Not exact matches
The nonprofit organization EdReports, which reviews
curriculum materials
based on their
alignment to Common Core standards in math and English language arts, recently released six new reports, including two for math and four for English language arts instruction.
We offer crosswalks and
alignment studies — which identify the academic skills required by and embedded within various CTE pathways and courses — and develop
curriculum frameworks for CTE that incorporate research -
based instructional strategies.
When creating formative, summative, and performance -
based assessments, teachers used the
curriculum frameworks from the state standards to ensure
alignment to the standards.
She is a leading expert in urban education,
curriculum alignment, standards -
based instruction, and data - informed decision - making.
Science Support Services are available for
curriculum alignment and analysis, assessment development and analysis, and inquiry -
based instructional strategies.
What is the research -
based finding guiding PTP teachers»
alignment of
curriculum, instruction, and assessments?
High - quality implementation of standards -
based reform requires the following: specificity in stating the content goals of teaching and learning; consistency /
alignment among the policies and practices put in place to pursue those goals (e.g. content standards, student achievement tests, performance standards,
curriculum materials, professional development, accountability); authority / legitimacy to those charged with implementation; power through rewards and sanctions; and stability — when policies, practices, and leadership are in a state of flux, it is difficult to take each new thing that comes along seriously.
The authors outline key components of Linked Learning (including core and technical
curriculum and instruction, work -
based learning, and supplemental support services); essential characteristics of effective Linked Learning programs (such as informed student choice and
alignment both to middle grades and to postsecondary); and options for designing Linked Learning in a district (such as deciding on the amount and focus of the pathways).
The case - study school's «emphasis on trial and error, experimentation, and productive failure sat in uneasy
alignment to the school's competency -
based curriculum and assessment practices,» the authors write.
Without this understanding, educators may default to their own interpretation of a standard or teach to a publisher's interpretation of the standard
based upon the
curriculum being used, without
alignment to the rigor and complexity of the summative assessment.