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Mastery-Based Grading.

Mastery-Based Grading: Level Up Your Classroom! 🎮 Alright, buckle up, future Jedi Masters of Education! We're diving deep into the fascinating, sometimes frustrating, but ultimately rewarding world of Mastery-Based Grading…
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Competency Tracking and Reporting.

Competency Tracking and Reporting: Taming the Beast (Before It Eats You!) 🦁 (A Lecture in the Wilds of HR Technology) Welcome, intrepid adventurers, to the thrilling, sometimes bewildering, often-underappreciated world…
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The Future of Assessment in Education.

The Future of Assessment in Education: Buckle Up, Buttercups! 🚀👩‍🏫 (Lecture Begins) Alright everyone, grab your coffee ☕, silence those notification dings 📱, and prepare to have your minds blown!…
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Alternatives to Standardized Testing.

Alternatives to Standardized Testing: A Grand Tour of Assessment Innovation 🚀 (Or: How to Actually Figure Out What Your Students Know Without Making Them Cry) Welcome, esteemed educators, weary parents,…
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Addressing Bias in Standardized Tests.

Addressing Bias in Standardized Tests: A Comedy of Errors & a Call to Action 🎭📢 (Or, How We Accidentally Built a Measurement System That Sometimes Measures the Wrong Things, and…
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Ensuring Assessment Validity and Reliability.

Ensuring Assessment Validity and Reliability: A Hilariously Honest Lecture (Disclaimer: May contain traces of sarcasm, questionable metaphors, and an overwhelming desire to avoid grading papers.) (Opening Slide: A picture of…
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Creating Effective Rubrics.

Creating Effective Rubrics: A Hilariously Helpful Guide (Lecture Hall doors swing open with a dramatic flourish. A spotlight shines on Professor Rubriculous, a slightly eccentric academic with oversized glasses perched…
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Portfolio Development.

Portfolio Development: From Zero to Hero (or at Least Employable!) (A Lecture Delivered with a Wink and a Nudge) Alright, settle down class! Grab your metaphorical pens and paper (or…
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Performance Task Design.

Performance Task Design: Turning Assessments into Jedi Training for Your Students 🎓 Alright, gather 'round, young Padawans of pedagogy! Today, we're diving deep into the swirling nebula of performance task…
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Adaptive Assessment.

Adaptive Assessment: The Choose-Your-Own-Adventure of Knowledge Alright, buckle up buttercups! We're diving headfirst into the shimmering, ever-changing world of Adaptive Assessment! Forget those soul-crushing, one-size-fits-all exams that leave you feeling…