As a classroom teacher or administrator, how do you ensure that the information shared in a student - led conference provides
a balanced picture of the student's strengths and weaknesses?
Not exact matches
Student feedback, test - score growth calculations, and observations
of practice appear to pick up different but complementary information that, combined, can provide a
balanced and accurate
picture of teacher performance, according to research recently released from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
When she announced her intention to overhaul the school report cards last year, Fariña promised «the first
balanced picture of a school's quality,» one that «reflects our promise to stop judging
students and schools based on a single, summative grade.»
«Across the country, states, districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure
students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved
students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary
of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a
balance around testing, providing additional support for states and districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded
picture of how
students and schools are doing, while providing parents, teachers, and communities with critical information about
students» learning.»
But beyond the technical difficulties involved in giving an eight hour test to all
of the district 3rd the 8th grade
students, as well as, all 11th graders, Zimmer warns that the results
of the Smarter
Balanced test should be viewed as «one part
of a multi-faceted
picture of school performance.»
Student feedback, test - score growth calculations, and observations
of practice appear to pick up different but complementary information that, combined, can provide a
balanced and accurate
picture of teacher performance, according to research released today by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
When a comprehensive assessment program at the classroom level
balances formative and summative
student learning / achievement information, a clear
picture emerges
of where a
student is relative to learning targets and standards.
The DOE received a call from Smarter
Balanced only minutes after a
student tweeted a
picture of the test.