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Reimagining Assessment

Assessing the Transfer of Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills

Two Rivers embarked on a multi-year project to define and assess critical thinking and problem solving in project-based learning expeditions.
Professional Learning

The ASU/GSV 2016 Conference: Insights from an Eye-Opening Experience

If there’s one place to find the world’s movers and shakers at the intersection of education and business—specifically, the edtech business—it’s the annual ASU/GSV conference.
Why Schools Need to Change

Attention, Higher Ed Futurists: Are You Ready to Shape 2016?

I’m not much for making predictions, but one thing I do know is that the innovation space in higher education is only going to get more interesting this year.
New Designs for School

Batter Up Launch Grants; On Deck Planning Grants

Game essentials for your Wave IV application and winning breakthrough school.
New Designs for School

Bay Blends Advance Personalized Learning

Getting Smart's Tom Vander Ark shares insights from a recent visit to seven next gen learning elementary and secondary schools in the Bay Area.
Technology Tools

Behind the Scenes of the 2016 Higher Ed NMC Horizon Report

A window into the expert panel conversations that fueled the research presented in the NMC Horizon Report > 2016 Higher Education Edition.
Professional Learning

The Benefits of Learning Assessment in Faculty Development

Often we aren't tapping the power of learning assessment to maximize the impact of faculty development. Here are ten possible approaches to change that.
New Designs for School

Beware the Iconography Trap of Personalized Learning: Rigor Matters

Betheny Gross of CRPE names two common sense strategies to help districts support both rigor and personalization.
Reimagining Assessment

Are We Collaborating Too Much?

Some things the Center for Collaborative Education learned about collaboration from the Assessment for Learning Project's community of practice.​​
Technology Tools

Beyond Clickers: Increasing Student Learning through In-class Polling using Web-enabled Devices

IPAL, In-class Polling for All Learners, encourages in-class polling by making this interactive pedagogy easier and less costly (think “free”).