“What Parents and Educators Want from Assessments”
What Parents and Educators Want from Assessments is the title of an Edutopia blog post today from Anne O’Brien.
It’s about a recent report on assessment, which I’ve previously posted about — see “What Parents & Educators Want from Student Assessments.”
Anne makes some very interesting points. It’s worth reading the entire post, but here are a couple of excerpts:
A survey commissioned by the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) and conducted by Grunwald Associates earlier this year looked at the views of parents, teachers and district administrators on assessment
It’s about a recent report on assessment, which I’ve previously posted about — see “What Parents & Educators Want from Student Assessments.”
Anne makes some very interesting points. It’s worth reading the entire post, but here are a couple of excerpts:
A survey commissioned by the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) and conducted by Grunwald Associates earlier this year looked at the views of parents, teachers and district administrators on assessment
“Exit,” “Voice” & Schools
Malcolm Gladwell has written a profile of the famous distance runner Alberto Salazar in this week’s New Yorker magazine (unfortunately, most of it is behind a paywall). Here’s a passage that struck me (I hope you can see it in … Continue reading →
This Looks Interesting: The Against Violent Extremism (AVE) Network
The Against Violent Extremism (AVE) Network is an organization with an engaging website. Here is how it describes itself: The Against Violent Extremism (AVE) Network is a unique and powerful new global force in the ongoing struggle to tackle violent … Continue reading →
“This Day In Tech”
This Day In Tech is a regular Wired feature highlighting important moments in the history of technology. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The History Of Technology.
Resources On The Mars Rover Curiosity
The Mars Rover Curiosity is projected to land on Mars this weekend. Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The Mars Rover Curiosity: Precision Landing on Mars is a New York Times graphic. NASA Mars … Continue reading →
This Week In Web 2.0
In yet another attempt to get at the enormous backlog I have of sites worth sharing, I’ve recently begin a regular feature called “The Week In Web 2.0.” It’ll be a short compilation of new decent sites that are worth … Continue reading →
Today’s Resources On The Olympics
Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The London 2012 Olympics: Immigrants on the U.S. Olympic Team is from About.com. Here’s a great U.S. Olympic Team Tribute To Muhammad Ali: Visualizing The Evolution Of Olympic … Continue reading →
The 30th Edition Of The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival Is Up!
David Deubelbeiss has just posted the 30th Edition of The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival. Here’s how he described it in his invitation for submissions: The theme for this blog carnival is The Best Posts For Helping New Teachers. September is a … Continue reading →
Resources For The First Day Of School
A new school year will be beginning for most of us sometime over the next five weeks, and I’ve just made some new additions to The Best Resources For Planning The First Day Of School. I’ll also be making it … Continue reading →
Happy Seventh Birthday, Edublogs!
Edublogs, the platform hosting this blog and two million others, is celebrating its seventh birthday today! It’s been hosting this blog since I began writing it five-and-a-half years ago. I think it’s the best place for any teacher or student … Continue reading →
Vocabulary Instruction Ideas From #ELLCHAT
#ELLCHAT takes place every Monday evening. This chat was about making vocabulary instruction meaningful, and I’ve made a quick “Storify” of the information and resources shared. I’m also adding this to The Best Sites Where ELL’s Can Learn Vocabulary. [View … Continue reading →
“First line of defense for ESL students are ESL teachers”
Source: shareasimage.com via Larry on Pinterest Gaby Pacheco, a leader of the campaign to get the DREAM act, spoke at the American Federation of Teachers Convention. Here organization’s website, United We Dream, is clearly the best place to get … Continue reading →