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Solutions to Unfinished Learning in Math Must Go Beyond Academics

Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard

Re-Humanizing Assessment through Building Internal Capacity

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Dismantling White Supremacy in Our Workplace

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Materials Adaptation

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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?

Mistakes Tell Us What Students Are Ready to Learn

Standards-Alignment Information

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

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Building a Culture of Advocacy

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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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most recent articles

Solutions to Unfinished Learning in Math Must Go Beyond Academics

Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard

Re-Humanizing Assessment through Building Internal Capacity

Tools and Resources

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Discover new tools and materials to integrate into you instruction.

See all posts

most recent articles

Dismantling White Supremacy in Our Workplace

Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard

Top Posts of 2020

Materials Adaptation

About the topic

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

See all posts

most recent articles

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?

Mistakes Tell Us What Students Are Ready to Learn

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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most recent articles

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

Not Your Mom’s Professional Development

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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most recent articles

Transforming Literacy Instruction

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Building a Culture of Advocacy

Students reading and taking notes

Knowledge-Building Model Lessons for Middle and High School

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Classroom Strategies
Part 1

What We Pay Attention to Matters

Humanizing math assessment
01/08/21, Jody Guarino, Shelly Mymon, Christina Selstad, Michelle Sperling, John Drake
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
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Tools and Resources
Part null

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
Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
Part null

A New Way to Consider Cognitive Demand in ELA Assessments

A Framework for Text Complexity in ELA and Reading
11/08/19, Katie Keown
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
Classroom Strategies
Part null

Student Closing Statements

Use this routine to check for understanding and identify misconceptions
05/03/19, Celia Jimenez
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
Classroom Strategies
Part 1

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
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
Tools and Resources
Part null

Formative Assessments and Feedback in the Digital Age

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

Illuminating Interims

What makes a good interim assessment program?
06/07/18, Laura Hansen
Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information
Part null

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
Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
Part null

Understanding vocabulary standards: Building students’ skills

Differentiation between the vocabulary standards in the Reading and Language Strands
01/22/18, Vincent Segalini , Melissa Beck
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
Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
Part null

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
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
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
Part null

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
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
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
Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information
Part null

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
Standards-Alignment Information
Part null

The Power of Strong Assessments — The Danger of Bad Ones

Avoid sabotaging the Shifts with standardized testing
05/25/17, Lane Walker
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
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
Part null

Most-Read Articles of 2016

12/21/16, Student Achievement Partners
Standards-Alignment Information
Part null

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
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
Standards-Alignment Information
Part null

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
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
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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