I saw this video on YouTube a little while ago, and I asked my friend and colleague Ken O’Connor if it would be OK to post it on my site. Not only did he say “yes”, but he sent these kind words to accompany it.
The Emotional Dynamic of Student Assessment for Learning
Assessment for learning turns assessment into a teaching and learning process that enhances (instead of merely monitoring) student learning. Extensive research conducted around the world shows that by consistently applying the principles of assessment for learning, we can produce impressive gains in student achievement, especially for struggling learners.
7 Principles of Student Centered Classroom Assessment
It’s dangerous to try and summarize something as complex as classroom assessment, but here’s my best effort at presenting the tenets underlying my approach.
Challenge Federal Teacher Evaluation Requirements
The U.S. Department of Education requirement that Oregon and Washington use year-to-year changes in annual standardized test scores as the measure of student growth for teacher evaluation represents a serious violation of accepted standards of educational measurement practice.
Assessment for Local School Leaders
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