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From Data to Dialogue: Revitalizing Communication and Engagement with School Communities

From Data to Dialogue: Revitalizing Communication and Engagement with School Communities

Explore strategies for unlocking the full potential of data to communicate and engage with education partners and interest holders. Examine different types of data that...

2025 • General Topics: Communication, Data Use for Learning & Improvement, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Resource Type: Presentation • Grade Levels: Elementary School (K-5), High School (9-12), Middle School (6-8)
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How Is My Child Doing? What Assessment Can Tell Parents About Their Child’s Learning

How Is My Child Doing? What Assessment Can Tell Parents About Their Child’s Learning

This update provides information to parents on how to interpret three common types of assessment their child takes: classroom, district and school interim, and state annual...

2018 • General Topics: Communication, Data Use for Learning & Improvement, Engagement, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topics: Assessment Literacy, Coherent Assessment Systems, Diagnostic, Interim, & Benchmark Assessment, Summative & Large Scale Assessment • Resource Type: Brief
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Choosing and Using SEL Competency Assessments: What Schools and Districts Need to Know

Jointly developed by the Assessment Work Group (AWG) and researchers from the RAND Corporation's Assessment Finder project, the purpose of this document is to provide...

2018 • General Topics: Communication, Engagement • Resource Type: Guidance
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Native American Language Assessments in ESSA—Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Native American Language Assessments in ESSA—Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

This FAQ provides an overview of Native American language assessment requirements in ESSA.

2017 • General Topics: Accessibility & Accommodations, Communication, ESSA, Multilingual Learners, Policy, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topics: Assessment Design & Development, Assessment Research & Innovation, Summative & Large Scale Assessment
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Native Language Assessments in ESSA—Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Native Language Assessments in ESSA—Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

This FAQ provides an overview of native language assessment requirements in ESSA.

2017 • General Topics: Accessibility & Accommodations, Communication, ESSA, Multilingual Learners, Policy, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topics: Assessment Design & Development, Assessment Research & Innovation, Summative & Large Scale Assessment
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Innovative Assessment Demonstration Pilot—Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Innovative Assessment Demonstration Pilot—Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

This FAQ provides an overview of the innovative assessment demonstration pilot under ESSA, including information on application requirements and expectations for states

2017 • General Topics: Communication, ESSA, Policy, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topics: Assessment Design & Development, Assessment Research & Innovation, Summative & Large Scale Assessment
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Resources for STEAM

This webpage provides information, examples, and tools that help educators incorporate arts, design, and the humanities into STEM-based activities. The site is organized into the...

2017 • General Topics: Communication, Engagement, Professional Learning • Resource Type: Guidance • Grade Levels: Elementary School (K-5), High School (9-12), Middle School (6-8)
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PEAR’s STEM Work

The PEAR Institute (Program in Education, Afterschool and Resiliency) has created a comprehensive suite of tools that provides information on the quality of students' science,...

2017 • General Topics: Communication, Engagement, Professional Learning
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Developing Citizenship through Rhetorical Analysis

"Developing Citizenship Through Rhetorical Analysis" is a lesson plan available on the ReadWriteThink website that aims to teach students to identify and analyze rhetorical strategies. Intended...

2017 • General Topics: Communication, Engagement, Professional Learning • Grade Level: Middle School (6-8)
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Explaining Common Core to Californians: A Communications Toolkit

From the introduction, "This toolkit, sponsored by the Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation, is intended to support communicators in framing the issues that surround Common...

2017 • General Topics: Communication, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Resource Type: Toolkit • Grade Levels: Elementary School (K-5), High School (9-12), Middle School (6-8)
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