http://www.netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/assessment?feed=rss&pg=2 jgordon's bookmarks tagged "assessment" on Netvouz http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.c00a836e7622024fb85516f762108a0c/?javax.portlet.tpst=818d37ec925d82800173fc1062108a0c_ws_MX&javax.portlet.prp_818d37ec925d82800173fc1062108a0c_viewID=article_view&javax.portlet.prp_818d37ec925d82800173fc1062108a0c_journalmoid=b7e6e4534ef9e010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD&javax.portlet.prp_818d37ec925d82800173fc1062108a0c_articlemoid=0c37e4534ef9e010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=token&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=token%20 November 2006 | Volume 64 | Number 3 NCLB: Taking Stock, Looking Forward Pages 22-27 Common sense dictates that if you administer a test to students in a language they don't understand, they probably won't do well on it. Nevertheless, NCLB mandates that English language learners do just that, and schools are punished if they don't. The latest Educational Leadership examines this and other flaws of NCLB in respect to English language learners. Administrators > NCLB jgordon Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:13:16 GMT ftp://www.region15.org/Dimensions.pdf Region 15 Tool Kit For Teachers Dimensions of student work. This site provides sample assessment rating scales for Language Arts tasks. Language Arts jgordon Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:46:30 GMT http://www.ginnyhoover.com/persuasiverubrics.htm The site provides the six traits writing rubrics for persuasive writing. Literacy > Writing Strategies jgordon Mon, 06 Feb 2006 04:22:19 GMT http://www.powayschools.com/projects/literacy/UBD/rubrics.htm Rubrics are excellent tools to help students understand the goals for projects and assignments. They are invaluable in helping teachers have a more objective way to assess work. Students know more clearly what a score or grade represents when they can read the detailed descriptors on a rubric scale. Writing rubrics can prove challenging, but there are many tools, resources, and samples available to help. Assessment jgordon Wed, 03 May 2006 18:06:20 GMT http://members.shaw.ca/priscillatheroux/differentiatingstrategies.html Enhance Learning with Technology has provided an overview site on the strategies for differentiating as well as the rationale. Differentiation links available. Differentiated Instruction jgordon Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:37:24 GMT http://www.jaymctighe.com/ubdweblinks.html This site provides resources for Understanding by Design. Scroll Down for the resources for phase II which focuses on the performance tasks. There is assessment help for all content areas. See the multiple examples of rubrics. Assessment jgordon Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:21:14 GMT http://grantwiggins.org/UbdWebLinks.html This site contains the links that UbD has identified to support all phases of their lesson design. Scroll down to see the assessment links. Assessment jgordon Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:25:03 GMT http://www.wida.us/standards/Resource%20Guide.pdf This is the resource guide developed by WIDA for Administrators and Teachers. It is a MUST SEE for anyone teaching and assessing ELLs in the WIDA consortium. Assessment > Standards > WIDA jgordon Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:36:27 GMT http://wida.wceruw.org/ WIDA is a consortium of states dedicated to the design and implementation of high standards and equitable educational opportunities for English language learners. To this end, the WIDA Consortium has developed English language proficiency standards and an English language proficiency test aligned with those standards (ACCESS for ELLs®). Assessment > ACCESS jgordon Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:49:59 GMT http://www.wida.us/ World-class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium site. WIDA is a consortium of states dedicated to the design and implementation of high standards and equitable educational opportunities for English language learners.To this end, the WIDA Consortium has developed English language proficiency standards and an English language proficiency test (ACCESS for ELLs™) and is developing a system of alternate academic assessments for English language learners (SUCCESS™). Select Wizard to Download preferred formats of the standards for your grade and subjects taught. Assessment > Standards > WIDA jgordon Sun, 28 Aug 2005 21:00:48 GMT