April 21, 2022
Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Assessment: Myths and Opportunities
Molly Faulkner-Bond explores how the education community can help make assessment more inclusive, diverse, and responsive to students' lived experiences.
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April 19, 2022
Interview with Dr. Peter Langman: Strategies for Preventing School Shootings
Dr. Peter Langman, one of the nation’s foremost authorities on school shootings, discusses ways to improve school safety, including identifying warning signs and using threat assessments.
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April 18, 2022
Amplifying Student Agency Through Formative Assessment
The new Formative Insights: Assessment for Learning website offers resources to support teachers and leaders in implementing formative assessment practices to empower all learners.
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April 6, 2022
A Strengths-Based Approach to Assessment Rubrics
Rubrics for assessing student learning are designed and implemented differently depending on whether they are deficit- or strengths-based. Learn why a strengths-based approach is more effective.
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April 1, 2022
Assessment and Accountability Systems in a Post-COVID World
The pandemic has significantly impacted assessment and accountability systems. Recently, WestEd's experts met to discuss lessons learned from the pandemic and implications for the future.
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April 1, 2022
Spotlight on English Learners: Zone of Proximal Development—An Affirmative Perspective in Teaching English Learners
WestEd’s Elsa Billings and Aída Walqui explore the “zone of proximal development,” perhaps one of the most common and yet misunderstood terms in education.