EdVoice and 12 other education advocacy organizations have submitted a letter to the California Legislature opposing Senate Bill 1263, which would eliminate teaching performance assessments. Teaching ...

These versatile strategies—from brain dumps to speed sharing—help students track their own progress while informing your next instructional steps.

Teaching is the hardest job on the planet. It requires deep content knowledge, an understanding of how kids learn, a skill in connecting to students as human beings, and patience for the often inane ...

Ed. note: Today’s students have too many tests to take—but today’s teachers still need insight into their classes’ knowledge and skills. Adding new tests every time students need to prove mastery ...

New approaches to teacher evaluation, combined with comprehensive professional development for teachers and school leaders and changes in the organization and capacities of school districts, can ...

EdSource · How a California professor once coded secrets in music (rebroadcast) A bill wending its way through the California State Legislature could remove a valuable tool to evaluate teacher ...

Having teachers create their own tests is one way to counter the backlash to “overtesting” and give teachers better data to improve instruction. Commercially prepared tests often fail to provide ...

Teacher candidates in Austin Peay State University's Eriksson College of Education achieved the highest first-time pass rate among Tennessee educator preparation providers (EPPs) on the Tennessee ...

Soon, a sharp number two pencil won't be the only tool teachers need to pass state licensure tests. To earn a teaching license in most states, candidates must pass a handful of exams — largely ...

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