In this brief article, Christina Kuriacose provides four sample performance assessments. Spanning grade levels, these assessments are strong examples of teacher-developed performance assessments from schools within the Center for Collaborative Education's Quality Performance Assessment network. These performance tasks demonstrate the pedagogical…

The Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) conducted an investigation of the Intersegmental Committee for the Academic Senates (ICAS) Statements of Competencies for Mathematics and Academic Literacy. The purpose of this work is to understand how the ICAS competencies relate to college and career readiness, as represented by the augmented…

The California Department of Education is in the process of revising the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Model Curriculum Standards. The Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) conducted an investigation of the draft version of the Health Sciences and Medical Technology Standards (Health Science). The purpose of the study is to…

One of a series prepared by the Hawaii Newspaper Agency, this teaching guide suggests ways of using the newspaper in the classroom and serves as an idea kit for introducing elementary school students to the newspaper. The two booklets comprising this kit provide background descriptions of the newspapering process, tips for good writing,…

The Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) is a mandated statewide assessment program that targets four core content areas. English language arts, including reading and writing, and mathematics are given to students in grades 3, 5, 8, and 10; science and social studies are given to students in grades 4, 6, 8, and 11. The DSTP reading and…

This project aims to provide basic steps for students to restore and create wildlife habitats on school grounds. Four chapters are included in this guide, and each chapter is divided into teacher and student sections. Chapter 1 provides necessary information for starting a habitat project. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 discuss the details for the Forest…

Presents classroom-tested teaching tips from 100 years of issues of "Instructor." Suggestions are made in the areas of language arts, social studies, science, math, writing, classroom management, bulletin boards and displays, art, general curriculum activities, and critical thinking skills. (SM)

Information about the Riverside Instructional Support System (RISS)--a program designed to help elementary and middle school teachers and principals monitor basic skills in reading, language, and mathematics--is provided in this handbook. The first part of the handbook identifies the components of RISS, including primary, intermediate, and middle…

An evaluation was conducted to examine the structure and design of the Continuous Progress Report (CPR), an observation scale used to measure students' early developmental skills in the District of Columbia public schools. Item construction and the relative consistency of measurement constructs in the CPR were the specific focus of the evaluation.…

Portfolio assessment has become a widely cited technique for obtaining a rich demonstration of the skills that students have acquired, and it is often implied that portfolio assessment provides different types of information from that obtained from standardized tests. This paper provides support for the contention that portfolio assessments do…

REVISION OF THE ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM FOR MORE BALANCE, FLEXIBILITY, AND ARTICULATION WILL HELP IT MEET THE IMPACT OF SCIENTIFIC, TECHNOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC CHANGES, ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR. EVERY SCHOOL SHOULD PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES--A GUIDANCE PROGRAM, HEALTH SERVICES, SPECIAL EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES,…

A variety of teaching materials, developed at an institute for training teachers of disadvantaged youth in rural (predominately Indian) schools, is provided in this handbook designed for teachers of disadvantaged youth. Ideas for bulletin boards are discussed in the first 25 pages of the document, followed by lesson plans (for kindergarten and…