The Common Core notes one of the major key shifts in its standards: that students have experience in “regular practice with complex texts and their academic language” (from www.corestandards.org/key-shifts-in-english-language-arts/). Of course, simply having students read complex materials without scaffolding or … Continue reading
With the 2015 PARCC administration just around the corner, let’s turn the conversation to the tools that will help educators better prepare their students for the PARCC PBA (Performance-Based Assessment) and EOY (End-of-Year) tests. Specifically, this article will address PARCC’s … Continue reading
Over the past several weeks, we’ve taken a closer look at the first three domains of the Danielson model for teacher evaluation. This week, we will look at Domain 4, Professional Responsibilities. This domain includes: • Reflection on Teaching • … Continue reading
For the past two weeks, we have explored Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching evaluation tool in Domains 1 and 2 (Planning and Preparation and The Classroom Environment). Today, we will continue with ideas for being successful in Domain 3, Instruction. … Continue reading
As educators, one of our most important responsibilities is constant assessment of student learning; this includes assessing our own evaluation instruments. We cannot ever assume our assessments perfectly measure every student learning objective, nor can we assume they are always … Continue reading
Last week’s article provided several ideas to assist you with your planning and preparation as you embark upon a new school year. In the Danielson model for teacher evaluation – that many school districts in New Jersey have adopted – … Continue reading
The purpose of the PARCC English Language Arts assessments is to assess student knowledge of both reading a writing simultaneously. PARCC recognizes that students do not learn these skills in a vacuum; reading and writing go hand in hand and … Continue reading
The Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSS) was created from the need to have more robust and rigorous guidelines, which could be standardized from state to state. These guidelines create a learning environment where students will be able to graduate … Continue reading
If you asked your students a simple question, such as, “Who wrote Maniac Magee?” you would probably be met with a simple response. In other words, the student who answers the question correctly would say, “Jerry Spinelli.” And while that … Continue reading
Though this list is far from complete with every word a student may encounter, here’s a partial list of words that may put students in a better position when it comes to understanding the questions and directions on a standardized test:
• Analyze & Synthesize
• Compare & Contrast
• Describe
• Cite evidence
• Summarize & Retell Continue reading
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