[This is a guest post by Jim Cracraft, an Assistant Director at Vanderbilt University’s English Language Center (ELC), which offers English language support to individuals who have a first language ...

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. As California schools increasingly focus ...

This post is by Justin Wells, Executive Director of Envision Learning Partners. Portfolio assessment has been around for a long time, and the practice appears to be growing. It’s easy to see why. A ...

In Spring 2024, CTL (formerly ASSETT) launched its inaugural Students as Partners program. This initiative partnered an equity-minded undergraduate student with a faculty member who sought to improve ...

Folio thinking involves collecting, organizing, reflecting on, and drawing connects between learning experiences. It helps students look back at their learning, show progress, consider the personal ...

“Student-led conferences allow us to take ownership of our learning. Only we know how we are doing and where we are running. There isn’t always going to be an adult there to help us,” said Payton, a ...