When we wrote the ELTs, I was thinking about them in terms of using them as the basis of PLC discussions and writing common assessments. I took the teaching them part for granted. I don’t think we knew that we were embarking on a quest to use them well for classroom instruction. Over a year [...]
Entries Tagged as 'common assessments'
District expectations around clarity of target
March 4, 2009 · No Comments · Student Achievement
Tags: clarity of target·classroom formative assessment·common assessments·ELTs
Not So Common Assessments
December 3, 2008 · 3 Comments · Student Achievement
We have known for a long time that we want to have district common assessments so that teachers can use the information. As it says in the Instructional Model, which is more idealistic than descriptive sometimes, “Teachers work in teams to review student data on achievement. They use this information to make decisions about changes [...]
