David Woodward is the founder and president of Forefront Education, a platform helping schools harness real-time classroom data to drive meaningful instructional change. He’s also the author of Universal Screeners for Number Sense, and a nationally recognized expert on standards-based assessment and data-driven instruction. In this episode, we go deep on why classroom assessments—not interim tests, not state exams—are the most powerful tool educators have to actually improve learning. David talks candidly about the systemic misalignment between instruction and assessment, the rise of adaptive testing, and how districts can reclaim teacher time and drive outcomes by focusing on the data that actually matters. We also talk formative assessment (spoiler: it’s not a product), why most benchmarks miss the mark, and what it’s going to take to shift the culture around data in schools. Check out David Woodward’s work at: https://www.forefront.education.com Learn more about his book Universal Screeners for Number Sense: https://www.forefront.education/resources/universal-screeners-for-number-senseWant to see Forefront in action? Schedule a free demo: https://forefront.education/contact/ Follow David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwoodward 🎧 Subscribe, leave a review, and share this one with the educators and leaders in your network.