It’s February, the fitness center crowds are nearly back to normal; your carefully crafted meal plan a distant memory; and your best delegation efforts now look more like micromanagement veiled in the guise of “being helpful.” Like the ups and downs of fitness and dieting,
Schools and districts looking to make their grading and reporting practices more meaningful and appropriate are challenged to ensure that any change positively impacts student learning. This struggle to transform to a more effective strategy has led many educators to move from their traditional standards-based
Rubrics have been a part of education for decades. Although the exact origin of rubrics is uncertain, it could be argued their theoretical roots stem from the seminal work of Benjamin Bloom and his colleagues in developing the Taxonomies of Educational Objectives (Bloom, Englehart, Furst,
George Orwell said that to see what's in front of one's nose requires a constant struggle. I'm certain he wasn't talking about formative assessments, but his words apply to the classroom. Knowing what students know is a struggle. This knowledge doesn't come easily, and it’s why
When it comes to education, 2017 will likely be a year of change. One thing that will not change, however, is the critical role of assessment in helping students achieve success. Corwin believes that assessment should be a positive force in driving instruction and that
People with growth mindsets are people who are limitless—they can do anything they put their mind to, simply because they are willing to roll up their sleeves and complete the hard work of learning new skills, all while reflecting on progress made, and progress yet
In your work as a school leader, you have probably found yourself in situations that caused some anxiety or fear. You struggled to do the right thing according to your core values but the fallout might bring some negative consequence for you or your school.