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Leading and Sustaining Standards-Based Education: Principles and Practices for Administrators
Time Frame:(1 day)
What are observable indicators of a standards-based classroom?, school?, district?
How might we guide teachers in teaching "beyond the test" to focus on the important ideas and processes contained in the standards?
What research informs efforts to teach and assess for understanding?
In what ways can "backward design" contribute to school/district initiatives (beyond curriculum planning)?
How can we make assessment a "photo album, not a snapshot?"
What performance data (beyond state/standardized test scores) can guide our school/district-improvement efforts?
How can "backward design" enhance school improvement planning?
How do we develop a coherent curriculum that will outlive politically-driven education reforms?
How might we "work smarter" in curriculum design?
How can we "walk the talk" and apply standards to our own work in curriculum, assessment, and instruction?
In this interactive session, we will address these questions while exploring underlying principles of standards-based education. In addition, we'll examine a variety of practical and proven processes, tools and examples to assist policy makers and administrators in leading and sustaining standards-based education at the school or district level.
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