Goals Quote by Jane E. Pollock

educators best serve students by helping them be more self-reflective. The only way any of us can improve—as Coach Graham taught me—is if we…

— Randy Pausch

“One of the best habits a learner can instill in herself is regular self-quizzing to recalibrate her understanding of what she does and does…

— Peter C. Brown

“Students are encouraged to connect with others, and to collaborate and create with them on a global scale. It’s not “do your own work,”…

— Will Richardson

“In the book Classroom Assessment for Student Learning: Doing It Right, Using It Well (2004), Rick Stiggins et al. offer seven strategies for assessing…

— Cris Tovani

I think a lot of teachers want to talk about how to continually improve performance.

— Barack Obama

“Stiggins’s Seven Practices of Assessment FOR Learning Where am I going? Provide a clear and understandable vision of the learning target. Use examples and…

— Cris Tovani

I am sure that one secret of a successful teacher is that he has formulated quite clearly in his mind what the pupil has…

— Alfred North Whitehead

One of the marks of a great teacher lies not only in an ability to impart knowledge but also in knowing when to encourage…

— Yo-Yo Ma

“Formative assessments nurture hope and say to students, 'You might not get this yet, but you will. Here is something else you can try…

— Cris Tovani

As a teacher you just look at someone and you transmit to them what they need to know. Not simply a thought form, but…

— Frederick Lenz

Teachers assess to test; educators assess to assist learning.

— Dave Carter

Acquisition of skills requires a regular environment, an adequate opportunity to practice, and rapid and unequivocal feedback about the correctness of thoughts and actions.

— Daniel Kahneman