Posts by Eric Tucker
Personalized Learning
Pathological Explanations for Learning Differences: Untangling the Signal from the Noise to Measure Ability in the Age of AI
Hand Isaac Newton a tablet for a physics exam today, and he would bomb it—his brilliance obscured by an inability to navigate a simulation. We educators commit this malpractice against neurodivergent students daily, diagnosing their minds as deficient instead of our broken tests. Myth vs. Science Pamela Cantor, M.D.,…
EdTech
Useful by Design: Innovating For Whom We Measure in the Multimodal AI Era
Discover how multi-modal AI can transform educational assessment design for greater efficiency and usability.
EdTech
The Architecture of Ability: How Evidence-Centered Design and UDL Can Shape AI-Era Assessment
ECD, UDL, and The Cow Path Educational measurement is at a crossroads. Multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) finally opens a pathway to move beyond the industrial-era, one-size-fits-all summative test in favor of unobtrusive, agentic, and adaptive assessment. But directing raw computing power at children without guardrails is ill-advised. Using AI to…
Leadership
Blueprints Are Not Enough: Building Balanced Assessment Systems for Science of Reading 2.0
Ms. Rivera has done everything right: she attended the state-mandated Science of Reading (SoR) training and internalized the new, evidence-based curriculum. She is teaching phonics and phonemic awareness. Yet, as October settles in, she feels a familiar anxiety. She is teaching the “what” of the new laws, but flying blind…
Competency-Based Education
Beyond the Rearview Mirror: Practical Measurement for Improvement
Understand The Three Faces of Measurement and their importance in helping educators navigate student engagement and success.
Leadership
Measuring What Matters and Doing it Well: Innovating Assessment in the AI Era
Imagine a student finishing a test feeling more capable. To assess is, intrinsically, to teach and to learn. It is time to build the GPS our students deserve.
EdTech
Taking Stock: Reflections on Upgrading the Quality and Explainability of Educational Measurement in the AI Era
How might we upgrade the quality and explainability of educational measurement in the AI Era?
EdTech
Beyond the Black Box: Why AI Needs to Show Its Work
Understanding how AI shows its work is essential. Learn about the need for transparency in AI-driven educational tools.
Personalized Learning
Beyond the Snapshot: How Might We Make “Assessment in the Service of Learning” Possible for All Learners, in the AI Era
Learn from Edmund Gordon's experiences on enhancing education through assessment strategies that focus on individual learning processes.
Personalized Learning
AI, Learning Differences, and the Seed of Possibility: Moving From “Wait to Fail” to Precision Support
Learn how Precision Support transforms the education system by prioritizing early intervention for students with disabilities.