Educators Gather in Portland, OR to Build Instructional Resources 

Educators Make it Happen!

State Network of Educators Winter Workshop Provides Professional Development, Networking Over 120 educators from across 11 Smarter Balanced member states and territories recently met in Portland, OR to develop and review instructional classroom resources at the State Network of Educators Winter Workshop. Educators from as far as the US Virgin Islands and Hawaii collaborated to…

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5 Ways to Make Interims a Natural Part of Instruction

Graphic: 5 Ways to Make Interims a Natural Part of Instruction.

Elizabeth Johnston, Guest BloggerEnglish Language Arts Teacher (7th Grade)  Have you used interim assessment blocks (IABs) with your students? Do you use them as a common assessment with your team to identify student needs? Or maybe your district uses them as a tool to review student progress? Weaving interims into classroom activities is a natural way to…

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