Assessment and Learning
Assessment and learning are increasingly tied together. Teachers use a variety of self made and published assessment tools to evaluate student efficiently and accurately. Find out what you need to know to evaluate your student effectively.
Common Core Assessment
Common core assessment - The adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is arguably the biggest educational shift in the history of the United States. Having a set of national standards that most states have chosen to adopt is unprecedented. However, the bigger shift in traditional educational philosophy will come in the form of the...
Common Core State Standards
Common Core - The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were developed by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSS0). The state-led development did include collaboration with teachers, school administrators, and experts whose goal was to provide a framework to...
Impact of the Common Core Standards
Common Core Standards - The Common Core Standards will be fully implemented beginning in 2014-2015. The impact of the Common Core Standards will loom large as this is perhaps the biggest shift in educational philosophy in the history of the United States. Much of the population will be significantly impacted by the implementation of the Common...
Multiple Choice Tests Strategies for Students
Multiple choice tests strategies -- The following multiple choice tests strategies will help any student improve their scores on a multiple choice assessment. These strategies are designed to increase the chances of a student's answer being correct. Making it a habit to use each of these strategies on a multiple choice test will make you a...
Playing the Game: High Stakes Testing
A set of tips and suggestions to get your students to perform at a much higher level on state assessments and benchmarks. These suggested have been documented to improve scores when used as a guideline for how you run your class.
Standardized Testing
Standardized Testing - Standardized testing is a highly controversial and well debated topic. However, for several reasons the practice of standardized testing is not going away any time soon. With the impending transition to the Common Core State Standards and the use of the associated assessments, you can bet that the practice of standardized...
Test Taking Tips for Parents
Test taking tips - Standardized testing is a major part of your child's education. These tests are important not only to you and your child, but also to the teachers, administrators, and school your child attends. The test taking tips here can be followed to assist your child to perform well on the test. Stressing how important these tests are...
Transitioning to the Common Core
Transitioning to the Common Core - Transitioning to the Common Core is not going to be easy. It is going to take a total team effort from everyone who has stakes in the education system. As we transition to the Common Core State Standards, we examine the roles each key stake holder group will play and offer some suggestions that will make the...
What are some Middle School and High School Intervention Programs?
School Intervention - Intervention has become an important tool for servicing students who struggle particularly in reading and/or math. School intervention programs are very popular in elementary schools, but what about middle school and high school? The truth is that the older the student is, the more difficult it becomes to get a student who...
What are some Pros and Cons of the Common Core Standards?
The full implementation of the Common Core Standards is getting closer each day. The true impact that they have on schools and education as a whole will not be known for several years. One thing that is for sure is this shift to a national set of standards will be revolutionary. They will also be highly debated. As the media begins to recognize...