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Smarter Balanced Field Tests: Is Your State Ready?

This webinar is now on-demand! Access the full event here. In just a few weeks, 22 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands will start the Smarter Balanced “field tests,” to be completed during the March 18-June 6, 2014, testing window. As with a practice run at the Olympics, field testing allows states to see how a […]


Technology Use and Student Brain Development (April 25, 2012)

NASBE held a webinar on Wednesday, April 25 titled “Technology Use and Brain Development” as a part of the 2012 Study Group on the role of technology in schools and communities. Our speaker was Dr. Larry Rosen, a professor at California State University, Dominguez Hills, who specializes in research about the psychology behind technology use.  […]


Teacher Induction Webinar (2012)

The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) held a webinar on March 29, 2012 that explored the linkages between comprehensive teacher induction programs and improved teacher and student outcomes. In partnership with the New Teacher Center, this webinar highlighted the importance of comprehensive induction programs for new teachers, the role of state policy […]