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10 Ways Educators Can Use SEL Measurement and Assessment for Student Success
By: Jonathan E. Martin. Here are ten ways that schools or districts can use the data and reports they receive from social emotional learning assessments to assist with students' future success.
Reclaiming Assessment for Deeper Learning
By: Dennis Udall. More about education leaders who are catalyzing innovative approaches to assessment that encourage observing, collecting and interpreting evidence of deeper learning.
How to Avoid the Free Rider Problem in Teams
We've all experienced a "free rider" in a team project, both in school and work. So how can we avoid this when creating teams to ensure everyone participates?
Social and Emotional Learning and Assessment: The Demand is Clear
By: Jonathan Martin. Noncognitive skill assessment is a necessary, even critical component, of strengthening social and emotional learning in schools.
The Role of Performance Monitoring in Competency-Based Education
By: Jason Ellingson. Competency-based learning may resolve some of the concerns with current approaches to performance monitoring being publicly displayed.
Blended, Project-Based and Social Emotional Learning at Thrive Public Schools
A San Diego school gives visitors a glimpse of the future of learning--blended, personalized and competency-based.
“Yes, but…” An ESSA Myth Buster
By: Samantha Tankersley. ExcelinEd understand the murkiness around Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), but there is certainty around some issues. Here are several statements to help explain the nuances around five common ESSA misconceptions.
Refocusing Assessment on Teaching and Learning
Jessica recently had a chance to sit down with Ken Tam, executive director of personalized learning at Curriculum Associates, to get his thoughts on assessment and where it is headed in the future.
Two Foundations for Sustaining Equitable Education Strategies
By: Mark Otter. Everyone deserves access to a high-quality education, but ensuring inclusive, equitable access for all students requires a strategic approach.
Effective Testing: Time Is of the Essence
By: Dr. Stuart Kahl. We’re facing a dilemma in educational testing. Testing higher-order cognitive processes and deeper learning as well as high-stakes accountability testing has led to widespread concerns about over-testing infringing on instructional time. We’re using too many tests, and the tests are too long.