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My colleague, Kenny Tamarkin, developed this short student computer self-assessment rubric that was published in Adventures in Assessment. When using this six-question rubric, he found students would spend just a few minutes reading the descriptions of the six types of computer users/learners and…
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ISTE released their third iteration of Standards for Students in June 2016. These standards are, “designed to prepare student for work and life in this uncertain future.” ISTE projects that 65% of children entering grade school will work in jobs that do not exist today. In ISTE's report Redefining…
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The PIAAC, is an international survey of adult skills that “measures adults’ proficiency in key information-processing skills - literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments - and gathers information and data on how adults use their skills at home, at work and in the wider…
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This handy graphic shows you how visualizing with number lines runs throughout the CCR Standards.  From the earliest level, working with operations with whole numbers to irrational numbers in level D, the use of number lines is encouraged so that students can build conceptual understanding…
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This sample instructional unit is designed to build and deepen students’ understanding of common benchmark fractions, decimals, and percents. First, students explore the fraction ½, its connections to decimals and percents, and its use as a benchmark.When they show mastery and conceptual…
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Use these rubrics to analyze informational or literary texts for their qualitative level of complexity. Combine with quantitative measures of readability to select the appropriate text for students. These rubrics are adapted from Standards-in-Action work around the College and Career Readiness…
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Think number lines are just for kids? Think again! Number lines are a flexible tool that can be used to strengthen students' math comprehension knowledge in several ways.
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Though Massachusetts now uses the CCR Standards in place of the Massachusetts ABE Curriculum Frameworks, the "Revised Reading Strand" (2010) of the Frameworks is still a good resource for implementing CCR Standards.Included here are the entire revised Reading Strand (see below), and a few excerpts…
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This video shows how to administer the Diagnostic Assessment of Reading (DAR) to a potential STAR student to determine the appropriate level of instruction for alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Anna Fernandez-Buehrens is the DAR administrator and Rosemarie Cole is the student at…
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This video shows how to administer the Diagnostic Assessment of Reading (DAR) to a non-native English speaking student in order to determine if this student is eligible for the STAR class and also to determine the appropriate instructional level for alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary, and…