Charlottesville City Schools | Science Department Teachers have access to a variety of resources when teaching the science curriculum . VA standards of learning ((sols)). The science standards of learning http://www.ccs.k12.va.us/departments/science.html
Extractions: In the Charlottesville City School students learn scientific content through active involvement in hands-on, problem-solving activities. They use a variety of science processes to explore the world around them. Students learn scientific methodology through the systematic use of inquiry skills such as observing; classifying and sequencing; communicating; measuring; predicting; hypothesizing; inferring; defining; controlling and manipulating variables in experimentation; and interpreting, analyzing, and evaluating data. They are encouraged to associate science with aspects of everyday living.
South Of Dan Elementary School Activities and links for Grade 1 (sols) from Teaching Virginia SOL website Grade2 Virginia standards of learning Activities and links for Grade 2 (sols) from http://www.myschoolonline.com/site/0,1876,51613-47108-53-27166,00.html
Extractions: Fax (804) 572-4452 Halifax County Public Schools Mission statement The vision of South of Dan Elementary School, in cooperation with family and community, is to provide a safe and stimulating environment using a variety of methods and experiences to empower and challenge all children to achieve their maximum potential and to become lifelong learners and contributing members of society. SHARED BELIEFS Challenge the LEARNER to succeed academically; set goals and strive to meet high expectations; utilize problem solving techniques; work cooperatively; improve social, emotional, and physical fitness; foster self-discipline; acquire positive self-esteem; respect individual differences; practice accountable, responsible citizenship; develop a global awareness;
Select A State Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Testing in Virginia. The Virginia standards of learning (SOL) are intended to set http//www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Superintendent/(sols)/home.shtml http://www.just4kids.org/jftk/index.cfm?st=Virginia&loc=Understanding Testing
New Page 3 Virginia standards of learning currently in effect for Virginia Public Virginia (sols) and Assistance Thanks to Tami Maloney and Poquoson Schools for http://www.bristolvaschools.org/tdingus/Mrs. D's Favorite Sites.htm
Extractions: Mrs. D's Favorite Sites Virginia SOL Related Search Engines Teacher's Treasures Science ... Online Games Virginia SOL Related Virginia Standards of Learning currently in effect for Virginia Public Schools. This includes all subject areas and grade levels. Enhanced Scope and Sequence Includes: Units organized by topics from the original scope and sequence, essential knowledge and skills from the Standards of Learning Curriculum Framework, related Standards of Learning, and sample lesson plans containing: 2003 Released SOL Tests This includes all grade levels and subject areas except History and Social Science (see below). Virginia SOL Release of Spring 2003 History and Social Science Tests Ten released items for each of the history tests are available. Great place to get sample questions for practice.
Tales From A Fourth-Grade Classroom What s a speechlanguage pathologist doing teaching a fourth-grade social on social studies as part of the statewide standards of learning (SOL) tests. http://www.asha.org/about/publications/leader-online/archives/2005/050208/050208
Extractions: @import url( /styles/importmenuA.css ); Skip to: content navigation Our site's pages are optimized for Web browsing software that supports current Web standards, as established by the World Wide Web Consortium (http://www.w3c.org/) . Content is accessible from older or less standards-compliant technologies, but its presentation will not be identical to visitors with standards-compliant software. Read more on our site's changes and accessiblity. Find a Professional Shop My Account Guest Login Search for: Advanced Search Home Site Location: Home About ASHA Publications ASHA Leader Online ... February 8, 2005 Tales From a Fourth-Grade Classroom see also:Â Learning From Experience cite as: by Susan Boswell What's a speech-language pathologist doing teaching a fourth-grade social studies class? Last fall, Ryan Bianchetti, along with special educator Jessica Forman and classroom teacher Jennifer Zarnoweicki, found that a mutual friendship produced a synergy of teaching styles that brought better results for their students and a greater awareness of SLPs at Fort Hunt Elementary in Fairfax, VA.
Electronic School: Electronic Exams Teachers can use that information to make adjustments to their teaching within days Virginia s rigorous standards of learning (SOL) tests, for example, http://www.electronic-school.com/2000/06/0600f1.html
Extractions: A teenage boy in Anaheim, Calif., goes online to complete a part of his chemistry final exam. Meanwhile, an Anchorage, Alaska, third-grader clicks her computer mouse to select an answer on a district reading test. Across the country, a Chesterfield County, Va., fifth-grader takes a practice test on the web for a state-mandated math exam. These three students have reached what the Educational Testing Service (ETS) calls "the next frontier" in testing: computer-based exams. This brave new world of testing is technology's response as the nation's schools place greater reliance some would say overreliance on testing. Rightly or wrongly, pioneers of computerized testing are forcing educators to ask: Should paper-and-pencil tests be scrapped in favor of computerized exams? Advocates argue that computerized tests are more appropriate for today's technology-savvy youngsters. What's more, they say, computers can provide instant analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of individual students, whole classes, and entire schools and districts, while teachers and administrators must wait weeks and sometimes months to see how students perform on paper tests. Once computers are in place, too, advocates say, online exams can be edited and updated at minimum expense, and printing costs virtually disappear.
Newpage The year Virginia first gave the SOL tests was Spratley s second Year as with the Virginia standards of learning, began providing teacher training. http://sccac.lacoe.edu/s4/achievinghigh_VAschool.html
Extractions: Before summer recess begins, Tidewater Park Elementary School will be getting back test scores that chart how well its students are measuring up against state standards. Last year, 75% of students in the Norfolk, Virginia, school passed every subject area on the state exam an impressive leap when just two years prior not a single 5th-grader passed the history or science portion of the test. One Standard for All Spratley says that the remedial efforts were easy compared to her greatest challenge. "One of my hardest tasks is to continue to foster the thought that we have to expect our children to learn," she says passionately. "It is not okay for our children to receive dumbed-down instruction... Challenge their minds." In the end, an accountability system, in which each stakeholder is held responsible for student achievement, must accompany the standards. Consequently, Lisa Ellick admits feeling pressure in teaching the 3rd grade, the level when students are first tested on the SOLs. "We have to think of creative ways to get them to review those previous years along with focusing on the content that they need for the 3rd grade," she says. Although there are no measures for holding parents equally responsible, Spratley says the lack of parent involvement does not release educators from helping students progress. "If you get to the place where you don't think you're accountable `because the mothers didn't do something,' then you're in the wrong field," she asserts.
Extractions: Helping you make sense of schooling today A new year has begun, and with it come many educational changes and challenges. To start this issue of Parent Power! , we offer advice to help you ensure that your elected officials, many of whom are new themselves, follow through on the education promises they made while on the campaign trail. 2003 also promises to see the acceleration of a drive to make middle schools more fertile places for learning. Middle school reform is an issue we look at in-depth this issue, and we take you on a little visit to a Virginia middle school that's doing things right. Managing Editor
The Truth About SOLs TRUTH NO single standardized test can fully and accurately measure student knowledge and skills all teachers must teach and students must learn. http://www.fairtest.org/arn/The Truth About SOLs.htm
Extractions: The Virginia Board of Education says that: The SOL program will improve public education by holding everyone to high standards through high-stakes testing. TRUTH: It is a common, but untrue, assumption that high-stakes testing produces improved learning and student achievement. Test scores rise, in large part, because of more focus on expected test content and more familiarity with the tests. The SOL program will narrow instruction and undermine education quality as teachers are forced to teach to the tests and short-change the rest of the curriculum simply to raise test scores. Low-income, minority, limited English, and special needs students are especially subject to getting drill and test practice instead of rich and varied education programs. They are at higher risk of being denied diplomas or dropping out in frustration before reaching12th grade. High standards cannot be maintained and education improved for all simply by raising the stakes for students. SOL test scores are the single best measure of students' and schools'performance and should be the primary criteria for graduation and accreditation.
NAESP : One Size Does Not Fit All Legislators seem to feel that standardized tests are such a good reflection of what It would be nice to continue to pass the (sols), said Schoetzau. http://www.naesp.org/ContentLoad.do?contentId=155&action=print
NAESP : One Size Does Not Fit All Legislators seem to feel that standardized tests are such a good reflection of You have to teach children how to think, not just how to memorize and http://www.naesp.org/ContentLoad.do?contentId=155
VEA : Articles Archives : Detail The (sols) Are a Big Part of learning, But Is There More to a Good Education? What is there about learning that the bubble test can t measure? http://www.veaweteach.org/articles_archives_detail.asp?ContentID=361
Graduate School Of Education Position Paper on the standards of learning. News and Events Home improving theSOLs themselves, the SOL assessments, and how the test results are used. http://gse.gmu.edu/news/archivednews/positionpaper.htm
Extractions: We, the faculty of the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University believe that high and rigorous academic standards are essential to improving Virginia's schools. However, we also believe that the current State-led education reform movement centering on the Standards of Learning (SOLs) actualized through a sole reliance on high-stakes standardized testing is seriously flawed, and that the accreditation system for schools which relies on student performance on these questionable tests should be reconsidered. Rather than labeling schools as failures and creating an upheaval in local school divisions, the state's policymakers should set aside the current approach to accountability and engage in a more inclusive and public discussion of ways to improve the education of children in Virginia's schools through incentives and assistance. At stake are students and schools that must succeed if Virginia is to maintain the vibrant, intellectual environment for which it has historically been known.
Teacher Resource Catalog - US History: Civics And Economics The Web site supports the standards of learning for teaching United States The standards of learning test blueprints serve as a guide to teachers, http://teacherresourcecatalog.pwnet.org/civics_economics.html
Archives - Closing The Achievement Gap Standardized tests. In September, every student took a benchmark test to assesstheir How do we get them to learn English and pass (sols) by third grade? http://loper.org/~george/archives/2005/May/997.html
Extractions: Home "More than 45 years after integration, some activists argue that the lingering achievement gap between black and white students in Charlottesville schools reflects a lack of division-wide effort to provide a good education for all students. Teachers and administrators have implemented programs and provided resources to solve the problem, but the task continues to present challenges. For one man, the achievement gap is the result of black children being neglected. Race has become an issue at almost every recent School Board meeting, as the division in the audience is evident between supporters and detractors of the first black superintendent, Scottie Griffin, who recently resigned. Griffin has always been a vocal proponent of raising student achievement for all students, but just how many students are provided this opportunity has come into question. The need for more parental involvement has also raised concern. A lot has been done to provide an education for all children, but the numbers show that black children account for the majority of students in the division. They have also had the highest percentage of special education and free and reduced-price lunch populations, an indicator of poverty, for a decade. At the same time, the black students are poorly represented in the gifted student program.
Extractions: Search Rethinking Schools Help Home Archive Volume 14, No.3 - Spring 2000 High-Stakes Testing Slights Multiculturalism By Makani Themba-Nixon As a parent active on a local school council, I've watched with apprehension as Virginia's high-stakes testing program has unfolded. But it was not until the day my third grade son, usually an enthusiastic student, came home sad and dejected that I realized my worst fears about the test were true. My son's class was studying explorers - his favorite subject - and he wanted to write a report on Matthew Henson, his favorite explorer. Henson, an African American, was the first man to set foot on the North Pole. He was a self-taught sailor and astronome rwho rose above the racism and prejudice of his day to become one of the most important explorers of the 20th century. Imagine my thrill as my son, without any urging on my part, went to the computer to do research on Henson. I was particularly pleased because after a tough first grade and difficulty reading throughout second grade, in third grade my son was at last learning that school could be fun.
Resources For Teachers (sols)The Virginia guideline to everything educational. All of the standards ofLearning for all grade levels and all subjects. Tabb SOL Assistance http://smi.sbo.hampton.k12.va.us/Resources_for_Teachers.htm
Extractions: SOLS -The Virginia guideline to everything educational. All of the Standards of Learning for all grade levels and all subjects Tabb SOL Assistance Virginia Pathways -Virginia Pathways is an educational video series with print and web materials, produced by the Virginia History Production Consortium. Designed to meet the fourth grade Virginia History Standards of Learning Poquoson SOL Assistance SOL Released Items Jefferson Labs SOL Practice -Welcome to the Virginia State Standards of Learning Practice Tests! All of the questions on this site come from the 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 Standards of Learning tests. Inspiration State Standards SOL.com Practice Tests Chester the Crab SOLutions Daily SOL Question ... No Child Left Behind Lesson Plans Apple Learning Exchange : The digital classroom is in session. At Apple we're inspired by the learning we see taking place in digital classrooms across the globe. Visit these lessons and discover how learning comes to life through innovative ideas for lessons and classroom projects. Welcome To The Lesson Bank!
Default This site has been designed to assist with the teaching and learning of theVirginia State Computer/Technology standards of learning to be mastered by the http://www.manassas.k12.va.us/Dean/Class/Etherington/technology/default1.htm
Extractions: Welcome! This site has been designed to assist with the teaching and learning of the Virginia State Computer/Technology Standards of Learning to be mastered by the end of grade five. The technology terms and quizzes included on these pages incorporate these requirements with additional information for the more advanced, technology-minded student. Although the Resources page is divided into sections labeled "Mostly for Students" and "Especially for Teachers," both students and teachers are invited and encouraged to explore all of the links in both sections. Students are especially encouraged to view the spreadsheet and database PowerPoint presentations listed in the teacher resources. Binary Bits and Bytes - From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Math Teacher Link, learn about bits, bytes, and the binary code by interactively turning switches on and off. Technology Terms Look up over 140 technology terms in six different categories. Each word is defined, explained, and linked to an online glossary. Many include pictures and graphics. Print three technology spelling and vocabulary lists complete with related activities. Students will enjoy completing the crossword puzzles, configured words, word searches, word scrambles, and practice spelling tests.
SWOC Archives -- May 2001 (#2) learn more than just what is on SOL tests, she takes advanced courses. Nevertheless, Qureshi said, she thinks the (sols) have improved teaching overall by http://lists.wayne.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0105&L=swoc&F=&S=&P=148
Citzenship In The Digital Age recently received testing information on the social studies standards ofLearning ((sols)) Sometimes state standards, such as the (sols) in Virginia, http://www.knowledgeway.org/works/citizenship/admingroup.html
Extractions: The purpose of the Administrator Focus Group session was to gain a greater understanding of their views on the current environment in which schools are operating, the ideal environment for undertaking a collaborative effort, and the potential challenges and opportunities in undertaking this project. A summary of the findings follows below. Current Environment The following essential themes emerged during the discussion of the current environment in which schools are operating: Key measures for success: Standards of Learning, not technological ability Performing up to state standards is a major concern for administrators. The administrators from Virginia, in particular, recently received testing information on the social studies Standards of Learning (SOLs) that indicated low performance. There was consensus among participants that performance on the SOLs would have to be addressed before any other initiatives are considered. Other districts, such as DC, use different tests that should also be reviewed, such as the Stanford-9. Sometimes state standards, such as the SOLs in Virginia, and other initiatives, such as technology integration, are seen as competing priorities within the schools. Administrators found this very frustrating. However, there was some agreement that technology might be used to help performance on the SOLs by using computers for drill exercises on social studies state test materials. These types of drills apparently are available for other subject areas.
