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Summer Reading, Lasting Impact: Free Book Studies for K-12 Educators
Imagine engaging in meaningful professional learning from your porch, a coffee shop, or a beach chair. This summer, Kent ISD offers free asynchronous book studies on assessment for K-12 educators. Choose your book, learn at your own pace, and make a lasting impact on your practice.
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The Case for Assessment Literacy: Building Capacity for Meaningful Learning
Assessment remains one of the most powerful tools available to teachers, administrators, and district leaders in the ever-evolving education landscape. When used effectively, assessments inform instruction, guide decision-making, and, most importantly, support student learning. However, the impact of assessment is only as strong as the knowledge and skills of those designing and implementing it. Assessment…
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From Grades to Growth: How to Use Assessment Data to Drive Learning
Imagine this: you’ve just finished grading a set of quizzes, the scores are logged, and your students eagerly check their results. Some celebrate, others sigh, and the moment passes as you move on to the next topic. But what if those scores could do more than just reflect what your students know? What if they…
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Unlocking Student Success: The Power of a Balanced Assessment System
Within education, assessments serve as a crucial foundation for evaluating student progress and measuring the efficacy of instructional methods. However, the conventional perspective of assessments, often limited to standardized tests or final exams, falls short of providing a comprehensive understanding of a student’s capabilities and journey. In response to this limitation, the concept of a…
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How to Address Integrity in Online Assessements
Written by Keith Tramper, Educational Technology Consultant at Kent ISD Assessment is a critical part of any learning environment. Assessment provides us with data into how and what our students are learning. It can help us understand where our students are succeeding and running into barriers, which we can use to adjust our learning plans.…
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Does Practice Make Better for the SAT?
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Practice Makes Better?” The results are in, and official SAT practice pays off. A study of 250,000 students, from the class of 2017, showed that a little practice goes a long way—regardless of gender, race, income, or high school GPA. In fact, 20 hours on Khan Academy® was associated with…
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Observation and Formative Feedback: Best Practices
Written by Steve Seward, Associate Director, MASSP “Teaching is complex work. You don’t have to be bad to get better!” Candi B. McKay Regardless of age or role, we all deserve formative feedback for growth that is centered on clearly specified areas of focus and success criteria. Those that are most effective as leaders, in…
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Prepare Your Students for PSAT and SAT…and Analyze the Results!
Your PSAT and SAT scores are in…now how do you get the most out of them? You may find yourself asking questions like…what do these results indicate? Should I be proud or concerned? Are there patterns to watch for? Help is here! Cross disciplinary district teams will have the opportunity to participate in a highly interactive…
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Will ESSA Impact You? Yes!
“With this bill, we reaffirm that fundamentally American ideal—that every child, regardless of race, income, background, the zip code where they live, deserves the chance to make of their lives what they will.” — President Barack Obama New Education Law In 2002, No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was put into effect to help educators…
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Educational Chiropractic Care: Getting Our Work in Alignment
Alignment. When we think about this word we probably most often connect it to what a mechanic does to the front end of our cars or what we might need for our backs after a few too many twists and turns on the dance floor at a friend’s wedding reception. Yet, alignment plays a very…