Leadership
Content that enables educators, edleaders, organizations and families to increase capacity, apply a growth mindset and implement what’s next in learning on behalf of those entrusted to them.
The Six Flaws of “Traditional” Professional Development
The majority of teachers have experienced bad PD, but many can also name an instance that actually worked for their practice and improved learning for their students. In this post, we look at six aspects of PD that can be reworked to provide more beneficial PD experiences.
Keys to Success for Formative Assessment: A Professional Learning Guide
In order for formative assessment to be effective, several conditions must be met by and for practitioners. This new guide, designed to be a tool for enhancing formative assessment in an easily sharable and printable format, outlines these conditions.
6 Creative Ways to Revamp PD in 2018
By: Amy Jenkins and Kelly Freiheit. If we want learning experiences to change for students, we have to change them for teachers too. In this post, we look at 6 creative ways to revamp PD for teachers.
The Student Role in Formative Assessment: How I Know Practitioner Guide
One of the key distinguishers of formative assessment lies in the relationship between a student and teacher in the shared ownership of assessing what students know and are able to do. This guide can help practitioners of formative assessment develop and hone that shared ownership.
Learning Engineering: Merging Science and Data to Design Powerful Learning Experiences
By: Shelly Blake-Plock. A Learning Engineer is someone who draws from evidence-based information about human development — including learning — and seeks to apply these results at scale to create affordable, reliable, data-rich learning environments. Learn more here.
The Future of Work Is the Future of Lifelong Learning
In order to engrain the habits of metacognition and continuous improvement into both ourselves and those we serve, we need actionable behaviors that we can personally model before we will be able to develop structures and cultures that will encourage those skills.
Why You Need More Than “One Good Study” To Evaluate EdTech
By: Andrew Coulson. Patterns and repeatability from multiple field studies are more valid than single gold standard experiments when it comes to gauging what to expect from program impact. Why? Find out here.
School Choice Week Kick Off 2018
National School Choice Week isn’t just about organizations and groups. It’s about you! And any school-choice-themed activity can be an event.
League of Innovative Schools: A Network Creating the Future of Learning
Ninety-three of the most forward-leaning school districts in the country make up the League of Innovative Schools, the flagship network of district superintendents at Digital Promise. Learn more about their work and outcomes here.
Scaling Formative Assessment: The How I Know Project
We're excited to announce the launch of a new initiative, sponsored by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, designed to help teachers more effectively implement formative assessment. Learn more here.