by edtosavetheworld | Jan 13, 2015 | Testing and Assessments
One of the purposes of this blog is to push our thinking beyond our current boundaries. So, today I wonder how our priorities would change if we measured only two things: 1) How fulfilled are the lives of our students and alumni? 2) What impact are they making...
by edtosavetheworld | Jan 12, 2015 | Testing and Assessments
One of our most popular posts is 7 Tools for Authentic Assessments, published in May 2013. Since then, our team has spent a lot of time with assessments and now we wonder: What is the best thing to measure in schools? Tomorrow’s post will ask: What if we...
by edtosavetheworld | Oct 27, 2014 | News and Trends, Testing and Assessments
In his 2013 interview with Thomas Friedman, Tony Wagner made a claim that Ed2S readers won’t be surprised by: Reimagining schools for the 21st-century must be our highest priority. To do that we need what Wagner calls ‘Accountability 2.0.’ Our educational system is...
by edtosavetheworld | Oct 2, 2014 | Stage 2: Active Processing, Testing and Assessments
Pedro Noguera, NYU Professor of Education says, “No”. They’re not quite the same. When you focus on achievement, you focus on test scores and you could miss out on whether or not the kids are actually learning. From the ASCD Capital Connections...
by edtosavetheworld | Aug 27, 2014 | Testing and Assessments
What’s my grade?This is my least favorite question. Luckily, it rarely comes up during the first week of school. During the first week, maybe two, we’re still in the honeymoon period where it hasn’t dawned on kids that I may be evaluating their work...
by edtosavetheworld | May 14, 2014 | Stage 4: Disciplinary Thinking, Testing and Assessments
By now you’ve been asking students to think like disciplinarians for quite some time. You’ve modeled for them with a think aloud. You’ve asked them to coach each other using discipline specific questions. You’ve designed activities and...
