My family lives in a PARCC state. For months, we have heard from our school district about preparing for the upcoming PARCC assessment. This has been a particularly “interesting” time for our house, as it will be the first time one of the kiddos is slated to take a state exam.

In recent weeks, the talk shifted to my son and his need to take two rounds of PARCC tests this spring. The first will begin in just a few short weeks, and will run through much of March. The second...

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I learned this lesson from a colleague, and it works really well with a variety of subjects. First, I need to refer to Bloom’s taxonomy (revised version), which features six levels of thinking.  At the bottom, students simply memorize facts and regurgitate them. At the highest level of the pyramid, students synthesize information and create-the most complex thinking.

These higher-levels are what you want to aim...

"The use of online assessment tools is giving teachers a more fine-grained understanding of individual students’ skills, and assisting them to determine the necessary next steps to enable them to achieve their own learning goals. We are seeing more effective differentiation in classrooms as a result".

--  Susan Mann

I am delighted to welcome back today to The Global Search for Education, Susan Mann, CEO of Education Services...