I'm thrilled to welcome Will Lorié as a new colleague at the Center. He's already written a superb post for CenterLine about getting the most from Technology Enhanced Items (TEI). Check it out: nciea.org/blog/are-test-…

The new issue of The Prime is here! Read the latest from Arthur VanderVeen (Arthur VanderVeen); an interview with Thomas Brady, director of Deane Odea 🔮; and a Q&A with Juan D'Brot and Erika Landl (@ELH2125) from the Center for Assessment (@NCIEA1). bit.ly/2Mb2fPY #assessment #edadmin

Scott Scott Marion , Chris Chris Brandt and I had some thoughts about how to improve the next authorization of ESEA. Check it out! Feedback welcome :)

Employers, nonprofits, and educational institutions are encouraged to apply for the #FutureReadyIowa Youth Internship Grant by March 11! Apply here 👉 IowaGrants.gov Beth Townsend Ryan West

Happy to be in New Orleans at the CCSSO Accountability Systems and Reporting state collaborative. #StatesLeading

Great insight from ⁦Jared Knowles 📈⁩ at the ⁦CCSSO⁩ ASR meeting today, “I used to want to do data analysis that showed people how good I was analyzing data. Now I just want to do analysis that helps people do good.”

School Disruption Due to COVID-19 nciea.org/blog/assessmen…

Testing disruption could have short- and long-term impacts educationdive.com/news/testing-d… via @EdDiveK12

Our job in 2020-21 is to do what we know works. Check out my guest spot on the Center for Assessment blog: nciea.org/blog/school-di…

I have to brag on my @NCIEA1 colleagues. Since mid March, we've written fully 16 new posts to provide guidance related to the impact of the pandemic on assessment and accountability. And *many* more are in the pipeline! Check them out here: nciea.org/current-initia…

Come on, people. It's not like this is our first new normal. charliedepascale.blog/2020/07/12/the…

The Summative Classroom Assessment module from our friends @NCIEA1 is now available at nciea.org/classroom-asse… AMSTI Alabama State Department of Education

I enjoyed my conversation with Anne Wicks and Bill McKenzie at the BushCenter Ed Reform on the role of testing during and after the pandemic. I hate having to follow Andrew Ho though😀 @NCIEA1 Jennifer Davis Poon Dan Gordon Susan Patrick @jillian4supt the74million.org/article/beyond…

I'm proud of my amazing colleagues at @NCIEA1 for their superb work putting together the first ever online RILS - assessment and accountability implications related to the pandemic. Miss anything? Full recordings of all 8 sessions are available here: vimeo.com/showcase/75679…

Great conversation about equity, identity and formative assessment, getting ready for the Balanced Assessment Systems Collaborative w/ Scott Norton and @ELH2125 #CCSSOCOLLAB link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Today we finished up the final meeting of the first year of CCSSO’s new collaborative - Balanced Assessment Systems. Shout out to all our state and affiliate members, and especially to ⁦Caroline Wylie⁩ and ⁦@ELH2125⁩ for a great year. See you next year!

Important work led by Erika Landl & Susan Lyons. Interim assessments must be held to high standards and evaluated independently. "Interim assessments tend to [be used] for purposes beyond their design" notes Peter Leonard. EdReports.org @NCIEA1 Dr. Kristen Huff marketbrief.edweek.org/marketplace-k-…

This summer I had the pleasure of working with some of the most brilliant, hard-working, and generous scholars I’ve ever known - the Centers interns and teaching fellow. They future of our field is in good hands! Michael Fienberg Lily An Brian Gong Scott Marion Carla Evans @NCIEA1