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 an ambitious goal? They …
Educators Convene to ‘Spring Clean’ Resources in the Digital Library
Nearly 60 educators from around the nation met for three days last week in Denver for a “spring cleaning” of the Digital Library and its nearly 3,000 resources. By the end, educators who attended the State Network of Educators Workshop were able …
Teacher Twitter Chat on Smarter Balanced Assessments
A group of teacher leaders in Washington state participated in an informative Sunday night Twitter chat about Smarter Balanced assessments. Using the hashtag #WATeachLead, the teachers, who are a part of the CORElaborate WA program, shared their thoughts on state …
Over 90 Educators Meet to Contribute to Digital Library
More than 90 educators from 10 Smarter Balanced states met in Houston in February to help build resources for the Digital Library, a free online collection of high-quality instructional and professional learning resources. Twice each year, educators convene to create new …
Montana Educators: ‘Thrill’ to Be a Part of Item Review Process
Two educators from Cut Bank Public Schools in Montana reflected on their experience participating in a three-day Smarter Balanced item review conference this summer. Educators from all over the nation met to review items in math and English language arts. …