Center for Standards, Assessment, and Accountability

Grade Level: Elementary School (K-5)

Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Data Use Standards: Standards in Practice

This resource contains three case studies that illustrate the essential knowledge, skills, and professional behaviors necessary to use data effectively being applied by educators in real-world settings. It is a companion publication to SLDS Data Use Standards: Knowledge, Skills, and Professional Behaviors for Effective Data Use. This resource is intended to inform pre- and in-service […]

English Learner Tool Kit for State and Local Education Agencies (SEAs and LEAs)

This toolkit was released in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Dear Colleague Letter on “English Learner Students and Limited English Proficient Parents.” The toolkit was initially published in conjunction with the January 2015 Dear Colleague Letter to help state and local education agencies (SEAs and LEAs) […]

Engineering is Elementary: Elementary Teachers Professional Development & Curricula for Engineering Literacy

This resource is an online organization dedicated to supporting educators, administrators, and advocates of engineering education at grades K-8. The mission of Engineering is Elementary (EiE) is to support all educators in formal and informal settings, providing opportunities for children to engage with engineering practices, and to offer curricula and professional development that develop engineering […]

English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives

From the website: “English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives examines the research on English learners (ELs) learning, teaching, and assessment in STEM subjects and provides guidance on how to improve learning outcomes in STEM for these students. This report considers the complex social and academic use of language delineated in the new […]

Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects

This book resource is a report written by the Committee on K-12 Engineering Education, chaired by Dr. Linda P. B. Katehi. The report will be useful to advocates for greater public understanding of engineering, as well as to those working to boost citizens’ technological and scientific literacy. Educational researchers and cognitive scientists will also find […]