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        • 2.1 Knowing Students Well
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      • Ch 5: Flexing Your Pathways
        • 5.1 Engaging Pedagogies for All
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Assessment

feedback on assessment is a two-way street, for educators and students both.
Assessment 

Taking stock of grading & reporting

October 14, 2020 Life LeGeros 0 Comments

In spring 2020, during statewide “emergency remote learning” due to the pandemic, many districts and schools changed their approach to

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how to change assessment
Assessment Learning Lab VT Proficiency-Based Learning 

How to change assessment & grading practices

December 2, 2019December 3, 2019 Susan Hennessey 0 Comments Lamoille Union Middle School

…in a middle level math classroom Deirdre Beaupre, a 7th grade math teacher at Lamoille Union Middle School took a

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Assessment Proficiency-Based Learning 

How to use data to inform progress

October 14, 2019February 1, 2021 Susan Hennessey Scott Thompson 0 Comments Common Sense Media, Google Forms, padlet, UDL, Universal Design for Learning

Involve learners with actionable data Wondering how to use data to inform progress for users in proficiency-based education? Assessment provides

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Assessment Proficiency-Based Learning 

4 ways to begin using scales for assessment

October 19, 2016October 15, 2019 Life LeGeros 3 Comments Crossett Brook Middle School, Harwood Union Middle School, Peoples Academy Middle Level

Getting started assessing proficiency School systems in Vermont and elsewhere are in the midst of a shift to proficiency-based learning.

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