This three-part series offers a “learn at your own pace” set of modules grounded in the latest research surrounding the critical link between early childhood authentic assessment practices, early learning standards, and a program's curriculum. …
Authentic Assessment
Making Pre-K Better
Training video by Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak about how to make Pre-K better for all children. Video includes specific details for selecting evidence-based instructional strategies within a blended and tiered model of instruction are provided. Click here to download a PDF with all of the the PPT …
Early Childhood Assessment Terms Primer ECE Solutionary Members Only
Ever wonder what the difference is between construct, content, criterion, and concurrent validity? How about what terms like correlated, standardized, universal, and formative mean? …
Tips and Tools for Dealing With All That Data
In early childhood contexts, we document information by writing down observations or interviews, marking and/or tallying forms related to our observations or tests, scoring evaluations and assessments, and/or by creating a permanent record (e.g., a video, audio recording, or photograph). …
Picking The “Right” Assessment
It's not easy...finding just the right assessment. You know, the one that isn't too long, and isn't too short. The one that everyone on the teams "likes". The one that makes doing your job, just a little bit easier. …
Pushing Back Against High-Stakes Testing One Assessment At A Time
In collaboration with Dr. R. Christopher Swanson from Johns Hopkins University, I made a video series on authentic assessment practice in early childhood. The videos were created for Maryland Learning Links, and include powerful tools for early educators who want to push back against high-stakes …