What did you most enjoy about working at ELP? What I enjoyed most was the inspiration and hope that comes from working alongside people dedicated to changing not just the experience students have with assessment, but the role that assessment plays in adults’ understanding of what school is for. Working at ELP over the past […]
Category: Announcements
July 2022 Events & Announcements
Summer Reflections Summer, while certainly not a vacation for most educators, can make possible more time for reflection and goal-setting. ELP is appreciative of two recent opportunities to reflect on the bigger picture of our work and to share those reflections with you. Add to your podcast queue my recent discussion with Dr. Greg Goins on his […]
Introducing DLLF Cohort 6
May 2022 Events & Announcements
Always a Journey. In schools all over the country, May is a month when many students share their learning—through project exhibitions, capstone presentations, defenses of learning, and other culminating experiences. Here’s to all the students and teachers out there, even in this difficult year, who are working to culminate learning in ways that are challenging, […]
Guest Blog: Jillian Juman
I would say that the work of ELP, the nationwide commitment to lifting up our young people by embracing their strengths and identity as part of the work is a huge reason why I became an Envisioner. I am excited by the opportunity to have a greater impact on the student experience and increasing access […]
March 2022 Upcoming Events & Announcements
Big-Picture and Fine-Grained Cautiously, things are opening up. ELP has a growing number of dates on the calendar for in-person service. We are about to attend our first conference since the pandemic began. We look forward to seeing many of you at Deeper Learning 2022 in San Diego next week. (Read below to learn about […]
January 2022 Upcoming Events & Announcements
What kind of assignments? Like many educators not currently teaching, I’ve had multiple opportunities through this pandemic to be back in the classroom, serving as a substitute teacher. It’s helped me see how stressful things have been for teachers, students, and school leaders. In the midst of another chaotic year, the idea of performance assessment […]
New year, new changes- a message from Abby Benedetto
I am writing to share the news that December 30th marked my final day at Envision Learning Partners. It is impossible to put into words the depth of gratitude and appreciation I have for Envision as an organization, and for all of the amazing humans whom I have met over the past fifteen years(!!!!) – […]
See you later, Morgan!
It’s with heavy hearts, that we announce that Morgan Vien is moving away from her role at ELP as an Assessment Design Partner (aka Deeper Learning Coach). What did you most enjoy about being a coach with ELP? Being a Deeper Learning Coach with ELP was nothing short of a gift. As an organization, we […]
November 2021 Upcoming Events
Join us TOMORROW in the ELP Lounge! The ELP Lounge will offer time to share stories, thought partnership with peers, or just the chance to throw up your hands and say, am I the only one experiencing this??? Plan to stop in and slow down to connect, share, learn, & heal. We can’t wait to […]