In order to do this, they need accurate, relevant
information about student strengths and weaknesses as well as quality resources and professional development opportunities as they seek to help all kids #GraduateReadyNJ.
With
information about student strengths and weaknesses, teachers can develop a better understanding of what their students need and how to fulfill these needs.
Like teachers, parents need accurate and meaningful
information about student strengths, challenges, and performance to better understand and support student learning.
Not exact matches
Teachers should also be better supported to collaborate and exchange
information about students» difficulties, character and
strengths with their colleagues, so that they can collectively find the best approach to make
students feel part of the school community.
Total Talent Portfolios, or TTPs, are based on the work of Dr. Joseph Renzulli at the University of Connecticut and involve
students creating a place where they can collect
information about their learning preferences,
strengths, talents, favorite subjects, goals and other important data
about themselves.
The RSI is a questionnaire that produces
student profiles containing
information about the
student's
strengths and weaknesses, and recommends appropriate teaching methods and strategies.
So, again the framing of the conversation is really important, and the thinking
about students»
strengths rather than weaknesses, and to really think
about «how can we create a portrait of
student achievement with the variety of forms of
information on
student learning that we have?»
The candidate said she wanted to know whether annual tests give teachers and parents good
information about a
student's
strengths and weaknesses, and whether they help educators improve instruction.
Present Levels of Educational Performance This section of the IEP summarizes a
student's performance in academic and behavioral areas and provides
information about the
student's
strengths, his or her needs, and how the disability is impacting his or her performance.
Test scores can tell you some things
about what the
students need, but they don't give you much useful
information about the
strengths and weaknesses of your teachers and other staff you might seek to support.
Yet, if teachers are to learn
about their
students» individual needs, interests, and
strengths, then they must know how to create discussion questions, math problems, quizzes, and informal assessments that will generate that
information.
Apart from giving
information about where the
student, the class or the school stands as compared to their peers in the country and internationally, the test provides
information on the
strengths and weaknesses of individual
students and also entire class.
H.B. 302 says that schools shall «not prohibit any teacher, when a controversial scientific topic is being taught in accordance with adopted standards and curricula, from informing
students about relevant scientific
information regarding either the scientific
strengths or scientific weaknesses pertaining to that topic.»
A transition statement provides the written tool for collecting and sharing
information about a
student between professionals and families that includes the
student's profile of abilities and
strengths, additional needs that require support, a summary of previous assessments, reports and other relevant documentation, and the
student's current learning profile.