Sentences with phrase «improving educational assessment»

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APMI provides educational programs in the local elementary and secondary schools, developed multilingual asthma educational materials used by providers and caregivers, provides comprehensive asthma home visits to improve self - management through assessment, education, and establishment of a plan towards environmental control of asthma triggers, and advocates for improved access to asthma related services.

Key Measures Special educational needs key measures include a single assessment process (0 - 25) which is more streamlined, better involves children, young people and families and is completed quickly; An Education Health and Care Plan (replacing the statement) which brings services together and is focused on improving outcomes; An offer of a personal budget for families with an Education, Health and Care Plan; A requirement for local authorities and health services to jointly plan and commission services that children, young people and their families need; A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer indicating the support available to those with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, and; The introduction of mediation opportunities for disputes and a trial giving children the right to appeal if they are unhappy with their support.

Focusing on teaching innovatively to improve literacy skills across all subject areas, the Theatre will look at assessment changes across primary and secondary educational institutions.

During the past year, Bonnie Mackintosh has been conducting classroom - level observations and child assessments in community - based preschool programs throughout Boston's Circle of Promise and East Boston neighborhoods as part of an initiative to improve access to high - quality early childhood care and educational programs.

It can enable personalized instruction, real - time assessments, collaborative relationships between learners and instructors, and improved access to educational opportunities.

ACER draws on its expertise as a leader in educational research, assessment, and data collection and analysis to provide professional learning for educators and system leaders, policy makers, psychologists and human resources professionals, and others to support improved learning.

Each applicant will identify a grade or grade range that is tested by state assessments (3 - 8 and / or 11) and implement supplementary instructional strategies or programs, services, and / or educational technology for the purposes of improving achievement in mathematics or language arts for students with disabilities.

In this bi-weekly blog, I'll share my thoughts on educational assessment practices and stories from my work helping teachers across the country improve student achievement through learner - centric assessment practices.

In this white paper, we review the educational research literature about how students learn through feedback and how educational assessment technology can be an effective tool for teachers to improve feedback and consequently... Read More

We deliver actionable, meaningful research and development that advances the field of educational assessment and evaluation, promotes effective and equitable education policy, and improves evidence - based inferences.

Topics addressed included: utilizing evidence - based educational assessments; improving educational attainment and access to a traditional high school diploma; credit transfers; timely and appropriate re-enrollment and re-entry planning.

Well - designed educational games can be great assessment tools, or more generally, we can borrow from game design to improve classroom assessment practices.

Popham urges the adoption of purposeful educational assessment, a measurement approach in which tests are built and appraised according to their one primary purpose, be it to compare student test scores, improve instruction and learning, or evaluate learning.

These assessments are intended to play a critical role in educational systems; provide administrators, educators, parents, and students with the data and information needed to continuously improve teaching and learning; and help meet the President's goal of restoring, by 2020, the nation's position as the world leader in college graduates.

In this white paper, we review the educational research literature about how students learn through feedback and how educational assessment technology can be an effective tool for teachers to improve feedback and consequently improve student learning.

Following her «first 100 days» period of listening and assessment, she is issuing a strategic plan to improve the city's educational system.

Many teachers have reportedly begun using more open educational resources — freely accessible, openly - licensed documents and programs — in recent years to improve day - to - day teaching, learning and assessment of student progress in real - time.

Jacqueline Ancess describes how teachers in New York City secondary schools increase their own learning while improving student outcomes • Milbrey W. McLaughlin and Joel Zarrow demonstrate how teachers learn to use data to improve their practice and meet educational standards • Lynne Miller presents a case study of a long - lived school — university partnership • Beverly Falk recounts stories of teachers working together to develop performance assessments, to understand their student's learning, to re-think their curriculum, and much more • Laura Stokes analyzes a school that successfully uses inquiry groups.

Merrill has extensive experience with charter schools, assessment to improve classroom instruction, accountability, state and federal requirements, legislative advocacy on behalf of public education, and molding collaborative and cooperative relationships among educational communities.

The key to using assessment and evaluation to improve learning and educational effectiveness is grounding them in a comprehensive understanding of learning, as well as how it is expected to develop.

During 2013 - 16 ACER focused on building a case for reform in educational assessment, to influence practices in schools and education systems to improve learning.

Functions The teacher leader: a) Increases the capacity of colleagues to identify and use multiple assessment tools aligned to state and local standards; b) Collaborates with colleagues in the design, implementation, scoring, and interpretation of student data to improve educational practice and student learning; c) Creates a climate of trust and critical reflection in order to engage colleagues in challenging conversations about student learning data that lead to solutions to identified issues; and d) Works with colleagues to use assessment and data findings to promote changes in instructional practices or organizational structures to improve student learning.

Dedicated to the idea that librarians are first and foremost educators, he is continually looking for ways to improve himself and learn more about teaching methods, pedagogy, educational theory, assessment and instructional design.

In addition, the education and child welfare systems should partner with each other to improve outcomes specifically for foster and adopted children and youth, to ensure they have greater school continuity, appropriate special education assessments and assignments, educational achievement, and academic success.

ACER draws on its expertise as a leader in educational research, assessment, and data collection and analysis to provide professional learning for educators and system leaders, policy makers, psychologists and human resources professionals, and others to support improved learning.