"Reformers" must choose between their value-added models and top down micromanaging of "innovations" and their desire to teach for college and career readiness.
Smarter Balanced is working its way through 945 cognitive-lab sessions in about a dozen states nationwide. As part of SBAC’s item-development contract with the test-maker CTB/McGraw-Hill, experts from the American Institutes for Research are looking for feedback on 20 questions that will inform the way test items are designed.
Editor's note: This is the fourth post in a five-part series which takes a look at five big ideas for implementation of the Common Core State Standards, authored by Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins...
Editor's note: This is the third post in a five-part series which takes a look at five big ideas for implementation of the Common Core State Standards, authored by Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins As...
The Smarter Balanced Technology Strategy Framework and System Requirements Specifications provide minimum hardware specifications and basic bandwidth calculations that will allow schools and districts to evaluate which of their existing computers will support the administration of the assessment system in the 2014-15 school year.
"A primary goal of Smarter Balanced is that the 11th grade summative assessment can be used as evidence that students are ready for entry-level, transferable, credit-bearing courses in English and mathematics and should be exempted from remedial coursework."
The Common Core State Standards can be a little overwhelming if you look at them as a whole. In order to truly master the standards it is key that you have a plan of attack.
Mel I thought this was cute but I couldn't go along with the Learn Ninja's second bullet: "take a quick look at the standards in the grades above and below." What do you think about a DEEPER look and pointed, thoughtful planning with teachers on either side of your grade level. That way, I think teachers get at what the standards intend for them to do. Just my two cents. PS: You're an amazing ScoopIteer! I appreciate your work. :)
The Common Core mathematics standards, like the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000) from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), include both content and process standards. Content standards include the mathematical knowledge and skills students should learn; process standards specify the mathematical ways of thinking students should develop while learning mathematics content.
Council of Great City Schools via CommonCoreWorks.org
This three-minute video explains how the Common Core State Standards will help students achieve at high levels and help them learn what they need to know to graduate college- and career-ready.
"There can be a difference between "materials that are Common Core–aligned and materials that are authentically developed for the Common Core State Standards." Many distributors of materials, especially textbooks, claim their products are Common Core–aligned when they are not really the best resources for educators to use to implement the standards.
The Pilot Test will include several thousand items and performance tasks, giving the Consortium important information about how the items and tasks perform in a real-world setting.
Participation in the Pilot Test is voluntary, and all schools in Smarter Balanced member states are eligible.
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