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Should We Reconsider Personalized Learning?

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Solutions to Unfinished Learning in Math Must Go Beyond Academics

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Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard

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Every Student Can Learn

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Dismantling White Supremacy in Our Workplace

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Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard

Materials Adaptation

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Textbooks: Who Needs Them?

Thumbnail for: Which Types of Content Are Key in Content-Focused Professional Learning in Mathematics?

Which Types of Content Are Key in Content-Focused Professional Learning in Mathematics?

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Which Types of Content Are Key in Content-Focused Professional Learning in ELA/Literacy?

Standards-Alignment Information

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Learn what it means for instructional materials and assessment to be aligned to college- and career-ready standards.

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What to Consider if You’re Adopting a New ELA/Literacy Curriculum

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Not Your Mom’s Professional Development

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Reaching New Heights

Research and Reflections

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Every Student Can Learn

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Redesigning Our Principles

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Dual Immersion Instruction: The Promise of Equitable, Effective Instruction for English Learners

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Classroom Strategies

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Explore classroom guidance, techniques, and activities to help you meet the needs of ALL students.

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Should We Reconsider Personalized Learning?

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Solutions to Unfinished Learning in Math Must Go Beyond Academics

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Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard

Tools and Resources

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Discover new tools and materials to integrate into you instruction.

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Every Student Can Learn

Thumbnail for: Dismantling White Supremacy in Our Workplace

Dismantling White Supremacy in Our Workplace

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Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard

Materials Adaptation

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Find instructions and recommendations on how to adapt your existing materials to better align to college- and career-ready standards.

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Thumbnail for: Textbooks: Who Needs Them?

Textbooks: Who Needs Them?

Thumbnail for: Which Types of Content Are Key in Content-Focused Professional Learning in Mathematics?

Which Types of Content Are Key in Content-Focused Professional Learning in Mathematics?

Teacher working at a laptop

Which Types of Content Are Key in Content-Focused Professional Learning in ELA/Literacy?

Standards-Alignment Information

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Learn what it means for instructional materials and assessment to be aligned to college- and career-ready standards.

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What to Consider if You’re Adopting a New ELA/Literacy Curriculum

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Not Your Mom’s Professional Development

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Reaching New Heights

Research and Reflections

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Delve into new research and perspectives on instructional materials and practice.

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Every Student Can Learn

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Redesigning Our Principles

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Dual Immersion Instruction: The Promise of Equitable, Effective Instruction for English Learners

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Research and Reflections

What the Data Can’t Tell Us

Concerns about summative assessment in a pandemic year
03/25/21, Katie Keown, Astrid Fossum, Jun Li, John Young
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Classroom Strategies
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What We Pay Attention to Matters

Humanizing math assessment
01/08/21, Jody Guarino, Shelly Mymon, Christina Selstad, Michelle Sperling, John Drake
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Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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Reaching New Heights

A Framework for Examining Cognitive Complexity in Mathematics
01/06/20, Shelbi Cole, Ph.D, Ted Coe, Ph.D
Thumbnail for: Designing and Integrating a Grade 3 Assessment on Fractions
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Tools and Resources
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Designing and Integrating a Grade 3 Assessment on Fractions

A Q&A; With Raven Redmond and Jennifer Ahearn
11/15/19, Raven Redmond, Jennifer Ahearn
Thumbnail for: A New Way to Consider Cognitive Demand in ELA Assessments
Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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A New Way to Consider Cognitive Demand in ELA Assessments

A Framework for Text Complexity in ELA and Reading
11/08/19, Katie Keown
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Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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Connecting the Dots

Making a Match Between Assessment Texts and Materials in ELA
05/10/19, Katie Keown, Laura Hansen, Carey Swanson
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Classroom Strategies
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Student Closing Statements

Use this routine to check for understanding and identify misconceptions
05/03/19, Celia Jimenez
Thumbnail for: Using Data Binders to Increase Student Independence
Classroom Strategies
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Using Data Binders to Increase Student Independence

A tool for fostering intentional and purposeful learning
03/21/19, John Silverthorne
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Classroom Strategies
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Using Exit Tickets Strategically

Educators share how they've made exit tickets a powerful tool for supporting students
02/22/19, Tika Epstein, Cathy Carter-Shide, Morgan Stipe, Karen Hernandez, Dina O'Brien
Thumbnail for: The Connection Between Math Materials and Assessment
Materials Adaptation, Standards-Alignment Information
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The Connection Between Math Materials and Assessment

What happens when curricula and summative assessments don't match?
09/28/18, Shelbi Cole, Anna Schattauer Paillé
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Tools and Resources
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Formative Assessments and Feedback in the Digital Age

How implementing Pear Deck changed my classroom.
07/06/18, Jeff Crayton
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Research and Reflections
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Illuminating Interims

What makes a good interim assessment program?
06/07/18, Laura Hansen
Thumbnail for: The Role of Educators in Summative Assessment: The Life Cycle of a Question
Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information
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The Role of Educators in Summative Assessment: The Life Cycle of a Question

An inside look at the development of summative assessments
05/02/18, Laura Hansen
Thumbnail for: Understanding vocabulary standards: Building students’ skills
Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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Understanding vocabulary standards: Building students’ skills

Differentiation between the vocabulary standards in the Reading and Language Strands
01/22/18, Vincent Segalini , Melissa Beck
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Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information
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Most-Read Articles of 2017

12/15/17, Student Achievement Partners
Thumbnail for: A Five-Course Meal Complete with Strategies for Assessment
Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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A Five-Course Meal Complete with Strategies for Assessment

Concrete strategies to help classroom educators get involved with assessment design
11/21/17, Bryan Drost
Thumbnail for: The Many Positive Uses for Assessment
Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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The Many Positive Uses for Assessment

Three ways to use assessment for good
11/15/17, Rob Woodworth
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Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
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Four Best Practices for the Math Classroom

A math teacher shares lessons learned and alternative strategies he's discovered during his teaching career
10/24/17, Jeff Crayton
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Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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Instead of…Try This

Avoid common pitfalls in the ELA classroom with these strategies
10/03/17, Andrea Raines
Thumbnail for: Assessing Grammar and Language Convention Skills
Classroom Strategies, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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Assessing Grammar and Language Convention Skills

New guidance explains how to assess writing skills through embedded-error passages and multiple-choice items
09/18/17, Laura Hansen, Katie Keown
Thumbnail for: I have an assessment dream: Leading to conquer the big, bad ELA test
Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information
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I have an assessment dream: Leading to conquer the big, bad ELA test

A curriculum director explains how to help educators see the potential of aligned assessment
05/31/17, Bryan Drost
Thumbnail for: The Power of Strong Assessments — The Danger of Bad Ones
Standards-Alignment Information
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The Power of Strong Assessments — The Danger of Bad Ones

Avoid sabotaging the Shifts with standardized testing
05/25/17, Lane Walker
Thumbnail for: What Do They Actually Know?
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
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What Do They Actually Know?

Using mini-assessments to break free of the norm
01/23/17, Rob Woodworth
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Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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Most-Read Articles of 2016

12/21/16, Student Achievement Partners
Thumbnail for: Taking Ownership over Assessments – A Case Study in Kentucky
Standards-Alignment Information
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Taking Ownership over Assessments – A Case Study in Kentucky

Assessments should align to good standards-based instruction. Instruction shouldn’t align to a bad assessment.
12/06/16, Jenni Aberli
Thumbnail for: Getting to Know Mini-Assessments
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Tools and Resources
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Getting to Know Mini-Assessments

Learn about free, high-quality mini-assessments for math and literacy.
11/23/16, Astrid Fossum, Laura Hansen
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Standards-Alignment Information
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Assessment Item Alignment Modules

Learn how examining assessment items can be a source of professional development and deepen your understanding of the Shifts
09/19/16, Shelbi Cole, Katie Keown
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Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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Lessons from the Fordham Assessment Review

One of the reviewers explains how the assessment review was conducted and what the findings mean for educators and students.
08/23/16, Amy Youngblood
Thumbnail for: Sitting Beside the Learner: The ‘Me’ in Assessments
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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Sitting Beside the Learner: The ‘Me’ in Assessments

Common Core-aligned assessments must capitalize on teacher-student relationships
08/15/16, Bryan Drost
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