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The educational assessment tests states use today have two fundamental flaws: They encourage the sort of mind-numbing drill-and-kill teaching educators (and students) despise, and, just as important, they don't tell us much about the quality of student learning.

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resources for aligning assessment to curricular objectives

Great collection so that we don't have to re-invent the wheel everytime we give an assignment.

another excellent FlashMeeting video/audio etc; especially helpful because a variety of teachers in different subjects across the grades and adults; describe and explain DIY; tips, tricks and pitfalls; love the chocolate egg podcast idea;D

Most of these teachers used podcasting for lessons and authentic assessment w/projects; one teacher used for professional development for other teachers;

Great flow map on how Backwards Design works

An exensive collection of rubrics in all curricular areas.

A guide to focusing your project

Andrew Miller, consultant for the Buck Institute for Education, details strategies for refining project-based learning questions.