Not exact matches
In Boston, MCAS is an important part of a seamless standards - based reform effort that includes clear expectations for what students should learn, curriculum
aligned with the standards, high - quality instruction and professional development to
help teachers improve their practice, and
assessments that provide students with a way to demonstrate what they have learned and how they can apply it.
This product
helps teachers... Plan to spiral the ELA standards Identify standards to reteach based on results
Align instruction and strategies with desired learning outcomes Practice backward planning from
assessments.
As a remedy, it provides «college and workplace readiness benchmarks» designed to
help states
align their high - school
assessments and graduation requirements with the demands of credit - bearing college courses and quality jobs.
Providing readers with an understanding of the role of
assessment in the instructional process, this book
helps students learn how to construct effective test questions that are
aligned with learning objectives, evaluate published tests and properly interpret scores of standardised tests.
AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School, a pre-K — only charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood
assessments, and
aligned professional development to
help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional skills.
The LEGO ® MINDSTORMS ® Education EV3
helps teachers tackle
assessment needs and
aligns with key skills reflected in national standards, which challenge students to explore real life themes and challenges.
Professional development opportunities,
aligned content,
assessment, and school services are available to familiarize you with the standards and
help you learn about key requirements.
The Project Design: Overview summarizes the project's key features, and the Project Design: Student Learning Guide
helps teachers plan scaffolding and formative
assessment,
aligned to standards and a project's final major products.
Helping states meet Title I's requirement that they have challenging content and performance standards in at least math and English / language arts by the fall of 1997 and high - quality
aligned assessments by 2000 - 2001.
whether or not the state provides diagnostic and formative
assessment tools
aligned with state curriculum standards to
help school personnel track student progress and provide assistance during the year
Set clear standards,
align assessments to those standards, hold educators accountable, and
help them find solid curricular materials that sync with the standards.
The district has also established more rigorous expectations for teachers and principals regarding their pedagogy and the expectations they hold for students, and developed (with external consultation) has developed a tool to
help teachers
align curriculum with the new grade - level expectations as well as state and national standards,
assessments, suggested teaching strategies, and resources.
This is why the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is concerned about the lack of information and resources being provided to Latino parents to equip them with the tools needed to
help their children understand and master the Common Core standards and
aligned assessments.
When our
assessments are
aligned to the standards, we have the ability to
help our students narrow in on that target.
My focus now is in presenting CFA 2.0 keynotes at conference venues and in supporting my amazing team of consultants who are
helping to extend the reach of this powerful process that shows teachers how they can intentionally
align standards, instruction,
assessment, curriculum, and data analysis within each unit of study.
Assessments that are
aligned with rigorous standards for college and career readiness
help ensure that every child is prepared for success.
They also collected case studies from various arts providers to share on this website, alongside articles and tools to
help education programmers develop
assessment tools that are
aligned with the organizations» mission and program outcomes.
Having options also
helps ensure that students will most likely see several
assessment types throughout the year that naturally
aligns to their individual preferences or strengths as well as their weaknesses.
It is the single source for «all things professional development» including the new instructional practice Video Exemplars, rubric -
aligned Effective Practices, virtual professional learning communities, curriculum and
assessment planning resources, and tools to
help differentiate instruction.
When the California State Board of Education voted last week to once again delay holding schools accountable for their students» performance on new Common Core -
aligned assessments, they had one thing right: Schools still haven't effectively transitioned to the new standards and are not prepared to
help all children meet them.
Duncan said the Education Department will
help states pay for the development of
assessments aligned to those standards because that will ensure the success of the effort.
Working in teams — as teachers at my school do routinely —
helps us practice and model the skills we hope our students will develop, while also getting invested in Common Core -
aligned lessons and
assessment techniques.
Eskolta
helped the teachers to look at sample Common Core —
aligned assessments and generate their own set of performance tasks and
assessments asking students to demonstrate these skills.
An
aligned system of
assessments should build toward
helping students do well on state tests that measure the progress of students and schools.
All resources in the Digital Library are vetted by no less than three educators to ensure they are
aligned with state learning standards and will
help teachers implement the formative
assessment process.
Want to learn more about how Edmentum can
help you
align your classroom to Common Core standards and prepare your learners for the new
assessment?
«Since this new test is more
aligned with the Common Core State Standards, students should have acquired the skills that will
help them be successful on this type of
assessment...»
Since the rollout of the Common Core curriculum in New York, opponents have claimed that teachers and parents were not provided with an appropriate number of released questions from the
aligned grade 3 - 8
assessments, as well as the background to both understand the tests themselves and to
help their children succeed.
Although the focus of this workshop is math, you will also learn many other interactive activities that meet core requirements; reading strategies with connections to relevant fiction and non-fiction books are spread throughout the activities; technology connections expose students to software applications, imaging tools, and internet resources; differentiated instruction
helps you reach students with varying needs and talents; and improved and expanded
assessment opportunities are closely
aligned with clear objectives.
Learn about the SBAC
assessment, how it
aligns with Common Core and, most importantly, how you can
help your child prepare.
The purpose of this resource is to
help teachers revise existing lesson plans so that they incorporate the formative
assessment process and
align with College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS).
Our partner districts are developing tools to
help districts conduct needs
assessments,
align resources, select programs, assess progress, and more.
Aligning Expectations toolkit
helps higher education leaders get involved in states» reviews of standards and / or
assessments.
The Common Core education movement has been accompanied by a rapid and widespread interest in the use of standards -
aligned, research - supported comprehensive
assessment systems to
help guide local edu... Read More...
The grants aimed to
help districts comprehensively analyze their tests to ensure that they reflect district priorities, remain
aligned to new state standards, provide maximum value, and are not redundant with other
assessments, with the ultimate aim of reducing testing time wherever possible.
Goalbook Pathways
helps BPS teachers find
assessment items, reading passages, printable resources and strategies
aligned to the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework and to the state standards.
The
Aligning Expectations toolkit
helps higher education leaders get involved in states» reviews of standards and / or
assessments.
I would hope to see states get more ambitious as they go from plans to action, building high - quality pathways from high school into postsecondary education, standards and
assessments aligned with the expectations of entry into college and the workforce, supports for struggling schools that go beyond general assistance, and strategies to
help traditionally underperforming student populations close gaps to reach the promise of college and career readiness for all.
Use the SCALE / LDC Curriculum Alignment Rubric (CAR) to create a shared system of quality indicators that
help teachers, schools, and systems
align curriculum, instruction, and
assessment, as well as ensure that every task put in front of students is standards - driven, engaging, and leads to improved outcomes.
Teachers at JSIA have grown to understand that student success comes through precise instruction, measured by well -
aligned assessments, but having the means to readily access this data
helps to answer the pleas of students curious to see their results.
Collaborative teams who establish the guaranteed and viable curriculum first can write and use
assessments aligned to those expectations that are designed to provide specific information about which students need
help and
These resources are
aligned with state learning standards and
help educators implement the formative
assessment process in their classrooms.
Standards - based reform as articulated by the AFT is an ordered process that includes well - developed standards and a curriculum to support their implementation; professional development for teachers; new
assessments aligned to the standards; and fair incentives and sufficient resources to
help students make the grade.
Changes are underway to fix flaws in tests designed to
help teachers pinpoint student weaknesses before they take Common Core —
aligned assessments each spring.
These resources are
aligned to college - and career - ready standards standards and
help educators implement the formative
assessment process to improve teaching and learning.
In addition, the acquisition will
help Wireless Generation make available high quality
assessments aligned with the Common Core State Standards to customers in thousands of districts across the U.S.»
The Common Core education movement has been accompanied by a rapid and widespread interest in the use of standards -
aligned, research - supported comprehensive
assessment systems to
help guide local educational decision - making.
Self
assessment can often
help provide guidance; ask yourself where your strengths lie and how these
align with other important values such as what motivates you, and what you enjoy or feel passionate about.
Career
assessments can
help students figure out which stream and subject combinations
align with their ambitions.
Our partner districts are developing tools to
help districts conduct needs
assessments,
align resources, select programs, assess progress, and more.