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From the ORC CollectionMore Resources on Beyond Teaching to the Test: Best
Practices in Test Preparation
Here are some resources from the ORC collection related to this month's theme, Beyond
Teaching to the Test: Best Practices in Test Preparation.
Assessment in Support of Instruction and Learning: Bridging the Gap Between Large-Scale and Classroom Assessment: Workshop Report (2003) Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–12 Professional Commentary: This professional development site includes the complete contents of the 2003 Workshop Report on "Assessment in Support of Instruction and Learning." It is browsable via the Open Book page image presentation framework--a free, searchable version of the publication--included at the site. For most effective printing, use the "printable PDF page" link available on each Open Book pages' tool block.The goal of the workshop was to highlight current efforts to align classroom and large-scale assessments with each other and with instruction, standards, curriculum, and professional development.... Projects: AdLIT
Put to the Test: Tools and Techniques for Classroom Assessment [excerpt]: Chapter 4, "Guides to Scoring Student Work: Checklists and Rubrics" Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades K–12 Professional Commentary: Guides to scoring students' work are discussed at length and in concrete detail in this chapter excerpt. Authors Robert Johnson, Susan Agruso, Diane Monrad, and Therese M.... Projects: OhioWINS
Differentiated Instruction in the English Classroom [excerpt]: Chapter 4, "How Do Teachers Manage a Differentiated Classroom?" Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–12 Professional Commentary: Differentiated instruction is a recognition that students vary in their needs, interests, abilities, and prior knowledge. It is a springboard from which students work toward the same ends, but they use different content, processes, and products to get there.... Career Fields: Education & Training, General Career Skills Projects: AdLIT, OhioWINS, Standards First
Drowning in Data? How to Collect, Organize, and Document Student Performance [excerpt]: Chapter 8, "Reporting Achievement and Planning the Next Instructional Step" Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades K–8 Professional Commentary: In this book excerpt, the authors show how to develop and institute an assessment system by introducing an evidence-driven process for collecting, documenting, analyzing, and reporting what learners can do in a way that meaningfully informs day-to-day instruction. They point to the fact that information gathered during classroom activities reveals a) learners' knowledge or lack of it, b) interest when the activity is presented, c) motivation to persist with the task, and d) comfort with others and the situation.... Career Fields: Education & Training, General Career Skills Projects: Standards First
Smart Tests: Teacher-Made Tests That Help Students Learn Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades K–8 Professional Commentary: This resource is a book that is downloadable (pdf format) by individual chapters. Authors Walker and Schmidt focus on accountability and the growing move towards standardized testing.... Projects: AdLIT
Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 8–10 Professional Commentary: Want to improve student performance on the OGT? Start now by immersing students in challenging reading and writing lessons and strategies. The articles in this folder were written for Adolescent Literacy In Perspective, an electronic journal published by the Ohio Resource Center.... Projects: AdLIT, OhioWINS
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