I'm in the process of building my Google+ account, and I decided to follow Edutopia. Already, several relevant and timely topics and resources have been shared. Alternative Formative Assessments (AFA) check student understanding in non-traditional ways. Fifty-three strategies are described, and you can download them below so that you can cherry-pick those that best fit your content and instructional style.
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