Inclusive assessment design: writing fair tests for diverse classrooms
Inclusive assessments are necessary to give each student their best shot at success; however, inclusive design doesn't happen in a vacuum. In this blog, we talk culturally responsive teaching, data-informed instruction, and universal assessment design.
Learning through film: Frightful Flicks
Here are 15 kid-friendly Halloween movies to watch in your classroom this year! Our list comes with recommendations of specific skills and discussions you can have with children of any age group.
How to teach students to take ownership of their learning
Students who take ownership of their learning are more engaged, resilient, and empowered. Teachers can foster student ownership by teaching metacognitive skills and self-efficacy in their classrooms.
What does student growth mean in practice?
I want to talk about the hot topic of Student Growth, but I’m going to take the long way around. So let's begin with a little pop quiz:
Student growth and progress
The easiest method to determine growth is to take a measurement, take a second measurement at a later time, and subtract the results.
Regarding a growth mindset and assessment
Is it possible to foster a growth mindset in the presence of high-stakes testing? I would argue that it is, so long as we keep ourselves grounded in the purpose of assessment.
Why I got into teaching
When I was in high school, I loved spreadsheets. I used to design measurement tools to test my friends' abstract psychological constructs like "Movie Trivia Content Mastery" and generate data tables of the results.
Why do we assess?
In the shadow of high-stakes state testing and accountability, sometimes “assessment” can feel like a four-letter word (test).
