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From hybrid learning to missed proms and graduation ceremonies. Here's some advice for parents to help their teens through the pandemic. Featuring Teaching, Learning, and Trauma authors Brooke O'Drobinak and Beth Kelley on 9news.com. 

Use these quick tips from A Local Assessment Toolkit to Promote Deeper Learning for three ways to approach differentiating curriculum without creating completely different lessons.

Engagement has become a buzz word in education. Teachers face pressure to keep their students active, but bustle and busyness are not the same as engagement. Worksheets and on-line tutorials may keep learners occupied, but not necessarily engaged. Read this blog from Laura Greenstein, author of Restorative Assessment, for a better understanding of what engagement truly is and how you can boost engagement in your classroom. 

What if the question were more important than the answer? Download this poster to learn how to engage all students in self-assessment as a formative assessment practice that takes learning deeper with the 6Ps of Quality Questioning.

In this video, you'll learn the key practices of the 6Ps Framework for Quality Questioning and how to apply them in your classroom effectively. 

In this excerpt from Creating a Self-Directed Learning Environment, the author explains two types of assessments and how they see each test question as a potential way of gauging not whether a student has learned a standard at an expected level of proficiency and to identify the next step of that skill’s development.

Read about Caldwell District's success partnering with Kara Vandas and the Teacher Clarity program. 

Read about Valley View School District's success partnering with Larry Ainsworth's CFA 2.0 program.

Learn from Tom Hierck and Garth Larson, authors of Grading for Impact, how to use target-based assessment, grading, and reporting to provide students with game-changing feedback. 

Hear from Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher, authors of Developing Assessment-Capable Visible Learners, how a framework centered around relationships, clarity, and challenge increases student learning. 

Learn from Paul Bloomberg and Barb Pitchford, bestselling authors of Leading Impact Teams, how to implement a simple three-step classroom protocol that develops student ownership of learning.

Learn from Larry Ainsworth, author of Common Formative Assessments 2.0, how using the CFA process can ensure greater student achievement that is visible on high-stakes assessments.