In this edition of HIKI NŌ, we’ll see how Hawaiʻi students are managing life and school during the COVID-19 era in our continuing series of Student Reflections. We’ll visit a Kauaʻi beauty salon that ...

New research shows learning erosion is real—but evidence-anchored design, governance, and assessment can turn AI into an ...

The value of classroom technology depends on instructional intent: Devices should support strong pedagogy by expanding how ...

Many new teachers step into classrooms that still reflect traditional, teacher-centered models. These classrooms often place ...

Many instructors experience disappointment when their students’ exam scores don’t live up to expectations. How is it possible, we ask ourselves, that so many students failed to grasp the concepts we ...

Communications Learning Assessment (CLA) supports formative assessment in medical education by providing a structured ...

Assignments and the associated grades represent one of the most powerful tools in our teaching repertoire. It takes great care and precision to design assessments, and how we measure and translate ...

Anne Paonessa is the author of Essential Connection Skills (Corwin, 2025) and founder of ConnectED Classrooms: Picture this: A student sits at their desk, staring at a math problem that seems ...

When designing formative assessments, instructors need to think about aligning the assessed knowledge and skills, as well the assessment format itself, with desired learning outcomes and with the ...

GenAI may be accelerating a developmental transition in how learners conceptualize programming itself.

Formative assessments are tools used during instruction to provide real-time feedback, helping both students and educators make immediate improvements. Unlike summative assessments, which evaluate ...

Not long ago, the administrators of Merrimack College’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning asked me if I would provide professional development for faculty members on how to teach ...