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Self Assessment: Measure What MattersResource | Self-Assessment | Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
A tool to support reflection and conversations in your district around measuring what truly predicts … -
Student-Engaged Assessment Dial-Up ProtocolResource | Guidance/Sample/Template | Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
A tool to help systems move beyond measuring what students know to valuing how students plan, … -
Creating a Purposeful Assessment SystemResource | Guidance/Sample/Template | Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
Design framework for creating and scaling a purposeful assessment system. -
Toolkit: Measure What MattersResource | Toolkit | Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
Resources to support districts in creating meaningful, multi-measure systems that reflect what truly … -
Case Study: Designing a Purposeful Assessment SystemResource | Case Study | Real Skills for Real Life, Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
In California’s Cupertino Union School District (CUSD), assessment isn’t just about measuring … -
Self Assessment: Real Skills for Real LifeResource | Self-Assessment | Real Skills for Real Life, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
A tool to support reflection and conversations in your district when preparing students for real life … -
Case Study: Ephrata's Journey to Life Ready LearningResource | Case Study | Real Skills for Real Life, Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
How a decade-long transformation helped one district align instruction, culture, and reporting around … -
Toolkit: Real Skills for Real LifeResource | Toolkit | Real Skills for Real Life, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
Resources to help school leaders understand, teach, and strengthen skills that help children succeed … -
Real Skills for Real Life: Critical Thinker ExamplesResource | Guidance/Sample/Template | Real Skills for Real Life, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
Critical thinker indicators & "I can" statements. -
From Industry to the ClassroomResource | Article | Real Skills for Real Life, College- Career- and Life-Readiness, School Administrator Magazine
How a Massachusetts school district provides updated career and technical pathways that venture beyond … -
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Creating On-Ramps for Our StudentsResource | Article | College- Career- and Life-Readiness, School Administrator Magazine
Integrating community activities and engaging on social media helped the AASA president reframe his … -
Where Academic Knowledge and Applied Learning Work TogetherResource | Article | Real Skills for Real Life, College- Career- and Life-Readiness, School Administrator Magazine
Learning redesign in a suburban district makes career readiness central to everyone’s academic and personal … -
Public Is the ChoiceResource | Article | College- Career- and Life-Readiness, School Administrator Magazine
How the 2025 National Superintendent of the Year has extended appealing school choices to students and … -
Expanding the View of Educational Excellence: Maine DOE Engages Communities StatewideResource | Case Study | Branding & Communications, Community Compass, Real Skills for Real Life, Community & Family Engagement, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
How the Maine Department of Education defined a broader vision of student success rooted in life … -
Empowering Graduates: How Baltimore City Public Schools & Worthington Schools Defined a Future-Ready VisionResource | Case Study | Portrait of a Graduate, Real Skills for Real Life, Community & Family Engagement, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
How these districts are measuring what matters and defining essential life skills for long-term … -
Real Skills for Real Life: Preparing Youth to ThriveResource | Article | Leadership Development, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
This blog highlights insights from Vanderbilt’s Velma McBride-Murry, one of many distinguished speakers … -
Restless When Seeking Solutions in PeoriaResource | Member Spotlight | College- Career- and Life-Readiness, School Administrator Magazine
A National Superintendent of the Year finalist devises creative solutions to reducing teacher … -
Financial Literacy in K-12 Showing Recent Growth and ImpactResource | Article | College- Career- and Life-Readiness, School Administrator Magazine
Personal finance data demonstrate the importance of inclusive and equitable instruction, according to … -
Building Financial Literacy CoursesResource | Article | Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness, School Administrator Magazine
Three short sidebars on the ins and outs of financial literacy curriculum. -
Financial Literacy as Course RequirementResource | Article | Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness, School Administrator Magazine
How a Maryland district turned an unfunded mandate into multi-grade instruction on lifelong skills.
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