Archive for 2018
California’s Val Verde Unified School District Sees Gains from Interim Assessment Use
District leaders tell the California State Board of Education that educators regularly use interims to improve student learning Note: Video of the Val Verde Unified School District Testimony begins at 04:38:28 On May 9, educators from Val Verde Unified School District (Riverside County, Calif.) told the California State Board of Education that its use of Smarter Balanced interim assessments…
Read MoreAnalysis of 2017 Test Scores Finds No Issues With the Test
An analysis of 2017 test scores from Smarter Balanced member states found no technical issues with the assessment, Smarter Balanced announced today. The results of the analysis were affirmed by the Smarter Balanced Technical Advisory Committee and by the Center for Assessment, which conducted an independent review. “Based on the analysis, we believe that the test scores accurately…
Read MoreCollaboration, Connections and Digital Library Resources, Oh My!
NOTE: The Smarter Balanced Digital Library was decommissioned. Please visit Tools for Teachers, the new home for instructional resources and professional learning. Educators from around the nation collaborate to connect resources in the Digital Library to interim assessments Teachers are crazy productive. So what happens when you bring 70 educators together over a three-day period and give them…
Read MoreSmarter Balanced Strategic Plan: Maintaining Quality, Exploring Innovation
(FEBRUARY 1, 2018) During a yearlong process, Smarter Balanced member states collaborated to build a five-year Strategic Plan that guides the Consortium to maintain its high-quality assessment system while also continuing to innovate and evolve in response to a changing education landscape. The Strategic Plan 2017-2022 can be downloaded here. Based on conversations with a wide variety of stakeholders, Consortium…
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