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" to design and develop well-engineered assessment tools to support US schools in implementing the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS). Tools for formative and summative assessment that make knowledge and reasoning visible, and help teachers to guide students in how to improve, and monitor their progress. These tools comprise: * Lesson Units for Formative Assessment: some focused on math concepts, others on non-routine problem solving - 20 per grade for Grades 7-12. * Professional Development Modules: to help teachers with the new pedagogical challenges that formative assessment presents. * Summative Assessment Task Collection: to illustrate the range of performance goals required by CCSS. * Prototype Summative Tests: designed to help teachers and students monitor their progress, these tests provide a model for examinations that may replace or complement current US tests."

"Assessment in game-based learning (GBL) programs can be far superior to your typical weekly multiple-choice test. Games are all about constant assessment. Games do not actively "teach" - they don't say "here is some knowledge for you to remember" - but rather they provide constant challenges and then give you feedback on your decisions, and that is how you learn."

"My school required us to assess more than only Level 1 DOK (Depth of Knowledge). This assessment reflects Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Depth of Knowledge questions for each of the standards within the 2nd Grade Common Core math standards. Many of the questions require students to make decisions of how to approach a problem and typically require two-step procedures."

"This classroom guide is intended to inspire and expand your thinking about effective assessment for project-based learning. The tips are organized to follow the arc of a project. First comes planning, then the launch into active learning, and then a culminating presentation. Reflection is the final stage."

"Here are four vital questions that will help you become more effective with your classroom assessments - increasing students' achievement, student test scores and your job security."

"Teaching and assessment strategies are provided for encouraging students with learning disabilities to develop a better understanding of science concepts. "

"Promotes engineering thinking and practice in formal and informal educational settings for pre-K through high school aged students, their teachers, group leaders, and caregivers. We also engage in shared scholarship to determine better ways to accomplish our goals, assess our impacts, and evaluate our progress. We seek to open the doors to engineering to all young people as a future career or as a way of finding solutions to everyday challenges."

"STEMscopes™ is a K-12 comprehensive online science curriculum program that provides hands-on inquiry activities, assessments, problem-based-learning, intervention tools, acceleration materials, and teacher support resources."

"Articles and Editorials that help you step up to STEM. Practical advice on integrating common core standards, assessments, class room management, and growing STEM awareness in your school."

"Content Connections Multimedia Resources Supporting Documents Student Assessments"

Remote Sensing Math Educator Guide -- Grades 3-12 This guide is a complete study for remote sensing and mathematical models. Each lesson in this guide is a supplement for teaching mathematical topics. The problems can be used to enhance understanding of the mathematical concept or as an assessment of student mastery. Each word problem includes background information and teachers' answer keys.

"Engineer better medicines Engineers are developing new systems to use genetic information, sense small changes in the body, assess new drugs, and deliver vaccines."

"Free Math Clipart for teachers! Over 9,960 images for algebra, geometry, trigonometry, probability, money, number sense, and more. This collection of illustrations for teachers and students consists of clipart for all levels of K-12 math classes. Included are coordinate and polar grids, graphs, number lines, clocks, patterns, flashcards, protractors, thermometers, fractions, geometric shapes & solids, angles & lines, bags of marbles, spinners, constructions, theorems & proofs, and dice. From the common place to the hard-to-find clipart, everything an educator needs for activities, assessments, and presentations can be found here."

"Writing in math is an excellent way to determine if students' understand or do not understand the math they are learning about."

NASA/NSTA Web Seminar: Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer Mission NASA has teamed with the National Science Teachers Association to offer a Web seminar highlighting the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer mission. Launching in 2013, this small spacecraft mission will assess the compositional makeup and variability of the moon's thin atmosphere and will investigate the mysterious dust lofting phenomenon. Register today for this 90-minute webinar taking place on May 31, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. EDT.

"free access to more than 600 items. The items: * Are appropriate for middle and early high school students. * Test student understanding in the earth, life, physical sciences, and the nature of science. * Test for common misconceptions as well as correct ideas."

"Computer simulations are natural learning tools for a generation of video game players."