This essay discusses authentic assessment strategies and practices from both an instructional leadership and teacher viewpoint. Instructional leaders who model formative-types of reflective support allow teachers to transfer that same knowledge into the classroom. Authentic assessment for learners provides the means for facilitating the novice’s journey to a more expert level of proficiency. ...

This paper addresses how stakeholders benefit from an educational process through various forms of learning communities. Macro networks (i.e., the relationship between parents, community, and schools) and micro networks (i.e., interaction relationship administrators, teachers, and learners) each contain similarities and differences regarding how each interacts with each other. Technology with...