
Our webinar in top three of 2016!
News
The American Evaluation Association picked its top three eStudies from 2016, and we are honored and delighted that Joanne’s presentation with Jane Davidson, “Evaluation-Driven Deep Whole-System Change,” in June was selected. So, if…

The New Assessment Challenge
Thought Piece
Creating a new system to assess learners has its challenges, but it can be done.
How?
Start by considering what matters most to your learners, within their context. Think about what success means and describe what it looks like. Once…

Engaging Kids Through Our Rich, Modern Media Environment
Article
Many parents are concerned about the effect that modern technologies like video games and social media are having on their children. The Iñupiaq people in Alaska are no exception. Because their language had no writing system for most of…

Learning Programs
News
Schools and systems want a better way of teaching and assessing their students, but often don’t know how, or where to begin. The education system has been so focused on test scores and standardization that although we know we need something…

Singing in Spanish
Article
Both a recent episode of Morning Edition from NPR and a story that played on 89.3 KPCC visit a dual-language school called Stone Avenue in Riverside, California. Ron Morris, a kindergarten teacher, takes his students through the same subjects…