1. October 2010 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
Modified by Donna Golab for ASD,
October 2010

2. SAS Learning Targets Learning Targets Identify six elements of SAS
Search and browse for standards
Categorize the four types of assessments
Access teacher tools
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3. Standards Aligned System
Six Elements
Clear Standards
Fair Assessments
Interventions
Student Achievement
Materials & Resources
Curriculum Framework
Instruction
Focus on
Student Achievement
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4. Clear Standards Clear, high standards
Establish what all students should know and be able to do
Revised standards for grades 3, 5, 8, and 11
Clear Standards
Fair Assessments
Interventions
Student Achievement
Materials & Resources
Curriculum Framework
Instruction
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5. Clear Standards View Standards
Click on arrow to select grade and subject area
Vertical Viewer
Vertical list of subject areas
Keyword Search
Enter in keyword, select grade/subject
Browse Standards
Browse through all standards
Download PDFs
Download standards and anchors
Unpacking Anchors
Displays assessment anchors and descriptions
Common Core
Common goal for creation of standards
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6. Fair Assessments
Process used by teachers and students before, during, and after instruction
Provides feedback
Adjusts ongoing teaching and learning to improve student achievement
Clear Standards
Fair Assessments
Interventions
Student Achievement
Materials & Resources
Curriculum Framework
Instruction
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7. Fair Assessments About Assessments
Summative Assessment, Formative Assessment, Benchmark Assessment, and Diagnostic Assessment
Keystone Exams
Assessment anchors and eligible content for Keystone Exams
Assessment Creator
Printable tests to master concepts and standards
Reference Materials
Variety of resources - assessments, samplers, guidelines, and tools
Diagnostic
Math Diagnostic Assessment, CDT Newsletter, FAQs
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8. Continue to Curriculum Framework
Fair Assessments
Types of Assessments :
Summative
Formative
Benchmark
Diagnostic
Clear Standards
Fair Assessments
Interventions
Student Achievement
Materials & Resources
Curriculum Framework
Instruction
Continue to Curriculum Framework
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9. Summative Assessment: Overall judgment of progress
Fair Assessments
Summative Assessment:
Overall judgment of progress
Made at the end of a defined period of instruction
Fair
Assessments
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10. Formative Assessment: Used by teachers and students during instruction
Fair Assessments
Formative Assessment:
Used by teachers and students during instruction
Provides ongoing feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning
Improves students’ achievement of intended instructional outcomes
Fair
Assessments
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11. Benchmark Assessment:
Fair Assessments
Benchmark Assessment:
Designed to provide feedback to both the teacher and the student
Demonstrates proficiency on grade level standards
Fair
Assessments
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12. Diagnostic Assessment:
Fair Assessments
Diagnostic Assessment:
Identify, prior to instruction, each student’s strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills
Fair
Assessments
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13. Curriculum Framework
Specifies what is to be taught for each subject in the curriculum
Aligned to standards and where appropriate, eligible content
Specific to grade level
Includes
Big Ideas
Concepts
Competencies
Essential Questions
Clear Standards
Fair Assessments
Interventions
Student Achievement
Materials & Resources
Curriculum Framework
Instruction
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14. Curriculum Framework Curriculum Framework
Big ideas, concepts, competencies, essential questions, and eligible content
ELL Overlay
ELL overlay for Math or Language Arts
Content Pages
Content page for standards
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15. Instruction Teaching topics aligned with standards
Ensuring the right level of challenge
Focusing teaching based on the learning needs of each student
Implementing instructional strategies to increase student achievement
Clear Standards
Fair Assessments
Interventions
Student Achievement
Materials & Resources
Curriculum Framework
Instruction
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16. Instruction Instruction Instructional strategy videos Search Videos
Locate instructional videos
Teacher of the Year
Teacher of the year recipients
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17. Materials & Resources VMC Voluntary Model Curriculum Incorporates
Learning progressions
Unit plans
Lesson plans
Content resources
Clear Standards
Fair Assessments
Interventions
Student Achievement
Materials & Resources
Curriculum Framework
Instruction
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18. Materials & Resources Search
Search for materials or resources for a particular keyword or standard
Advanced Search
Search by entering keyword, grade level, subject area, or by course
VMC
Materials/resources for unit/lesson plans
Learning Progressions
Pathway students travel toward mastery
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19. Interventions
Provides support for students to meet or exceed grade level standard
Aligned to specific student needs
Clear Standards
Interventions
Fair Assessments
Student Achievement
Materials & Resources
Curriculum Framework
Instruction
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20. Interventions Interventions Titles of resources for interventions
Available in December 2010
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21. Teacher Tools
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22. Teacher Tools: My Profile
Click on Teacher Tools
Select My Profile
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23. Teacher Tools: My Profile
Manage your SAS account:
Edit personal information
Identify professional interests
Change a password
Note: Uploaded picture will also be used in the SAS Learning Communities
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24. Teacher Tools: My ePortfolio
Click on Teacher Tools
Select My ePortfolio
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25. Teacher Tools: My ePortfolio
Web-based, portable filing cabinet
Create organizational folders
Add resources
Add to My ePortfolio
Upload File
Add Bookmark
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26. Teacher Tools: My Website
Click on Teacher Tools
Select My Website
Build own site
Add pages
Insert files
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27. Teacher Tools: My Communities
SAS Community Navigator
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28. www.pdesas.org SAS Website
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29. Account Information Create an account: New user
School computer must be used to create account
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30. Log on as existing user:
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