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- STATE ED DEPARTMENT NEWS
- TECHNOLOGY LITERACY CHALLENGE NEWS
- NEW YORK STATE LEARNING STANDARDS
- NATIONAL LEARNING STANDARDS
- NY STATE TLC WEBSITES
NY State Department of Education Examination Schedules
Reports From Commissioner
Richard P. Mills
President of the University and Commissioner of Education
New York State Alternate Assessment
The New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) for students with severe disabilities is being implemented beginning September 2001. This assessment is for students ages 9-10, 13-14, and 16-17 who have severe disabilities and is a datafolio of information in which students demonstrate their performance toward meeting the alternate performance indicators.
- The Learning Standards and Alternate Performance Indicators for Students with Severe Disabilities
Final Version
- January 2001 Edition of the School Executive's Bulletin:
Alternate Assessment and Measuring the Progress of Students with Severe Disabilities on the Alternate Performance Indicators
Publications and Products of the
New York State Education Department
Information, Reporting, and Technology ServicesThis office collects data and produces reports to inform the people of New York State about the recent performance of public schools. These reports are used in constructive conversations which lead to improved education for all children in the State.
The New York State
Academy for Teaching and Learning has several goals. One is to honor the active participation of teachers in helping their students achieve the learning standards established by the Board of Regents.
Five Year Phase in on Regents Exams
State Education Commissioner Richard P. Mills in the April 1999 Report to the State Board of Regents has created a "safety net" to assist students with disabilities meet the new standards.
Additional
Information available here:
http://www.nysed.gov/emsc/topics/safetynet.html
New
York Learns: Teacher Connection is a one hour program focusing
on important issues in education such as school learning standards, school
testing and violence in schools. The broadcast is on New York State’s
nine public television stations on the third Tuesday of the month from
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Unpacking the Standards: EduTech.org
A partnership between the Genesee Valley & Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES.
Download copies of the NY State Learning Standards here
Office of Elementary, Middle, Secondary,
and Continuing Education
Developing
Educational Standards: An annotated list of Internet sites with
K-12 educational standards and
curriculum frameworks documents.
Standards by Subject Area
Standards, Testing & Accountability
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation sponsors studies and programs that advance its mission to advance educational standards and create a core curriculum.
Search
Achieve's Learning Standards Database
by Subject, State, Grade, Category or Keyword
Achieve,
Inc. is an independent, bipartisan, not-for-profit organization formed
in 1996 by governors and corporate CEOs who shared a powerful belief that
high academic standards, demanding tests to measure those standards, and
accountability for performance can push our schools and students to much
higher achievement.
U.S.
Department of Education
"National Technology Plan"
Getting America's Students Ready for the 21st Century Meeting the Technology Literacy Challenge outlines the vision for the future, the four pillars for implementing technology effectively in schools, and a plan of action.
The
National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Project
is an International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
InitiativeNational Educational Technology Standards for Teachers just released! On Monday, June 26th, 2000 the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) released the third in its National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) series.
This publication, entitled National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers specifies what technology a teacher new to the classroom should know and how the teacher should be able to use them with their students.
State educational standards coupled to lesson plans and resources
This area contains educational materials and information related to NASA Aeronautics and Space Research. Many NASA educational materials contain references to National Education Standards.
The
Nation's Report Card, the National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP),
is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what
America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Since 1969,
assessments have been conducted periodically in reading, mathematics,
science, writing, history, geography, the arts, and other fields.The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has released the discussion draft of updated Standards, entitled "Principles and Standards for School Mathematics". You can view the electronic format of the draft. (This is an electronically enhanced version of the draft including hyperlinks and multimedia examples.)
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Principles & Standards:
Setting Higher Standards
for Our Students,
Higher Standards for Ourselves
An Educator's Guide to Evaluating The Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms This 100-page handbook is designed for individuals who have little or no formal training in research or evaluation. (December 1998)
Community Learning Network CLN is designed to help
K-12 teachers integrate technology into their classrooms. This excellent site provide links to curricular content, instructional materials (e.g., lesson plans), background information on technology integration, practical help for teachers looking for keypals/projects, internet guidebooks, software repositories, listservs and school pages.The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is mandated by Congress to monitor continuously the knowledge, skills, and performance of the nation's children and youth.
Handbook: Technology @ Your Fingertips: a guide to implementing technology solutions for education agencies and institutions/The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
The Internet Science
and Technology Fair
2001-2002 Schedule
The Guidelines are available at their website (at http://istf.ucf.edu). Oct. 26, 2001
Final enrollment date for teams
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