Welcome to the start of a new academic year! I hope this finds you having had some well-deserved rest this summer.

This month's resources focus on evidence and assessment. The Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning (CTTL) shares the learning from their fifteen year (and counting) professional development journey and the Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment (MCIEA) provides compelling examples of how six Massachusetts communities are imagining life beyond MCAS. The article on Badges Instead of Grades provides insights as Danielle Allen and David Kidd seek to answer the question, "...can we build a pilot that really supports educator use and embraces badging as a way of communicating about student learning?".

Fall is proving to be a busy travel month - if you plan to be at ResearchEd in Maryland, or the EARCOS Leadership Conference in Bangkok, please let me know. Julie Stern and I will be delivering keynotes and workshops on the 3 Truths for the Future of Education - it would be great to meet up and connect in person!

Wishing you a great start to fall in the meantime.