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These tests will be different and not solely because of the technology, but a look in this direction is enough to start thinking more deeply about how different these assessments will be

1.  ONPAR (Obtaining Necessary Parity through Academic Rigor) from the University of Wisconsin. 2. CBAL (Cognitively Based Assessment of, for, and as Learning) from Educational Testing Services (ETS). 3.  Research conducted at Shell Centre for Mathematical Education at the University of Nottingham.

PARCC is developing a comprehensive system of five assessments;

argument writing must present a strong claim and support that claim with “sufficient evidence” and relevant “valid reasoning.”

First, select a high interest topic.

TED Talks: Get Kids Thinking

Successful principals help teachers improve their individual practice, whether they are new or veteran.

hese principals gauge what their teachers need and arrange for the appropriate support. They assign mentor teachers; they send in instructional coaches or more-accomplished teachers to teach model lessons; they or their delegates observe instruction frequently and offer suggestions; and they meet with teachers regularly to look at student data, discuss relevant research, and explore options for their classrooms.

Successful principals work with groups of teachers to find patterns of instruction within grade levels and departments.

With more and more of the world's content online, it is critical that students understand how to effectively use web search to find quality sources appropriate to their task. We've created a series of lessons to help you guide your students to use search meaningfully in their schoolwork and beyond. On this page, you'll find Search Literacy lessons and A Google A Day classroom challenges. Our search literacy lessons help you meet the new Common Core State Standards and are broken down based on level of expertise in search: Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced. A Google A Day challenges help your students put their search skills to the test, and to get your classroom engaged and excited about using technology to discover the world around them.

the push is now to implement next-generation learning goals that encourage higher-order thinking skills.

A critical piece in this roadmap will be new assessments, which have the potential to give school leaders new and better tools to guide instruction, support teachers, and improve outcomes. Assessment decisions will have a big impact on principals, who know the difference between leading a school constrained by punitively used tests that fail to measure many of the most important learning goals, and a school that uses thoughtful assessments to measure what matters and inform instruction.

Become part of a new accountability system that replaces the old test-and-punish philosophy with one that aims to assess, support, and improve. Tests should be used not to allocate sanctions, but to provide information, in conjunction with other indicators, to guide educational improvement.