ELA Resources PARCC Integrating Technology Resources Math Resources Science The State Board of Education has adopted the more rigorous Ohio Revised Science Content Standards as part of Ohio's New Learning Standards for academic learning. The Kindergarten - Grade 12 Ohio's New Learning Standards will be fully in use in Ohio classrooms by 2014-2015, when assessments that align to the standards are in place. ODE encourages districts to start implementing these Ohio New Learning Standards in Science now to better prepare students for 2014-2015 and beyond. Achieve released April 9, 2013, the final version of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). As a lead state in the national initiative, Ohio will review the document to determine what future action should be taken. Both the Ohio Department of Education and Achieve advise schools to continue using Ohio’s New Learning Standards to guide curriculum and instruction. Content Standards and Model Curricula Ohio Mathematics and Science Partnership Program Grant Problems and Ideas Related
Assessment Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West New Learning Standards 22 Easy Formative Assessment Techniques for Measuring Student Learning I came across Terry Heick’s blog – 10 Assessments You Can Perform In 90 Seconds – at TeachThought from earlier this year and really enjoyed the formative assessment strategies that he outlined. Using formative assessment techniques in class – or “simple assessments” as Terry calls them – are easy to administer and provide the instant feedback teachers need to identify which students need more help, and then adjust their instruction and lesson plans to help them. Visit Terry’s blog above to get more detail on the following ten formative assessment techniques: 1. New Clothes 2. Combining Terry’s ten with the ten we’ve blogged about can give teachers 20 great formative assessment strategies for measuring student learning. 11. Here are a couple more assessments you can use to elicit evidence of student learning. 21. 22. All of these 22 formative assessment techniques are simple to administer and free or inexpensive to use. Do you have a favorite?
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Professional Development: Four Ways to Start Changing the World This Summer Image credit: iStockphoto Changing the world sounds like a tall order. But in reality, educators play their role to help change the world every single day. 1. Sharing is a key theme in the speech I gave at ISTE this year. Spend some time sharing this summer. Many of you are saying, "Well, I share all the time." 2. We all have personal passions. One idea would be to organize a back-to-school event where the proceeds go to a charity that you, your school, or your community is interested in supporting. While you can plan a school-wide event and let your imagination run wild, this can be also be on a much smaller scale, like decorating some coffee cans and putting them around the school with a link to a PollEverywhere poll that changes each week or month. 3. Being an educator today is wonderful, but it is also challenging. Summer is also the perfect time to start learning from those with differing opinions. 4. Take some time to think back on what worked this year.
Google Maps 2.0 for iOS launches with support for iPads Just a week after a revamped Google Maps for Android launched, an update for iOS devices has hit Apple's App Store. Google Maps 2.0, which began rolling out to users worldwide on Tuesday, features support for the iPad's larger touch screen. As with last week's update to the Android version, the new iOS version seems to have a cleaner design with softer colors. Also like the Android version , the iOS update sports enhanced navigational features, live traffic updates and incident reports, and indoor navigation. It also includes a Foursquare-like Explore function designed to help users browse and discover local restaurants, bars, shops, and hotels. The update was first spotted on app stores in Asia and soon arrived at the U.S. store. (Via 9to5Mac)