How Do We Identify Good Teaching? As ASCD's Annual Conference approaches, I'm excited to talk with colleagues about the many different ways we make a difference in the lives of children, and more specifically, how we identify good teaching. When I first started teaching, the difference...
What's Fair and Accountable for Assessing ELLs? English Language Learners take the same high stakes standardized tests as their English-fluent peers. Assessing ELLs under NCLB is contentious. On the one hand, schools should be accountable for all students' learning. On the other, for ELLs, these tests ...