Curriculum & Assessment Resources
Resources and tools to keep district leaders up-to-date on best practices, lessons learned and emerging trends in curriculum and assessment.
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November 01, 2019
All Hands on Deck for LiteracyTopics: Curriculum & AssessmentTo raise levels of all students, Bangor schools hired literacy coaches, improved teachers’ skills and involved all building staff in the process -
November 01, 2019
The Value of a Holistic Approach to Reading and WritingType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentLeading reform requires clear, concise communication and adequate support and follow through to staff across the organization. -
November 01, 2019
Investment in Teaching Literacy Begins With CoachesType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentDeeper, real-time learning described in a medical journal detailed benefits that teachers could experience right in their classrooms while working with their students. -
November 01, 2019
Strides in Reading: Classroom Libraries for Every ReaderType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentIn one New Jersey district, students learn how to choose books at their independent and instructional reading levels. -
November 01, 2019
Scaling Literacy Through Reading ScienceType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentThe timing is right to apply these ideas in every classroom, says Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s academic officer -
October 01, 2019
Mind the Disruption of Personalized LearningType:Article Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, Technology & AISchool technology as the enabler and the disruptor. -
October 01, 2019
Radical Change Through the Practice of 'Making'Type:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentDeveloping lifelong competencies while engaging learners in their passions -
June 01, 2019
What Did We Learn from Race to the Top Teacher Evaluation Systems?Type:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentThese findings revealed three main implications for district- and systems-level instructional supervision and evaluation practices. -
June 01, 2019
One Parent's Paradox: Pushing Academics or Personal Competencies?Type:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentAcademic glory doesn’t always pave the way for a well-lived life -
May 01, 2019
The Promise of Next Generation Systems of AssessmentsType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentApplying multiple sources of information about students, including test scores, for varied purposes and ownership of learning -
May 01, 2019
What's Inequitable About Averaging Performance?Type:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentYou’re teaching a unit on a specific skill, and during the unit, one student earns the following sequence of scores on graded assessments: 64, 70, 78, 90, 98. What grade should the student receive for that unit? -
May 01, 2019
The Piñata Theory of School ReformType:Article Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, District & School OperationsThe misapplication of NAEP testing results to beat on the public schools in expectation of goodies tumbling forth -
May 01, 2019
Equitable Grading: Tales of Three DistrictsType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentHow can educators more equitably and accurately report student achievement? -
May 01, 2019
Professional Development for Encouraging Next Generation AssessmentsType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentEngage students by allowing them to explore their passions while also covering state-required content -
May 01, 2019
The Importance of Testing as a Learning StrategyType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentTo make learning stick, students must be challenged to recall and apply their knowledge — and quizzes are a good tool for accomplishing that -
April 29, 2019
Full STEAM AheadType:Case Study Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentCase Study: How a K-5 magnet school dared to dream big and do whatever it takes -
April 01, 2019
Engagement That Boosts Student ReadingType:Article Topics: Communications & Public Relations, Curriculum & AssessmentLittle Rock, Ark., superintendent’s three goals for lifting student literacy. -
March 01, 2019
Applying Improvement Science to the ClassroomType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentA superintendent sees master problem solvers across the district leading to a relentless pursuit of excellence -
March 01, 2019
The Culture Shift of PersonalizationType:Article Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, District & School OperationsThe excitement of watching personalized instruction well adopted in a classroom. -
March 01, 2019
Helping Children Navigate the Digital AgeType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentWhat impact is dependency on devices having on children?
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