By Chad M. Barrett, M.S. Recently Parcc, Inc. reported student performance differences on the Spring 2015 PARCC® assessments based on the mode of testing: online… Read More »Online and paper testing: Are we looking at the differences closely enough?
On September 25, 2015 the United States Department of Education (USDOE) released revised guidance for the peer review of state assessment systems. The guidance will… Read More »New peer review guidance from USDOE: Important information for state assessment teams
My profession requires that I read – a lot. Recently I became obsessed over whether or not I should be doing my professional reading on… Read More »Entering the fray: Reading on screen or on paper
I’m thankful that I attended this year’s NCTM Annual Meeting and Exposition because this year NCTM released a new book, called Principles to Action: Ensuring… Read More »Overview: NCTM’s Principles to Actions
This is the last in my series of articles about writing good items. Previously I talked about the importance of writing items that align to… Read More »Writing great items: Following structure
I have slowly continued to read Seth Godin’s education manifesto called Stop Stealing Dreams. A couple of weeks ago I read article #50, called The Problem with Competence. Seth… Read More »Seth Godin on education: Competence
Earlier this week Seth Godin released a manifesto on education called Stop Stealing Dreams. You can download a printable version or view an online version.… Read More »Seth Godin on education: The story of Frederick J. Kelly