Across K–12 systems, frameworks for building and measuring employability skills sit in very different places. Some districts still rely on graduate profiles written years ago.… Continue Reading How Districts Are Using Microcredentials to Strengthen Employability Skills
Most schools have a portrait of a graduate or employability skills framework. Often, these tools are anchored in a strong vision but sit on the edges of instruction.… Continue Reading Districts Building Skill Pathways Tied to Instruction Will Outpace Those That Don’t. Here’s How CREC Is Doing It.
If you've ever wondered what it would take to make assessment systems more useful and meaningful, start by asking the people who experience… Continue Reading Listening to Students and Teachers Isn’t Optional. It’s the Future of Assessment.
Innovative Evaluation Approaches in Early Childhood Education When Colorado received over $700 million in federal and state stimulus funding for early childhood programs in 2021–2022, the state's Department… Continue Reading Inside Colorado’s Hub Model: Innovative Evaluation Approaches in Early Childhood Education
Education leaders must use data and evidence to make good decisions. No one disputes this. But where does this data and evidence come from, and… Continue Reading Internal or External Evaluation? When to Say, “Both, Please!”
A feasibility study of the Infinibook™ “Is my child becoming an ‘iPad kid’?” As the debate over technology’s role in early childhood learning intensifies, it’s not just parents… Continue Reading Bridging Physical and Digital Learning
CPSN selected Danette Parsley, our very own CEO and fearless leader, as a member of their International Advisors. Danette was selected due to her experience… Continue Reading Our Involvement with the Canadian Playful Schools Network (CPSN)
Marzano Research is proud to announce its partnership with WestEd in a new five-year contract from U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to operate the Regional… Continue Reading Marzano Research partners with WestEd in new REL Northwest contract
This post is the fourth in a series of blog posts with Ceri Dean, Danette Parsley, and Mike Siebersma to introduce the School Improvement Consultant Framework. One day… Continue Reading Expanding your school improvement consultant toolbox