Using Sentence Frames to Jumpstart Writing
Teachers can support student writing by using sentence frames which provide the option for varied responses. This technique helps students understand what the answer might look like.
Building Common Core Skills: Beyond “Turn and Talk”
Many teachers rely on Turn and Talks or Think-Pair-Shares. These are great methods, but how can you build on them to prepare students for the demands of more complicated conversations? This resource provides a process (discussion norms, steps, video examples, and sentence starters) for building student stamina for participating in deeper constructive conversations.
SEL Assess Resources
The University of British Columbia (UBC), with the support of the Edith Lando Charitable Foundation, has created a “Social & Emotional Learning Resource Finder,” a searchable collection of SEL resources for educators and adults who work with students. Within this site, there is a curated selection of SEL assessment resources (the link to this sub-collection is found […]
Foundations for Young Adult Success: A Developmental Framework
There is a growing recognition that strong academic skills alone are not enough for young people to become successful adults, and this comprehensive report offers wide-ranging evidence to show that what young people need to develop from preschool to young adulthood to succeed in college and career are factors related to non-cognitive, or social and […]
Evaluating the Content and Quality of Next Generation Assessments
This study’s purpose was to evaluate the quality of four standardized assessments – three new, multi-state assessments (ACT Aspire, PARCC, and Smarter Balanced) and a well-regarded existing state assessment (Massachusetts’ state exam [MCAS]) – to determine whether they met new criteria developed by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) for test quality. Three […]
Uncommonly Engaging? A Review of the EngageNY English Language Arts Common Core Curriculum
This resource reports on a review of the EngageNY ELA curriculum. It asks the questions, “Is it a high-quality product? Is it well aligned to the Common Core? Is it teachable?” It provides an in-depth review of EngageNY’s alignment to the CCSS ELA standards by grade band along the following dimensions: Text complexity, quality, and balance Evidence-based […]