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We are pleased to announce the release of the Smarter Balanced 2025-2030 Strategic Plan! Explore how it focuses on student learning, member collaboration, and usefulness for teachers: #strategic-plan" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">smarterbalanced.org/our-vision/#st… #SmarterBalanced

In collaboration with @ibmconsulting, Smarter Balanced has released Student-Centric Design Principles for Responsible Use of AI. Learn more: 🔗portal.smarterbalanced.org/library/en/sma… 🔗portal.smarterbalanced.org/library/en/exe… Thank you to everyone who made this project a success.

Shaped by voices across the Consortium, our 2025-30 Strategic Plan aligns members and staff around shared priorities, strategies, and goals — strengthening the Consortium’s ability to support improvements in teaching and learning across the nation. #strategic-plan" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">smarterbalanced.org/our-vision/#st…

We're entering a new phase of innovation with the release of our 2025-2030 Strategic Plan. Shaped by voices across the Consortium, the plan focuses on student learning, member collaboration, and usefulness for teachers. Learn more: #strategic-plan" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">smarterbalanced.org/our-vision/#st… #SmarterBalanced

Congratulations to the Smarter Balanced Teaching and Learning Innovation Awards recipients! Read more: smarterbalanced.org/smarter-balanc… #InnovationInEducation #TeachingExcellence

🎉🏆 Coming soon: Smarter Balanced Teaching and Learning Innovation Awards recipients! Get ready to be inspired by the public school districts being recognized for their groundbreaking work that's transforming teaching and learning. #InnovationInEducation #TeachingExcellence

Happy National Children’s Day 🖍️📚🎓

To learn more about Memorial Day, you can explore resources from the @USNatArchives at: hubs.ly/Q02yqhh00

Happy #TeacherAppreciationDay to everyone who serves our students and communities! Thank you for your hard work.

Honored to have our very own Christyan Mitchell at tonight’s state dinner at the White House recognizing 2024 @CCSSO Teacher of the Year, Missy Testerman, and teachers from all 50 states. Congratulations to everyone being honored!

Happy Earth Day! Celebrate in your classroom with these free resources: earthday.org/education-reso…

Teachers, prepare your World Art Day lesson with some help from Vincent van Gogh himself! See the lesson here: smartertoolsforteachers.org/resource/1012

Congratulations to Missy Testerman on being named @CCSSO National Teacher of the Year! Your dedication to your students is an inspiration to educators everywhere. Learn more about Missy and all the Teacher of the Year nominees:

Happy National School Librarian Day! Thank you to school librarians for being researchers, organizers, mentors, and so much more.

Experience the summative assessment for yourself so you can prepare your students. You can interact with the software and even print sample questions. Visit sampleitems.smarterbalanced.org now!

Need some extra help in the classroom after Spring Break? Tools for Teachers includes free resources to help make teaching easier! Visit smartertoolsforteachers.org now.

Celebrate World Poetry Day tomorrow with this lesson from #SmarterToolsforTeachers bit.ly/3VkHPbG

Visit StartingSmarter.org today to learn about the resources available to parents.

🥧Happy Pi Day from Smarter Balanced 🥧

Tools for Teachers features lessons and activities to enhance instruction, save time in lesson planning, and boost student learning. And the best part is we went straight to the experts—teachers—to create and review the resources. Visit bit.ly/3QBcYoQ today!