POWER STANDARDS IN EDUCATION By Aaron Henderson

What Are Power Standards? A breakdown of what students must know. A focus for teachers on what to teach. A prioritization of a states academic standards. What to focus on for state assessment testing.

A breakdown of what students must know.

A focus for teachers on what to teach.

A prioritization of a states academic standards.

What to focus on for state assessment testing.

What Students Must Know Power Standard are the very minimum. What a student must know to be considered. Meeting the standards set forth by the state.

Power Standard are the very minimum.

What a student must know to be considered.

Meeting the standards set forth by the state.

A Focus For Teachers Lots of information Limited amount of time Some things are more important Larger portion of state assessment

Lots of information

Limited amount of time

Some things are more important

Larger portion of state assessment

Prioritization of State Standards Too much to cover Most important topics Highest percentage on state assessment test

Too much to cover

Most important topics

Highest percentage on state assessment test

Focusing on State Assessment What’s on the test What should be focused on What has the highest percentage of questions Other strategies

What’s on the test

What should be focused on

What has the highest percentage of questions

Other strategies

Standards for Every Subject Math Science Reading Writing Social Studies Speech Technology

Math

Science

Reading

Writing

Social Studies

Speech

Technology

Every School or District? Not all districts Successful Districts Trending towards power standards Forced by assessment consequences

Not all districts

Successful Districts

Trending towards power standards

Forced by assessment consequences

Sheridan School District Power Standards for every grade Power Standards for every subject Power Standards or Focusing on Needs?

Power Standards for every grade

Power Standards for every subject

Power Standards or Focusing on Needs?

Power Standards Here to stay? Future of Assessment? What’s Next?

Here to stay?

Future of Assessment?

What’s Next?