Curated OER
Teaching Tolerance: That's Not Fair!
Learners study unequal resources and their effects on education. In this educational disparities lesson, students participate in a coloring activity with quality and low-quality resources. Learners then discuss the disparity in the...
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Manitoba Education: Rethinking Classroom Assessment With Purpose in Mind [Pdf]
As implied in the title, Rethinking Classroom Assessment with Purpose in Mind, identifying the purpose of any assessment is critical for its effective use. This document identifies three purposes of classroom assessment: assessment for...
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Ascd: Classroom Assessment & Grading That Work:case for Classroom Assessment
A review of the effects of different forms of formative assessment on student improvement and overall achievement.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Ascd: The Best Value in Formative Assessment
Ready-made benchmark tests cannot substitute for day-to-day formative assessment conducted by assessment-literate teachers. This article helps educators find out what assessment for learning is and how it leads to student improvement.
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Nwea: The Five Formative Assessment Strategies to Improve Student Learning
Dylan Wiliam provides the five strategies that he has come to believe are core to successful formative assessment practice in the classroom.
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West Virginia Department of Educ.: West Virginia Balanced Scorecard Dashboard
The state department of education provides information about all the schools in the state. They contain data such as student achievement, class size, attendance rate, ethnic background, and much more. Choose a school district then a...
FNO Press
From Now On: Making the Best of New Tools
As teachers become more familiar with technology the focus becomes using technology to facilitate curriculum, state standards and pedagogy. School districts want to ensure their "Investment pays rich dividends in terms of student...
THEJournal
The Journal: Making Sense of Nclb
A series of links to articles originally published as a supplement to THE Journal on the No Child Left Behind Legislation (NCLB). These articles focus on the four key areas of accountabilhnology products that meet NCLB requirements.ity,...
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Department of Education: Improving Student Achievement [Pdf]
In 2009, a Virginia Department of Education stakeholder group on parent involvement in public schools disseminated a questionnaire to over 1000 parents, teachers, and school administrators across Virginia. Recipients were asked to share...
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Tapped In: Homepage
This site from Tapped In is recommended for teachers, technology and professional development coordinators who are interested in dialogue with colleagues around issues of technology and education. The purpose of the site is to use the...
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Gpa Calculator
Use this GPA calculator to find your GPA using the standard 4.0 GPA scale or a weighted scale for Honors and AP courses. Input the course name, the number of course credits and your grade for the term.