Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 18, 2015
Assessments have become a critical piece to education reform. To prepare students well for college and career means they must deeply learn the material and its application to their lives and future learning.That means assessing student knowledge authentically and accountably. Here are seven ideas: Polls.
Faculty Focus
DECEMBER 12, 2023
As educators, in order to advance our assessment methods so that it serves the learning of our students, it’s important to prioritize aligning the intended learning outcomes with assessment tasks. Moreover, assessment should be incorporated as an integral component of the student learning experience.
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eSchool News
JUNE 3, 2021
Experts in performance-based assessment share research on student engagement and effort. She presented the case for using authentic assessment and CAE’s 20-year history of using performance tasks to measure secondary and higher education students’ college and career readiness skills.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 6, 2015
Here’s a good collection for both summative and formative assessments: Class badges. No Red Ink –track student learning, create quizzes, CC-based–free sign-up. More assessment tools: How to Prepare Students for PARCC Tests. 7 Authentic Assessment Tools. Grading automatically w G. Docs–Flubaroo.
Faculty Focus
DECEMBER 12, 2023
As educators, in order to advance our assessment methods so that it serves the learning of our students, it’s important to prioritize aligning the intended learning outcomes with assessment tasks. Moreover, assessment should be incorporated as an integral component of the student learning experience.
Edsurge
MARCH 20, 2024
Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. As such, many students enter college and the workforce not having enough practice in key critical thinking skills that they need to be innovative problem-solvers and effective communicators.
Catlin Tucker
JULY 30, 2021
After a year and a half of uncertainty and now with concerns about COVID variants emerging again, we want educators to feel prepared to tackle whatever challenges come their way while providing diverse groups of students with engaging, inclusive, and accessible learning experiences. Module 7: The Power of Authentic Assessment in UDL and BL.
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