Performance Assessments: A More Meaningful Approach?

01/06/17 • 6 min

Join us as we explore the fundamentals of performance assessments. What are they? Are they more effective?
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Allison Zmuda is going on 17 years as an education consultant specializing in curriculum, assessment and instruction; she co-authored with Bena Kallick Students at the Center: Personalized Learning with Habits of Mind. Bena Kallick is also an international consultant and co-authored with Art Costa books on the Habits of Mind. Mike Kaechele is a Project Based Learning teacher in secondary math and social studies. He also leads PBL workshops as National Faculty for Buck Institute for Education.

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