Feedback! (Formative Assessment Process or Standards-based Grading)

I normally would automatically vote for Edmodo in a "best-of" web tools list, or maybe Prezi or Evernote, but lots of other people have written about these, and they have become uber-popular the la...

Schools that work with low-income students are consistently finding that problems with math are more easily addressed than problems with reading.

In this era of the school turnaround, what should a struggling school be turning into - and how can we know if it's working?

Children are BORN experts at learning. Poor and rich. They couldn't survive a week if they weren't born intellectuals.

Some want more opportunities for students to earn top marks under new elementary grading system.

Touch-screen tablets for young students have become all the rage. Some districts are even buying iPads for every kindergartner, a move sparking both celebration and consternation.

This is an excellent book.  It is an attempt to distil the key messages from the vast array of studies that have been undertaken across the world into all the different factors that lead to educati...

Talent and strong high school achievement can propel young black men to college, but a new study finds their grit— the determination and ability to handle setbacks—is nearly as critical to their success.

Chris Thinnes   Last year in Texas, on a visit to a New Tech high school with school and district leaders from the EdLeader21 PLC, we had the opportunity to hear from students that an intentio...

I normally would automatically vote for Edmodo in a "best-of" web tools list, or maybe Prezi or Evernote, but lots of other people have written about these, and they have become uber-popular the la...

High school English teacher Larry Ferlazzo offers advice on helping students develop more positive emotions, which he says can enhance their attention and higher-order thinking skills.

Flipped Tips: A Daily Tip Series on Teaching and Learning focused on Flipped Classrooms and Peer Instruction  Turn to Your Neighbor features quick, practical advice and ideas, in 140 characters or ...

What is close reading? As I said in my previous blog post, whatever it is, it differs from a personal response to the text. But let's now read closely on close reading to determine what it is. Here...

This documentary premiered at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education. The film features more than 300 clips from dozens ...

And now, commercials on new high-stakes standardized tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards.