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Help Students Thrive in Remote Learning Environments with Formative Assessment
By: Amanda Vass. As students return to remote, hybrid, and in-person classrooms, Amanda shares strategies for incorporating formative assessment.
Using Design Thinking with Districts to Improve Formative Assessment Practice
By: Kate Sullivan Frades & Brinnie Ramsey. Improving formative assessment practices through design thinking can prove to be a productive challenge in school districts with well-established policies.
Making the Most of Student Reflections
By: Jamie Back. Jamie shares how she uses several online tools to gather and respond to student reflections about such things as their mindset, study strategies, and understanding of topics.
What We’ve Learned From Two Years of Piloting Formative Assessment
By: Katy Escandell and Dr. Lisa Goodnow. After reflecting on the first two years working to establish formative assessment practices in some of their district's classrooms, two Austin ISD district leaders look ahead to sustaining the culture.