Recent News
Oct 18 2016 | Rob Kantner of Literacy Design Collaborative
Orginal Article posted on LDC.org
Exciting News!
The new LDC student work rubrics for 2016-17, created by the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE), are now available for any Tasks teachers build in LDC CoreTools. These innovative rubrics have been field tested and studied...
Sep 26 2016 | New York Times
Explore this optimization challenge from Jack Dieckmann, a math education expert here at UL-SCALE. Jack's Numberplay challenge was published in the The New York Times on September 26th, 2016. Check out the article here.
Jan 17 2012
Research findings from a research study that examined the relationship between teacher portfolio assessment scores and student achievement. The portfolio scores were found to significantly distinguish between teachers who are more and less successful at enhancing student learning.
Nov 5 2010 | Education Week blog "Reality Check" | Posted In: Teacher Educational News
Walt Gardner introduces the duel between standardized tests and performance assessments on his Education Week blog, Reality Check.
Nov 3 2010 | Star Tribune, Minneapolis-St. Paul | Posted In: Teacher Educational News
The Minneapolis School District plans to employ a $200,000 grant to partner with the New Teacher Project in developing a new system for evaluating teachers, writes Corey Mitchell.
