It’s the best kept secret!
Whenever we do a workshop , we always showcase something from our fabulous AAC website. Participants are often surprised, because they had no idea the wealth of resources that are part of their AAC...
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To Fret or Refocus: That is the Question!
To Fret or Refocus: That is the Question!Ruth Sutton, one of AAC’s long-time assessment friends posed the following question at the Fall 2015 AAC Leadership Day.How do you hang onto your sanity and...
View ArticleTime to Make Lemonade!
Time to Make Lemonade! It’s been said that when life hands you a lemon, make lemonade. Well, it appears that we’ve been gifted a very large shipment of lemons. I’m not pretending that things are fine,...
View ArticleRelationships: That’s What Matters Most Right Now
It’s never been very helpful to argue with kids about homework, and that is especially true right now. With so much uncertainty in the world, it’s no surprise that many kids (and parents, too) are...
View ArticlePerformance Tasks – Open up the Learning Possibilities for your Students at...
If you’re reading this, you probably already know that AAC has a collection of performance tasks on our website, designed for teachers to use with their students in class. Maybe you’ve even used some...
View ArticleThe ‘New Normal’ is Not Normal – So Let’s Stop Pretending that Grades Matter!
The most important thing we can do to help our students – and their families right now is to encourage them to take care of their physical and emotional health. We talk about hand washing and social...
View ArticleParents as Partners
We’ve heard this a lot – but now more than ever, parents are essential partners in our students’ education.Let’s be clear – we haven’t moved to wholesale home schooling, but rather to learning at...
View ArticleHow DO You Keep Your Students Coming Back?
9 Big Ideas about Student Engagement and Motivation – for This Year and Every Year! It can be hard enough to keep students interested in their school work when spring arrives and the weather warms up....
View ArticleRelationship Status: It’s Complicated!
Pat Lore: Reflections at the End of a 9-Year Secondment Have you ever felt like you were in a relationship that just wasn’t working as well as you wanted it to? That wasn’t helping you live your best...
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Why are we still talking about formative assessment?
Sherry Bennett: Reflections after Two Decades of Learning with AAC My first encounter with the Alberta Assessment Consortium was in 1999, when Robert Hogg, new to his role as AAC Executive Director,...
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