Words of Inspiration for New Teachers
…years I almost cracked with the hours I spent doing this. @shfarnsworth You don’t have to grade every single thing. Informal and diagnostic assessments are okay—it doesn’t all have to…
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The Critical Story of the “Science of Reading” and Why Its Narrow Plotline Is Putting Our Children and Schools at Risk
…“performance and competency over challenging subject matter.” NAEP’s reading assessments require students to answer comprehension questions based on level passages. Though comprehension and phonics coalesce, it is impossible to prove…
What Happened in Your State this August?
…NJ Adopts PARCC as Graduation Requirement (Kristen Turner) for Algebra I and language arts courses, Pennsylvania is exploring alternative assessments: Pennsylvania Governor Looking to Move Graduation Requirements Away from Standardized…
Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing
…are related. Writing has a complex relationship to talk. Literate practices are embedded in complicated social relationships. Composing occurs in different modalities and technologies. Assessment of writing involves complex, informed,…
Professing While Teaching
…campus carry is dangerous. And what is fair here? In student assessment, it is not a simple matter of presenting evidence to back up conclusions. It is also a matter…
The Gift of Gab: Part 3 (Why Journalism Matters #6)
…provided professional development sessions at EdScape, Global Education Conference, and Columbia Scholastic Press Association on a variety of topics, including global awareness, authentic assessment, classroom technology integration and student goal-setting….
What COVID-19 Has Taught Us about Access to Equitable Education
…Sternberg’s call for a broader concept of intelligence than most methods of assessment are designed to address. Yet if recent reporting is any indication, his opinion may ignore a wide…
The Finite Game of the Science of Reading
…dictates how and when each skill is taught. Test scores and screenings, such as dyslexia assessments, determine who receives remedial support, how long that support is provided, and the sequence…
Educational Ripple Effects of Voter Disenfranchisement
…influences everything from funding, college access, and curriculum to testing, accountability, teacher preparation, testing and assessment. So what happens when elected leaders do not understand or do not know what…
“Toxic Testing is Taking Its Toll”
…than righteous indignation, regardless of our stance? What is the language of reform, policy, accountability, and assessment? Start with Diane Ravitch’s recent articles, books, and blogs. She has shifted her…
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