Category: Assessment
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NGSS Assessment (and unit) development: Uncoupling DCI concepts is an essential first step in planning for assessment
The content (DCIs) in our science standards is dense. There are very often multiple ideas packed into a single sentence in a DCI – even in kindergarten. When working on assessment development with educators, the first thing we do is to make sense of the many discrete ideas packed into the DCIs in our performance
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NGSS Assessment: Science assessment grounded in equity
You are likely familiar with “assessment for” learning rather than “assessment of” learning. It’s an important shift that many of us have been working hard to realize. But what about assessment as a caring practice? This episode of a podcast about the NGSS (yes – there’s a podcast about the NGSS : ) called “Unpack
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NGSS Assessment: Quick primer
4 key aspects of 3D aligned assessments from OpenSciEd (and some more detailed info for those who want a deep dive) OpenSciEd (OSE) has long proven themselves as the leader in quality (freely available : ) curriculum at all levels of education. I’ll write a post soon sharing links to OSE resources at various grade levels.
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