Support alternative assessments to standardized testing as appropriate, rigorous measures of student learning.
Select technologies that
support alternative assessment strategies and allow evidence of higher - level learning to be collected.
Not exact matches
New York businesses are already paying increased state
assessments to
support alternative energy and nuclear power, and we oppose this additional increase in state taxes on essential energy services.
Learning and teaching strategies based on ICT
assessment,
supported by Instructional Design, should choose e-
assessment methods that promote
alternative solutions and encourage experimentation through peer -
assessment and self - regulated learning using different media and communication formats.
Presenter: John Foster, NOCTI The NRCCTE is developing two professional development models focused on improving secondary CTE that address:
supporting teachers entering the profession through
alternative routes and the use of technical
assessment data to drive instructional improvement and student achievement.
The program focuses on recovery and reengagement, identification of and outreach to at - risk students,
assessments of their needs, identification of available resources, referrals to identified community partnerships, academic
support, and
alternative options case management and... Read more»
The California Performance
Assessment Collaborative (CPAC) is launching an official state pilot where participants have opportunities to learn from one another and deepen practice; find common ground despite discrete approaches to performance
assessment; engage in research and documentation of various practices; and ultimately, inform state policymakers about the
supports and conditions needed to broadly implement high - quality graduation performance
assessments that can serve as a viable
alternative to traditional measures of college, career, and civic readiness.
These advocates believe the lack of caps on the number of students that could take
alternative assessments and the absence of federal interventions for schools that don't improve the achievement of students with disabilities mean such students could be subject to lower expectations and
support.
Support needed —
Alternative course credit options:
Alternative credit options such as CLEP exams, ACE workforce training credits, and prior learning
assessments all help adults earn credit for experience, which saves them time and money.
The NRCCTE is developing two professional development models focused on improving secondary CTE that address:
supporting teachers entering the profession through
alternative routes and the use of technical
assessment data to drive instructional improvement and student achievement.
(1997) E652: Current Research in Post-School Transition Planning (2003) E586: Curriculum Access and Universal Design for Learning (1999) E626: Developing Social Competence for All Students (2002) E650: Diagnosing Communication Disorders in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (2003) E608: Five Homework Strategies for Teaching Students with Disabilities (2001) E654: Five Strategies to Limit the Burdens of Paperwork (2003) E571: Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans (1998) E628: Helping Students with Disabilities Participate in Standards - Based Mathematics Curriculum (2002) E625: Helping Students with Disabilities Succeed in State and District Writing
Assessments (2002) E597: Improving Post-School Outcomes for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (2000) E564: Including Students with Disabilities in Large - Scale Testing: Emerging Practices (1998) E568: Integrating Assistive Technology Into the Standard Curriculum (1998) E577: Learning Strategies (1999) E587: Paraeducators: Factors That Influence Their Performance, Development, and Supervision (1999) E735: Planning Accessible Conferences and Meetings (1994) E593: Planning Student - Directed Transitions to Adult Life (2000) E580: Positive Behavior
Support and Functional Assessment (1999) E633: Promoting the Self - Determination of Students with Severe Disabilities (2002) E609: Public Charter Schools and Students with Disabilities (2001) E616: Research on Full - Service Schools and Students with Disabilities (2001) E563: School - Wide Behavioral Management Systems (1998) E632: Self - Determination and the Education of Students with Disabilities (2002) E585: Special Education in
Alternative Education Programs (1999) E599: Strategic Processing of Text: Improving Reading Comprehension for Students with Learning Disabilities (2000) E638: Strategy Instruction (2002) E579: Student Groupings for Reading Instruction (1999) E621: Students with Disabilities in Correctional Facilities (2001) E627: Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention for Students with Disabilities: A Call to Educators (2002) E642:
Supporting Paraeducators: A Summary of Current Practices (2003) E647: Teaching Decision Making to Students with Learning Disabilities by Promoting Self - Determination (2003) E590: Teaching Expressive Writing To Students with Learning Disabilities (1999) E605: The Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)(2000) E592: The Link Between Functional Behavioral
Assessments (FBAs) and Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIPs)(2000) E641: Universally Designed Instruction (2003) E639: Using Scaffolded Instruction to Optimize Learning (2002) E572: Violence and Aggression in Children and Youth (1998) E635: What Does a Principal Need to Know About Inclusion?
The NEA grant was awarded in the category of Access to Artistic Excellence in the field of visual arts, in order to
support the
assessment of collections and the archival needs of organizations in the
alternative arts movement.
(Sec. 213) Amends the EPCA to: (1) revise the definition of «energy conservation standard» to include energy efficiency for certain covered equipment, water efficiency for certain covered equipment, and both energy and water efficiency for certain equipment; (2) allow the adoption of consensus and
alternative test procedures for purposes of the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles; (3) require the Secretary to prescribe a new test method for televisions; (4) expand the list of criteria for prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards, including requiring Energy Guide labels to include the carbon output of each covered product; (5) require manufacturers of covered products to submit annual reports and information to DOE regarding compliance, economic impact, annual shipments, facility energy and water use, and sales data that could
support an
assessment of the need for regional standards; and (6) require state and local building codes to use appliance efficiency requirements that are no less stringent than those set by federal standards.
The paleoclimatology community seems to be tightly coupled as indicated by our social network analysis, has rallied around the [Mann] position, and has issued an extensive series of
alternative assessments most of which appear to
support the conclusions of MBH98 / 99... Our findings from this analysis suggest that authors in the area of paleoclimate studies are closely connected and thus «independent studies» may not be as independent as they might appear on the surface.