http://www.netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/assessment?feed=rss&pg=3 jgordon's bookmarks tagged "assessment" on Netvouz http://www.colorincolorado.org/articles/#ld Peruse this section for research-based and best-practice information for educators, parents, and others concerned about the achievement of ELL students. Special Ed jgordon Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:15:23 GMT http://www.otlstatereport.org/ This site examines the access to quality education by minorities as well as the % of students performing above national standards Administrators jgordon Sun, 31 May 2009 01:19:30 GMT http://www.nwrel.org/comm/catalog/departments.asp?d=15 Products Catalog Online This is a list of the many products across the grade levels to support the 6+1 Writing Traits Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Mon, 06 Feb 2006 04:04:02 GMT http://www.isbe.net/bilingual/htmls/access.htm This site provides information on the new ACCESS test for English Language Proficiency developed by the WIDA Consortium. See related workshops and resources Assessment > ACCESS jgordon Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:38:15 GMT http://www.isbe.state.il.us/assessment/pdfs/ell_guidance.pdf Illinois State Board of Education Assessment Accommodations For English Language Learners Guidance for 2010-2011. This PDF file explains the types of accommodations that may be given for ISAT and PSAE Assessment > ISAT and PSAE jgordon Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:32:12 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=0341&r=sb060111t Ardith Davis Cole presents an instructional model that is dramatically different from anything you might find in most "test prep" resources. At last, teachers and school districts have a powerful alternative to those isolated skill-drill workbooks. Although this model does prepare students for constructing test responses, it also prepares them for any task requiring thorough, cogent answers to questions--both in and out of school environments. See the introduction and first chapter online. ASCD rec. Literacy > Writing Strategies jgordon Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:23:09 GMT http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/ginsberg222.cfm More and more, states are requiring school districts to look at test scores according to race, poverty, and gender so schools will acknowledge and deal with differences in achievement. Educators may be sensitive to this requirement because schools often are caught in shifting or superficial political agendas. Yet individual schools can be inspiring examples of how looking at data and acting on it can contribute to reversing the academic effects of racism and poverty. Assessment > NCLB jgordon Fri, 26 May 2006 13:49:24 GMT http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/ginsberg222.cfm By the numbers Data-in-a-Day technique provides a snapshot of teaching that motivates By Margery B. Ginsberg Journal of Staff Development, Spring 2001 (Vol. 22, No. 2) Multiculturalism > Books jgordon Fri, 26 May 2006 13:58:20 GMT http://www.makingstandardswork.com This is a private organzation that provides various forms of support to administrators and teachers. The site contains free assessment samples for teachers, developed by other teachers. This site selected by Gustavo Correa Assessment jgordon Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:17:11 GMT http://www.crede.org/standards/standards_7_worksheet.html CREDE colleagues in Greenland have adapted the Standards for Effective Pedagogy to traditional Greenland values, and to their new reformed classrooms. Student perceptions of their classroom activities are invaluable in providing feedback to teachers. This rating scale is easy to administer and helps to involve students in building a community of learners. Assessment jgordon Sat, 03 Sep 2005 22:42:38 GMT