Formative assessment
How New Caney brought standards into the assessment conversation
New Caney ISD
New Caney's reported move beyond benchmarks asks what an assessment can help teachers decide while they are still teaching the unit.
Read the story →Data Journeys
Stories from Texas schools
How educators use data, what they learn, and ideas for your next instructional conversation.
Assessment decisions
Everman and Aldine asked what their assessments were for
Everman ISD and Aldine ISD
Two districts' assessment work offers a useful starting point: name the decision the data will support, and leave time to act on it.
Read the story →PLC routines
How Coppell North made room to act on its data
Coppell Middle School North · Coppell ISD
From data notebooks to standards-linked tools, Coppell North connected assessment information with time for collaboration and support.
Read the story →TEKS and assessment
What Cobb Middle School found beneath a TEKS score
Cobb Middle School · Frisco ISD
A sixth-grade team's different assessment results reveal the questions behind a TEKS percentage and a useful starting point for your next PLC.
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