SCOPE Blog Archive
Engaging Students in Deeper Learning Requires Engaging Assessments
Soung Bae and Kari Kokka provide recommendations on ways to increase student engagement in performance-based assessments.
Response: Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy 'Increases Student Engagement & Learning'
What does culturally sustaining pedagogy look like in the classroom? Linda Bauld, director of the National Board Resource Center, responds.
The troubling shortage of Latino and black teachers — and what to do about it
The growth of Latino teachers has not kept pace with the rising Latino student population and the number of black teachers is shrinking.
School Accountability Systems Need Meaningful College and Career Readiness Indicators
This EdWeek post provides suggestions for developing robust and meaningful college and career readiness indicators.
Cultivating a Garden to Improve Schools
Jon Snyder discusses the approach to educational improvement used by the Instructional Leadership Corps (ILC) Project.
What Can Districts Do to Recruit More Teachers of Color?
Travis J. Bristol and Terrenda White's three-part series in Education Week discusses how districts can recruit more teachers of color.
3 Top-Down Approaches to Improving Teacher Capacity
Elizabeth Leisy Stosich explains how three research-based principles can guide state and local efforts to grow educator capacity.
Recruiting and Retaining Educators of Color
This Albert Shanker Institute post describes policy recommendations for promoting a racially and ethnically diverse teaching force.
Teachable Moments and Academic Rigor: A Mini-Unit
In Edutopia, Travis J. Bristol and Claude Goldenberg outline a four-day mini-unit on violence between law enforcement and citizens in Ferguson.
The Role of Performance Assessments in Fostering Opportunities for Deeper Learning
Elizabeth Leisy Stosich describes how performance assessments can help teachers create authentic learning experiences.
