Assessing with equity: Lessons learned from an early equity model
Assessing with equity: Lessons learned from an early equity model
August 28, 2020
Categories:
Assessment,
Assessment
Note: This is the third and final blog in a series on assessment’s “new normal.” To read the previous blog in the series, click here. In 1948, a local school district in a medium-sized town partnered [...]
Why “Focus” and “Mastery” will be so critical this school year
Why “Focus” and “Mastery” will be so critical this school year
August 21, 2020
Categories:
Assessment
Note: This is the second in a series of blogs on assessment’s “new normal”. To read the first blog in the series, click here. Chances are, you’re familiar with the saying “Building the airplane while flying [...]
Data-driven decision making in education: Why it’s needed and how to use it
Data-driven decision making in education: Why it’s needed and how to use it
August 14, 2020
Using data while teaching is a lot like using a GPS while driving. When you’re using a GPS, you enter the final destination. It’s the place you want to go. Along the way, the GPS will say things [...]
Understanding assessment’s “new normal”
Understanding assessment’s “new normal”
August 14, 2020
Categories:
Assessment
You may not have heard of a French writer named Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, but you’ve probably heard his most famous phrase: “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Karr, who was also a teacher and a lover [...]
Using Focus Skills to close COVID-19 learning gaps
Using Focus Skills to close COVID-19 learning gaps
August 7, 2020
Categories:
Assessment,
Math,
Reading
As we begin the 2020–2021 school year, there’s no shortage of advice about how to meet students’ needs, given the disruption caused by COVID-19 last spring. Although the language may vary, multiple authors and agencies begin with a key recommendation: Prioritize the most critical skills and knowledge in each subject area and focus your attention there.
What is social-emotional behavior (SEB)?
What is social-emotional behavior (SEB)?
August 5, 2020
In the past, a traditional school of thought held that K–12 students are successful in school if they’re successful academically. In other words, if students are demonstrating academic achievement, they’ll be “fine” overall. More and more, however, researchers [...]
What students and parents need to know about remote testing
What students and parents need to know about remote testing
July 30, 2020
Categories:
Assessment
In our previous blog, we discussed key considerations for educators around the remote administration of Star Assessments. This includes issues like scheduling, maintaining test security, and accurately interpreting the results. In this blog, we’ll look at [...]
What teachers and administrators need to know about remote testing
What teachers and administrators need to know about remote testing
July 28, 2020
Categories:
Assessment
As summer starts to wind down, you’re no doubt thinking about the new school year. This year, Back-to-School involves a lot of new questions and challenges due to COVID-19. How can you keep everyone safe? Will students be learning in [...]
Keep moving forward: Promoting positive outcomes for all learners
Keep moving forward: Promoting positive outcomes for all learners
June 26, 2020
Categories:
Assessment
What can Star data tell us about the efficacy of distance learning? Why will interim assessment be key in 2020–2021 and beyond?
Measure student growth: Monitoring progress throughout the year
Measure student growth: Monitoring progress throughout the year
June 26, 2020
Categories:
Assessment
How will school closures impact student growth? And how can you best measure growth during the 2020–2021 school year?
