Ideas, insights, and inspiration from the
Authentic Education Team

Merely the word “assessment” can inspire a wave of dread in students and, if we’re being […]
I have been so angry about the head-long rush into untested and poorly-thought-out value-added accountability models […]
In my previous two posts on standards, I pointed out that though we talk of “a” […]
I find it unbelievable that 20 years into the Standards movement you can count on one […]
Oh, you can’t measure that… I hear this in almost every conversation about assessment of long-term […]
Feedback is a word we use unthinkingly and inaccurately.  We smile at a student, say “good job!” […]