Assessment Development Teacher assessment Development Teams, comprised of accomplished teachers in the field, If you are a teacher interested in pilot testing National Board http://www.nbpts.org/standards/dev.cfm
Extractions: Resource Center National Board Certified Teachers ... Become an Assessor The handwriting option in assessment centers has been eliminated effective July 1, 2003, for all certificates, with the exception of mathematics, science and other certificates as necessary due to specific prompt requirements. This is effective for all first-time and retake candidates. posted 4/21/2003 The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has developed an innovative process to determine whether a teacher possesses the attributes of accomplished teaching based on the NBPTS standards in each of the certificate areas. National Board Certificates are structured around student developmental levels and subject(s) taught. Click here to view the framework of National Board Standards and Certificates. Determining whether teachers meet the standards requires performance-based assessment methods that are fair and valid and that call on teachers to demonstrate principled, professional judgments in a variety of situations. The National Board believes a valid assessment of accomplished practice must allow for the variety of forms sound practice takes, must sample the range of ways teachers know their content, and must provide appropriate contexts for assessments of teaching knowledge and skill. Teaching is not just about knowing things; it is about the use of knowledge - knowledge of learners and learning, of schools and subjects - in the service of helping students grow and develop. Consequently, the National Board believes the most valid teacher assessment processes engage candidates in the activities of teaching - activities that require the display and use of teaching knowledge and skill and that allow teachers the opportunity to explain and justify their actions.
Storyboarding Master Worksheet Good teaching Principle(s). Preenrollment assessment tests. Assesses the students readiness for the course and indicates if they need to do some remedial http://www.uncc.edu/webcourse/sb/worksheet.htm
Extractions: This Worksheet is meant to be used in conjunction with the Storyboarding for Success paper presented at the Third Annual WebCT Conference, Vancouver, B.C., June 2001. The paper and the Worksheet will assist anyone creating an online course, especially those professors who have no instructional design support. Click here for the associated PowerPoint Slideshow used at the presentation. Click here for printable PDF version of this worksheet. On the pages that follow are some checklists, tables and worksheets to assist you in completing your storyboard. You should complete these worksheets to the best of your ability before actually constructing your storyboard. This is an ongoing exercise, and you may not be able to complete all sections at once. However, fill it in as you become more familiar with the ideas and tools associated with teaching and as you think about the way you teach. The more careful pre-planning you do when creating your web course, the more time, hours of frustration and re-design will be saved. Remember that this is just a worksheet designed to help you plan your course. You can erase things, change your mind, or even tear it up and start again (which is still easier that re-doing the actual course once it is created!). The important thing is to start putting down the information that you know, in order to help you visualize what you you need to do before actually putting your course into web format.
Extractions: Drop Outs - Pushed Out - Standards - No Child Left Behind - this most interesting topic of tracking school dropouts and the potential for students dropping out through the use of computer software. America's High Schools Are Obsolete - Bill Gates 2005 By obsolete, I don't just mean that our high schools are broken, flawed, and under-funded though a case could be made for every one of those points. By obsolete, I mean that our high schools even when they're working exactly as designed cannot teach our kids what they need to know today. ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW, EVALUATION, ASSESSMENT, TESTING, and RETENTION
Educational CyberPlayGround: Resources For The Administrator Resources for standardized testing and assessment. Tips for parents and teachers on improving student performance. General Standards and assessment http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/testingassessment.html
MCS Human Resources - News MCS is offering registration and testing fee reimbursement to teachers who need to The ParaPro assessment test developed by Educational testing Service http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/personnel/hr_news.htm
Extractions: Click the link above to view information about tutoring for the ParaPro test. The Department of Human Resources is proud to announce its newsletter, HR BUZZ , a quarterly publication designed to keep MCS employees informed and "in-the-know" about developments that may impact you and you family. ATTENTION TEACHERS PRAXIS REIMBURSEMENT The federal No child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 requires that all teachers teaching in core academic subject areas must be highly qualified no later than the end of the 2005-06 school year. MCS is offering registration and testing fee reimbursement to teachers who need to become highly qualified in all core academic areas defined by the "Tennessee Plan for Implementing the Teacher and Paraprofessional Quality Provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001."
Extractions: Whats Inside What we know and dont know Using the right test Assessment Vol. 1, No. 6, March-April 2000 Education Commission of the States 707 17 th Street, Suite 2700 Denver, CO 80202-3427 303-299-3600 fax 303-296-8332 www.ecs.org Assessing Student Performance Tough Choices The testing of American students is in the news every day. One in four Nevada high school seniors is in danger of not graduating because they failed a required math test. New York teachers are accused of cheating to raise their students test scores. M assachusetts students plan to boycott that states unfair assessment program. At the same time, Texas gains kudos for the Texas Miracle annual increases in test scores. Whats going on? Are assessment tests ruining American education, as opponents claim, or setting new standards of excellence, as their advocates say? Unfortunately, there is no clear answer. Like the standards on which they are supposed to be based, state assessment tests to date have been subjected to little research on their intended benefits and unintended negative consequences. They are, however, popular, growing in importance and an increasing source of controversy. Critics of testing programs argue that the assessment tests in use today: Interfere with good teaching and learning by narrowing the curriculum and emphasizing rote memory Discriminate against minorities and poor students Increase the dropout rate Cost states and districts precious dollars more effectively spent in other ways
Welcome To California Those who pass the teaching Foundations test will only have one opportunity The teaching Performance assessment (or the program s equivalent) allows an http://www.ctc.ca.gov/educator-prep/TFE-FAQ.html
Extractions: As a result of the implementation of Senate Bill 57 (Scott, Chapter 269, Statute of 2001), the TFEs are used to satisfy one portion of the Early Completion Internship Option of the internship programs for California Multiple and Single Subject Teaching Credentials. Educational Testing Service (ETS) offers these pedagogical exams in five areas: Multiple Subjects, English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Science.
Assessment And Evaluation Standards tests connect curriculum, learning, teaching, and assessment and the test results help improve classroom instruction, student learning and school http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ks4/assess/
Extractions: K-S4 Home Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth provides support and advice on student assessment according to departmental initiatives and carries out provincial assessments based on provincial curricula referred to as standards tests. The department also provides expertise and support in the areas of assessment, evaluation, statistics, research and computer programming. Results from assessments and standards tests help to provide a means of certifying student achievement at the provincial level and provide data to analyse the quality and performance of the Kindergarten to Senior 4 educational system. What follows is a description of the grade levels, subject areas, and frequency of Manitoba 's provincial assessment and standards tests. Manitoba is also involved in national and international testing programs in education such as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and Youth In Transition Survey (YITS), and the School Achievement Indicators Program (SAIP), under the guidance of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC).
Extractions: ISSUE: Charlotte Higuchi, third and fourth grade teacher at Farmdale Elementary School in Los Angeles, California, talks about the connection between assessment and instruction. Excerpted from the videoseries, Schools That Work: The Research Advantage , videoconference #4, Alternatives for Measuring Performance (NCREL, 1991). [Audio Comment, 135K]. A text version is available. OVERVIEW: Changes in the workplace are likely to accelerate as we enter the 21st century. The need for schools to keep pace with these changes has resulted in a massive curriculum reform movement . School communities are establishing new goals so that students will learn the skills and competencies needed to succeed in today's workplace ; often communities include the skills of reasoning, problem solving, and working collaboratively. To meet these goals, schools are providing students with learning experiences that are more authentic. If schools want an accurate appraisal of how well they are helping students achieve goals, they must make changes in assessment that reflect the changes in curriculum and instruction. The connection between curriculum reform and the need for changes in assessment is considered in more detail in the critical issue " Rethinking Assessment and Its Role in Supporting Educational Reform ."
Educating Preservice Teachers: The State Of Affairs The assessment tests teaching knowledge in the following content categories. Linguistic and cognitive bases of the reading process; Comprehension http://www.ncrel.org/litweb/ept/region.php
Extractions: Educational Laboratory NCREL Home Site Map ... Resources Literacy Educating Preservice Teachers: The State of Affairs Teacher testing is gaining widespread attention within NCREL's region, especially in Illinois. Recently, a Chicago Sun-Times investigation revealed that 5,243 Illinois teachers, some of whom are currently teaching, failed at least one certification test (Rossi, Beaupre, and Grossman, 2001). Certification testing includes a basic-skills test and a subject-area test. Based on the results of the Chicago Sun-Times investigation, it seems evident that more attention needs to be focused on teacher testing to determine who is failing the tests and whether the failure is linked to the quality of the tests and student achievement. Supporting this premise, the American Federation of Teachers (2000a) also investigated teacher testing and found that "individual states and institutions generally set very low cutoff scores for demonstration of mastery" (p. 20). Within NCREL's seven-state region, there is a variety of testing requirements and cut-off scores for teacher candidates. The following is a synopsis of those requirements and scores by individual state. Illinois The Illinois State Board of Education requires every preservice teacher to take the Illinois Certification Testing System (ICTS) Basic Skills test before licensure. Preservice teachers are required to receive a passing score of 240 out of 300. Candidates in elementary education must also take the K-9 Elementary test. This test covers language arts, math and science, social studies, health, physical education, fine arts, and professional knowledge. Preservice teachers must receive a score of 70 out of 100 to pass (P. Wieke, personal communication, November 20, 2000).
UNSW - Educational Assessment Australia EAA undertakes research and teaching in educational assessment and measurement and provides a diverse range of assessment services and customised http://www.etc.unsw.edu.au/
Extractions: Full contact details Educational Assessment Australia (EAA) is a leading national and international educational assessment organisation, specialising in large-scale assessment programs in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, India and the Pacific region. EAA undertakes research and teaching in educational assessment and measurement and provides a diverse range of assessment services and customised measurement services to clients in government and private sectors. What we do at EAA
Language Testing & Student Assessment (Ohio ESL) Ohio University Ohio ESL Teachers testing . Language testing language student assessment resources. Resources in Language testing Resources for http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/teacher/testing.html
Extractions: Ohio University Ohio ESL Teachers Contact John McVicker ( mcvicker@ohiou.edu ) to suggest additional testing resources. Ohio University Ohio ESL Teachers ... CAL: Language Testing from the Center for Applied Linguistics Foreign Language Performance Assessment from NFLRC, U of Hawaii Second Language Assessment Page Projects from the U of Minnesota, home of the Minnesota Language Proficiency Assessments (
Workshop Educational Assessment This research includes an evaluation of teaching materials, assessment studies, What types of assessment tests are included and what are their differing http://www.skeptron.ilu.uu.se/broady/sec/erdc-0004.htm
Extractions: broady@nada.kth.se Educational assessment and pedagogical measuring potentially uphold important functions in education development in developing countries. Ideally, results from educational assessment would inform curriculum development and the design of teacher pre- and in-service training on pedagogical challenges that need to be addressed. They would also provide information to educational planners, politicians and the civil society on the performance of the education system generally, for example as regards gender inequalities and regional unbalance. For the individual teacher, an adequate evaluation of learning outcomes would be one of the means necessary for handling the discrepancy between curriculum demands and actual learning that often haunts primary teaching. Further, in education systems where few students reach higher levels, it is important that assessment instruments used for student selection are reasonably adequate. At an international level, the IEA programme (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement) has since the 60s carried through assessment tests in various countries for a comparative purpose.
Resource: Assessment In Math And Science: Whats The Point? assessment does not compete for valuable teaching time; it is teaching time. This workshop considers how teachers can use standardized tests to focus http://www.learner.org/resources/series93.html
Extractions: by Discipline Arts Education Education Reform Foreign Language Literature and Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies and History by Grade K - 2 College/Adult A video workshop for K-12 teachers; 8 ninety-minute video programs, workshop guide, and Web site; graduate credit available "Will this be on the test?" "Is this going to count?" How often do students ask these questions? This workshop examines current assessment issues and strategies in K-12 math and science classrooms. Through video segments of real classrooms interspersed with lively discussions of practicing teachers and content experts, see how teachers deal with common issues and discover ways to use assessment to improve teaching and learning.
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High Stakes Testing And Assessment High Stakes testing and assessment. By Carol Holzberg Nov 1, 2004 Some teacher unions, parent organizations and student groups claim single test exit http://www.techlearning.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=51200676
Techlearning High Stakes Testing And Assessment November 1, 2004 High Stakes testing and assessment. By Carol Holzberg Some teacher unions, parent organizations and student groups claim single test exit exams http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=51200676
F FOR ASSESSMENT Such tests were typically created to better assess students mastery of the Because an accountability test that supports teaching is focused on only a http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1267&key=005
Test Of Teaching Knowledge b) a test of teaching knowledge (pedagogy, etc.) c) an assessment of actual teaching. The first two tests on content and teaching knowledge are to be used http://www.ccsso.org/projects/Interstate_New_Teacher_Assessment_and_Support_Cons
Extractions: select Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Col... DoDEA Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Marian... Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Test of Teaching Knowledge INTASCs Test of Teaching Knowledge (TTK) is a teacher licensing test, developed with funds from 15 INTASC states, to assess a candidates ability to meet the INTASC model core standards considered essential for competent teaching. The test assesses a beginning teacher's professional knowledge in areas such as theories of teaching and learning, cognitive, social and physical development, diagnostic and evaluative assessments, language acquisition, the role of student background in the learning process, and other foundational knowledge and skills essential to the profession of teaching. Assessing Beginning Teacher Performance INTASC states recommended a candidate pass at least three licensing tests before they are issued a permanent license, as opposed to an initial or provisional license. These three tests include
