Charlie DePascale

Feeling All The Feels In Philly

My suitcase is unpacked. The second load of laundry is in the washer. It’s time to reflect on my future and my five days in Philadelphia.

All Things Considered…In Philadelphia

Once again I find myself at a professional crossroads, and once again that has led me to Philadelphia.

A Chronic Problem

I’d like to think that we have progressed well beyond 2012 when a district asked me to help them create a dynamic dashboard to support instruction, using only indicators that were updated annually. I’d like to think that, but …

It Was Always In The Cards

The first day of spring. Easter. Opening Day!

All full of hope and the promise of renewal and rebirth.

Reflecting on Opening Day’s past, however, reveals that my future was there, staring me in the face all along.

Striving for Imperfection

“The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise. Alden Nowlan”

We appear to be adolescents – still learning how to deal with imperfection.

Mind over Matter over Measurement

It’s gut check time for educational measurement and assessment. So much is going to be asked of us over the next 5-10 years and we need to respond. First, however, we must accept that where PK-12 education leads, we must follow.

Family Ties

There are a few things I miss since stepping away from working full-time, but so many more that I don’t miss at all. And then there are my neckties.

The SAT: Sometimes It’s Better to be Lucky

The SAT finds itself in the news again due to

A. Unforced errors
B. Unfortunate events
C. Unintended consequences
D. All of the above

Learning Saved. Learning Lost.

I thought that box of old class notes in my basement was a testament to all I had learned. But sifting through it got me thinking about learning loss. Could it be that understanding learning loss is even more complicated than understanding how students learn in the first place?

Looking Back at the Future of Assessment

Describe your vision for the future of assessment. Now try to do it without jargon or buzzwords; with enough detail that someone might be able to implement it, but not so much that it’s obsolete before it happens. A lesson from the past on picturing the future.