Introduction to Diagnostic Assessment of Reading is an online self-paced short course for anyone who wants to learn more about these diagnostic assessments and why they are so important to evidence-based reading instruction (EBRI).

Practitioners who will actually administer these assessments should take the longer… read more

Does your ESOL program struggle with assessing student readiness to progress to the next class level in a way that is authentic and holistic, but also consistent and reliable? In this workshop, instructional leaders from three ESOL programs will present some of their practices, tools, and structures for end-of-cycle student… read more

To become certified to administer one of the NRS assessments, use the links below to access the self-paced training modules.  All of the self-paced training modules are available 24/7.

Assessment Basics is a pre-requisite for all of the trainings below (… read more

This course is designed for teachers who are using or want to use the Curriculum for Adults Learning Math (CALM). CALM was created by the SABES Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum & Instruction PD center to give teachers a full, rich, conceptually-based curriculum. CALM… read more

Formative assessment is the ongoing work of understanding how your students are understanding what you are teaching. While there are many ways to do formative assessment, one that is often readily accessible is looking at student work. There is a lot that can be learned by analyzing how students illustrate or describe their… read more