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Agenda for 11.28.2011 New Teacher Induction. Brief overview of Formative Assessment Brief Overview of Differentiated Instruction Standards Aligned System- SAS SAS Scavenger Hunt Questions Reflection. Using the Standards Aligned System. http:// www.pdesas.org /. What is SAS?.
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Agenda for 11.28.2011New Teacher Induction • Brief overview of Formative Assessment • Brief Overview of Differentiated Instruction • Standards Aligned System- SAS • SAS Scavenger Hunt • Questions • Reflection
Using the Standards Aligned System http://www.pdesas.org/
What is SAS? • Pennsylvania Standards Aligned System • Teacher resource to provide schools and districts common instructional framework • Identifies six elements of student achievement
Element #1-Clear Standards • What students should know and be able to accomplish • Increase in complexity as students progress through grades • SAS contains Standards, Eligible Content and Assessment Anchors in this section
Element #2- Fair Assessment • Aligned to Standards • Used to inform teaching • Used before, during, and after instruction • Four types: Summative, formative, benchmark and diagnostic • SAS contains an assessment creator tool
Element #3- Curriculum Framework • Specifies what should be taught for each subject in the curriculum • Focuses on Big Ideas, competencies, concepts and essential questions
Element #4- Instruction • Teaching topics aligned with standards • Ensures the right level of challenge • Teaching based on individual learning needs • Instructional strategies to increase student achievement
Element #5- Materials and Resources • Catalog of resources • Unit and lesson plans • Multi-media resources All tied to the state standards!
Element #6- Interventions • Standards based supports for varying student needs • Provides safety nets for all students • Subject specific resources
Teacher Tools Section • My Profile- Manage account settings • My Website- Build your own professional classroom website • My Communities- Build your own professional learning community • My ePortfolio- Upload documents, videos and presentations to your profile
How Can SAS Help You? • Standards, anchors and resources all in one place • Assessment building aides for creation of standards based assessments • Units, lesson plans, assessment and web resources all tied to standards and anchor • Instructional strategy videos for many subject areas and grade levels • At your finger tips intervention strategies to meet all student needs • Teacher tools to help you collect and share resources • It’s all free!!!!!
Now Time to Try It…. • Go to http://www.pdesas.org/. • Createanaccount (ifyou do not alreadyhave one). • Exploreeachelement tab. • For eachtab, pick a gradelevelunder the gradelevelpull down. Enteranylanguageartsrelatedarea for subjectareapull down. • Complete the SASScavangerHunt.