7 Key Characteristics Of Better Learning Feedback by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education Ed note: On May 26, 2015, Grant Wiggins passed away. Grant was tremendously influential on TeachThought’s approach to education, and we were lucky enough for him to contribute his...
27 Teacher Actions That Help Promote Valid Assessment Databy TeachThought StaffThere is often talk about assessment–its forms, frequency, and the integration of gleaned data to revise planned instruction. Formative versus assessment, rigor, and the evasive...
Characteristics Of Authentic Assessment by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education Ed note: On May 26, 2015, Grant Wiggins passed away. Grant was tremendously influential on TeachThought’s approach to education, and we were lucky enough for him to contribute his content to...
Learning Outcomes: The Cost Of Insisting What A Student Will Understand by Terry Heick Preface: The point of this article is not that Outcomes-Based Learning—and its desire to predict learning outcomes—is ‘bad.’ It’s frustrating when new ideas or...
How To Design A 21st Century Assessmentby Mike FisherContemporary curriculum design involves multiple facets: engaging 21st Century skills, using digital tools, collaborating with others around the globe, performance tasks, and more. Getting these design elements into...
7 Mistakes That Quality Assessments Avoidcontributed by Daniel R. Venables, Founding Director of the Center for Authentic PLCsThis post has been updated with additional resources and republishedIt’s that time of the school year when teachers are facing writing their...
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