Time to Shift the Debate on Standardized Testing
The following piece is a response from Scott Filkins to an article in TIME magazine. At the end of her …
K-12 Standardized Assessment β the View from College
Weβve been asking educators from all grade levels to share their stories and thoughts about assessment. Our responses span a …
Classroom Climate Change
If you view the onset of testing season as a threat to the literacy-learning culture youβve worked to build for …
Taking the Reins of Writing Assessment
βTeachers are in the best position to support writing in their classrooms as opposed to policy makers far away,β said …
#51ΑΤΖζchat Sunday February 15 at 8pm ET
Check out this storify account of the #51ΑΤΖζchat Scott Filkins (@scottfilkins)Β and Zanetta Robinson (@ZanettaRobinson) Β hostedΒ Sunday February 15. This lively chat …
Multicultural Literature
Many awards and literature celebrations are held this time of year, which makes it a perfect time to look at …
Read-Ins and Democracy
The African American Read-In has been around for 25 years and over those years more than 5 million participants have …
Teaching with Award-Winning Literature
Recently, the 51ΑΤΖζ Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, the 51ΑΤΖζ Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for …
Writing a la mode
Thereβs been an interesting discussion amongst 51ΑΤΖζ members in the Teaching and Learning Forum this week. It began with an …
Collaboration, Without the Eye-Rolling
Thereβs a growing body of research out there that shows collaborative time for professional learning is critical to school improvement. …