When we design assessment with transparency, cultural awareness and inclusivity in mind, it becomes a tool for supporting ...

Rachel C. Syrja, a teacher on special assignment for the office of instruction in the El Monte City, Calif., school district, has designed districtwide staff development in assessment for learning, ...

Incorporating peer review and individual reflections makes frequent, intentional formative assessment manageable, with big ...

Ellevation Education, a Curriculum Associates company, today announced the launch of Ellevation Benchmark, a new English language proficiency (ELP) assessment designed to help educators monitor ...

Self-assessments encourage students to reflect on their skills, knowledge, learning goals, and progress in a course. These practices can range from quick, low-stakes check-ins on lecture content to in ...

Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) are simple, low-pressure ways to check how well students are understanding the material. These methods are efficient, student-centered strategies that provide ...

This week’s new question-of-the-week is: What are effective assessment strategies for multilingual learners? Assessment is a key element of teaching—we need to know where our students are in the ...

“Negative piece on assessment in today’s Inside Higher Ed,” the text from my wife read. I sighed and clicked the link. The piece was all too familiar as it rehashed many of the same talking points and ...

EdSource · From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room Learning the art and skill of effective instruction starts long before a teacher’s first job in the classroom. Aspiring educators begin ...

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. A controversial bill that would have ...