Sentences with phrase «develop rigorous learning standards»

All states had to develop rigorous learning standards and assessments of student performance, and individual schools are required to be on a path leading to universal proficiency by 2014.

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As the article correctly points out, Achieve, Inc., has reviewed the Massachusetts standards and found them to be top - notch; they combine rigorous content with clear expectations that students develop problem - solving and reasoning skills as they learn the content.

Learn how Measured Progress develops eMPower Assessments to address the rigorous expectations of current standards.

We combine our expertise with current research to develop and share best practices in rigorous standards - based learning, social and emotional learning, research - based instructional practices, and diverse learning needs.

At the heart of this work has been a commitment to «make students as important as standards» by helping schools develop teaching and learning practices that are research - based, academically rigorous, and engaging for all students.

We also developed common expectations for literacy and math instruction, learned new ways to actively engage students using total participation techniques, provided positive supports for students using the PBIS system, unpacked the standards to ensure our instruction was rigorous, started our work on growth and fixed mindsets, and started using specific learning targets for instruction.

Developed in partnership with Dr. Robert J. Marzano, the Focused Teacher Evaluation Model draws on decades of research to simplify evaluation and bring rigorous, standards - based teaching and learning to every classroom, every day.

Teachers plan rigorous standard - aligned lessons based on goals and learning targets developed with and owned by students and teachers.

Research behind VAL - ED (the Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education tool to assess principal performance, developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University) suggests that there are six key steps - or «processes» - that the effective principal takes when carrying out his or her most important leadership responsibilities: planning, implementing, supporting, advocating, communicating and monitoring.40 The school leader pressing for high academic standards would, for example, map out rigorous targets for improvements in learning (planning), get the faculty on board to do what's necessary to meet those targets (implementing), encourage students and teachers in meeting the goals (supporting), challenge low expectations and low district funding for students with special needs (advocating), make sure families are aware of the learning goals (communicating), and keep on top of test results (monitoring).41

The Social Studies collaborative focuses on identifying, developing, and sharing high - quality educational resources that support student and professional learning through rigorous standards, engaging curriculum, balanced assessments, effective professional development and attention to equity.

Among these strategies, states have developed and adopted more rigorous standards for learning and implemented summative assessments that better measure those higher standards.

Instructional leaders and teachers must redesign the very focus of instruction to help students develop important career - ready soft skills while learning the content contained in rigorous academic standards.

This includes: providing financial aid information about postsecondary education, encouraging student enrollment in rigorous and challenging curricula and coursework, implementing activities that help students obtain a secondary school diploma, supporting students with completing college applications, providing tutors, conducting outreach programs, helping students meet state standards, developing graduation and career plans, providing extended day learning programs, or offering other activities designed to ensure secondary school completion and postsecondary enrollment of at - risk children.