From the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment This post was written by NCTE member Bobbie Kabuto, the chair of the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment. In my…
…possibility that “it’s time to think outside the margins” of using now ubiquitous large-scale standardized assessment to try to understand how well our students are learning. “Perhaps the origami-frog unit…
…Scoring Fails the Test and the Standards for the Assessment of Reading and Writing. Participate in the Assessment Story Project and take this survey to share your perspectives. If you’ve…
…plan to use in the future. Active Learning Active learning stimulates students’ awareness of their own role in learning. Using classroom practices such as self-assessment and collaborative learning helps students…
…annual assessments, alternative assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, and accommodations for English language learners and Native American students. As educators, this is your opportunity to be…
…guidance (as opposed to punitive grading, which discourages). Publication offers students meaningful, authentic reasons for writing. Reducing the burden of constant, overwhelming teacher assessment through alternatives such as peer assessment,…
…pass high-stakes performance assessments and opposed the use of standardized high-stakes assessments for student teachers. Resolution on Contemporary Discourse and the English Language Arts Classroom—NCTE reaffirmed its commitment to helping…
…with Assessment: A Community Practice Approach the authors share classroom vignettes, strategies, and resources for “going public” with literacy assessment through teacher collaboration with colleagues, with families, and with the…
…reading and writing. Though we say, “Our classrooms are inclusive spaces, and everyone has the chance to succeed,” our assessment practices indicate otherwise, which leads students to not believe us….
…approach, which could be pushed back (likely), seriously reconsidered, and perhaps repealed. A second initiative was to replace the Iowa Assessment Program with Smarter Balanced Assessments in the 2017-18 school…
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