Teachers–present and future–want to design psychometrically sound questions for quizzes and tests? Who doesn’t?! Here is “cheat sheet” for designing good test questions. We call questions “items” in psychometrics. This […]
As stated by Daarel Burnette II, author for Education Week, the ESSA act gives states the opportunity to set heir own goals. This is a replacement for No Child Left […]
District leaders believe schools and teachers should not be penalized for the low scores on the ISTEP. ISTEP scores distinguish whether a school is an A-F school and are used […]
On November 28, the ISTEP committee passed a final draft for their suggestions for their replacement for ISTEP. They did not specifically state what test should replace it, but they […]
Vice President-elect Mike Pence signed the bill that was supposed to end ISTEP by spring 2017, however students are still taking the test. Students will continue taking the ISTEP until […]
On November 8, 2016, Jennifer McCormick from Yorktown Community Schools won the seat of new state superintendent of public instruction. As of right now, she is focused on a few […]
Self-assessment involves developing the ability to assess and revise your own work. The three-step process that the New Mexico School for Arts utilizes includes seeing examples of mastery, learning vocabulary […]
Interactive notebooks are spiral bound notebooks that students glue or tape handouts on the pages and write notes on others. It can be utilized for multiple reasons including organizing students’ […]
Ball State to Defend Failing Charter School The State Board of Education is deciding Hoosier Academy’s, a charter school, fate because they have received five F’s in the past five years. […]
A recent article and interview was published regarding teaching in an urban setting. The individual being interviewed, Christopher Edmin has recently written a book titled “For the White Folks Who […]