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After all, framed that way, teachers give hundreds of standardized tests a year, even those who do learner-centered assessment, project-basedlearning, or otherwise collect evidence of student learning in ways that are considered alternative or non-traditional. Put like that, they feel benign, almost harmless.
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” Sending emails, weekly newsletters, or using the school phone to communicate are great communication alternatives if they cannot download one of these apps. It’s crucial to be open and honest with parents because they want to know how their child is performing in all aspects at school.
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