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Should We Reconsider Personalized Learning?

Solutions to Unfinished Learning in Math Must Go Beyond Academics

Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard

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Every Student Can Learn

Dismantling White Supremacy in Our Workplace

Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard

Materials Adaptation

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Textbooks: Who Needs Them?

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

Not Your Mom’s Professional Development

Reaching New Heights

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Redesigning Our Principles

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

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Classroom Strategies

About the topic

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

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most recent articles

Should We Reconsider Personalized Learning?

Solutions to Unfinished Learning in Math Must Go Beyond Academics

Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard

Tools and Resources

About the topic

Discover new tools and materials to integrate into you instruction.

See all posts

most recent articles

Every Student Can Learn

Dismantling White Supremacy in Our Workplace

Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard

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

Textbooks: Who Needs Them?

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

About the topic

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

About the topic

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

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most recent articles

Every Student Can Learn

Redesigning Our Principles

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
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
Classroom Strategies
Part null

Student Closing Statements

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

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
Part null

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
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information
Part null

Most-Read Articles of 2017

12/15/17, Student Achievement Partners
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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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