Not exact matches
In addition to providing concrete examples of how the educator preparation
program at Tulane has evolved to meet the challenges that new, higher standards bring, they made a strong case for establishing a grace period during which results from the
next -
generation assessments slated to accompany the Common Core be used only as diagnostic tools, as they are being designed to be, and not for high stakes or accountability.
The Ohio Performance
Assessment Pilot Project uses Learning and
Assessment Tasks to: • Help students learn and apply skills in multiple contexts, • Prepare them for the state's
next -
generation assessment program, and • Train hundreds of teachers to evaluate student work, use the results to improve instruction, and create their own learning tasks.
California's leadership role in a consortium of states developing the
next generation of student
assessments may have solidified for years to come following an agreement struck Wednesday to house the test sustainability
program at the University of California, Los Angeles.
The Florida Standards Alternate
Assessment (FSAA) is designed for students whose participation in the general statewide
assessment program (Florida Standards
Assessments, Statewide Science
Assessment,
Next Generation Sunshine State Standards End - of - Course
Assessments) is not appropriate, even with accommodations.
The
program will award 30 schools with grants to support teacher teams in the use of
next -
generation, learner - centric
assessment and will incorporate expert - led professional development and software resource tools.
Every Agile Mind
program provides: • Job - embedded professional development with daily guidance, lesson plans, and activities • Course curriculum, enriched by animations, multiple representations, and simulations of central concepts • Student practice, homework, and test prep resources for students •
Next -
generation formative and summative
assessments • Real - time data and reports