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Randy Ziegenfuss

frontline: testing our schools: parents' guide | PBS - 0 views

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assessment guide parents standardized testing

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  • Randy Ziegenfuss on 04 Jul 10
     
    This site breaks down the world of standardized assessments into easily understandable chunks. Designed for parents, the site offers a particularly useful chart presenting testing issues and what supporters and critics say about each.
Kevin Bush

Journal of Educational Controversy Blog: An Impassioned Defense of Public Education: Di... - 0 views

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  • I haven’t seen met a single teacher who likes what’s happening? I haven’t met a single teacher who thinks that No Child Left Behind has been a success. I haven’t met a single teacher who thinks that Race to the Top is a good idea.
    • Jennifer Volpato
      Jennifer Volpato on 14 Jul 10
       
      Shame on us for not advocating for ourselves and on her for being so instrumental in leadig the charge - back to "The Truth About Testing" But: if she can turn around and try to undo her wrongs, we should be able to begin advocating for our profession and our students as well. Innovative lessons and culture change in our classroom, team, school, has to be contageous don't we think?
    • Kevin Bush
      Kevin Bush on 17 Jul 10
       
      I am one of those strange teachers who has found some reason to identify NCLB as a success in opening the doors for schools to look at achievement gaps. For too long schools look at the big number, NCLB has forced schools to look at sub-groups and identify what more can be done to bring every child up. While nearly impossible to get to 100% I think it is a goal that should be celebrated, leaves schools to answer the question, if we aren't getting 100%, who are those students who aren't making it, how can any school call itself a success that isn't graduating 100% of its students with skills.
  • Jennifer Volpato on 17 Jul 10
     
    Kevin, you bring up a good point that NCLB has definitely caused us to be more aware of the students who are not achieving and I agree with you. Just as our book "The Art of Possibility" illustrates, there is a positive side to everything. I think you are right about the 100% being a worth while goal. The part that I disagree with is being individually held accountable for that goal when so many other factors such as parents, administration, and score spread critieria embedded in the test themselves, and other factors are working against the success of my students. I would love celebrations and media that honor schools for making high gains, for moving in the right direction, for getting closer to the 100%. I would love to see students honored for making such individual gains as well. Unfortunately I feel that the media message is that which is "failure". Maybe we could colaboratively write some publicity to demonstrate what are schools are doing well.
Jennifer Volpato

Baywood Article - 0 views

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alternative assessment approach cognitive performance portfolio

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  • different approaches to integrating alternative assessment approaches
  • Jennifer Volpato on 06 Jul 10
     
    "This article describes the need and prospects for alternative assessment approaches in online learning environments within the context of higher education."
Jennifer Volpato

Apple - ACOT2 - Understanding of 21st Century Skills and Outcomes - 0 views

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  • The most desirable skills: work ethic, collaboration, social responsibility, and critical thinking and problem-solving. Employers also see creativity and innovation as being increasingly important in the future.
    • Jennifer Volpato
      Jennifer Volpato on 09 Jul 10
       
      Here it is... what our goals are for our students to be successful in life, not just on the high stakes tests. I think that if we are teaching these critical skills that "... the rest will follow" and we will see big gains in student proficiency.
  • both individual and collaborative problem-solving
    • Jennifer Volpato
      Jennifer Volpato on 09 Jul 10
       
      Collaborative... this is significant,no longer focusing on individual student performance, but the performance of a team, a collaborative group. How do we educate the parents of the 21st century to adapt to this new model?
Jennifer Volpato

Digital Alternatives to Test Preparation - Assignment - 0 views

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shared by Jennifer Volpato on 07 Jul 10 - Cached
  • global impact
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      I like this choice of lens.
  • My quandry is with the approach that our legislators take on pitting public and private schools against each other when what we should be doing is working cooperatively to build a better, stronger community of learners that will lead us into a successful future for all.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      How can we participate better in this dialogue? How do we participate now? What do we envision our participation being, lets say in the reauthorization of NCLB?
    • Jennifer Volpato
      Jennifer Volpato on 07 Jul 10
       
      I believe that the creation of teams of teachers, principals, researchers, students, and parents to review, give feedback, and design changes to NCLB would serve as a more successful approach to problem solving the current educational "crisis". When I have a problem to solve I take the grass roots approach, go to the source, research and reflect on the information, I never pretend to know it all. First hand accounts and dialogue are crucial in developing productive change.
  • creating a complete picture of our students and our schools with standardized testing being one aspect, but no the only measurement tool.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      Great vision!
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  • why are we as a nation submitting the results of one method of testing
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      This is an important point you make. It relates to one of our guiding quesitons: What are the impacts of standardized testing? My hunch is more negative than positive.
  • Interesting NPR program on the effects on high NCLB
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      Not sure what you mean here? Can you link to the program?
    • Jennifer Volpato
      Jennifer Volpato on 07 Jul 10
       
      Oops, I added this quickly when I got here in the middle of a conversation with Jamie. I'll try the link again.
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