In this episode we explore how AI could reshape state assessment, and why that shift matters for teachers, coaches, and district leaders.W

We look at two recent pieces: Jane Swift’s argument that AI-enabled assessment can turn testing from an “autopsy” into a “compass,” and Transcend’s policy paper calling for a more careful bridge to the future of state assessment.

Topics covered:

• Why state assessment data often arrives too late to help instruction
• How AI could support more responsive classroom assessment
• The difference between state tests and formative classroom tools
• What teachers should expect from AI-enabled feedback systems
• Why PLCs matter in making assessment data useful
• The risk of adding more assessments instead of removing ineffective ones
• Why trust, student data privacy, and parent communication are central to AI assessment policy
• Why the future of assessment should be built at the classroom and PLC level, not just the policy level

Sources:

https://www.the74million.org/article/time-for-schools-to-stop-testing-kids-like-its-the-1990s-ai-can-show-the-way/

https://transcendeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Future-of-Assessment-Report_042726.pdf