Common Core, What is it Good for?
Aren't you Smarter and more Balanced Now?
Data isn't Dangerous
Complex Questions
PLC Potpourri
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Reading, Writing, Speaking/Listening and Language standards for each content and grade-level are founded upon these 10 standards in ELA/Literacy.
What are the anchor standards.
100
The test is comprised of these two components.
What is a performance task and an end-of-course assessment.
100
This data portal has an orange icon on the IMS dashboard and lists numerous pieces of information for students including test scores, discipline infractions, and grades.
What is EdInsight
100
One of the numerous websites we explored this year under the CCSS Resources Tab
America Achieves, Better Lessons, News ELA, Achieve the Core, Inside Mathematics, Illustrative Mathematics, EqUIP, Engage NY,
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Three of the eight texts selected by our PLC members for our professional book study.
What are The Core Six, Inclusion Strategies for Secondary Classrooms, Self-Efficacy, Revisiting Silent Reading, Science Formative Assessment, I Read it but I Don't Get it, Implementing the Common Core State Standards Through Math Problem Solving, Power Tools for Adolescent Literacy.
200
There are 8 of these in mathematics.
What are mathematical practices.
200
The end of course assessment will pose questions to students that are up to two grade levels above or below their level based upon responses. This type of assessment is called
What is computer adaptive.
200
This data portal, marked with a blue icon on IMS, provides teachers and administrators with information regarding our standardized-testing progress. DCAS proctors and others can use the portal to find percentages on how many students have both taken and met proficiency on our state exam.
What is the DCAS Online system.
200
SIRS is one resource included in this free, state-sponsored collection of databases.
What is UDLib Search.
200
One of our two guest speakers this year.
Who is Carol O'Hara or Erin Diax from UD.
300
The ELA/Literacy standards are broken into these content-specific standard sets.
What is ELA, Social Studies/History, and Science/Technical Subjects.
300
Ampify, formerly this company, will be responsible for compiling and presenting the data associated with Smarter Balanced. (Think: Pam Lucky).
Wireless Generation
300
To enter Component V short answer responses or to review pre- and post-tests, teachers use this data engine.
What is Performance Plus.
300
The official website of the Common Core State Standards
Corestandards.org
300
This was a three-week event designed to provide teachers with time to read their professional texts.
What is the Common Core Cafe.
400
In mathematics, these are focus, coherence, and rigor.
What are the three shifts.
400
States that are not using Smarter Balanced are using this other assessment consortium.
What is PARCC
400
This type of assessment is often referred to as "assessment for learning" rather than "assessment of learning."
What is formative assessment.
400
These types of questions are said to increase rigor.
Higher-order thinking questions; DOK 3 & 4
400
This area of the Blackboard site was used to upload and share work according to content area or book choice.
What is the file exchange.
500
The intention of the CCSS is to have students prepared for these options upon graduation.
What is college and career.
500
In August of this year, Smarter Balanced will release this suite aimed at helping teachers and students prepare for next year's test.
What is the digital library.
500
"Cells," when referring to this three-letter acronymn, must have 30 or more students in order to count for or against us as a school.
What is Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP.
500
These are the three measures any teacher should use when determining the grade-level of a text (according to the CCSS).
Qualitative, Quantitative, and Reader & Task
500
Two of the four Guiding Questions for any PLC.
What is "What do we want students to learn?" "How will we know if they have learned it?" "What will we do if they don't learn it?" "What will we do if they already know it?"
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