I was recently honored to get to work on an NCTE Position Statement as a member of the NCTE Task Force on Assessment chaired by Cathy Fleischer. The statement is written to be accessible and useful for classroom teachers. As assessment in an era of the Common Core is being re-defined by organizations like PARCC, this statement offers specific guidelines for how formative assessment can be crafted and utilized meaningfully in teachers’ day-to-day practice. I’d encourage you to take a look – I think this statement turned out great. The entire statement can be read and downloaded as a pdf here.