SASIT Thomas E. Gluck, Acting Secretary of Education Amy Morton, Deputy Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Ed Vollbrecht, Ph.D., Director, Bureau of Teaching and Learning Support October 2010

Standards Aligned System Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 2 Clear Standards Fair Assessments Curriculum Framework Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions Student Achievement

Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 3 Clear Standards Clear, high standards that establish what all students should know and be able to do. Revised Standards for grades 3, 5, 8 and 11 have been approved by the State Board of Education. Standard statements for grades 4, 6, 7 and courses are proceeding through the approval process. Standards statements for K-3 have been articulated and are also under review. Clear Standards Fair Assessments Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions Student Achievement Curriculum Framework

Fair Assessments Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 4 Fair Assessment is a process used by teachers and students before, during, and after instruction to provide feedback and adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve student achievement. Types of Assessment : Summative Formative Benchmark Diagnostic Clear Standards Fair Assessments Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions Student Achievement Curriculum Framework

Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 The Curriculum Framework specifies what is to be taught for each subject in the curriculum. In Pennsylvania, Curriculum Frameworks include: Big Ideas Concepts Competencies Essential Questions The Curriculum Framework is aligned to Standards and, where appropriate, Eligible Content. Clear Standards Curriculum Framework Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions Student Achievement Fair Assessments

Instruction Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 Aligned instruction comprises the following activities: Teaching topics that are aligned with the standards. Ensuring the right level of challenge. Focusing teaching based on the learning needs of each student. Implementing instructional strategies to increase student achievement. Student Achievement Clear Standards Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions Fair Assessments Curriculum Framework

Materials & Resources Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 7 Student Achievement Clear Standards Materials & Resources Instruction Interventions Fair Assessments Curriculum Framework Materials and resources include: Voluntary Model Curriculum (VMC), incorporating learning progressions, Units and lesson plans Content resources aligned to the Pennsylvania Academic Standards

Materials & Resources: Learning Progressions Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 Student Achievement Clear Standards Materials & Resources Instruction Interventions Fair Assessments Curriculum Framework Learning progressions illustrate how students grow academically and articulate what they are learning at each grade level. They can be defined as roads or pathways that students travel as they progress toward mastery of the skills needed for career and college readiness. Each road follows a route composed of a collection of building blocks that are defined by the content standards for a subject.

Fair Assessments Fair Assessment is a process used by teachers and students before, during, and after instruction to provide feedback and adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve student achievement. Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 9

Fair Assessments Summative Assessment: seeks to make an overall judgment of progress made at the end of a defined period of instruction. Formative Assessment: used by teachers and students during instruction to provide ongoing feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve students’ achievement of intended instructional outcomes. Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 10

Fair Assessments Benchmark Assessment: Designed to provide feedback to both the teacher and the student about how the student is progressing towards demonstrating proficiency on grade level standards. Diagnostic Assessment: Ascertains, prior to instruction, each student’s strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills. Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 11

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Teacher Tools: My Profile Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 13 The information provided in this section will be used to manage your SAS account: Manage Personal Information Identify professional interests Change a password The picture you upload will also be used in the SAS Learning Communities to illustrate membership.

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Teacher Tools: My ePortfolio Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 15  A web-based, portable filing cabinet  Create organizational folders  Add resources Add to My ePortfolio Upload File Add Bookmark

Teacher Tools: My ePortfolio Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 16 Click on Teacher Tools Select My Profile

SAS Curriculum Mapping Tool The SAS Curriculum Mapping tool allows districts to determine the template for their own maps and optimizes both state- level and local resources and approaches. Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 17

The SAS Curriculum Mapping tool offers some curricular assistance (frameworks) to schools but respects local curriculum decision-making. Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 18 SAS Curriculum Mapping Tool

SAS Curriculum Maps are fully integrated with the SAS portal so that teachers can easily access the maps, save them to their own ePortfolios and have immediate access to all other components and resources of SAS Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 19 SAS Curriculum Mapping Tool

Curriculum Map Options for Districts Automatically add PA standards, anchors, eligible content Automatically add PA Big Ideas, Concepts, Competencies Automatically add PA Essential Questions Capability to add any/all local learning objectives, change scope of map (in terms of time) Capability to add local assessments Capability to add local resources or use existing SAS Resources & Materials (videos, links, web-based instruction, etc.) Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 20 SAS Curriculum Mapping Tool

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