A deep look at how the Common Core exams in NY State are constructed. It gives us insight into how the State expects a standard to be assessed.
Improving Assessments for Students and Teachers
A deep look at how the Common Core exams in NY State are constructed. It gives us insight into how the State expects a standard to be assessed.
It becomes exhausting by October analyzing the thousands of data points you have about your students. Cut through the noise and focus on what really matters. Using data is about simplifying and not about Excel Spreadsheets.
More and more school systems are using teacher rubrics. In many ways, this is really positive. It gives teachers a strong position to defend their practices. Let’s look at essential components in assessment.
I'm an experienced educational administrator. I work with schools to develop strategic assessment plans and analyze student data effectively.
We often think of looking at student data as an excel spreadsheet, but really the point of the data is to look at students, their work, and our own practice.
We need communities of learners, including adults, to build better schools.
Lets focus on what we can control and improving ourselves.