The school year has ended and many of you are already planning your new year. If you are like any of the many teachers I have worked with, there is no room for “more” in your curriculum. But we are all aware that there is a lot more beyond our classroom walls; information is exploding, challenges are more complex, and the future is less predictable. As teachers, we are always trying to find ways to do things better. If you are looking for a way to make learning more relevant

In the first part of this assessment series, I highlighted four questions that you need to keep in mind when developing assessments for Engineering Design projects.  Those questions were as follows: What do you want to assess? When do you want to assess? Who will you assess? Why do you want to assess? Traditional assessments typically focus on content, end-of-unit tests, individual performance, and determining a grade. Using a project-based approach that requires students to