Different education tests are built with different purposes. So why are we using them interchangeably? asks W. James Popham.

Eighth-grade teacher Kenny Silva suggests using TED Talks to assess student engagement and media evaluation skills.

How do you build student engagement in your school or district?

Teacher Starr Sackstein uses student data collected using Google Forms to create exit tickets and provide feedback, she explains in this blog post. Sackstein writes about the new functions Google Forms offers after a recent update.

A glimpse inside a college student feedback meeting at the Education Department.

ASCD has released its 2016 Global Policy Agenda, which calls on policymakers and other education stakeholders across the glob.

Introverted students may be at a disadvantage in traditional classrooms, which often prioritize classroom participation.

SmartBlog on Education this month is exploring assessments and testing. Join us for original content in which experts explore the trends and highlight best practices.

ACT Inc. announced Tuesday that it has added a new test to its lineup: the PreACT, a multiple-choice test designed to prepare 10th grade students for the company's college-entrance exam.

TED recently launched an outreach program through TED-ED to help cultivate the next generation of TED Talks presenters.

What makes kids persist? What gives them the “grit” to keep working hard in school, to get good grades and ultimately be successful in life? A big contributor is having a “growth mindset.”

Mathematics should be a tool for increasing one’s thinking power but for many children it is just a set of rather pointless rules for manipulating symbols.