Curriculum & Assessment Resources
Resources and tools to keep district leaders up-to-date on best practices, lessons learned and emerging trends in curriculum and assessment.
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April 18, 2023
How to (Finally) Succeed with Science of Reading: Research-Backed Strategies for Early LiteracyType:Webinar Recording Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentAASA and EAB hosted a virtual event to share innovative strategies that are accelerating early literacy in districts nationwide. -
April 01, 2023
Evaluation of a Social Determinant of Health: Academic Achievement through Physical Education PolicyType:Article Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, Health & WellnessThis study explores national associations of PE policies and academic achievement on standardized tests through a fixed effects panel data analysis. -
March 31, 2023
Opportunities Through Future-Focused CurriculumType:Article Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, Rural CommunitiesEighth in a series about AASA demonstration districts spotlights the Coxsackie-Athens Central School District in upstate New York. -
March 01, 2023
Convergence of Digital Learning for Staff and Students AlikeType:Article Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, Technology & AIThe seventh column in a series about AASA demonstration districts spotlights the Elizabeth Forward School District in western Pennsylvania. -
February 01, 2023
The Creation of Next Generation LearningType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentWhat should K-12 education look like in its next iteration? -
February 01, 2023
Where’s the Affirming Vision for Public Education?Type:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentIn a polarized time, no individuals are better positioned than superintendents for promoting a community’s broader mission of schooling beyond standardized test scores. The author is vice president at the Aspen Institute and executive director of its Education & Society Program. -
January 01, 2023
The Questionable Forms of Student AssessmentType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentStudent testing has seen major developments since the No Child Left Behind Act. -
January 01, 2023
How the Pandemic Changed Our Thinking about Teacher EvaluationType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentAn intermediate education agency refocuses staff performance reviews to include evidence of student engagement. -
January 01, 2023
What We Focus On GrowsType:Article Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, District & School OperationsAre schools measuring what really matters for learners? -
January 01, 2023
Case Study: The River Valley School District (Pa.)Type:Case Study Topics: College- Career- and Life-Readiness, Curriculum & AssessmentHow one AASA Learning 2025 Demonstration System is creating a future-driven school district -
December 01, 2022
Feedback for Teachers: What Evidence Do Teachers Find Most Useful?Type:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentThis study investigates teachers’ perceptions of three types of feedback on students’ performance to guide instructional improvements. -
December 01, 2022
Leading Systemic Redesign: Strategies from the FieldType:Webinar Recording Webinar participants will learn how their school community can work together to redesign the school system, reengineer instruction and co-author personalized learning for all learners. -
December 01, 2022
Transitioning from a Traditional Educational Model to a Competency Based Educational Model: Lessons Learned from AdministratorsType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentThis study examined why schools and districts transitioned from traditional education systems to competency-based, the challenges and benefits -
December 01, 2022
Ratings and Rankings: The Illusions of Student Measurement without ContextType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentWe like to keep score, even though how we measure often fails to reveal truths about the quality of the rating. -
December 01, 2022
[GPA] in, [GPA] out: Uncovering Inequity and Flaws in Grading PoliciesType:Article Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, EquityThe reduction of the student experience to a GPA launders both meaningful nuance of how course grades are assigned as well as potential evidence of inequitable grade distribution. -
November 17, 2022
Re-Building Student Supports for Pandemic Impacted Times: Student Success Systems and the GRAD PartnershipType:Webinar Recording Topics: College- Career- and Life-Readiness, Curriculum & Assessment, District & School OperationsJoin us for a webinar to learn how the GRAD Partnership is working with districts, schools, and communities to Rebuild Student Success Systems to meet current needs. -
November 01, 2022
Understanding Early Childhood EducationType:Report Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, Early LearningUnderstand the benefits of early learning, identify the barriers to implementation and learn potential accelerators that increase program effectiveness. -
September 01, 2022
A Beacon of 12 Shining LightsType:Article Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, District & School Operations, EquityThe first column in a year-long series that will showcase each of the AASA Learning 2025’s Lighthouse school districts. -
September 01, 2022
System-level Leaders’ Local Control of Teacher Supervision and Evaluation Under Every Student Succeeds ActType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentThis article investigates school system leaders’ influence and control over local teacher supervision and evaluation systems -
September 01, 2022
Outcomes-Based EvaluationType:Infographic Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, District & School OperationsJob performance that‘s tied to student outcomes.
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Oct06STEM Leadership ConsortiumType:
Consortium Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, Technology & AIUse research-based STEM Leadership indicators to develop, evaluate, and improve STEM initiatives in your district, with the opportunity to be nationally recognized as a STEM Certified district. -
Mar062025 AASA National Conference on EducationType:
Conference Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, District & School Operations, Health & Wellness, Leadership Development, School Safety & Cybersecurity, Technology & AIThe premier professional development event for school superintendents, administrators and other educational leaders.
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