MAC in a Moment
November 5, 2025We’re learning that 3-dimensional assessment—disciplinary core ideas (DCIs) balanced with science and engineering practices and crosscutting concepts—is essential for supporting student sense-making. MAC has tools…
We asked, and the MAC community is answering about their professional learning needs for 2020-21. More than any other topic, they are seeking information and support for using assessment in a remote or hybrid learning environment.* Read about some of the ways MAC is responding.
Read the September 9, 2020 MAC in a Moment.
* In a recent survey of 251 Michigan educators (primarily from local school district or intermediate school district/regional service agencies) who have participated in professional learning from the Michigan Assessment Consortium or receive its newsletter, a strong majority of respondents (79%) expressed interest in learning about “assessment in a remote learning environment.”
We’re learning that 3-dimensional assessment—disciplinary core ideas (DCIs) balanced with science and engineering practices and crosscutting concepts—is essential for supporting student sense-making. MAC has tools…
“The best assessment doesn’t just measure learning; it inspires it.” –Starr Sackstein And MAC has the resources and tools to elevate your assessment practices to…
Wendell Berry wrote, “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” Learn how MAC is living into our…
Let’s explore how schools are aligning their systems to equip students for our modern world. Read the September 24, 2025 MAC in a Moment.