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Read Write Think: Assessing Cultural Relevance
Contains plans for six 50-minute lessons that ask students to evaluate a text for its cultural relevance. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links to PDF handouts and links to sites used...
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California State University
Ca State University: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior [Pdf]
Chapter 3 of a psychology textbook. It explains how abnormal behavior patterns are classified, the DSM, standards and methods of assessment, and the sociocultural and ethnic factors that may need to be taken into account during...
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Washington: Assessment and Research
This state site is the gateway to information on Washington's state academic standards and to results on various state assessments (the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, and Iowa Tests of Educational...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: A Sse Delivery Trucks: Assessment Variation
This is an assessment task that has students look for structure in algebraic expressions related to the context of trucks delivering concrete blocks and asks them to relate that structure to the context. Aligns with A-SSE.A.1 and...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Assessing Counting Sequences Part I
This activity is designed to determine the appropriate instructional level for a student in a one-on-one interaction with the teacher. It assesses the student's understanding of counting, specifically counting forward from a given number.
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Illinois State Assessments
Definitions and descriptions of the various testing programs in the state of Illinois are provided, along with results and sample test items.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Assessing Theme
This is an introductory lesson on the concept of theme. Students choose two words that sum up the theme of the novel "So B. It" by Sarah Weeks. They then analyze a passage to find evidence of their choices and create a theme map. They...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Basketball Bounces, Assessment Variation 1
This task asks students to analyze a set of data about the height of a basketball for each time it bounces. They choose a model that reasonably fits the data and use the model to answer questions about the physical context. This variant...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Robot Races, Assessment Variation
In this lesson plan students watch a video of robot races then answer questions in regards to the given graph.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Asking and Answering Questions Professional Development
Asking and Answering Questions Professional Development provides strategies to teach students how to ask and answer questions more effectively to improve comprehension in the classroom and on standardized assessments. It containing 9...
Information Fluency
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy: Accessibility Awareness [Pdf]
Micro-Module covering relevant information on Accessibility Awareness and Section 508, the American Disabilities Act for the Internet. The thorough and informative article addresses applications of Section 508, WC3, website compliance,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Passport to the Great Wars
In this unit plan students will be examining the causes, events, and consequences of the First World War. To launch this project students will create passports that they will use throughout this unit and in the World War II unit. The...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Defining and Exploring an Author's Stylistic Choices
Contains plans for two lessons that teach students how to recognize an author's use of style in literature. These plans use "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston as an example, but the basic ideas can be adapted to other...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ns Gifts From Grandma, Variation 3
This task presents three problems about money spent on grandchildren at a fair. The first problem involves decimal multiplication and the other two require decimal division. The lesson includes two additional lesson attachments that...
Buck Institute
Pbl Works: How to Use the "4 C's" Rubrics
"Rubrics describe what good critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity & innovation look like in the context of Project Based Learning." The collection of rubrics does not evaluate content for a specific subject...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee,ns,rp; 8.ee,f Pennies to Heaven
The goal of this task is to give students a context to investigate large numbers and measurements. Students need to fluently convert units with very large numbers in order to successfully complete this task. The total number of pennies...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Md.2 Bob's Bagel Shop
The purpose of this task is to assess a student's ability to compute and interpret an expected value. Notice that interpreting expected value requires thinking in terms of a long-run average. Learners will help Bob the bagel man find the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Ic, S Id High Blood Pressure
The purpose of this task is to assess understanding of how study design dictates whether a conclusion of causation is warranted and whether there can be a cause-and-effect conclusion. Explanations are provided.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Ic.2 Sarah, the Chimpanzee
The purpose of this task is to give students experience in using simulation to determine if observed results are consistent with a given model. The final part of the task also addresses the role of random assignments in the design of an...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: A sse.b.3.c Forms of Exponential Expressions
This task can be used for assessment, practice or even to motivate students via an in-class discussion of why it is useful to rewrite exponential expressions in equivalent forms. Aligns with A-SSE.B.3.c.
University of Maryland
Voices of Democracy: John Fitzgerald Kennedy, "Inaugural Address" January 1961
John F. Kennedy's inaugural speech is one of the most famous speeches in American history. Teachers can use this activity to teach Language Arts standards, as well as Social Studies standards. This lesson plan includes pre-reading ideas,...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Charting Characters for a More Complete Understanding
Contains plans for one 60-minute lesson plan that teaches about a reading strategy called Character Perspective Charting. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links to PDF handouts and links...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Exploring Free Speech and Persuasion in "Nothing but the Truth"
Contains plans for five lessons that use Avi's "Nothing But the Truth" to teach about free speech and give learners an opportunity to develop persuasive arguments. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Exploring Irony in "All Quiet on the Western Front"
Contains plans for four lessons using "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Remarque with an emphasis on its ironic conclusion. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites...