By Sarah Collins Lench | Director of the Assessment for Learning Project | July 10, 2019
It’s time for assessment practices to be intentionally designed to foster student agency rather than hinder it. Here are the questions we should be asking.
Exciting Education Innovations Happening in New Mexico: Symposium Recap
By Deborah Good | Director of Organizational Learning and Research | June 27, 2019
Here is the most innovative and creative work happening in education across the state.
How “Assessment” Became a Dirty Word, Part 1
By Paul K. Leather | Director, 4 State Performance Assessment Project, National Center for Innovation In Education | June 10, 2019
What were the consequences of No Child Left Behind? What went wrong, and where we go from here.
What Surprised Me About Mentoring a Future Focused Intern
By Marvin Procter| Improve Group, President | May 23, 2019
I used to think that internships were about teaching skills to prepare students for a career. It’s much more than that. Here’s what I mean…
Why Internships Are Critical for Youth of Color
By Tatiana Falcón Rodríguez | Community Health Program Manager, Food Farmacy Manager | May 6, 2019
For young people of color, internships create rich work-related experiences that give students a space to grow. These experiences are essential. Here’s why.
Why We Need Social Emotional Learning Standards Now
By Cynthia Ramirez | Director of Student Support, Technology Leadership High School | March 21, 2019
We intentionally developed a model that aligns strong academic rigor AND social emotional learning. Here’s how we did it.
What Does Personalized Learning Really Look Like?
By Nikolaus Namba | Director of 21st Century Learning, Lindsay Unified School District, CA | March 7, 2019
No one can tell you identical steps to create personalized learning. But here’s my best advice.
Are Alternative Schools Worsening Inequity?
By Javier Guzman | Regional Director, Big Picture Learning | February 21, 2019
Want to find the most glaring inequities in our country’s educational system? Visit an alternative education school. What’s happening and how do we fix it?
Teacher Evaluation Pt. 2: The Solutions
By Scott Marion | National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment | February 7, 2019
How do we fix state-mandated teacher evaluations? Scott Marion gives four key ingredients for a more student-centered, principle-empowered system.
After 25 Years of Teaching, I Changed My Mind About Standardized Testing
By Dr. Jennifer Haan | Executive Director of Bilingual and Migrant Education, Las Cruces Public Schools
I considered myself a progressive educator who views teaching and learning through a social justice lens. There is no way that I could be “traditional” or that anything could be “ingrained” in my mind. I was wrong.