Episode 240

Hacking Assessments

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About this Episode

TR is joined by Starr Sackstein to talk about how teachers can authentically innovate and disrupt in the realm of assessment

Show Notes

Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week

  • Calling all school and district leaders! We are hosting a virtual Summer Summit on June 24th for leaders supporting Modern Classrooms educators. Leaders will learn practical skills from fellow leaders, attend workshops of their choice, and connect with the Modern Classrooms Project Leadership Collaborative community. Modern Classrooms co-founder Robert Barnett is our featured keynote speaker and will share insights from his book Meet Every Learner’s Needs alongside voices of students, educators, and leaders. We invite educators to share the summit with their leaders and invite leaders to register. Learn more and register here

  • Want to start building your own Modern Classroom? Sign up for our summer Virtual Mentorship Program! From June 23rd - July 27th, work with one of our expert educators to build materials for your own classroom. We have scholarships all over the country so you can enroll for free if you teach in Chicago, Alabama, Oakland, LA, Minnesota, and more. To see if there’s an opportunity for you, check out modernclassrooms.org/apply-now

  • We are hosting two book clubs this summer! We are reading The Promises and Perils of AI in Education by Ken Shelton and Dee Lanier in June and The Identity-Conscious Educator by Liza Talusan in July. Look out for more details.

  • Want to connect with other educators of color who are creating a more student-centered learning environment? Join our monthly Shades of Excellence meetup on Tuesday, May 27, 7pm ET. Register here

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The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach