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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March 01, 2017
Groundwork for the Digital ClassroomType:Article Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, Technology & AIWhat will it take to make the great Digital Leap? -
February 01, 2017
Educating English Learners for DemocracyType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentAnaheim, Calif.'s superintendent sees his culturally diverse secondary schools tackling a long-term challenge through civic engagement. -
February 01, 2017
Unlocking Literacy DistrictwideType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentA look at four districts whose instructional strategies are doubling down on the fundamentals for skill building. -
February 01, 2017
Layered Leadership for LiteracyType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentHow the schools in Waterville, Maine, align coaching support for teachers to raise the level of achievement. -
February 01, 2017
Even Voluntary Summer Programs Can Be BeneficialType:Article Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, District & School OperationsA Wallace Foundation study of school districts identified key practices for raising learning in the off-season. -
February 01, 2017
Busting Myths About English Language LearnersType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentA teacher-training professor describes three widespread misunderstandings that shortchange students who speak minimal or no English. -
February 01, 2017
What Do Experts Recommend for Literacy Models?Type:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentAcademic researchers have well-formed ideas about what works -
February 01, 2017
What We Learned About Supporting Staff GrowthType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentColorado's Boulder Valley District partnered with the teachers' association to devise a better evaluation system. -
February 01, 2017
Superintendents Who Model Family LiteracyType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentSteve Anderson sat down one fall day in 2015 for an intimate story time with 600 kindergartners and 1st graders, the junior high school cheerleading team and a giant hamster in a football jersey. -
January 01, 2017
Three Lessons for Schools Shifting Their GradingType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentLessons from the Solon Community School District in Iowa, one of the first in the country to use standards-based grading practices with all students. -
January 01, 2017
A Measured Approach to Measuring StudentsType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentThe superintendent in Vancouver, Wash., on his district's use of broad and balanced indicators to assess performance, including his own. -
January 01, 2017
A Case for Standards-Based Grading and ReportingType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentAn expanded-format report card shares progress on student learning and work habits beyond a numerical mark. -
January 01, 2017
Measuring Learning and Readiness Through BadgingType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentAurora, Colo., has reimagined its Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness program, allowing students to earn evidence-based credentials proving the skills and knowledge they've attained. -
January 01, 2017
Keeping Score in Vancouver's SchoolsType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentThe superintendent in Vancouver, Wash., on his district's use of broad and balanced indicators to assess performance, including his own. -
January 01, 2017
Redefining What’s Meant by QualityType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentAs long as we measure success by a test score, the achievement gap may never close. -
January 01, 2017
At the Speed of Teaching: Data’s New FrontierType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentYes, big data has its place, but medium and small data will inform classroom instruction more usefully for educators and students. -
December 01, 2016
Visible Progress for Personalized LearningType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentGrowing the comfort level for schools that give students responsibility for their own learning. -
December 01, 2016
A Comparison of Higher-Order Thinking Between the Common Core State Standards and the 2009 New Jersey Content Standards in High SchoolType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentThe creators and supporters of the Common Core State Standards claim that the Standards require greater emphasis on higher-order thinking than previous state standards in mathematics and English language arts. -
December 01, 2016
The Second Act of FlippingType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentTransitioning the classroom from direct instruction and worksheets to facilitation and supervised practice is Stage 1. Reinventing class time is the challenge of Stage 2. -
December 01, 2016
Persuading the StaffType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentThe administrator of one of the nation's first "flipped" schools learned from his failures when he attempted to persuade teachers to adopt a totally new approach to instruction.
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