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In my humble understanding, what makes an assessment good  is that it should tell the truth about learning. Not just the grades-and-scores kind of truth – but the deeper one that reveals what a learner can truly do  with their knowledge. Recently, I had the privilege of working with Russian School Erudite and a Russian-Jewish Center “Shalom” ,  two cultural and educational centers in Montgomery County, Maryland, that serve preschool through high school students studying Russi

Conducting a needs assessment is a crucial first step in both instructional design and teaching practice because it offers an understanding of learners’ starting points, challenges, and goals. It is the process that enables an educator to identify the gap between what learners currently know or can do and what they need to achieve through instruction. In my work as an art educator and instructional designer – through my studio and online teaching practice – I find that this p