Competency Works: Aligning Competencies with the Common Core
This webinar provides practitioners, advocates and policymakers a chance to hear from Boston Day and Evening Academy…
The U.S. Department of Education Is Inviting New Applications for Round 3 of the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) will release a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the third round…
Five State Policy Recommendations for Governors: Supporting Innovation in Education for the Future Workforce
Several times per year, governors and their state teams meet to discuss critical issues for state…
New Innovation Spotlight Episode – Assessments in Student-Centered Learning with Maria Worthen and Alexis Chambers
In new models of teaching and learning, assessing what students know and can do looks very…
Reflections on Assessments for Competency-Based Education and Updates to States Piloting the Innovative Assessment Program
Earlier this summer, we attended the National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA), hosted by the Council of…
iNACOL Releases Two Issue Briefs on 2019 Federal and State Policy Priorities
Today, iNACOL’s Center for Policy Advocacy published iNACOL 2019 State Policy Priorities and 2019 Federal Policy Priorities, a…
Understanding How U.S. K-12 Accountability and Assessments are Too Often Conflated: What Policymakers Need to Know to Advance Student-Centered Learning Policies
Assessment is integral to the process of teaching and learning. Teachers should be constantly checking for their…
Redesigning Systems of Assessments for Student-Centered Learning
This post originally appeared at iNACOL on January 24, 2018. Assessment is essential for understanding what students…
The Innovative Assessment Pilot: A New Opportunity for States and Districts to Collaborate in Developing Next Generation Systems of Assessments
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides flexibility for states to redesign systems of assessments to better…
Redesigning Systems of Assessments for Student-Centered Learning
Assessment is essential for understanding what students know and for providing transparency and fairness when it comes…