As states transition to new college- and career-ready standards and assessments, there is lots of misinformation about what these new assessments are and how they will affect students. In these handouts we collect some of the best arguments we’ve heard...
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As states transition to new college- and career-ready standards, leaders need to be sure that the assessments they choose not only reflect those standards, but drive teaching and learning. In this document we summarize findings from assessment experts to help...
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Student learning objectives (SLOs) are specific learning goals for a group of students that teachers in non-tested grades and subjects can use to measure student growth. Teachers and principals use data from assessments—such as standardized tests, end-of-course exams, or teacher-created...
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Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) are content- and grade/course-specific learning goals that educators can use to measure what students learn over a period of time. In many states and districts, SLOs are incorporated into educator evaluations and used to measure teachers’...
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In this guide we outline a set of indicators for school-level success in implementing the Common Core State Standards. We found that high-quality transition plans address leadership teams, establishing common expectations, ongoing professional learning opportunities, data systems, instructional resources, family...
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In this tool we provide a set of questions legislators can ask to know if their state is on track with both implementation of the Common Core and the transition to common assessments. We group the questions into the most...
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