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Type of assessment, What it assesses, What it looks like in the science classroom
The following information has been created to assist SBA and teachers to understand the shift to the 4 point assessment scale, and reporting on Factors Affecting Student Achievement (FASA) and how they relate to 21st Century Competencies.
Factors or Events
Changes and Continuity
Progress and Decline
1. Not yet within Expections
2. Minimally Meets Expectations
3. Fully Meets Expectations
4. Exceeds Expectations
Rubric for Final Guitar Design
This excellent article from ASCD is written by Jay McTighe and Ken O'Connor explores seven assessment practices that will improve student learning.
In this series we explore the world of assessment and feedback in our new reality.
This five-point rubric assesses the following aspects of historical thinking:
Establishes/Argues Position
Citing Evidence
Corroboration
Assessing Account Status
Contextualization
This is a collection of excellent articles related to assessment best practices and using assessments as a tool to empower students.
Assistive Technology (AT) is any piece of technology that helps a student with or without a disability increase or maintain his or her level of functioning. Ex. Speech-to-text, text-to-speech and word prediction software.
This document includes:What is Assistive Technology?Videos & AppsArticlesResource Bank ResourcesConnections to WritingWhat Assistive Tech looks Like in the Classroom
Flying WILD resources are an inquiry approach to instruction by exploring the world around you. Each activity includes objectives, assessments and engaging content that focuses on birds.
This resource is packed with quick and easy ready to use activities for students!
The Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) has a resource called "Project Wild". The resources include downloadable documents, supporting resources, connections to career opportunities,
perspectives on sustainability projects around the world, and hands on learning experiences.
Air resistance! It's a thing! In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina does her own Astronaut Experiment to show us how we can prove it!
-Online free graph paper
-Bullet journaling templates
-Pattern templates
-Recording and charting sheet templates
"At My Best (AMB) is a free, curriculum-linked program designed to support children’s optimal development by inspiring and motivating them to make healthier choices and develop lifelong healthy habits. This goal is achieved when students recognize the holistic benefits (i.e., emotional, physical, mental and spiritual) associated with enhancing their personal health and supporting others. At My Best has been designed for teachers working with students in Kindergarten to Grade 6. It focuses on a variety of topics related to emotional well-being, physical activity, and healthy eating."
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In which John Green teaches you about one of the least funny subjects in history: slavery. John investigates when and where slavery originated, how it changed over the centuries, and how Europeans and colonists in the Americas arrived at the idea that people could own other people based on skin color.
Slavery has existed as long as humans have had civilization, but the Atlantic Slave Trade was the height, or depth, of dehumanizing, brutal, chattel slavery. American slavery ended less than 150 years ago. In some parts of the world, it is still going on. So how do we reconcile that with modern life? In a desperate attempt at comic relief, Boba Fett makes an appearance.
This site includes:
Interactive Maps
Toporama - Mapping Tool
Reference Maps
Map Archives
Wall Maps
Selected Thematic Maps
Introduction
If you were asked to draw the structure of an atom, what would you draw? Throughout history scientists have accepted five atomic models. Our perception of the atom has changed from the early Greek model because of clues or evidences that have been gathered through scientific experiments. As more evidence was gathered old models were discarded or improved upon. Your goal is to trace the atomic theory through history.
Free online coding courses (based out of Australia) for students in grade 3-12.
Follow a human autopsy process from start to finish including an external examination, opening the body, viewing internal organs, removing the organs and weighing them, removing the brain, replacing all organs and closing the body.