Center for Standards, Assessment, and Accountability

Grade Level: Middle School (6-8)

Common Core Curricular Modules

In order to assist schools and districts with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) has provided model curriculum modules and units in Pre-K-12 English language arts (ELA) and math that can be adopted or adapted for local purposes. Full years of curricular materials are currently available on EngageNY for […]

Teaching is the Core Assessment Literacy Series

The EngageNY “Teaching is the Core Assessment Literacy” webinar provides useful guidance for both teachers and districts regarding designing, interpreting, and using assessments to inform instruction and support learning. The video series is broken into 5 webinars led by international classroom expert, Dr. Sue Brookhart – The Assessment Review Process, Performance Assessment, Test Construction, Action […]

Eurekus: STEAM Powered Discovery

As a US2020 STEM Mentoring Awards Finalist in 2015, Eurekus provides resources to support STEM learning through the Arts & Making. The organization offers school programs, educator workshops, and maker events. In particular, the website also provides dozens of STEAM lessons and curriculum ideas.

Answering the Questions That Count

In this brief Educational Leadership article, the authors draw from their personal experiences to illustrate the value of answering essential questions prior to data collection. They examine three components of systematic data use: data quality, data capacity, and data culture. Each component is defined, then illustrated and supported by a specific case experience from the subject of literacy.

Backward Design for Forward Action

This publication provides a concise overview of a three-stage, data-driven backward planning process to improve student learning. This backward design process proposes systemic changes at the classroom, school, and district levels in order to develop meaningful assessments and learning plans. The process includes identifying desired results, analyzing multiple data sources, and determining appropriate action plans.

No Schools Left Behind

In this eight-page article, the author describes and illustrates a specific process for using different types of data to improve student outcomes, including achievement. She defines and illustrates four types of data that schools should gather, including demographics, student learning, perception, and school processes data. She also describes different types of questions that may be answered through […]