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Case Reviews: Implementing the Spirit of Formative Assessment
The following resource provides vignettes about teachers who are attempting to implement formative assessment in their schools. The two vignettes are from a study by...
Demystifying Entry into the Educator Workforce
On January 22 and 23, 2025, WestEd experts Mel Wylen and Gabriela Mottesi hosted an insightful, timely webinar that shared national trends in the educator...
Science is Coming to the California Dashboard
This essential guide for California assists educators in preparing for the integration of science performance data into the California School Dashboard. Starting with the 2025...
From Conversation to Action: Developing and Implementing School Accountability Principles
On December 11, 2024, WestEd school accountability experts Eric Crane, Mitch Herz, and Corey Cornett are hosting a "how-to" workshop that explores concrete actions for...
Focusing the Conversation: Developing and Using Guiding Principles to Strengthen School Accountability Systems
School accountability systems can be used to identify shared goals for student outcomes and provide a vocabulary to facilitate conversations about school improvement. Identifying clear...
Early Childhood Assessments: Recent Trends in State Policies and Practices
At the CCSSO Early Childhood Education Collaborative Meeting on September 25, 2024, Senior Program Associate Matt Brunetti shared insights into his and his team's work...
Accelerate English Learner Success: Students Participate in Collaborative Discussions
This brief underscores the importance of structured collaborative discussions in supporting English Learners to build content knowledge, develop language skills, and engage in analytic practices....
Accelerate English Learner Success: Students Take Ownership Over Their Learning With Formative Assessment
This brief examines how quality instruction empowers English Learners to develop agency, confidence, and self-regulation while advancing their language skills. Through formative assessment practices like...
Accelerate Success for English Learners: Students Work Beyond the Edge of Their Current Abilities With Formative Assessment
This brief emphasizes how quality instruction for English Learners helps them work just beyond the edge of their current knowledge and abilities. It explains how...
Accelerate Success for English Learners: Formative Assessment Support for Integrated and Meaningful Language Learning
This brief highlights how quality instruction for English Learners integrates language development with academic content and analytic practices. By designing rich, authentic tasks that focus...