trajectory-based... More
How to design trajectory-based performance tasks: Developing the trajectory 10.8.19 Christina Schneider This is the third in a series of posts by Christina Schneider and Robert Johnson about building trajectory-based... More
How to design trajectory-based performance tasks: Start with the big idea 9.12.19 Christina Schneider This is the second in a series of posts by Christina Schneider and Robert Johnson about building trajectory-based... More
Support student growth with trajectory-based performance tasks 9.3.19 Christina Schneider This is the first in a series of posts by Christina Schneider and Robert Johnson about building trajectory-based... More
Four Formative Assessment Strategies to Power Up Self-Regulated Learning 4.16.19 Kathy Dyer Lately, I’ve been thinking about the connection between formative assessment and self-regulated learning. This idea... More
5 Formative Strategies to Improve Student Learning from Dylan Wiliam and NWEA 2.14.19 Kathy Dyer Dylan Wiliam’s book, Embedded Formative Assessment, is filled with a number of insights. The foundation of the book... More
75 Digital Tools and Apps Teachers Can Use to Support Formative Assessment in the Classroom 1.31.19 Kathy Dyer There is no shortage of strategies, techniques, and tools available to teachers who use formative instructional... More
27 Easy Formative Assessment Strategies for Gathering Evidence of Student Learning 1.17.19 Kathy Dyer A few years ago, I came across Terry Heick’s blog – 10 Assessments You Can Perform In 90 Seconds – at... More
Dance Your Way to Effective Assessment Practices? 12.18.18 Veronica Ramirez If you were to ask any educator, “What are some current hot topics trending in education right now?” I submit that... More
What if the Whole Class was Participating? 11.13.18 Kathy Dyer When most people think about assessments, they still think mainly of summative or perhaps interim, and yet assessment... More
