Global education correspondent Rod Berger recently conducted a series of interviews with educators involved with the Texas Public Accountability Consortium (TPAC), a group of 44 Texas school districts working to build on the success of community-based accountability systems already in use in districts across the state by developing next-generation measures and assessments that would enable wider use of such systems. They include:
Authentic Assessment vs. Accountability: The Balancing Act – interview with Eric Simpson, Director of Learning and Leadership Services, TASA (which facilitates TPAC)
Preparing Students for the Future by Turning Away from the Past – video interview with John Tanner, founder of Test Sense and TPAC consultant
Leading the Charge Against Teaching for the Test – video interview with Dr. Kim Alexander, superintendent, Roscoe Collegiate ISD
Small Town Texas Principal Pushes for Accountability – video interview with William Paul, principal, Lexington Middle School
5 Questions to Ask When Rethinking Accountability Systems – article featuring Dr. David Vroonland, superintendent, Mesquite ISD
Learning to Communicate Student Progress and Experience – video interview with Theresa Morris, mathematics performance assessment developer, Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE) in Palo Alto, California
An Educational Leader with a Lifetime of Focus on the Individual Student – video interview with Marilyn Denson, assistant superintendent for Transformation and Strategic Initiatives, Coppell ISD
A Believer in Community-Based Accountability – video interview with John Booth, superintendent, DeKalb ISD
Literacy Advocate Wants Changes to Writing Assessments – video interview with Christi Morgan, assistant superintendent, Sunnyvale ISD
Beyond Standardized Testing – video interview with Theresa Morris, mathematics performance assessment developer at the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE)