Ashleigh Crabtree, Director of Assessment Implementation at Curriculum Associates, joins this episode to talk about the crucial relationship between assessment and instruction. Ashleigh begins by explaining how assessment and instruction are linked, and the benefits associated with connecting the two. She then goes on to explain the differences between criterion-referenced and norm-referenced assessments. Ashleigh closes out by sharing why criterion-referenced assessments are so effective, as well as how they support educators in the classroom.