Q: What do “alternative assessments” mean? When we want to know what students know, we give them a test or a quiz. However, these forms of testing don’t always reflect the application of the skills ...

In his recent Education Week commentary, When Pedagogic Fads Trump Priorities, Mike Schmoker shares his observations of teachers implementing Differentiated Instruction (DI): In every case, it seemed ...

Meeting the diverse learning needs of students has long challenged educators who recognize that each student processes information differently and progresses at their own pace. Technology offers ...

This project aims to accelerate reading growth for elementary students in diverse schools by training university student tutors to implement a small-group instruction using an evidence-based model of ...

Longstanding disparities in elementary students’ reading growth widened from instructional inconsistencies due to COVID-19 school closures and shifts to hybrid and remote instruction. Elementary ...

The new school year appears poised to usher in a fresh collection of unwelcome challenges. Many schools are making difficult decisions about remote, in-person, and hybrid instruction. And teachers and ...