Instead of assuming interest, reformers need to reach out to different API communities to find out what they
think about academic standards, testing, charter schools, personalized learning, etc..
To boost math achievement, a PTO might organize or assist with a school math night, where children play games that reinforce math skills while teachers talk with
parents about academic standards and provide tools for helping children with math at home.
Along with the four tips outlined above, I'm
thinking about academic standards, assessment and rubrics, the skills that I want students to use and learn, field trips that might relate to our topic, and experts that I can invite into the classroom.
, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and ranking Democrat Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.) want to shift
decisions about academic standards, whether and how to evaluate teachers, what to do about low - performing schools and other matters to states and local school districts.
Student Growth Objectives (SGOs): Developing and tracking SGOs provides a structured way to think
about academic standards, assessing what students know and can do, and adjusting instruction to help students meet short and long term learning goals.
Federal law expressly forbids the federal government from interfering with states» decisions
about academic standards.