# Assessment’s Complexities

Assessment’s complexities are a common hurdle for new teachers. My experience as a teacher educator and observations of both novice and experienced teachers show this challenge persists even for veterans. To truly understand how to leverage assessment for learning, it’s crucial to first distinguish between formative and summative approaches. Formative assessment stands apart in its [...]

# Student Experience Insights

How one student’s experience highlights the need for a more inclusive, skills-based approach to post-secondary preparation. For some students, college is the assumed ‘next step’—a foregone conclusion. For others, it feels entirely irrelevant. With this in mind, it’s logical to assume that K-12 College and Career Readiness (CCR) initiatives would thus balance these two schools [...]

# ACT Score Improvements

Students achieved an average ACT ELA score improvement of 2.48 points—6.15 times higher than the US national average ACT score improvement over the same duration.  
Students achieved an average ACT score improvement of 2.05 points—4.84 times higher than the US national average ACT score improvement over the same duration.

# Video Introductions

### [Introducing ChalkTalk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNPnPySfnzw)  
  
### [ChalkTalk - Teach amazing.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBNzBj0fNwU)  
  
### [CollegeReady - East Boston High School - Mr. Lorenzo Di Benedetto - ELA Teacher](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9G6H9lYS44)  
  
### [ChalkTalk - Summit Academy - Cheryl Lundy Swift - Principal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiIsKeXN7qg)  
  
### [ChalkTalk - Summit Academy Charter School - Malia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwyiKkp7ifo)  
  
 
### Videos Overview
- [**Introducing ChalkTalk**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNPnPySfnzw)
- [**ChalkTalk - How It Works**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCy8l9cRqHk)
- [**ChalkTalk - Summit Academy - John Russo - SAT & Science Teacher**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ETVnANrzL0)
- [**ChalkTalk - East Boston High School - Mr. Tyrone Figueroa - Math Teacher**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzBYW71aWsc)
- [**ChalkTalk Blended Learning Model**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbnRyucXwps) 
- [**ChalkTalk - Summit Academy Charter School - Jason**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsV1HNQ_v7s) 
- [**ChalkTalk - Summit Academy Charter School - Jenia**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcNJft31IPU)
- [**Jayne Ellspermann - 2015 NASSP National Principal of the Year**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1S9HVVdpFw)
- [**ChalkTalk - East Boston High School - Rina**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiGUr_WIcbo)