Using Assessment Information to Make Sound Decisions (MAC videoconference– Carol Commodore)
This MAC produced video conference featuring Carol Commodore, co-author of Balanced Assessment Systems, Leadership, Quality and the Role of Classroom Assessment highlights the seven actions needed to achieve a balanced district assessment system.
Using Assessment to Inspire Student Achievement
This paper represents a transcript of the keynote presentation made by Michael Nettles during the 2021 Michigan School Testing Conference (MSTC). In his address, Nettles explores creating assessments that support equity and quality in education for all learners, especially those from emerging, demographically diverse populations.
Using Assessment to Inspire Student Achievement
This paper represents a transcript of the keynote presentation made by Michael Nettles during the 2021 Michigan School Testing Conference (MSTC). In his address, Nettles explores creating assessments that support equity and quality in education for all learners, especially those from emerging, demographically diverse populations.
Using Assessment to Make a Seat at the Table
This article outlines traditional ways fairness in large scale tests are attended to and then moves to how standards of fairness can function in assessment methods and practices that exist at the classroom level to ensure equitable access to assessment that supports and demonstrates learning and achievement.
Using Tests to Evaluate Classroom Teachers
This paper discusses how student achievement tests can be used in teacher evaluation.
Using the Formative Assessment Process to Enhance Student Learning in an Online Environment
In this webinar, experienced K-12 online teachers adapt their formative practices to an online environment. They also feature technology tools that are well designed to illuminate learning targets and collect evidence of student understanding in real time.
Using the MAEIA Assessments to Determine Educator Effectiveness
This paper describes how educators can use performance assessment data to demonstrate their effectiveness.
Video Clip: Margaret Heritage: What conditions does a school district need to create to emphasize and shift assessment practice to more assessment for learning and less assessment of learning?
In this short video Margaret Heritage identifies factors and conditions necessary for districts to integrate and sustain the use of assessment to support learning (AFL) in their assessment system.
Webinar 3 – FAMEous Wednesday Webinar Series #3
This recorded webinar features two teachers explaining how they provide and use feedback that moves student learning forward. They highlight technology tools, equity issues for their students and their quest to provide rigorous curriculum.
Webinar 4 – FAMEous Wednesday Webinar Series #4
The 4th webinar in the FAMEous series focuses on building relationship to create an equitable learning culture remotely. High expectations, student assets, real-world and relevant tasks are highlighted.
Website: Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills
This project was funded by Cisco, Intel and Microsoft. The project concluded in 2012 and resulted in a repository of new forms of assessment designed to begin fundamental changes in how education is approached worldwide.
What’s in a name? How the ALN uses key assessment terms
This Learning Point describes several key assessment technical terms in non-technical language.