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Long building staff describe program to make students "assessment‑capable learners" and show early classroom results
Summary
School leaders at Lapeer Community Schools described a push to teach students to self‑assess, align learning activities to clear success criteria and use peer feedback. Presenters cited research (John Hattie) and classroom examples, and presented early internal results including an example class that reached 87% proficiency on a final exam.
Long building staff on the Lapeer Community Schools campus told the school board that their goal is to make students "assessment‑capable learners" — students who can identify where they are in relation to a standard, set short‑term goals and take concrete steps to close the gap.
The presenters said the approach focuses on teaching students to use success criteria, rubrics, mentor texts and peer feedback so they can answer, "Here's where I am, but over here is where I need to be." That phrasing was presented as the central diagnostic question students will use to plan study and revision.
The presentation cited educational…
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