Elementary School (K-5) – Page 37 – Center for Standards, Assessment, and Accountability

A Professional Development Approach to the NGSS

This book includes activities and useful advice for guiding teachers and administrators as they put the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) into practice in the classroom. Written by three experts in professional development for science teachers, it offers the following: Introduces the vocabulary, structure, and conceptual shifts of the NGSS Explores the three dimensions of […]

Professional Learning for the Next Generation Science Standards

The National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) has, on their website, a set of online materials and resources devoted to teachers’ professional learning. The aim of these resources is to help teachers understand the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and their relationship to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Teacher resources include guidance materials that walk […]

Assessment Literacy Defined

In 2016, the National Task Force on Assessment Education for Teachers met and created this publication to promote “deeper understanding of sound assessment practice throughout the fabric of American education.” Their intended audiences include teachers, students, parents, policymakers, communities, college of education faculty, and school leaders. This publication hopes to help each audience “understand the importance of … — Beginning […]

Chaos for Dual Language Learners: An Examination of State Policies for Exiting Children from Language Services in the PreK-3rd Grades

From the executive summary: “This paper focuses on how young [dual language learners] DLLs – generally those students enrolled in the PreK-3rd grades – are being served by current reclassification policies. It surveys recent research and existing state policies to identify best practices for DLL reclassification into mainstream classroom settings.”

Dual Language Learners Reader Posts

New America launched its Dual Language Learner National Work Group, which has written a series of 10 posts related to research, policies, and practices pertaining to the education of dual language learners (DLLs) in U.S. public schools. According to this group, a DLL is “a child between the ages of zero and eight years old […]

Teaching Social Skills to Improve Grades and Lives

A growing body of evidence has shown that social and emotional strengths in children and adults lead to school and life success. This article from the New York Times summarizes some of the key studies that support this claim, and argues that schools and teachers need to promote social and emotional skills in addition to […]

Grade Level: Elementary School (K-5)

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