Vague, General, and Subjective Make Poor Rubrics High-quality rubrics can be valuable to both the teacher and student; however, not all...

Data show it’s the opposite…. One persistent myth around proficiency-based scoring and reporting (PBSR) is that without points to...

At the start of our proficiency-based model implementation, we prioritized supporting teachers by providing Professional Learning...

Ask ten people to define "standards-based scoring and reporting" and you're likely to get ten different answers. I've heard everything...

Uh…no. Let’s start with something fundamental.  Well-designed homework is important and helps kids learn. (I’ll save the discussion...

In addition to working as a high school teacher and administrator, I served on my local school board for 9 years — half of that time as...

DMV agent: That was some test! Your parallel parking is great and you kept your speed under the limit. But you ran one stop sign and...

The work that has challenged me the most and is now going into its 10 th year at Ashland Middle School, is the proficiency-based...

One common myth surrounding standards-based scoring and reporting is that scoring students based on clearly identified standards and...

How the contrast of going back to a traditional system is highlighting what I lost  After relying on SmartScore for five years, I find...

My Interview with Steve Retzlaff, Principal at Ashland Middle School in Ashland, Oregon Why is grading so difficult to talk about and...

Clarify Expectations and Provide Timely Feedback Almost all states, understandably, experienced learning loss during the pandemic. It...

Use any of the words  proficiency ,  competency , or  standards  with an educator and you're likely to get a visceral response. Each of...