1. Not Your Standard use of Standards Joe Clark, Jackie Jones & Krista Nygaard Standards Training for Classroom Improvement CUR 562 February 26, 2010 Dr. Sarah Lee Brown
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8. Standards Language Conversion Worksheet The purpose of this worksheet is to be a primer to help you rewrite your classroom standards in a more student-friendly language.
9. Standards Language Conversion Worksheet The purpose of this worksheet is to be a primer to help you rewrite your classroom standards in a more student-friendly language.
10. Standards Language Conversion Worksheet The purpose of this worksheet is to be a primer to help you rewrite your classroom standards in a more student-friendly language. EXAMPLE: Academic Standard A1.3.3 – Identify and describe trends in the visual arts and discuss how the issues of time, place, and cultural influences are reflected in selected works of art? Rewritten Standard A1.3.3 – What current trends can you identify by the lyrics of this song?
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Editor's Notes
Standards guide instruction to ensure students are prepared for next grade level. The purpose is to ensure students received specific knowledge for their grade level. Help ensure accountability to NCLB requirements.
According to the research noted in the District Administration (2004) , “An analysis of international studies shows implementing and monitoring an aligned curriculum to result in a measurable impact (31 percentile points) in student achievement.” Krista talked about the importance of using student-friendly language and communicating the standards effectively. This goes along with communicating and collaborating with fellow teachers, as well. We need to be able to break down the language of the standards to make them more understandable and meaningful. The better we are at communicating the standards and aligning the standards to instruction, the more meaningful the standards will be, which ultimately improves student performance. A little later, Joe is going to provide some examples of how to convert the language of the standards.
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