Deeply understanding what knowledge, skills, and abilities are actually needed to meet the vision of the Framework or standards like the Next Generation Science Standards requires spending time analyzing the standards.

This Toolkit is a sustained and supported professional learning experience designed to shift the culture of assessment to one that is more caring. The tools and processes presented here are the result of a pilot with educators from Colorado and Connecticut. The six modules are designed for flexible entry points and pathways to support district teams on a journey to develop more equitable 3D assessment systems with learners at the center.

The beginnings of a practice brief and tool to support using student work in ways that build relationships.

This slide deck is used to support use of the Task Screener.

A spreadsheet compilation of openly available science assessment tasks.

Presenting phenomena in a way that highlights a productive uncertainty for students to figure out.

The task scenario supports 3D sense-making and is accessible to a wide range of students.

The task prompts support 3D sense-making and are accessible to a wide range of students.

A draft workbook for the assessment design process.